Teamsters Photo Shoot

We had a fun day photographing the staff of the Teamsters Union for their website.  Here we are goofing around before the shoot - with donuts!

FROZEN

Here's some FROZEN images taken at the Art From The Ashes/Photo L.A. event this weekend.  The materials in the ice are from reclaimed metal salvaged from the Station Fire.  Being an appreciator of abstract painting I've got to say these photographs really turn me on and I wouldn't be surprised if there are some paintings in my future based on these pieces.

The dark bar going across the frame is a piece of reclaimed metal. The round dot in the left corner is a piece of rust that fell off of the metal and froze in the water causing it to look like a rock.

These pictures look like landscapes to me.  I see a desert plain, a rock, mountains and the sky - all seen through a rain or snow storm.

This one looks like hot lava about to erupt.

ART FROM THE ASHES AT PHOTO L.A.

Art From The Ashes had a booth at Photo L.A. this year.  Vince did a live demonstration of ice photography from his "Frozen" series.  It was a good ice breaker to meet people as they stopped by the booth to see what AFTA is all about.

Vince with our district councilman and kindred photographer, Tom LaBonge.

Know Your Rights

Started off the new year with a recording session with the talented Nancy Sullivan.

The birthday

After all the holiday activities it's finally my birthday so yay I get more presents!

Out with the old....In with the new!

HAPPY NEW YEAR -----   2014!
We started our new year with Mark and Rick for breakfast at Alcove then up to Mark's house for some champagne.

Later we napped off the food and booze then went to Joy and Rolland's New Years Day Party with our dear friend Nancy.

Visiting with our friends was a perfect way to spend the first day of the year.  Came home and watched a movie.  Fat, happy and content.

Last Day Of The Year - 2013 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It was a perfect day to take a hike in Placerita Canyon.
We met this wise one...

Our last self portrait of 2013...

It's amazing to think that people used to live out here in cabins that they built with their own hands.  This is the ruins of an old fireplace...

Christmas Day 2013

Christmas has finally arrived....
Hope yours was merry and bright.

ROMA HELPING US UNWRAP PRESENTS

CECELIA'S CAT ORANGIE

Christmas fun

Having a fun visit with my dear friend Tammie.

Making our Christmas Card

I look forward to making our cards every year.  This year we shot a "frozen" theme.

Working with ice is so much fun.  You never know what you're going to get.  As I was holding the ice it was melting and crackling and it looked different every few minutes.

Then things got dramatic.  Lights went off and we started shooting.

And here's our frozen Christmas Card.  Merry Christmas everyone!

Photo Weekend

Spent the weekend taking family portraits.  We shot 28 portraits in the past week - that's a lot of photos!  Here's the last shot of the day...we definitely had the sillies...

Here's some other fun shots:

We've been shooting Sophia since she was born but it's so much more fun now that she's older and likes taking photos with us.

Sophie took this picture of us.  Pretty good shot Sophie!

Thanksgiving

Me and Mom walking off our turkey dinner.