so undecided

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Patti

i have been working on updating my blog here and also trying update my photography site urbanlens.urbanbundle.com. i like the look of a clean blog, but not sure i’m going to stick with this look.

the problem i’m having now is what to do with the photography site. i really want to have a nice looking gallery to send potential clients to, but not something over-done. for now, i’m busy putting watermarks on the photos i plan to showcase.

i’m taking advantage of picnik while i can. in case no one noticed, they are closing the site down in april. so sad. i love picnik for quick photo edits. sigh.

so, stick with me as i try to figure all this out. for some reason, i’m just not feeling it. maybe i should go eat a cupcake and figure it out.

contemplating over sprinkles

happy sunday everyone!

clark family

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Patti

i had the pleasure of taking photos of my good friend courtney and her family. Clark Family they made it so easy for me.
it’s no secret that i bring bribery when i take pictures of kids…it always works. suckers and ring pops rewarded to the kids that make my job easy (and to make sure the parents are happy too, of course.)
a.Clark
a.Clark m.Clark

m.Clark
these two really didn’t want to take a picture together. i threatened eating the aforementioned ring pop and was able to get this…
siblings what cracks me up is that this is totally their personalities.
mama&m
daddy&a
silly-Clarks
shoes thank you again! i hope you had as much fun as i did!

preschool photo project

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Patti

at the end of the 2010 – 2011 preschool year, one of the teachers asked me to take photos of each kid as part of a little slideshow she was putting together. i had so much fun taking photos of all these cute mugs!

tj preschool

each photo was individually inserted in the slideshow to music. miss kelly warned me there would be tears. she was right. i’m a sucker for cute photos of kids backed by “somewhere over the rainbow” by israel kamakawiwo’ole.

i just love this preschool and it will be a bittersweet goodbye next year when stella graduates.

happy easter!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Patti

chloe!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Patti

my good friends leng and melinda asked me to take photos of little chloe. of course, i couldn’t resist. unfortunately, she wasn’t her super chipper self, so we got a few, but we are going to try again another day. still, look at these cheeks!

oh, and by the way…chloe’s very talented knitting mama melinda made that adorable sweater!

that tongue!

thanks chloe! next time we’ll make sure we let you finish your nap!

grant boys

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Patti

i had the privilege of taking holiday photos of my friend’s boys. they were so much fun and i’m really happy with the results.

thanks again, morgan! i will take photos of your boys any time!

i heart faces – “photojournalism”

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Patti

i saw the theme for this week on iheartfaces and immediately thought of these photos. these were taken at the renaissance fair in san luis obispo. fantastic colors and great belly dancing!

be sure to go check out all the other amazing photojournalism entries at iheartfaces!

success!

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Patti

well, i really did it! i had my first photography show and i made it through the evening without breaking out into hives.

(please don’t say i look like kate gosselin. that wasn’t my intention.)

it was a very successful night all around. i even sold one piece! yay!

courtney featured locally grown food for the reception – which was awesome!

BFD did great and sold lots of things during the opening reception. i’m so happy for them!

congrats tim and courtney. i think this is going to be your year!

(photos courtesy courtney clark)

BFD…my photography on show

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Patti

my first ever attempt at showing and selling my photography (and john’s photography too!) will happen this saturday.

our friends courtney and tim are having their official opening reception of their new shop brew ferment distill (BFD) on second saturday, so our photography will be hanging on their wall. i’m nervous and excited all at once. i have to drop off the work this week to hang on the walls and make gallery tags and hopefully my business cards come in time as well!

best of luck to my wonderful friends on their new store and here’s to seeing if i can do this for more than just a hobby!

father’s day and mare island

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Patti

yesterday was father’s day. we took john out to one of his favorite places…lucky cafe (it’s total greasy spoon and soooo yummy!) of course, i forgot my camera. but, after breakfast, we headed back home to get our camera gear together and head out to a place we’d never been to. i love those spur of the moment road trips.

the destination?…mare island. this is a former naval shipyard – in fact, mare island was the nation’s first naval shipyard on the west coast, established in 1854 and ultimately closed in 1996. that’s your history lesson for the day!

it’s a photographers’ dream. in fact, the few people we saw meandering around there had cameras in their hands as well. so many great buildings and bold colors and peeling paint (my favorite!). here’s a little glimpse into our day…

anya was a good model this day. very cooperative!

stella on the other hand would give me about 3 seconds and then run up to ask to see her picture. she loves looking at the photos right after they are taken. she’s so my kid!

i just love the colors there. it’s very inspiring!

these barrels might have been my favorite.

and some photos with daddy

it was a great day. mare island is in vallejo, ca. if you live nearby or are visiting the area, i highly recommend it. there are tons of areas that are off limits, but there’s plenty that isn’t and you will have a blast snapping away – it’s one of my new favorite places to take photos now!

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