New York can be an intimidating and overwhelming place.  For someone like me who needs a lot of wide open spaces and fresh air the city can sometimes push in on me.  Thankfully, I’m also a wanderer and that takes over when I’m there.  This past week I stumbled upon Petite Shell, a delicious pastry […]

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New York can be an intimidating and overwhelming place.  For someone like me who needs a lot of wide open spaces and fresh air the city can sometimes push in on me.  Thankfully, I’m also a wanderer and that takes over when I’m there.  This past week I stumbled upon Petite Shell, a delicious pastry […]

Petite Shell

Women in Cinema at SIFF

I’m slowly but surely getting into the habit of bringing my camera everywhere.  It’s starting to get more familiar and less uncomfortable or embarrassing to pull out.  Tonight I brought it along to movie night.  SIFF is featuring women in cinema right now so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to get together for some […]

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Finally getting around to editing pics from last week’s trip to NYC.  This time around I felt pretty compelled to split them up into black and white and color.  Here’s the first batch!

NYC in Black and White

Saturday Breakfast at The Fat Hen

This morning I had every intention of snagging breakfast with my long-time pal at a spot in my hood but alas we were surprised to find that they were closed for renovations (Tilikum, see you again soon).  Not ones for wallowing we immediately changed course to our old hood to a longtime favorite and it […]

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More NY treasures in tonight’s post.  Last week I had the pleasure of trying out Momofuko’s Milk Bar.  If you’ve been watching this season of Masterchef, you’ll know this as the fab treat spot from chef/founder/owner Christina Tosi.   And if you’re not watching Masterchef and Masterchef, Jr get on it.  It’s incredibly inspiring even […]

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Embracing my inner model

I feel like it’s a universal truth that photogs don’t like to be in front of the camera.  Thanks to my mom’s reminders to get myself in front of the camera more, I’m trying to relinquish control, accept my ‘flaws’, and embrace the other side of the lens.  While I was in NY, my pal […]

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Just got back from a fantastic NYC adventure! Got to spend a bunch of time with my roommate from college, her husband, and their two cuties.  Great chance to play around with lenses some more.  I’m learning that the 35mm has a very strong vignette. Sometimes the effect is just what I like so it’s […]

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How to Create a Gallery Wall

Happy long weekend everybody!  We had a rainy weekend here in Seattle and I’ve taken to organizing around my apartment.  This culminated in an impromptu gallery wall project which only took about 30 minutes to pull together.  It was much easier than I anticipated.  Over the years I’ve been slowly building a collection of poster […]

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I’m coming up on 3 years at e-learning startup CreativeLive and I’ve been reminiscing like crazy about my experiences there. I’ve met some really amazing people and had the pleasure of working on some great projects but nothing really compares to the delight and awe I had stepping in during a promo shoot with photographer […]

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Fun with lenses: Canon 85mm and 35mm

They’rrrreeee hhheeerrree! As I’m building out my new kit there are moments when I can’t believe how everything is coming together.  It’s simply thrilling.  I just got back from a work trip, am exhausted and still ‘off’ after a bumpy and slightly nauseating ride home but waiting for me – 2 lenses (used – thank you […]

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