Friends in Madrid

I’m on my way out of Europe. On Friday night, I left Paris and came by train to visit some friends in Madrid and to do some family portraits of them with their “babies.” I’ll be hanging out here until the 10th and then I’m off for the US again. Really thankful for such great [...]

22 October 2010 Photos: Comparisons in the Café

I was taking today to sort of stock up my energy for tomorrow, so I didn’t get out much. I did get to the café later in the evening. Didn’t do full setups, but I did some rough comparisons. Hopefully, I can do some better ones later. Part of the issue is working around other [...]

21 October 2010 Photo: Scaffolding Over a Doorway

I was tired, so this was the first/only thing that struck me on my walk. Was ill, as I mentioned in my previous post, so didn’t feel like staying out.

18 October 2010 Photos: Monument of the Bicentennial of the Republic & Spoken Word

So, I was all set to get photographs for yesterday and something came up. No Sunday photos. BUT, I feel that today’s post makes up for it. I went to this monument near the Eiffel Tower that’s full of symbolism and captured some of that to share, while also getting some of the background of [...]

16 October 2010 Photos: Near the Center and the Weekend’s Menu at the Café

Went out for a bit of a stroll before heading into the café. Good mix for today.

15 October 2010 Photos: Nice Evening Out

It was a rainy evening, but a nice time to grab a couple beers with a friend – second beer was at a bar where another friend works. As I was headed over to the Black Dog to hopefully catch another friend to say hello, this was the scene. Oh, and I did get to [...]

14 October 2010 Photos: Teaching and Hôtel de Ville at Night

First photo is a lesson in perspective, just to show how to make someone seem smaller and more fragile vs. a later time when I showed her how to make someone seem larger than life – but we did that with her camera. The others are just a few shots from when I went out [...]

13 October 2010 Photos: Exploring History

I went around with someone to learn more about history in Paris for this video project I’ve been working on. Visited a few places, will need to visit more . . . Here are a few snaps from while we were out: Statue of Mary, mother of Jesus, in Notre Dame Stained glass in Notre [...]

12 October 2010 Photos: Pizza Night

Pizza night always makes me happy.

11 October 2010 Photos: Spoken Word

Another great Monday evening at the Spoken Word open mic readings:

10 October 2010 Photos: Photo Session in the Park

Went to the park about three minutes’ walk from where I live to photograph today. Nice stuff. Looking forward to using it for more. Here are a few of my quick favorites:

9 October 2010 Photos: Café Menu

Here’s the menu served this weekend. Shoulda been there. It was really good . . . :

8 October 2010 Photos: Around in Belleville

Here are some shots from my walk tonight.

7 October 2010 Photos: Out and About at Bastille and la Defense

Working on the history of Paris project means I need to go out and get some images and video footage for the final production. Here are a few I got from one excursion: Statue at Bastille These are the same images, simply rotated. I’m always intrigued how finding different perspectives can really throw us off [...]

6 October 2010 Photo: Colored Glass Facade

As some of you may have read on facebook, I’m thinking about pulling down my blog for a while. Until I make my decision, I’ll try to keep things going as usual.

5 October 2010 Photos: Portraits in Belleville

A friend needed some simple portraits done, so we made our way down to an alley in the neighborhood filled with really colorful graffiti. Made for a nice backdrop. Here are a few from the set.

4 October 2010 Photos: Spoken Word

The autumn season of the Spoken Word in Paris kicked off tonight. I ducked out after halftime to get back to work, but here are some of my photos from the evening.

2 October 2010 Photos: Part II: Café

Here’s the second set from today:

30 September 2010 Photos: Trash in the Market

In Paris, there are these great markets that pop up regularly in a few places. Just down the road, they have it twice a week. Tomorrow’s one of the days for it, and as I was walking through the space, I just saw all this crap people had thrown out there. Some of it is [...]

29 September 2010 Photos: Homelessness Sucks

This issue is always a tough one for me. And, the simple fact of the matter is that we all contribute to the woes of this world. We’re human. We sometimes make stupid decisions; the consequences of which we often never know. I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. I’ve had a place of my [...]

28 September 2010 Photos: Canal near République

Love chillin’ down by the canal. Had a nice walk down to just by République and kicked back for a little bit tonight. Good times. Not so far to walk from here either. I should do it more often.

Beach Shoot Edited

These photos are from a shoot a little over a month ago. I’ve had to put it on the back burner to keep up with things here, but I was able to get to them today. Here are a few of my favorites!

27 September 2010 Photos: Vacant Stage & Graffiti

Perhaps it was the music I was listening to as I was walking, but I found this empty stage strangely poetic. This image, along with the next, illustrate the contrast I was noticing in street art. Some is angry and rather evil looking. Other pieces are much brighter and happier looking. Just an observation.

26 September 2010 Photos: Experimenting with Digital Pinhole Photography

So, this afternoon, I took a little time and made a pinhole lens for my Digital SLR. Not a complex process, but I’m realizing I need better tools. Like a drill-press. I haven’t one anywhere in the world, least of all in my rather simplified Parisian life. By hand will have to suffice for the [...]

25 September 2010 Photos: Deliciousness

The menu this weekend at the café was SO, SO good. If you were in town and missed it, I feel sorry for you. Truly sorry. I was surprised at how much I liked it, even. Everything about it was a delight. And, here are the photos:

24 September 2010 Photos: Model Shoot in the Park and Jazz Concert

Between the model shoot at Butte Chaument and the jazz concert near the Musée d’Orsay by Goud, it was a pretty full day. Made lots of great new images. Here are some of my quick favorites:

23 September 2010 Photos: The Marais

I’m a bit under the weather, but I needed to go out and stretch my legs anyway, so here are a couple photos from this afternoon. Now, I’m spent and pretty much holing up for the remainder of the evening.

22 September 2010 Photos: Portraits in the Caves

Here are a few from the session this evening:

21 September 2010 Photos: Just a Few Things That Caught My Eye

Went out for a quick walk after spending most of the day working on things indoors. Here are a few things that I noticed while out and about:

20 September 2010 Photos: Spoken Word in Paris Night

Here are some photos from the open mic night down the road: