A Picture A Day

Archive for January, 2008

January 11th, 2008

January 11, 2008 – Kodak Junior Six-20


This Kodak Junior Six-20 was my father-in-law’s camera (circa the mid 1930’s). I have photographed it before (here).

I just ordered a few rolls of Plus-X Pan film for it. The camera is in great condition – I’m looking forward to shooting with it sometime next week.

January 10th, 2008

January 10, 2008 – Near Miss


33°57’14.40″N 118°23’3.23″W

Standing in the Hertz car return lot at LAX it sometimes feels like the planes are going to land right on top of you.

January 9th, 2008

January 9, 2007 – Venice Beach


33°59’9.32″N 118°28’27.03″W

This pretty much sums up my impression of Venice Beach (CA) today.

January 8th, 2008

January 8, 2008 – BBQin’ In The Rain


Hey, it’s California and there’s nothing like a BBQ before your kid heads back to college… so out I went. And who knew a silver/black umbrella for the flash could be so handy?

January 7th, 2008

January 7, 2008 – Spoon (and Ice Cream)


Yes, the spoon is labeled “spoon.” And our knives and forks are labeled, too. This one should really say “big spoon” ’cause that’s the size I use with ice cream. Ben and Jerry’s Coffee Heath Bar Crunch, by the way.

January 6th, 2008

January 6, 2008 – Strawberry Juice on Goatee


A portrait of one of my buddies. We’ve been through a lot together, so I thought I’d honor him with a glossy 8×10 head shot. The strawberry was a bonus.

This started as an exercise playing with lighting and devolved from there.

January 5th, 2008

January 5, 2008 – The Last Leaf After the Rain


One of the last remaining leaves on a Japanese Maple tree in our front yard after the most recent rainstorm went through.

January 4th, 2008

January 4, 2008 – Water Drop


With the heavy storms we’re going through I wanted to catch the rain in action. That was harder than I thought, so I set up in the garage instead.

This is a single drop into a glass bowl, lit from underneath with a flash. I took around 100 shots that I willowed down to this one.

January 3rd, 2008

January 3, 2008 – Band Practice


Michael and Eric jamming away.

January 2nd, 2008

January 2, 2008 – Scary Tree


37°27′ 23″ N, 122°13′ 42″ W
Looking up at a tree in the parking lot of a shopping center tonight. One of the main lot lights is about 50 feet behind the tree, providing the rim light.