Rough book edit

Ok, I'm still editing photos from Acorn Community Farm in VA.  While I was in town for Festival of the Photograph I shot a project at the commune, where about 25 people live.  It's a self-sustaining, egalitarian community.  Here's a rough edit that I put into book form.  Still working on the edit for my website, and trying to decide if I can swing another trip back there...

More from the road trip

Getting settled in CA, and getting used to the weather out here.  I'm pretty sure I can take it, not that Detroit doesn't have lovely weather.  And the ocean...I am a fan.  
Here's some more pics from my phone from the great road trip out here, in chronological order.

A hungry lamp post in Chicago

Gas station mascot, Nebraska

First day in CO - driving around Vail area

Two bridges, Red Cliff CO

Leadville, CO. I had to hunt down this field, because I remember stumbling across it on a trip as a kid.

Made friends with some cows.  They kept following me...

Along the roadside...

The amazing Arches National Park, UT

Rest stop, UT

Salt flats, UT

Rolled in to Reno, exhausted

Crossing the border from NV to CA

Finally made it to CA, so we got some wine and celebrated picnic style on the beach

Roadtrip to CA

I just finished a roadtrip from Detroit to CA, relocating me and some of my possessions to San Francisco.  I sent my main camera in for repair while I was on the road, so I had some fun shooting with my iphone.  I drove from Detroit to Chicago, where I stayed for a couple days. Then I drove through Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska to Vail.  I stayed in Vail for about five or six days, then drove through Utah to Salt Lake City, with a detour to Arches National Park.  Then I drove from Salt Lake City to Reno, then from Reno to San Jose.  I stayed with some pretty fantastic people and great photographers all along the way, and good times were had by all...

Here's a short series I shot out of my window.  More from the trip to come, but have to go unload Hans now and get my bike off the trunk.  

This is what Nebraska looks like.

This is what Utah looks like.

This is what Nevada looks like.

 

LOOK3 Mary Ellen Mark workshop

Awhile back I took the plunge and committed myself to the Mary Ellen Mark workshop at LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, before I could change my mind.  Not that I didn't want to go, but I have yet to find a rich benefactor to fund these things for me.  I spent about a week in class with some very talented photographers, and all around good people.  I have to say, I got probably just as much out of seeing their work every day as I did from Mary Ellen Mark critiquing mine.  It was a very inspiring week, here's a couple photos from class.  Mary Ellen Mark's husband, film director Martin Bell, was on hand for a few days to talk about his films, and help edit our stuff.  I'm still editing the project I found to work on at the workshop, and I'll post those once I'm done.  

Mary Ellen Mark schooling us all

My fellow students.  The guy second from right (Kurt Stepnitz, busted texting) is actually from MSU, who would have thought I'd have to go all the way to VA to meet a local photographer.

Martin Bell

 

Cynthia and her boys

One of the multitude of good things that came out of the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph was meeting Cynthia Henebry.  She's a great photographer who, among other things, gives good advice, and inspired me to actually buy, and wear, a dress.  I had to leave the project I was shooting at Acorn to go to Richmond for a day, which as it turns out is where Cynthia lives.  So, while in town, I hung out with her and her family for a bit.  Here's a couple of my favorite images from the day of her and her sons, River and Wendell. 

California book is printed!

I got home today from a two-week trip of LOOK3 photo goodness (more on that later) to find my book of California pics has arrived.  It's been a mini-book marathon - this one is because I had a code to get a free book through AsukaBook from the NYC PhotoPlus Expo.  Their books are crazy expensive.  This one is a softcover. I really like the paper, it's super nice quality.  A girl could get used to seeing her photos this big...
Again much thanks to Ryan Wood for helping with the layout and editing.  

New promo book arrived!

My new promo book arrived.  Much thanks to Ryan Wood for his help in editing and laying it out.  I only had a couple seconds to take some pics with my phone before running it right back out the door to mail out, but at least it's done now and I can order more.  For those of you that are interested, I ordered the book from Blurb.  Here's a couple shots of the final product.  Nice to see my images so big!