archives... November 2008

that kick in the pants…

i’ve just discovered the websites of two incredible food photographers who’ve given me one of those huge, much-needed, inspirational boosts. booth shoot food primarily, but also travel, people and spaces.

their styles are each unique, but equally compelling. and they’ve shown me, through their work, an entirely new level of quality that i will now strive to reach. i’m not there. not by any means. but, like in tennis, where it’s always better to play against someone better than you. i have some clear examples of people who’s work i truly, completely admire. not just half-heartedly, or some aspects of, but wholly. 

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what’s been going on…

In autumn, my favorite kind of weather is the bright, sunny, clear and very cold day that comes, like a beacon, after several days of dark drizzle. And today, is one of those beacon days. Early this morning when Andy awoke to go to work, it was so foggy, all I could see was white, out the window above the bed. But, by 10am the fog had burned off, leaving a hillside of scrawny trees losing their leaves and bright sunlight streaming in through the huge windows in our apartment. Days like these, the cats laze about with sleepy eyes on the balcony sunning themselves and keeping an eye on the birds in the courtyard. While I laze about inside, with a warm cup of coffee, listening to podcasts and creating (hopefully) or cleaning (inevitable).  

So, what has been going on?

Well…

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