A 60 Year Long Pool Party

My father recently found quite a few slides from 1948 and had them digitized for various reasons. One of those reasons probably wasn’t so that I could mess around with them with Photoshop, but I did anyway. Above is my version of my grandfather’s dive into a wonderfully blue pool. A bit different than the…

Garden Party. Right Now.

Today marks the first day of my San Francisco growing season, and hopefully my amazing vegetable season will follow shortly. Or in 48-92 days. Something like that. Two solid days of taming the Jumanji of a forgotten backyard, a day of planting Home Depot seedings, and we’re off! There’s all sorts of peppers, cucumbers, herbs,…

A flock of easter peeps

It’s that time of year again.. The time when a few of my pictures find meaning, popularity, and I feel particularly good about my photography. I took this shot a year or so ago and it’s always made me smile. (And no, there weren’t quite that many peeps. Oh, the wonders of photoshop.) Buy a…

Rockin’ Chairs

Inspired by the internet – mainly amazing before and after pictures, and some sweet fabric patterns for sale, I took it upon myself to fix up and reupholster two outdoor rocking chairs. They were literally falling apart and a bit of a hazard to sit in. After a few days of taking apart, sanding, painting, stapling, and gluing, volia! Brand…

Tasty San Francisco

Today turned into a mini culinary-adventure up Highway 1 and through San Francisco. Mostly unplanned, but entirely amazing. I’m so pleased right now, I decided to write it all down. If you’re in the area and haven’t been to these places, go now! An adventure through Hayes Valley: Paulette Macarons – The reason we ended…

Star Wars 2008

Election season is upon us, and that means one thing: parody election designs! Kristan and I had some free time this morning, and we were inspired to mockup a few designs for the Star Wars universe. The results follow. Go vote!