Friday, August 22, 2014

Two good dogs.

I took him out to play in the off-leash area.  He was good.  He sat and smiled.  I could tell he was smart, that he would be a good dog, and I thought about how good he would be to be mine.

Moments after putting him back in his kennel, he got adopted by a family with a 48 acre ranch.  
He and they both got lucky today.


This guy was my second favourite.  He was good too.  
It was hard to walk away as he watched me through the bars.


They were both Shepherd mixes.

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Lessons from a PowWow.



It has been more than a month since this PowWow, and too long to wait to finish a project.  The weight of obligation weighs heavy, avoidance is futile.  Today I will deliver 50 of my best images and hope that they are happy.  I do hope.




Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Proof.

I took this at my friend Sarah's wedding this summer.  It's of my good friend Lara and her wee one.  She posted it to Facebook and received so many compliments on it, and, after studying and studying this shot, I get that.  The composition is good, the subjects are good, the location is awesome, but then I, the photographer, start to look at how it could be better.  

I'm trying to decide if that's good or not.

Lara wrote me to tell me how appreciative she is to have this memory.  To have a picture of her and her son, at this point in her, his and their, lives.  And I'm so glad.

I know this is a good picture for that.  And I know I will get better technically.  Perhaps instead of looking at this photo as an either/or, I will feel proud that I provided this proof and learn from it.

Thanks Lara for being my muse.





Thursday, August 14, 2014

My Nanny.

"I've had a good life."  She said to me.  Our entire trip culminating to that moment, perhaps the last time I will get to see her.  I held on to every word, every story, the veins in her face and in her hands.  

"Do you have any advice for me?"  "No," she said "I think you're doing just fine.