The Happiest Place on Earth
Monday, August 30th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Somewhere on Mission Street. Probably between 19th and 20th. The graffiti is pretty intense there...
We’re open, please step inside…
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A friend recently pointed out that the Volvo photo below was a first being there are no people in the frame. That never occurred to me, but he's probably right. Here's another; snapped in San Francisco's Mission district awhile back...
Suds
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Snapped somewhere in the downtown...
Sweet Volvo
Thursday, August 19th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »I stopped by DWN TWN yesterday afternoon to hang my prints for tonight's reception/exhibition. Saw this really sweet Volvo 122 sitting in front. It belongs to David Franklin, the photographer who was taking his prints down from the previous show. ...
Photo exhibition and reception this Thursday in the Tenderloin
Sunday, August 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »If you're in the San Francisco area this Thursday evening, please stop by DWN TWN skate supply and check out a great mix of urban photography on exhibition by Troy Holden, Travis Jensen, and myself. Thursday night is the reception. ...
Street Portrait: Reza and Tanya
Friday, August 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »I've been incredibly busy lately and having little time left for photography. But I did manage to get out for a couple hours last week and do some shooting in the downtown. Came across Reza and Tanya above on Powell ...
Go Forth
Monday, August 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Signs and people. Sometimes the right combination can work when the sign's message is at odds or contrasts with people in the frame. That's something I keep an eye out for when wandering around with my camera. This was snapped ...
An awesome God
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »It seems everywhere you go in San Francisco's downtown someone is handing something out or making a pitch. The fellow up above is one of many. Haven't seen him again since taking the above snap. But if I do, I'll ...
On the attack…
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Snapped in the Fisherman's Wharf area awhile back... As with most dog shots I've done, owners are always happy when you take them.
Chaos up above
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I'm really digging shooting with my 35mm f/2 manual focus lens. It's essentially the only lens I shoot with today when I'm out with my full-frame camera. Yeah, it takes a bit extra to focus the lens when not zone ...
Bluetooth equipped…
Sunday, July 18th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »There's something I'd like to know. Can the Bluetooth earpiece stay on your ear with the mask on?
Tony on the street
Thursday, July 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Last Saturday I went out and shot with Troy Holden and Travis Jensen from the Caliber photo group. First time I had been out shooting in three weeks. Wandered around the Tenderloin and came upon Tony up above. He was ...
My best side, please…
Friday, July 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »When out shooting on the street I always have my eye out for potential shots of interesting dogs and their owners. If I see a possibility up ahead I just hold my camera a few inches above the ground a ...
Perfect Boot
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »Lately I've been doing some flickr editing getting rid of photos that just aren't that strong. Came across the one above which I shot late last year. For sure I thought I posted a blog entry back then. But searching ...
And speaking of Vladimir…
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »Image copyright © Vladimir Here's another one of Vladimir's photos I received in the mail in the form of a postcard a couple weeks ago. I really like this one...
Vladimir and his M2 – captured in graphite
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »I've no doubt snapped Vladimir a few dozen times and have blogged about him and his photos a lot. Shooting on the streets of San Francisco for close to 30 years, he's the photographer with eight chemically de-chromed and de-lugged ...
Mission snap
Sunday, June 27th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Snapped a few hours before the photos taken of Alfonso below...
Alfonso, 43 years in The Mission
Thursday, June 24th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »I never get tired of meeting people on the street in San Francisco when I'm out shooting - it's one of the reasons I enjoy being a photographer. But it's rare that I meet and connect with people in a ...
Next bus
Friday, June 18th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Snapped at the Daly City BART station. I'm finding more photos there lately. Love the backgrounds and textures.
“A place to view and think about photography”
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »Yesterday I had a most amazing experience viewing photography in an environment that was unlike any other. That was at the Pilara Foundation's Pier 24 warehouse, a newly opened 28,000 square foot structure dedicated to showing photography in a distraction-free ...
Congratulations Captain Joe Garrity!
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Mario Busalacchi, Joe Garrity, Tom Cunnane Up above center is Lieutenant Joe Garrity, a 20+ year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department. He's just been promoted to Captain and will soon be taking charge of San Francisco's Tenderloin station. I've ...
Everybody look up!
Monday, June 14th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Yeah, it's another nerdy elevator shot. But I can't resist. Especially when in the company of friends. Shot in the 49 Geary elevator on the way up to the Fred Lyon photography exhibition at Modernbook Gallery.
Housecleaning
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Or perhaps that should be blogcleaning... More precisely, editing. I've been whacking away at my static photo galleries - the menu items at the top of my blog that load up sets of images. Previously I had two galleries of B&W ...
Modernbook’s Grand Opening with Fred Lyon
Friday, June 11th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Modernbook Gallery's grand opening during San Francisco's First Thursday's art walk event last week was great! The gallery was packed with admirers of great photography and the energy level was high. What was really special was the Gallery's San Francisco debut ...
The wait. And shooting with a 35mm…
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »I've been shooting with a manual focus 35mm f/2 lens for a couple of weeks now. And that's coming from a 24-70 f/2.8 zoom that I've been using for the last 8 months or so. Overall I'm really pleased with ...
Interested in night photography?
Monday, June 7th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Photo copyright © Joe Reifer Interested in learning about light painting and night photography? Then check out the Pearsonville Night Photography Workshop where you can learn from local photographers and masters of the genre Joe Reifer and Troy Paiva. The workshop is ...
In the Mission: Ernesto
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »One of the reasons I like shooting in the Mission is that people are friendly and accommodating to help when approached for street portraits. Ernesto, who lives in the neighborhood, was no exception. From looking at the eight photos I ...
Kitchen Sisters
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »Last week I had the pleasure of attending an interview and field recording workshop hosted by Davia Nelson. She's one half of the award winning storytelling pair known as the Kitchen Sisters (blog). They're SF based independent journalists producing documentaries for ...
Modernbook opening at 49 Geary with SF photographer Fred Lyon
Friday, May 28th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »Mark Pinsukanjana, Fred Lyon, Niniane Kelley, Bryan Yedniak, and Danny Sanchez Major news! Modernbook Gallery is now at 49 Geary in San Francisco; and their first exhibition and reception (this coming Thursday, June 3rd) showcases the amazing work of legendary San ...
Moment of truth
Monday, May 24th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »Two weeks ago a bunch of photographer friends in the Blow-Up photo group got together for a barbecue in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Though some 50 people confirmed ahead of time, the cold and gray weather that afternoon kept ...
Summer
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »Summer is here! Snapped along the Embarcadero. They were moving by pretty fast, so I just held my camera low to the ground and got off a couple quick shots.
Yana at Four Barrel
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »I always carry a camera around, even if it's just a small point-n-shoot. Of course that's a good thing to do because you're then prepared for a quick shot of something visually interesting unfolding on the street. And, if you're ...
X marks the spot
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »I'm a sucker for super high contrast images. Every once in a while I see an image forming on the street that I think will look good rendered in that manner. Simple compositions, like the one I snapped above with ...
José, going on ten years at Powell and Market
Monday, May 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Powell and Market is where it all comes together. It's where tons of people ride to and from work on BART and MUNI. And it's where performers snag a few bucks from the crowds. It's also where some shout their ...
Vladimir Friday
Friday, May 7th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »Image copyright Vladimir I've been running into Vlad a lot lately; just about every weekend. And on a recent Thursday as well. He says he's now coming out on Thursdays to shoot so he can be warmed up for more serious ...
Exhibition and reception – Thursday May 6th
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »If you're free tomorrow evening and in the area, please stop by and check out the opening reception for photographer friend Rikki Ward. She's a local photographer with a keen eye who I met at the Black Boots Ink photo ...
Here’s Emilio
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Emilio Bañuelos is an amazing documentary photographer and instructor. He's also a co-founder of Black Boots Ink, the organization that put on a photo workshop which I was part of a couple months ago. He recently put up a new ...
Friday Snap: Onward
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »I'm fascinated with people carrying super-sized shopping bags. Especially when they're so large compared to the person carrying them. Makes me wonder what's inside...
Procrastination
Friday, April 30th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »It happens a lot. You see an interesting photo possibility, wonder if the result will be worth the hassle, and ultimately procrastinate the image goodbye - all in a matter of seconds. Usually it's when I'm driving and see something ...
