say cheese!

 

www.rescuedcards.com

lil' gus got his photo taken by professional, inspiring, and all-around awesome person, monica hoover.  he was a little camera shy, but she captured his goofy, lovableness, don't you think?  she is working to get her "rescue cards" picked up by a large retailer.  they are beautiful greeting cards that feature rescue doggies, a portion of proceeds from sales will go to the rescues that saved the dogs photographed.  even in her state of extreme hunger and exhaustion she was wonderful.  it is no easy feet to photograph 30 puppies and abut 50 dogs in one day.

if you also love her photos, you can like her on facebook here.

friends look good in polaroids

my sister got an awesome camera, canon rebel.  and here are some pictures, the two of the ornaments i took, and the one of gus i just thought was too cute to not include.  it was a great holiday season and my family completed a 1000 piece puzzle together, aren't we cool!

farmer's market

today pickle and i went to our local farmer's market.  i learned that lime and sea salt almonds are delicious and that free cheese and green chile tamales taste better than ones you pay for.  my favorite part of the experience was the free samples.  that should be a practice that should move beyond costco and farmer's markets.  i love trying stuff first.  plus, i then feel obligated to consider buying it at that point.  it is a delicious good sales strategy.

we bought;
raw almonds
heirloom tomatoes
plums
cantaloupe
loaf of multi grain, extra seedy bread
tabbouleh, hummus, and pita
tamales
strawberries

cell phone cameras, who do they think they are?

wow, i'm impressed.  uno took these pictures with her phone. here is a panoramic of the lake i live near, and at the right edge gus walking with me.  and here i am right after giving gus a treat for coming when i called him.  he has finally learned rollover and what a proud parent i am.

polaroid beach, polaroid bar

love the 80's feel.

so the reason these pictures look different. my scanner likes to f%%% with me and keep me on my toes. It took me a few attempts and at least an hour of my life to be disappointed over and over again with its lack of consistency. anyway, this will remain the final product. and i will keep this in mind when i decide which camera to take out with me, the diana (an expensive, unpredictable, old bitch), the polaroid (artsy arse doesn't get along with scanner) or my new Lumix SLR (digital freedom- which i lost the cable to).

some explanation of pictures;

pickle and i at mission beach- yes i know that pink hat it awesome.

enchilada night- (haven't had successful enchiladas since)---pickle holding lil gus as he stares lovingly at the food. next to them is my sister, (we will call her uno, for reaons she understands, not that it matters, since i am pretty sure i am the only one reading this.) which makes me wonder why i correct my spelling mistakes. no more-- i want to embrace spelling errors.

d & b- (sister dos) and her man (sheriff woody) i guess nicknames are useless here, since their names are written on the polaroid. unless.... i put the wrong names on the photo to fool you. anyway, the purpose of this photo, comemorate the night they engaged with one another. (yea, i know, but i like how it sounds)

beach again- pickle's brother and wife with him, also- you can't see it, but there might be a tiny lil fetus in this picture. we found out recently that there is a bun in the oven.

because i am in between jobs for the next couple weeks i hope i have time to spill out more of my sardonic genius onto this page.

Seconds

nature photos; pickle @ iron mountain, ramona lookout
color photos taken with small square frame

yours truly

wild card on new years. double exposure with pink and reg. flash.

First Attempt- Black White

pickle doing big arms outside our apartment at dusk. weird the background is almost completely black.

lake murray at sunset; b&w photos taken without frames


expenses: 6$ on film- 20$ on development- 8$ on cds =34$ for 23 pictures. polariods don't seem so expensive now. considering getting the 35mm back for the diana in order to make my learning curve a little less expensive.