Dirty Dingle

Its been a while since my last entry. I’m hoping I’m providing quality and not just quantity. (although I realize its likely neither)

This weeks entry is in honor of Halloween. My friend Deirdre has what I consider to be one of the cutest dogs I’ve ever met. The dog’s name is Dingle (named for the port in Ireland, not the berry).  Dingle is a small Hungarian Puli.   As some (crazy) people like to do with their animals, Deirdre occasionally dresses Dingle up in strange costumes. Normally I find this practice annoying, but for some reason I enjoy seeing Dingle in her various outfits. Deirdre got the idea that Dingle should be dressed up as a Mexican in a sombrero and poncho for her Christmas cards… yes, Christmas cards.

I wanted a grimy border town feeling for the picture so we headed to a back alley in a not so savory section of The Mission.  The alley had exactly the look I wanted, so we set up shop and begin taking pictures.   During the shoot, we were approached by a “lady” who looked a little questionable.  She walked up to me, looking around suspiciously, and asked me if I had any crack. She was asking in a way you would think is only done in movies, as if I or someone near by just might be an undercover cop.  I had to let her down by telling her I in fact did not have any crack for her.  Disappointed, she walked away.

During our little shoot she returned quite a few more times to check back in, just in case my supply had changed.  It hadn’t. I’ll give her this much, she was very persistent… or she just didn’t remember having already asked me… I’m not sure which.  As we continued taking more pictures of the the siesta-esque Dingle we believe that the woman apparently found what she was after. Not thirty yards from where we were, we noticed her and some of her “friends” standing in a circle enjoying what we can only imagine to be what she previously was hoping to purchase from me.  It was at this point we thought it would be a good idea to pack up the gear, grab Dingle and move on.

Needless to say we were very happy to get out of there not only with what I think is a funny picture of Dingle, but also with our lives.   And you’ll be happy to know that Deirdre won “best Christmas card” among her friends and family with the “Dirty Dingle” picture.   Maybe I have a future in taking pictures for greeting cards… and with that thought, please excuse me while I go kill myself.

I hope everyone has a happy Halloween.

Montana

I just got back from spending a few days in Montana visiting my Dad. I’ve lived in a big city of some type all my life, so visiting a place like Montana was a bit different for me. Nothing but space, space and more space between… well, everything. This is a shot of my dad on his “ranch.”

Dead Ducks

While exploring an area near near Quake Lake in Montana we came across a boat coming to shore with a few duck hunters. One of them was a young girl who apparently got a couple ducks. Being a city boy I’m not used to seeing blonde girls holding any type of carcass, so I thought it would be a good photo opportunity. The girl obliged and as her family looked on with bewilderment I took some pictures of the girl, her boat and her dog.

1 Years Gone

I can’t believe its been over a whole year since my last blog entry. Well, time flies as they say. So, I think its time to start up the blog again. Like anything in life you just need to get into a habit and that is what I need to do to get back into the blogging mode (not that I was ever heavy into the blogging in the past). So, for my first entry in over a year I keep it short and simple. That way I can work my way back into blogging and have something to write about on those days where thoughts aren’t flooding in. The shot I’m posting today is from a recent personal shoot I did. I loved the retro look of the subject’s dress. So the makeup artist (Veronica Sjoen) gave Tina a look to go with the dress… trust me, if you saw the other looks we did you wouldn’t think it was the same person. I love the calmness on her face… which again, if you saw the other pictures you wouldn’t think it was the same person. Anyway, that is all for today, check back and I promise it won’t be a year before my next entry.

The Beautiful Anna 2

Anna was thrilled to see herself on my blog. And now, I’m sure she will be even more happy to see that she is here twice while her sister Sara is only her once.