Things you shouldn't do while driving...

The nice thing about being stuck in traffic during sunsets is that you can photograph them if you get stopped in the right spots. I did not cause any accidents while shooting these. I did not hold up traffic either. I make no promises that I was at a full and complete stop while shooting. These are my disclaimers for the day. It was a long day. I drove to Portland, Oregon and back from Marysville, Washington to interview a subject on picture editing for my master’s project. The interview went well. Traffic on the way back did not. These are my reward.

The view of the Snohomish River Valley from the driver's side window on Wa. State Hwy. 9 heading north in traffic on Wednesday evening, September 1, 2010.

The view of the bridge in Snohomish, Wash., from the driver's side mirror during traffic on Wa. State Hwy. 9 Wednesday evening, September 1, 2010.

Girl's Night Out

Whenever I come to Seattle, it’s inevitable that I end up with good friends eating food somewhere. Cindy put together an impromptu Girl’s Night so that I could see some of the people around town that I would have missed this trip otherwise. It’s always nice to have good food and a lot of laughing with great company.

Riley Bear and the Spider

I feel like I’m writing children’s books with the way I want to title this post. The dog likes to mug the camera and the spider was just hanging out on the porch. The two never met. Although the spider did meet Mr. Bugspray and his demise was soon to follow my portrait of him. The good news, the dog’s still here jumping around like an idiot.

Riley really likes to mug the camera.  She finds them interesting.  

This is the spider that was living on Chere's porch.  It met its doom via bug spray shortly after I took his picture.

Beach Creatures and Sunsets

Our trip to the Florida Keys this summer yielded all kinds of fun new things to photograph.  Here are a few of the offerings from Florida.

My Babies

My cousin's babies really.  Skylar (top), 8 months, and Wyatt, 2 years, in Phoenix, AZ, on June 1, 2010.  These kids are hilarious and make me smile.  It's fun to shoot kids who are just naturally happy.  I didn't have to ask him to smile at all.  In fact I think he hid from me half the time.