August supermoon in San Francisco
Sunday night’s supermoon was the brightest and closest to Earth in 20 years. It was 14% bigger and about 30% brighter than usual. I did my usual research about possible locations in the week leading to the Full Moon. I found one promising location but Saturday was an extremely foggy day here in the San Francisco Bay. I had made up my mind that it was not worth going, until late Sunday afternoon, when a friend of mine sent me this text: “Moon shoot tonight?”. He lives in San Francisco so he had direct information that our friend Karl (see Karl the fog) was not coming over. I drove quickly (but safely) to San Francisco to meet my friend and we went to my planned location. I knew I would not see when the Moon exactly rises over the horizon because of...
Autocross at Alameda Naval Base
A couple weeks ago, I went to take pictures of the PCA GGR Autocross in the old Alameda Naval Base. An autocross is a circuit marked by traffic cones that you have to go through as fast as possible without touching any cones. It’s a very safe way to drive your car at its limits (or at your limits) with very low risks. The course is setup at the old Alameda Navy Base, on the old runway. There is plenty of space for you to spin out of control without touching anything (except your ego). The view from there is fantastic, you are on the other side of the bay, with an unobstructed view of San Francisco: Here is a view of a car going through the course: Most cars are unmodified cars, no extra security except you have to wear an helmet, you are not driving that...
One evening exhibit on 09/13/2014 (6pm to 10pm)
One evening only, two artists! Vannina and I have been collaborating for years. She sometimes uses one of my photos as an inspiration or a guide for her amazing work. I sometimes use her ‘impossible to get’ angles of the Golden Gate Bridge or Paris as motivation for getting that image. For one evening only, we have joined forces and offer you an exhibit to see both our work together. All my work on display that evening will be on sale. First buyer will have the opportunity to pick up the art at the end of the exhibit. Date: 09/13/2014 Address: 739 Bryan St San Francisco, CA Hours: 6pm to 10pm. A sneak peak [table caption=”Some of the images I have already printed that I will exhibit that evening” width=”900″...
Burma/Myanmar – Bagan pagodas and temples (Shwesandaw, Shwezigon and Sulamani)
After landing in Bagan early in the morning, we went directly to the Shwesandaw pagoda, which offers an impressive view of Bagan and makes you understand why it is so popular. From the upper terrace, you can see hundreds of Buddhist temples and monuments. Bagan was once the capital city of the first Kingdom of Pagan. During the kingdom’s height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survived to the present day. To give you an idea, it’s like starting a new temple or monument EVERY week (on average) for 200 years. While in Bagan, we went to the Shwesandaw three times (mid-morning, sunset and...
On location: June portraits
In June, I offered portrait images at a lower price. The success has been incredible, I have never been so busy than this past month. In total I had 8 portrait sessions, in 24 days and was very fortunate to work with incredible talents like Debbie, Kara, Sudeep, Brittany, Wendy, Joey, Bruce, Luka, Joe and Taurus the robot. I always try to have two models per session so I can be more efficient (one model is getting ready, while the other is being photographed). We had sessions on location in San Francisco, and some sessions in studio. Here I share a couple of my favorite images: Want to book a session for...