Here’s another unposed Saturday morning photo of Marina feeding Nyusha from a couple of days ago.

Another birthday portrait of Laecee. Sometimes I just really like overpowering rim-light. It may be an overdone trick in a way, but I think it works really well for portraits like these, where a slightly washed-out foreground creates a stronger sense of… captured moment. And I’m all about captured moments. And I don’t care if it’s been done before.

This was shot in Sonoma, during a wine-tasting trip we took for Laecee’s birthday. We had just finished tasting at Kunde and I pulled her aside to get a picture to commemorate the occasion. It was a beautiful and serene day and I love the way it shows on her face. There’s something to be said for simple honest no-frills portraiture. I think I need to do more or it.

This weekend I was treated to a rude awakening – apparently Fuji has discontinued production of Neopan 400 in 120 size and I’ve somehow missed the memo. I’ve looked around some and have not been able to find anyone who has enough of it for sale and I’m once again left without a 400-speed bw film.

EDIT: picked up 50 rolls from craigslist. This should last me over a year. Crisis averted, or, rather, postponed.

Another shot from Death Valley that made me think back to the martian landscapes in total recall. That place really does make you think that there’s gotta be at least a couple of ancient alien artifacts burried underneath all the formations.