the haunted sofa

as i was organizing some of my photos, this one stood out. it was taken at .5 second at 3.5 aperture. now you know how to make spooky photos.

photo from this shoot

outliers

i just finished malcolm gladwell's book, outliers, and it was go-oood. it reminded me a lot of the book, freakonomics. both make you look at life--society, situations, perceptions--in a different way. wikipedia's description of the book:

In Outliers, Gladwell examines the factors that contribute to high levels of success. To support his thesis, he examines the causes of why the majority of Canadian ice hockey players are born in the first few months of the calendar year, how Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates achieved his extreme wealth, and how two people with exceptional intelligence, Christopher Langan and J. Robert Oppenheimer, end up with such vastly different fortunes. Throughout the publication, Gladwell repeatedly mentions the "10,000-Hour Rule," claiming that the key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours.

happy reading!

sincerely, 

the book club lady (i haven't actually joined one, but maybe i should)

p.s. keep staying tuned for the celeb shoot and more weddings. i've got a LOT to post, but it will have to be another day. it would be nice to buy extra time, wouldn't it?

when someone won't dance with you

coercion might be the best solution. 

yesterday marked the 5 year anniversary

of howard's passing. the veterans memorial cemetery in boulder city is quite peaceful.

congratulations cc!

you're looking at a photograph of a recent college graduate. my sis, julia, just finished her very last class about a week ago. now....on to the next venture! 

(sometimes college life is more simple. too bad we can't be students forever....if someone paid me to be a full-time student, i would do it in a heartbeat. could that "someone" be reading my blog right now?)

nat-al-le

i spent last saturday afternoon photographing these three:

species actress, natasha henstridge. never seen the movie. maybe it's good?

actress ali landry.

and miss estelle: fun, super-talented music-maker.

i'll post my photos soon. stand by....

these photos swiped from web