daily life/morning walk at ocean beach

Some days I just need to be by water. Actually most days this is what I need, but yesterday it was doubly true. Water is grounding for me and with so many different things pulling at my time and attention, just hearing the ocean's constant, low roar anchors me and slows everything down. The birds were having a pretty good time yesterday as well...

ocean beach/lucky 7

I shot this a couple of days ago at Ocean Beach. My closest friends will laugh when they see this because they know I am a little enamored with the number 7. How can I not be? I was born on 7/7! And yet, here we are on Friday the 13th. But I see that as lucky as well. It can only be a great weekend, don't you think? Enjoy it my friends!

beach day/

My favorite days at the beach are like this...nice and rainy. Or foggy. That works too. Love this shot I took yesterday at Ocean Beach.

ocean beach/

Here we go...two days of sunrise shoots. an hour and a half away. Nothing like waking up at 3h30am! Whoohoo!!!

ocean beach/san francisco

Sometimes I just need to stare out at the ocean and let my mind go blank. It is a kind of meditation. So yesterday I did just that. And it rained, which made it better.

Back to work today. Shooting in Inverness again. Getting paid to go to one of my favorite spots on the planet is just too good for words!

location scouting/

Last Friday I was scouting for a shoot I am doing today and I shot this image just for me. The funny thing is I didn't even notice the camper when I shot it. That is one of those little gifts from the photo gods. I was enamored with the red and the reflection of blue from the laundromat, and the look of the closed sign through the frosted window. But let's face it, the camper makes the shot!

Looking forward to shooting the Janezic Fall 2011 Look Book today. Maybe you'll get a sneak peek soon!

ocean beach/san francisco

Last Saturday, after a day of rain where I worked in my studio all day (yes, I know...all work and no play....I know....) I was heading home and my eye was drawn to the west. There was light! It had been so long since I saw proper sunlight that I just turned my car and starting driving towards it. This is what I found at Ocean Beach that day. Gorgeous post-storm beauty.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

ocean beach/

I have realized lately that I spend an inordinate amount of time staring out my window just watching the world go by. It is a part of my creative process. When I have been working a lot and I finally get a break, sometimes that is all I have the energy to do, but it seems to help replenish the well. Happy weekend, friends. Enjoy the rain (or snow? In San Francisco?).