The Next Photo Assignment

Whatever the success of my first portfolio submission (see last post), it’s time to move on to the next two daunting photo class assignments. Although, I have to say, even if I flunk out and the professor says I have no talent and will never have talent, I have learned such a tremendous amount, it’s staggering. And we’re only 4 weeks into the course. When I started,...

It’s The Vision Thing

Just had my first portfolio review in my photography class. If you’ve been following my progress on Flickr, you’ve seen my progress through all forty assignments here. (You can review the whole assignment here). At the review, each of us had to pick five of our best photographs and tack them in a bunch up on the bulletin boards that lined the room. Then we went around and...

The Wino and I Know

Another attempt to tick off the 40 assignments that make up my photography class portfolio review that is due Thursday. I might just have to chuck the picture I took of the Obama campaign kids for this one. Because it’s got a great story. I was photographing this grafitti in the Mission District when this old drunk came up absolutely reeking of some sort of intoxicant. I think...

And Now For Something Completely Differe...

Saturday night was our sometimes monthly dinner with our friends from the suburbs of Marin. Since they’re doing the trek into the Big City, we let them pick the restaurant and they usually want to go somewhere trendy. “So where are we going tonight?” I asked Andy. “Uh, AsiaSF.” I remembered from a restaurant review that the schtick here is floor shows...