Lovely and Amazing

I was asked to photograph the Young Women's Leadership Academy in East Harlem.  It is an amazing school focusing on college prep and all the girls who graduated last year went to college!  Shoot Digital generously donated all the lighting and grip equipment for the entire day!  They even gave us these groovy Shoot Digital "Extra Love" t-shirts featuring Hector.  Thanks Shoot Digital and thanks to Lori to scored a great donation!  Congratulations to all the seniors - they did a great job and it was a fun day!  Here are some "behind the scenes" shots.  Hmm, maybe we should have our own reality TV show!!!

Lori styling the cap & gown.

Extra Love!
The girls liked seeing their photos instantly!!
That's me, in action.

Meeting Alice Waters

So I photographed The Children's Aid Society's Next Generation Catering Company that catered World Hunger Year's launch of a Call to Action to end the food crisis. There were some amazing chefs and writers there including one of my favorites - Alice Waters - proprietor of Chez Panisse in my old hometown, Berkeley, CA.

Here's a quote from the CAS website: Teens at Children’s Aid’s new Next Generation Center in the Bronx are participating in nutrition and cooking classes and have begun a catering company that produces delicious and healthful foods for Children’s Aid events and those outside the organization. This entrepreneurial venture is teaching youth in a neighborhood with little access to fresh and healthful foods how to cook with the highest quality ingredients."

The food was amazing and they had a list of the farms where the food came from.  I don't usually eat when I am working but the kids wanted me to try some things - amazing! So anyone needing a great caterer - call them!

The legendary Alice Waters photographing the food.



Two future superstar-chefs!
There was quite a long line for the food!
The Next Generation Catering Crew.

Baby Logan!!!

My friends Mike & Margo had Logan this summer and we had our first photo shoot on Friday.  She's fabulous!!!!

Home Sweet Home

I was trying out a Nikon PS lens and took some photos of our new house this morning - OK, the trash is out in front (shows we recycle!).  Doesn't it look like Mr. Rodger's neighborhood?  I love this kind of lens!!!!