I haven’t been in the best spirits lately, and part of why is that I haven’t been shooting very much. This afternoon, I forced my way out the door and down to Palo Alto to meet up with some fellow photographers for a photo walk. I ended up walking alone and, using one wide-angle lens, I focused on capturing symbols of how people get themselves from place to place.
As I was putting the lid on last year’s image library (which basically means I was moving the files off my computer to my 3 backup locations), I came across lots of images that I really love but hadn’t shared. Let’s face it, when you take 40,000 images a year, not even a loving mother will sit through them all. But here are 20 moments from 2010 that caught my eye the second time around.
Trying to figure out where my pic was?! Didn’t I see you in 2010????
Natalie, Greg, and their kids are regulars. I have been visiting them every few months for over two years. Usually on a Sunday. Each visit starts around 9am with a pancake breakfast, prepared lovingly by Greg while I break out my gear and start shooting….whatever. Between shutter presses, I hear about what’s new with them. I catch them up on whats new with me. Occasionally my girlfriend comes along to hang out, have some pancakes, and assist me. Sometimes, like this Sunday, we take a field trip. And I just keep shooting. It turns out to be kind of a Day in the Life of their family (completed in 2 hours). And its just a LOT of fun. After photographing them so often, we’ve entered the realm when it just gets really good: the children know me and are always ready and willing to play, I spend almost no time thinking about my gear, I already know where the best light can be found. There are no nerves in the entire home. I can be creative. And they can be their beautiful selves. I hope that it shows.
…and a visual shout out to the very capable assistant!
They already have a baby girl with teeth! Wow! I don’t know them but I feel like I do. And Serene is always so dang stylish, even in her casual assistant clothes. Love the gloves.
Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to attend the 2010 ADCOLOR Awards in Miami as one of the photographers for the weekend. In a word, WOW! What an amazing event! ADCOLOR, an industry consortium founded in 2005, is the brainchild of Tiffany R. Warren (see her with award show host Soledad O’Brien in the final image below). The consortium promotes and celebrates the efforts of diverse role models and leaders in the marketing, advertising, and media industries. I have known about ADCOLOR since 2008 when my good friend, Akintayo Adewole, became the music director for the organization. But I really had no idea of how wonderful this event would be. There is such an amazingly motivated group of people, mostly volunteers, who plan and orchestrate the show each fall. This year’s all-star honoree was none other than Queen Latifah. Also in the house were Dwyane Wade and Alonzo Mourning. Some of my favorite moments:
Coltrane Curtis’ award speech. Hilarious and touching.
The afterparty on the yacht hosted by DJ Irie and Kid Capri. Amazing.
Interrupting a D.Wade tweet to ask him to look at me for the image below. He likes his phone time.
Spending time with Akintayo as we indulge our respective passions.
Becoming a member of the ADCOLOR family.
I was completely blown away by what Tiffany and her organization have been able to create in a few short years. Congratulations, ADCOLOR, on a fantastic awards weekend. And thank you.
Coltrane Curtis (award speech)
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Makes me miss Palo Alto a lot! Great captures Dana – love the movement in that final shot.
Nice theme, Dana! I especially like the bike detail shots, zipcar, and the blurred traffic.
the dog is unattractive (to me) but looks awesome in your amazing shot. and i love the teal bike handle bars. makes me think my beautiful bike needs a photo shoot with you too…capture its true beauty thru a d.u.eye, you know?