An Afternoon at the Museum

Recently I had the pleasure of dashing about New York City with my favorite girls.

One of the highlights of any trip to New York is to a visit the Museum of Modern Art. I love rediscovering old favorite pieces and artists, and being exposed to new favorites.


Jen examining


Pollack and Rothko


Me and Cindy Sherman


Marilyn Two Ways (Andy Warhol and Phillpe Halsman)

(Images are my own)

Vintage Fashion Photography

Enjoying the vast collection of vintage fashion photography to be found on Flickr.


50's Dior photographed by Walde Huth


50's supermodel Dovima


Gown by Giovannelli-Sciarra - photo by Genevieve Naylor


From a September 1967 Mademoiselle. Notice the killer boots!

Photos via MyVintageVogue 's photo stream.

One Cool Thing: Girls in Windows

Ran across this outstanding beautiful image by Ormond Gigli.  The photographer was inspired by the brownstones getting demolished in his neighborhood, and immortalized the building with dozens of women in "their finest attire."  Shouldn't this be recreated some way?  Or has it been?

Read his story of this shot here.  

Image and Inspiration via Fashion Is Spinach

Photo Monday: Day at the Zoo

Resting, resting.





Photos from a day at the San Francisco Zoo.

Photography Monday: Gift Guide

I think photography makes a fantastic gift and you can find some very reasonable pieces of art on Etsy.com. Here is a sampling:
For a fashionista, these photos of vintage Barbie clothes are perfection:

Prints by Michelle Brusegaard run $15 each.

These would make a bold statement on an animal lover's wall:

Prints by Sharon Montrose run $25 each.

A customizable collage of architectural letters for your favorite familia:

For a mere $19 you can get a personalized designs by JavaJane.
She also offers framed versions for $55-79.

Photo Monday: Austin!

After a few weekends of crazy, jam-packed trips and work-related activities, I can finally catch up on some postings. My first installment of photos is from a fantastic trip to Austin to the Austin City Limits Music Festival w/ my boyfriend & sibs.

Here are some non-music fest shots:

Photo Monday: Chihuly at the de Young

The Chihuly exhibit at the deYoung museum in San Francisco was pure eye candy. Here are a few images from my day exploring the exhibit with friends:









View the whole set of photos on my Flickr page.

Photo Day: Looking Up

It always helps to have my head held high...


Stretch


Fine Feathers

Photo Day: County Fair

Went to the San Mateo County Fair yesterday. Good food, fast rides, and great friends make for a fun evening. Here are a few photos for evidence:


Pigs Fly and Hands Up


Bright Lights


Pompadour and Swing High

Photo Tuesday: California Adventures

Little trips around California bring a lot of photographic inspiration.


Pinecrest Lake: Chocolate Milk Mustache, In Flight


La Honda: Wilson Ranch Welcome, Barn Door

Phototime? Lake Tahoe

Summer in California means quick weekend trips to fun outdoorsy spots. These are from a girls weekend in Lake Tahoe.

Photo Monday: Russian River

Great weather, great friends, great food and a little paddling make for a fun weekend. Most of my photos from the weekend are of friends, so not entirely appropriate for the blog...but the trip was fantastic.

Our friends, Dain and Shannon Sandoval, are the real pros...and I had a great time learning some things about my camera from Dain. Here is a shot that he took that really captured the weekend for me (at least the PG-13 version I like to share here):

Photo Tuesday: Independence Day Parade

Scenes from the parade in Redwood City - where the town slogan is "Climate Best by Government Test."