• Food

    Food For Thought

    My mom is a good cook. I never appreciated this fact when I was growing up. I’m sure all kids take their parents’ skills for granted. How would you know without a frame of…

    August 2, 2015
  • Japan

    The Best Okonomiyaki Joint

    Gileseyboy is in Osaka at the moment, and it reminded me of a hidden gem near my old apartment in Sakai. He says it’s his favorite restaurant in the world. I can’t blame him.…

    August 2, 2015
  • Travel

    Las Vegas: A Time Lapse

    Took a while, but I finally decided to try out the gadget I funded through kickstarter more than a year ago… Even with a little doohickey meant to make creating time-lapses even easier, the…

    July 21, 2015
  • Travel

    Las Vegas Long Exposures

    Sometimes you need a little bit of chance to spur some creativity. I’ve been working on my first time lapse project over the course of the week and was out at the Welcome to…

    July 20, 2015
  • Personal

    Long Exposures at Lee Canyon

    We wanted to experiment with long exposures and stars, but then the storm rolled in. Decided to head up to Lee Canyon anyway. Mostly, I learned long exposure shots take patience and willingness to…

    July 15, 2015
  • Music

    “Hey now, you’re an All Star”

    My sister and I didn’t own very many popular music CDs growing up. We were pretty late in the game when we finally made the switch from only listening to the mom-approved Sunny 106.5:…

    June 30, 2015
  • Food

    Fish & Chips

    I only really cook under the supervision of my mom (or on the rare occasion when I go all out), only because she usually has all the materials/ingredients ready to go in her kitchen……

    June 15, 2015
  • Travel

    Getty-ing It Up

    Last month, my mom and I celebrated her 60th birthday by going out of town. She’s been wanting to check out the Getty Center and Getty Villa, so that’s where we headed. Because of…

    June 12, 2015
  • Families Portrait

    A Sweet Bunch

    This was not an official shoot. Just a casual get-together with my old boss and her family–who all happened to be dressed in tastefully coordinating clothing–and if I happened to bring my camera, so…

    May 29, 2015