Frank got into his bike a lot this summer. Last summer it was the skateboard. This summer, the bike. We went on a few rides together. Not nearly enough. But the weather’s still nice and the days are still longish. So I see some more bike rides on my horizon.
Frank – Portrait of a Biker
I love exploring Central CA.
Got off the beaten path a little bit on the recent camping trip.
Windmills | Lompoc
Amtrak | Jalama Beach
Tractor | Solvang
Found these tea remnants on the stove recently.
Black & White Fungus are the only ingredients I recognize.
It’s been making the rounds among our set recently.
I have resisted trying it – so far….
Heidi has been assisting me for about 3 years now. She’s better today than the first time we worked together, which cannot be said for most Photo Assistants.
She’s also a fantastic photographer in her own right. And I’ve taken a lot of joy in watching her build her Wedding and Portrait business over these 3 short years.
Check out her outstanding work:
http://www.heidiophoto.com/
Well, she got married a couple of weeks ago to a wonderful guy, Albert, at what has to have been one of the funnest and most picturesque weddings I’ve ever been to. Hands down, 2 of the best toasts, from the Bride’s brother and the Groom’s brother, I have ever heard at a wedding. 2 of the best!! At the same wedding!! From different families! I kid you not!!!
I shot a couple of wedding’s early in my career and gave them up right away. I guess I’m just not wired to deal with shooting a wedding. But I do enjoy a good wedding and I like to bring a camera, just in case…
Just got back from a week of camping at El Capitan State Beach, Northwest of Santa Barbara.
I love these Boy images.
It was a good trip…relaxing.
I’ve shot a lot of Maritime stuff over the years, but one thing I have never experienced is the Christening and Launching of a ship. As of yesterday I can check that one off the list. NASSCO launched the USNS Matthew Perry yesterday at it’s shipyard. It was a much more formal event than I expected and extremely choreographed…down to the launch time of 6PM to take advantage of the highest tide. It wasn’t what I expected, but then again, it was an extremely exciting 60 seconds. Like the Video guy next to me said as the ship hit the water, “Well, that never gets old!” And I can image not…
I just saw the Richard Avedon : Portraits of Power show last night at the San Diego Museum of Art. My first reaction after walking through for a brief overview was “Where the hell are the American West” Portraits? So I went back and reread the synopsis of the show and realized this was all about Power and Politics. Okay, now that I had some context I was ready to dig in and check out the show. It is a really impressive body of work (as if that needed to be said), but what stuck out for me was to see “The Family” project commissioned by Rolling Stone in 1976. It was a year long project Avedon embarked on to photograph the polital and business leaders at the time of America’s Bicentenial. 69 portraits of some of the greatest American leaders form the last half century. Greald Ford, President at the time, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, not yet President, Kissenger, Tip O’Niel, Lady Bird….It’s such an awesome group of portraits. Most stand well on their own, but it’s the group of all 69 prints hanging on top of each other in 3 rows of 23 that is so impressive. It immediately brought to mind Obama’s People, shot by Nadav Kander earlier this year after Obama was elected, but before the innaguaration. I remeber being blown awy when I got The New York Times Magazine which featured the portraits by Kander. Avedon’s project has proven to be seminal and I imagine Kander’s will as well. I love the lack of propping, even less so in Avedon’s. Probaby simply for the fact that we weren’t carrying around so much stuff, like Iphone/blackberrys, 33 years ago. 2 great portrait artists at their best!
Some of my favorites from Obam’s People are Rahm Emanuel | Chief of Staff, Marvin Nicholson | White House Trip Director, David Axelrod | Senior Advisor, Robert Gibbs | Press Secretary, & Carol M. Browner | Energy and Climate Policy Coordinator
The whole series can be viewed here:
Obama’s People
Some of my favorites from The Family are Charles Shaffer | Attorney, F. Edward Hebert | Congressman LA, Cesar Chavez | Founder UFWU, & Elliot Richardson | Us Secretary of Commerce.
The whole series can be viewed here:
The Family
It’s always nice to see the Tear Sheets once the project is complete. My Rep, Wonderful Machine, has a section on their website dedicated to just Tear Sheets. Here’s a couple of images their featuring from the 2008 Port of San Diego Annual Report: The Cover and one of the NASSCO welders.
I’m pretty hot on the whole Social Media phenomena. I’m really curious where it’s all going to go in the next several years. In the meantime, I’m really into Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
So like any good trade organization, APA San Diego is planning a Social Media event…a Roundtable in this case. APA /SD Roundtable’s are our opportunity to get a small group of photographers to get together (no more than 15 attendees to facilitate participation by all) to discuss the issues of the day. In this case, what is Social Media and why the hell should I care!?!
So I volunteered to host the event and shoot the image for the E-Blast to promote the event. The image isn’t exactly how I envisioned it, but I like it nonetheless. Thanks to Rachel Crawford of Mixture for letting me borrow her hands for the shot. In addition to working at Mixture, Rachel has a great line of Handmade jewelry and accessories. Check her out here: http://www.rachellarraine.com/
If you’re interested in attending the event FB me, Tweet me, or just give me a shout!
Here’s the details:
Date: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Time: Doors open 6:30 pm, starts at 7:00 pm
Location: Harrison/Rogozienski Studio
930 W. Ivy Street | San Diego 92101
Cost: APA Members Free, Non-members $10, Students $5
RSVP: frank@frankrogozienski.com or 619-239-9511
All APA | SD Roundtables are limited to 15 participants.
RSVP early to reserve your spot!
