picnic in the park

picnic

What a great day for a picnic yesterday. We had everything, including overpriced lobster rolls, wine, eclairs, and of course, Hello Kitty dishware.







best seat outside the house

above it all

Despite the summer haze, this fearless worker has quite a spectacular view of Manhattan. I’d rather enjoy it from the comfort of my friend Pam’s beautiful home.







head (and hair) shot

in knots

Obviously, when you have hair like this it is necessary to do some cool things with it. Technically, the photo could use a little work, but Tomo strikes the right pose.







in the shadows

shadows

Yesterday was another shoot with the talented Tomo. This photo will probably not end up in her portfolio as it is not the glamor headshot she is looking for, but I dig it’s mysterious minimalism.







reaching out

reaching out

Looks like Kippy wants to shake my hand or needs a leg up.







seeing things

moustache

The last assignment we had for our natural portrait class was to take two photographs of a person — one where the person is in it and one where they’re not. This was my interpretation.







other side of the fence

other side of the fence

I glanced upon this cute family unit (father and son both wearing plaid) while dining at a Union Square restaurant this past weekend.