I'm so glad you found me! I'm a San Francisco photographer, and this blog charts my journey in the ever-evolving world of photography. One of the things I love about photography is that it's a journey, not a destination. I'm constantly learning and meeting wonderful people. Please peruse the blog to your heart's content, then check out my website and feel free to contact me! (I love hearing from you.)

“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow." – Imogen Cunningham

“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” – Edward Steichen

Film Friday - Expired Film, Lake Merritt and the Ferry Building


It's Friday and I'm all out of words (used them all up this week, should have been more careful!).

But fortunately I'm not out of pictures. And I just shot nine rolls of film in the Dominican Republic that I'm about to get developed, so I won't be out any time soon. It was a fantastic trip, and I'll tell you all about it soon, once I get a few more words back in stock.






Have a great weekend!

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Erik and Bayley Married - City Hall Wedding Sneak Peek




A few photos from a beautiful City Hall wedding recently. More coming soon!

Happy Caturday!


A few kitties for you this Caturday.

This little fluffball was caught in some sort of fire before she was rescued. Fortunately, Animal Care and Control San Francisco is able to give animals like this the special care they need. She was super cute, and didn't seem to be in much pain for her photographs - she was mostly focused on getting as many head scratches as she could.




And this big fluffball was so great! A little shy about photographs, but then, who isn't? I love cats with this coloring.






Find more adoptable cats, kittens, dogs, and other small animals at Animal Care and Control San Francisco.

*Want to see more cute and furry critters, or schedule a pet portrait session? Visit my website at www.quotidianphotography.com.*


Film Friday - A Whole Roll of Black and White, Mostly Montreal



An interesting exercise today. I thought I'd share with you a whole roll of medium format film (I only get twelve photos per roll with a 6x6 camera), and I decided to share it all in the order I shot it.

A couple of things you might learn from this: I almost never photograph any scene twice. Film is precious to me (and expensive!) so I try really hard to get it right the first time. If I don't get it right, I don't get the shot. That's okay; that's life.


I'm also, especially with the square format, really attracted to symmetry. I love shooting down streets and alleyways, and I always feel like I have to be dead center. I'm sure there are some photographers who feel like such symmetry is boring. Maybe so - for me, it's calming.


I love this little parklet! It's like an oasis in the middle of Montreal. This day was so hot and sticky. It was refreshing to walk into a green spot, even if only for a few moments.


As I recall, these flowers were orange. Hard to tell now!



I just loved these little window vines.


Nothing better than a gelato on a hot afternoon.


The next morning we stopped into this little bakery for breakfast. Out of habit, we tried speaking French to the guy behind the bar. Turned out he was Australian, and his French was pretty much nonexistent! The coffee was great, though.


That concludes the Montreal photos. The last three are just me trying to finish up the roll so I could get it developed already! I started with a classic mirror self portrait.


Then a little still life of my dresser. Should probably cut off that made in China tag!


And last, my favorite (and almost only) purchase in Montreal: my glass water bottle. I just love drinking out of glass. It's so much more comfortable than plastic or metal, and I can't explain exactly why.


So there you have it! Twelve photos, one roll.

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Kristen and Kyle Married - Santa Cruz Mountain Wedding Sneak Peek


It was a gorgeous, beautiful sunny day in the Santa Cruz mountains when Kyle and Kristen got married. Many more photos to come soon; this was an epic day!





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Kittens and Cats for Caturday



Starting off with some kittens for you this bright Caturday. A super cute little tabby first.




She was a little nervous about being photographed.


And then this lovely black and white sweetheart.




Last but not least, this black boy. You may recognize his unusual coloring; that's because I photographed him before! I love this cat. I wanted to take him home; Evan said two cats is enough. I mean, how do you know if two cats is really enough until you have three? No sense of adventure, that Evan.






Ah well. You can't take home all the cats.

Find more adoptable cats, kittens, dogs, and other small animals at Animal Care and Control San Francisco.

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Film Friday - Montreal in Color



Next week, black and white. But this week, color. I think this was a roll of Fuji Reala, which I decided to buy purely on a whim (I like trying new films). I have to say I'm not overawed by it, and so I don't think I'll buy it again. But despite my lukewarm feelings about the film, I still feel like sharing these photos with you.


I love photographing green things. Maybe you've noticed? These first three photos are from our trek up Mont Royal, the tallest hill in Montreal, and the one that the city is named after. I spent so much of my life in that park, especially the last summer I spent in Montreal before I moved back to California. It's a place like no other, with all kinds of activities happening there regularly, mostly on the weekends. (To see some great medium format film images of the park in action, check out Kate Hutchinson's blog.)

We, however, hiked up it on a Friday, and so it was pretty empty except for joggers.


And then we got to the top and saw the city in all its glory.


As I travel more, I'm beginning to realize that San Francisco, while it's an excellent place in so many ways, has pretty terrible clouds. We pretty much never have such fluffy, cheerful clouds as these in our skies. (Cloud experts: what are these? Nimbus? Cumulus? Cumulonimbus? Omnibus? Just kidding about that last one.)


And then we visited that hallowed spot: the McGill campus. What memories we revisited there! I loved that school, and it was a great four years. It's also a pretty great campus.





Next week: more Montreal (mostly) but all black and white. Get ready!

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