forever alone

I thought the internet meme title fit this tree well. This week last year, I was location shooting for my 3 minute film exercise for my Narrative Filmmaking class. We were only allowed to shoot 200' of 16mm black and white film and have one or two characters tops. My sister Lindsey helped me create and write the story, without her the film might never have happened or turned out as beautifully as I think it did. A special thanks goes out to Shan, who was so willing to run around a cold, damp field in nothing but a see-through lace dress and jump into a freezing cold pool for a scene that never actually made the final cut. 

A Random Field in Hutto, TX - 2011

the next 364

My last day in El Paso and the first day of the new year. Twenty twelve. The past year has been full of surprises - good, bad, ugly, but mostly good. Looking forward to the next 364 days that come and the places life will take us. Happy New Year!

Scenic Drive - El Paso, Texas - 2012

oh christmas cookie...

Midnight baking madness with my friend Lisa. Still doing Christmas 5 days later...

before and after

This is Coco's first and our last Christmas in El Paso. There are no ornaments on our tree because of a curious kitten pretending to be the tree topper. I will miss this house, but I'm looking forward to the ones to come in Granbury.

christmas morning

I think this photo needs no explaination...

Santa and Mrs. Claus - El Paso, TX - 2011

happy holidays from johnson city

Every year in Johnson City, Texas the Perdenales Electric Cooperative lights up the gigantic oak trees in front of their building. It takes them about 6 to 8 days to light them all. My dad and I stumbled upon this electric landscape while driving on our way from El Paso to Austin. It was a nice break after a long day of nothing but miles of desert. Happy Holidays!

 

last christmas...

My parents on christmas day last year.

Rod & Carol - El Paso, TX - 2010

masked woman

I really loved working the lighting set up for this shot. This is a still from a film I did with Alex Like in the spring, it's called The Masked Man. Click the link to see the film on vimeo.

Brenna Cleeland in The Masked Man - 2011

1944

This is a hand-colored photo taken of my grandma when she was 16 years old. I found it in my sister's room and decided to scan it and digitally restore it from its previous state of disrepair. Here is the before and after...

Phyllis - Nachman's Photo Studio - Newport News, VA

Digitally Restored Photo

something found

I have finally started to scan my color film shots over the last year. Here is the first of many to come.

Lisa - Point Reyes, CA - 2010