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human trafficking exists in Houston, help stop it
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I'm honored and excited to introduce an anti-human trafficking organization called Free the Captives. I've very much enjoyed getting to know Julie Waters, the founder. Actually, my friend Stephanie Turner (who is a killer reflector holder and a joy to spend time with), made the link that we know Julie from college! She was the secretary of Phi Lamb when we joined as freshmen. So fun.
Onto the deep, important stuff. I've learned a lot about human trafficking since beginning work with Julie. Houston is a US hub for the odious activity. We've put together a website freethecaptiveshouston.com. This video introduces the work that she and other organization members are actively pursuing. I'm so excited to know I can help. You can to - Join in! More info at the website freethecaptiveshouston.com.beautiful day on the beach
Grant and I are hanging out with my family and several of my sister's friends over spring break. These girls are such precious people, they are out in freezing windy weather in sundresses to make these photographs. They look like they had a lot of fun, even though I know they were freezing! I was out there in jeans and a fleece!
Many thanks to my Mom for her help with the light bouncing and the sweater holding. We really enjoyed photographing with these ladies. Maybe Grant and I will be fortunate enough to photo another group of girls on the beach. What a fun way to spend the afternoon!a chicken?
A crazy e-mail conversation:Tim Sr.: "I have added a chicken to my music gigs. I would like to see if we could take pictures for website. We are performing this Friday. Could that work??? How about video for web? Tim Jr. has the video camera. He is the chicken. Let me know."studiodetro: "This chicken e-mail is the funniest e-mail I've ever had. Do you have an open end time or is someone else playing immediately afterwards? I'd love to come photo more!" Tim Sr.: "He is a new employee. Now don't make fun of him!!!!! He does have a complex. See you Friday."So, to add to the timjanak.com website and online presence, as we promote Tim Sr.'s German folk music, I made the following photographs of the Friday lunchtime performance. Complete with chicken. And when Tim Sr. played "The Chicken Dance," things began to make sense to me. And Tim Jr. makes for a helpful and entertaining chicken partner to the man wearing lederhosen. You know, if it works, go for it.Crazy is so fun!
smugmug photography meetup
Borrowing liberally from Alex Garza's (onibla.com) twitter (@alexgarza) posts, the night can be summarized as follows:- Houston, we have an awesome community of photogs! Thx U all 4 coming 2nite 2 our @SmugMug meetup. Also BIG thx 2 @JRCohen & @CoffeeGroundz
- Speech by JR Cohen about social media and paying it forward.
- Community isn't about yourself.
- I'm still buzzing off of how awesome last night's @SmugMug Houston meetup went. @JRCohen reminded all of us it's not bout us. #SLGT
photographing horses
Grant and I made a new friend - a wedding photographer in Orange County, Brian Khang. He's much more fond of Orange County, CA than Spring, TX (and we don't blame him); however, he very much wanted to take photographs of horses in fields. This "dream" of his came up in conversation not more than a week after Grant and I decided to lay off the massive amounts of photographs we take of the ranch ... we didn't want to bore the few people who view our photo stream. Turns out, our lifestyle isn't that boring. You just have to be from somewhere else to find it novel. Such is life, I guess! Sometimes photographers stop looking at places very close to home ... we just stopped valuing places close to home as fascinating places. I suppose if a photographer can make a careful interesting study of the "mundane", the new and the interesting will be that much more natural to record. So, Brian gets some help from Scout as he photographs horses. And we test Brian's mettle by running through a messy cow field. We also made a quick trip into town and hit the diner and the general store. Brain said, "I feel like I've had culture." Hmmm. Super cute! And we drove through Cat Spring, TX on the way back to Houston. It's cuter than old town Spring IMO. And maybe Brian's. We're looking forward to the next time we get to spend some time with Brian. Maybe it will be when Grant and I are in Orange County, experiencing Brian's version of "everyday" ... cameras in hand.
photos: remember where you've been
Hmmm ... second attempt at this post, too many photographs?We were out in Austin County this weekend. It was wonderful. When I photographed around the Newman's Bakery in Bellville and a patron asked me in that beautiful German-influenced drawl, "You take pictures to remember where you've been?" It's true! That's why I'm lugging around my camera, to remember where I've been. And mom and I love our buckskins. Newsflash.The sky was amazing, a few photographs don't do God justice on the weekend light show.
remember where you've been
We were out in Austin County this weekend. It was wonderful. When I photographed around the Newman's Bakery in Bellville and a patron asked me in that beautiful German-influenced drawl, "You take pictures to remember where you've been?" It's true! That's why I'm lugging around my camera, to remember where I've been.
And mom and I love our buckskins. Newsflash.The sky was amazing, a few photographs don't do God justice on the weekend light show.
go ags!
At the ranch again this weekend.Some new friends of ours came out and rode, bringing two of Will's horses. Glad their plans fell through wherever they were supposed to go, Grant and I enjoyed the company!I'd talk about how great the weather was, but that's boring.I remember being in college and thinking how cute, old, and fat married people were (you know, the Aggies that had "recently" graduated) ... especially if our class year was in a different decade. Sigh ... we've arrived!
The Pack
Well, it's about time we get more Pack meetings together. Our last one, low light shooting with minimal flash, was pretty interesting.We're always open to new ideas and new faces at our Pack meetings. The only rule is that all attendees contribute. We haven't yet run across a person who was a walking idea black hole! Here's a link to the blog we've started to centralize our planning and our recapping. The Pack - Houston Photographers.If you're a Houston area creative, you're welcome to add yourself and your resources (aka "get involved")! So here's the studio|detro photos from the last meeting.
cute sister!
How cute is my working girl sister? We went out to eat and I photoed her as the sun set (and after the sun went down). She likes cell phones.
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