Disappointment.

I was supposed to spend the day in Kindergarten with my 6 yr old daughter today. But when my 3 yr old came down with a stomach virus in the middle of the night, I knew that both of us would be severely disappointed as I would have to stay home and be Super Daddy. It was heartbreaking to see her drive off with tears in her eyes as she begged me to go. Everyone needs to learn to deal with disappointment, but I wonder how this will be processed in her little pscyche and how it might shape her later.

It really puts things in perspective. I've been disappointed many times, lately with missed opportunities, lost jobs, materialism, sluggish career...etc. I have to wonder how that compares to a 6 yr old's disappointment at her father, all the while I know that it doesn't. In 20 years I won't remember that job that went away or that celebrity I didn't get to meet. Now the only thing to do is try and make things right. Chucky Cheese, anyone?

San Francisco treats

Just got back from San Francisco assisting awesome photographer and friend Dave Shafer. Dave is one of the few photographers I know that still shoots 4x5 film as well as digital. It's always a great lesson working with Dave. We got to work along side Jeff Bednarz, a commercial film director. He's really cool too.

San Fran is beautiful but equally weird. For instance, we stopped in an Irish Pub for a few beers and was treated to a post op tranny sing a Johnny and June Cash duet...by himself/herself...both parts...in key. We stayed the whole time. It was great!

The next morning we got up around 5am to shoot the Golden Gate bridge.



Pictures just don't do it justice.

This here is a blog.

I take pictures, so pictures will be an intregal part of what I do here. Also, I love taking bloggy photos with my iPhone. Breaking a real camera out seems too close to work, but there is a fun challenge when looking for an image with an iPhone. I'll use the "CameraBag" app to process these images. I hope I keep this thing going.

The photos above were taken at the St. Jo rodeo in St. Jo, Texas last August. For some reason I take totally different photos with my iPhone than I would with a big pro camera. One day I'll figure out why.