This week I took a trip up to Bakersfield to shoot some portraits of my dad, singer J. Parson, for the album art on his next release. It was just before feeding time, so the horses repeatedly intruded, tried to eat my umbrella and ultimately made for some good shots.

After a month’s hiatus, Sunday Morning Sidewalk is back! This week I took a friend’s Holga for a spin one last time before returning it.

Will had a lot of fun with light this month, shadows and subject popping from their light sources. He also got outdoor photos that don’t involve snow which I am pretty jealous about. As always, he was a ramblin’ man, heading home, meeting Ozzy and hanging out with furries. When are you going on your road trip Will?

They say a good photographer never shares his/her contact sheets. Let’s just say that “Digital Contact Sheet” is a nonrandom sample geared toward the interesting, and will happen again whenever I deem a raw series of photos worth sharing for educational or entertainment purposes.

I tried to see past the signs and star-spangled denim, and found a group of humble folks who were just plain mad. Mad, and tired of a government they feel ignores them to such a degree that some of those same people decide to dress as revolutionaries…

Two things to keep in mind while shooting golf. First, a 400mm lens is a must. And, second, to make ‘the’ photo of the day you have to use a wide angle lens.

To give you an idea of this particular street’s character, while wandering around, a man in a truck pulled over to ask me if I was taking photos of prostitutes.

When I think of Jackie’s work I think of the big city, New York, and I imagine her running around with a cabal of 20-somethings from Brooklyn, writing blogs and making videos. The strongest images from January that she sent me to review were personal ones (except for the bearded fellow from Serena’s story Steeping the People), taken while on a road trip in California.

Will and I decided at the end of the month to send one another a selection of photos, with the photographer on the receiving end pulling 5 or so of their favorite images. Shooting on opposites coast with different styles and agenda, I’m hoping we can perhaps document a national zeitgeist between the two of us. I also hope this inspires me to get out with my camera (even if I can’t feel my fingers) since I just realized that the latest round for the Emerging Photographer Grant is upon …

This week’s wanderings took me from La Jolla to Pacific Beach, from Serra Mesa to North Park. I shot a lot of windows during my people-watching. Highlights included an engaging conversation with my favorite local demigod Slomo.