planet zitron: and the winner is....

Yay! This is the winning image the Zitrons chose to use for their holiday greeting postcard. 'Elle did an awesome job of tying everything together using shutterfly

:: high five :: for the creative collaboration!

Day #3: reuse old magazines and newspapers

before tossing old magazines and newspapers into the recycle bin, go through them one last time. they're treasure trove of images waiting to be cut out and used for all sorts of artsy projects. one project i have in mind is decoupaging. i have some journals and storage boxes that i would like to personalize with some cool images i've collected. stay tuned for a follow up post...

Day #2: Cell Phones for Soldiers

if you don't know what to do with your old, non-usable cell phones, you can donate them to Cell Phones for Soldiers. the phones are sent to ReCellular, a cell phone recycler, and then money that CPFS receives goes towards purchasing calling cards for troops overseas to call loved ones back home. you can print off shipping labels from their website and it's free of charge. also, i have bunches of bags if anyone needs any. just let me know.

visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com for more details.

365 Days: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

hellooooooOooOoo 2010!

today kicks off a photo project that me and a few other bright idea farmers decided to create. it's a challenge to document our efforts reducing, reusing and recycling to help sustain our planet. it's one photo every day for 365 days. we started a group on facebook for others to participate. check it out ===> HERE


DAY #1 - i officially inaugurated an old trash can with recycling logos to be the designated recycling receptacle for the upstairs of our house. There are little things we forget to recycle like empty toilet tissue paper rolls because we didn't think to bring it to the receptacle downstairs. Problem solved!

this is the day

a somber day.


a day of confronting ghosts from the past.

a day of healing.

new moon yantra

i volunteered to make the yantra for a new moon celebration. it represents kali ma.

"The Goddess Kali Ma is the supreme feminine manifestation of compassion as she frees us from the prison of our own ego." - http://www.goddess-kali-ma.com/

"The Yantra is a geometric symbol existing in the external world as well as a subject to be internalized within human consciousness. Kali is the Hindu Goddess of time, of change. She is the power of action, of the breath and of transformation (kriya-shakti). Kali's essence is Divine Love. Through time, breath and Divine Love all things are accomplished. If we surrender to Her essence, She creates the energy and all is possible. The Kali Yantra, then, contains within it the transformative energy of change." - http://www.towardstillness.com/kali.htm






acrylic on cardboard

top models

cheryl wanted to surprise her best friend with an "america's next top model" themed bachelorette party and asked if i would do the honors of being the photographer. i don't think any of us knew what to expect but i would have to say that this is definitely an awesome idea if you're not into the traditional stripper/bar crawl gig. the "tyra mail" was even written like a top secret mission letter. how fun is that?!?!
it was good laughs and great images. thanks ladies for a memorable shoot!































book me today for your Top Model themed shoot!

planet zitron

the zitron family portrait shoot was a blast. they biked a lot this year and thought it'd be fun to send a family portrait of them on their bikes (including their min pin sophie of course) as a holiday greeting postcard. i'm anxious to see which one she uses.

i posted a small fraction of all the cuteness. enjoy!