Man, Oh Man.

Here are some men in my life I believe every lady wishes they could make a meal for. (Did I just set us back 40 years? Oh well...it's true). These guys have mad style and inspire me fully, even though they are of the opposite sex and have no idea I exist. Big ups to these fellas for being totally beautiful humans/robots?

 Andrew Bird. Your music makes me want to cry tears made of puppies. I'll be damned if the swell of your violin doesn't pluck my heart strings.

 Daft Punk: Although I've never seen your faces (and you appeared in a GAP ad) no one can make my bones move like you. Also, you wear metallic pants. Plus, I always know exactly how you're feeling because you literally spell it out across your cute robot forehead "DIGITAL LOVE"

Somebody slap me if I don't wanna cry every time I remember Jim Henson is no longer with us. I mean, who else had the balls to reinvent puppetry? Really??? Puppetry???? I love you. 

I mean look at this! Kermit is giving him a Hi-Five....and you can tell Kermit is kinda reminiscing about the good ol' days...awww maaaaaaan.

 Somebody else slap me if Marvin Gaye ain't got the sickest soul of them all. I bought a red hat at an estate sale inspired by this photograph. Jonathan stole it from me, and smokes cigarettes next to the window in it. I'll steal it back soon and do a post dedicated to Marvin and his hat...and his glory. 

 If I tried to explain why Paul Newman is on this list, I'd just turn into a bumbling fool. Some people's fervor and vibe just can't be nailed down. That's what made him so fabulous. He was actually a nice guy that every woman wanted...and every woman still swoons over. 

 Many don't know exactly how much of a photographer Norman Rockwell was. Heart.

TRUE STORY: I peed in Paul Simon's toilet. 

Dream come true. 

Love you. 

Ballerinas and Organs and Costumes, Oh My!

Yesterday I dragged my ass out of bed at 7:00am to go shoot the Preforming Arts Department at SMU. My lady friend wants to use the photos for promotions, and to encourage alumni to give back to the arts. I always complain when I have to get up that early to shoot, but once I start, I'm so thankful I did. The light is so forgiving that time of day...spilling over everything outside and into windows. I'm excited with how these shots turned out. Here's a few of my favorites:

This is Giva Taylor (Dallas' Mistress of Insane Costumes...Really, she's the gate keeper of some breath taking garments) teaching a costuming class. I had the pleasure of working with Giva when I preformed with the Undermain. She's fabulous, and I just wanted to stay in her costume closet. SO many incredible pieces and ridiculous hats. Howsbout taking a costume class with 3 students? Wow.

"Nah, i'm not going to skip drawing today, ya know cause the class is in an old museum and all..." GAH!

BALLERINAS!

Last shot of the day. Floating nest installation. Amazing what you can miss by not taking the time to look up.

This shoot was pretty damn fulfilling. All of the facilities were quality. The set building shop, the sewing room with 50 industrial sewing machines. LAWD, it made me want to go back and get a Masters...For those of you who can afford it...or who love taking on huge amounts of student loans...I recommend checking out SMU.

Impromptu Family Portrait

You don't know what it takes to get both of them to sit still. Look at the smile on Jonathan's face. 

Classic.