a couple weekends ago, i met up with a photographer friend, alexandra frankel, from sacramento. alex and i met at a photography workshop in chicago last year. she and her family were here on vacation for a week and her rental house ended up being less than a mile from my house (she had no idea where in san diego that i lived).

alex has two beautiful girls, who i photographed in the hand-me-down dress (you can find some of their photographs in both the main gallery and the hand-me-down dress gallery). we shot all over the place, which was super fun. today, alex emailed me a few photos of myself shooting the girls--so i thought i'd put together a photo of me shooting the girls (courtesy of alex) with a shot that i took from almost the exact same moment.

also i just have to laugh at some of the positions i find myself shooting in. i've had a few photographers send me photos of myself shooting and for some reason i always seem to look rather awkward, although it never feels awkward at the time. so while i might not exactly look glamorous while i'm shooting, i'm can honestly say that i'm not afraid to get dirty.