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Film Fridays – Rocky in 35mm Black and White

Black and white 35mm film shot of pet photography by Los Angeles lifestyle photographer Jessica Schilling

Rocky, a white Boxer, came into my family when I was in college. He started off as my brother’s puppy, but eventually became my dad’s dog and the whole family’s pet. Rocky had the sweetest personality with people and a series of enthusiastic dances and prances that earned him lots of teasing but lots of...

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Film Fridays – Manhattan Beach and Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Pynchon's former duplex in Manhattan Beach where Gravity's Rainbow was written

A few months ago, Matt heard that the duplex where Thomas Pynchon, his favorite author, wrote Gravity’s Rainbow, his favorite book, was on the market. We don’t exactly have 1.05 million dollars laying around to buy this little piece of literary history, but we did have a free afternoon to drive down to Manhattan Beach...

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Angels Flight Downtown Los Angeles Anniversary Photography

For our anniversary a few weeks ago, Matt and I decided to spend some time downtown, a part of Los Angeles we still don’t know that well and haven’t explored that much. We stayed at the beautiful Westin Bonaventure hotel, checked out some great exhibits at MOCA, and rode “the shortest railway in the world”...

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Film Fridays – Happy Anniversary!

Indie DIY wedding portraits, photography on 35mm film by Laura Ciociola for my wedding in 2007

I’m taking a departure from the normal Film Fridays routine of posting one of my photos to instead show off a 35mm shot from my wedding four years ago. I love that our wedding photographer, Laura Ciociola, was shooting film because I think it gives our photos a really cool and unique look. I’ve said...

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Film Fridays – Pet Photography

Quirky unique toy camera pet photography in San Fernando Valley

In thinking about some changes I want to implement for my website (big overhaul coming soon!) one of the things I decided to add is a new feature called Film Fridays. So each week I’ll be posting a shot or series taken on film, from one of my toy cameras or my 35mm slr. The...

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