First snow of the season

The almanac predicts a cold, snowy winter, but this storm was just perfect for the first December New York City snow storm, although kids may be disappointed....

Or, maybe this is just a precursor of things to come…?

Leaking boat?

My 11 year old asked me today where’s his bailout? I said with a $5 a week allowance, I am the one who needs a bailout.

Then I see Nikon has a new, 24.39 MP full frame chip camera, the D3X, which lists for only $7,999.95. Where’s my bailout?

I need a new laptop, as my iBook is a candidate for the museum of old technology. Where’s my bailout? And while I am there, I can also use a new Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor Mac Pro, crammed with ram. A 120 GB iPod would be nice as well. I will even drive to DC to pick up my bailout check.

I also heard on the news that utility rates are going up, subway fares will probably go up, food has definitely gone up, unemployment is up, everything seems to be going up except for gasoline, which means my 10 year old car can now be driven in circles for less money. Whoopee!!!

National Turkey Day

Just don’t try this at home- especially my home. Did I mention how good the deep fried turkey was? And only 40 minutes from salmonella to carving board!

Red, white and male

I don’t like to go on about politics, so I will just say no matter whom you voted for, America has taken a huge step forward in electing a black man as it’s President.

Can a woman be far behind?

And can we even look forward to the day when we can stop prefacing the term President with an adjective?

Shake 'n' break

Just got a copy of the December 2008 Consumer Reports, which features two images from a shoot I did there earlier this year. CR is a truly great place to shoot- a cross between Dr. Emmett Brown’s laboratory and the back room at Costco. A wild place to see and be able to hang out & create fun images.











Photos by Andrea Patton









I can’t wait to get back in there and see more things get baked, watered, bent, crushed, stained, scraped, pulled, pushed, burned, smashed, tortured and destroyed.

And they have a good cafeteria as well ;).

In memoriam

It is not often I post sad news, but I must mention the passing of my friend, photographer, fellow APA|NY board and longtime Success Team member Susan San Giovanni, on October 9, 2008 after a long illness.

Her sometimes sardonic wit, calm demeanor and ability to cut to the quick of things will be missed by all of us here in NY, and especially those of us who worked with her. She was never afraid to tell you what she thought of things, and her can do spirit & courage made her a valued member of the NY photo community.

I would post a link to her site to celebrate her work, but unfortunately, her domain lapsed while she was ill, her site is no longer accessible. She did beautiful environmental portraits for corporate, not for profit and music clients- hopefully, someone will be able to post a gallery of some of her best pictures at some point.

Be at peace, Susan. We miss you.

New at Workbook

Just a quick mention to take a peek at the new Workbook online portal. I have reworked my galleries, arranging them loosely by category, and added a whole new gallery just of images from SHE"S OUT THERE!