Last Wednesday, Jen, Alejandro and myself were heading to CSUEB in Concord, like we do most Wednesdays, when Jen stripped off her shoes and socks to show us her latest project. They even glow in the dark! Sorry I don’t have a better photo – I was driving after all – but trust me when [...]

Homecoming has come and gone and in the midst of the mayhem, I completely forgot to post any pics. While this photo prob won’t make it to yearbook, I think it’s my favorite.

This way.

I spent part of this momentous day, a day that only occurs once every century, at one of my favorite places – the El Cerrito Recycling Center. I don’t go to the ECRC to drop off recyclables but to pick some up instead. As an art teacher, I find lots of good materials at this [...]

It might appear that this blog is slowly morphing into one which primarily features photography and secondary education but I had such a wonderful time watching my students create pinhole cameras this past week (in Pinole of all places) that I just had to share some of the results with you. Aren’t they magnificent? I [...]

The first pep rally of the school year was held yesterday. As you can see, it resembled a revival meeting at times, such was the fervor of these students. Luckily I had some ear plugs in my bag. Being inside the gym also gave me an opportunity to experiment with a higher ISO setting on [...]

What you see pictured is my new classroom. It’s not much but it’s MINE – all MINE! Yes, folks. Tomorrow I start my new career as a high school photography, yearbook and “crafts” teacher. (Sorry – no pictures of the “crafts” room yet but trust me, it’s cool. WAY cool). I’m so excited. I can’t [...]

Being at the Oakland Art Murmur last night reminded me of a photo I took last year, of “Bean” and also of an online Photoshop tutorial I recently came across. If you’re like me and you can’t afford a really long or a really fast lens, you can “fake” selective focus or shallow depth of [...]