I just received this clip and so stoked to see so many pictures from a really fun assignment. I also discovered two great venues from this story that I now regularly visit. Click on the link to read more about music in Rio de Janeiro.
Where Bossa Nova is Just the Start
A recent assignment for the SF Chronicle's fitness column led to bollywood dancing in a ballet studio on Black Friday, a day in which I survived the surge of people shopping at Best Buy when I was out of a battery. But Dr. Selina Shah was so patient yet had so much energy when she twirled and danced on the chilly studio floor. Here's a clip and an outtake, which is actually one of my favorite photos from this assignment.
sweet little surprise from an outtake of an assignment. sax player from the robin duhe band in oakland that i photographed on assignment for the sf chronicle.
an outtake portrait of robin duhe:
It was a bit of challenge shooting this portrait, considering the new canon flash slave option is a hidden function, and not as easy as the flick of switch. I had forgotten where to find it....but thanks to a little help from a collegue and the SF Chron's intern, stephen lam, problem solved. the next issue was that i had chosen a difficult spot, at night, with the musician wearing all black. Even his guitar was black! The Chron editors chose a different portrait that you can see here: bassist
on saturday i photographed a cinco de mayo party/fundraiser for relay for life and a folklorico dance group in napa at the fairgrounds. the place is nortorious for bad lighting but jumped for joy when they didn't really turn on the lights because it was fun to shoot and to catch shapes in the available light. teens danced to cumbia.
My new favorite band....from Brazil.
