Memoirs of a Geisha

San Marino -- A few years back, I shot a series of photos with a friend at the Huntington Library, Japanese Gardens. She was made up and dressed as a geisha. Although the original prints went out as color, I recently experimented with Nik Software using the Analog Efex Pro2. This is the result.

The Huntington Library is a popular film location as in the 2005 motion picture, Memoirs of a Geisha.

Simple Luxuries

San Marino--Yesterday, I took over 350 photos; many of which were quite usable. I captured emotion in smiles and in frustration. Some pics display action, labor and skill while others were shots of very expensive things.

But I chose this photo because sometimes we forget how good we really have it.