Sandoval Family Blog

Friday evening in Sandbridge

I was off on Friday and took Olivia to Little Island Park in Sandbridge. It was too cool to really get in the water, but perfect weather for sitting (or in Olivia's case, running, jumping, leaping, sprinting, etc.) on the beach. Here are a few photos of our relaxing getaway:

Olivia loves to pretend to be a dog. Specifically, she calls herself a "Tooshi dog" - yes, sounds like the word some people use for the posterior or "peaches" as we call them. I don't know where she got the name "Tooshi dog" but it's become a household name around here. And just wait until you hear the low moan of a howl the Tooshi dog makes when she is abandoned by family and is left alone (one of the scenarios Olivia has made up for the Tooshi dog - whereby she gets in the den cabinets, shuts the doors and howls - her howl is the funniest thing I have heard lately). So, here she is as the Tooshi dog:


I watched her watching the waves. She'd hike her little cover-up up her legs in anticipation of the water coming closer.


In action! Love the reflection of her body on the sand and the way she's still running on her toes.

Running. Non-stop. That's half of what she did on the beach - the other half of the time she was piling up old seaweed. Note the hair in her face - the normal state of things.   

Hurrah! Featured in Joshi Camera Magazine

I was asked back in January about permission to publish some photos in this beautiful Japanese photography magazine - Joshi Camera. How thrilled I was to receive a copy in the mail a few weeks ago and to see my photos in print! Can't read a word of the interview, but basically they asked me a few questions about my favorite things (I see a link to prolenswear.com there, which is where I got one of my bags) - and they also spotlight the tecnical specs on a couple of the photos. It really was an honor to be included - particularly since one of my idols - Brenda - was on the pages literally just before mine!

Congrats also go to Sabra - who is constantly posting mouth-watering gorgeous food shots on her site and Paula Swift, who I discovered thanks to the magazine.

The magazine's target audience is targeted to women in Japan interested in photography - the photos throughout the magazine are absolutely beautiful. The article I'm featured in is about 25 female photographers - "25 Girls with Camera in the World." I am very proud to be one of the four Americans selected for this edition. Here's my featured work:

   

Let's take a few photos...

One of the best things about having the photography side-biz is that Olivia willingly lets me take her photo again. I wanted a little practice with a new wide-angle lens and she willingly jumped at the chance to go outside and jump around with me. I love how her hair is blowing in the wind in the top two - the same photo in color and black/white because I can't decide which one I like best. Either way, we had a lot of fun and she gets more expressive each day!

I call this one "Here I am world!"