dear future,

would it be too much to ask for a house with some earthy
place where natural light can live?

or just for my little guy to get here already so we can play?

i will be honest and say that i haven't been brave enough until now to tackle fotos of newborns...

bring it- i have too many ideas now.

from nicolehoxiephotography.com

from jdunhamphotography.com

from sharihatfieldphotography.com

from www.angelacrutcherphotography.com

lady lump photography...

 i have been looking into some photographers in the central coast area that might want to shoot this little family before we are 3.

[i was also looking on craisglist to find more baby gear that i could snatch...]

 i think. i found it.

{ew.}

long-winded movie review - karate kid remake

you and i both had a crush on the first karate kid.
don't even try to deny it.

but this karate kid remake proves one thing:
jaden smith has a future ahead of him

i will be honest, initially, this was one of those,
"oh, ok dear, lets go see a movie that you want to see"
moments,

but i absolutely enjoyed it and would own this.
(i might even go as far to say i like it better than the original...
but that may or may not be blasphemous...)

best features:
* jackie chan character is priceless -
so different from some of the dumbed down guy movies he's played in.
this guy has depth - great performance
and the chemistry between him and the kid is fun to watch.

* music - from the beginning i was dancin -
the credits feature a song jaden wrote himself.
that just makes me smile.

* parallels to previous karate kid. look for em.
some are subtle,
but because i was raised by men, i caught em.

* end credits feature very cool fotos of the production
with jada pinkett and will hangin out the whole time.
they were the producers of the film.

watch your tail end for this jaden kid -
he's coming on up.

meet shelby

meet shelby

swimmer, musician, honor roll,
soon-to-be a class of '10 graduate of

westwood high school

congrats, for real this time!

mcfotography and a shelby

here is a prototype of your
announcement....

i will post the fotos from this senior shoot soon.

let me know if you need them - i am all over it!

single foto session
(grad/prom/headshots)

$75 for sitting fee
$50 for the disc of fotos

email me for more information if you are interested
meg [dot] moffat [dot] gmail [dot] com.

long-winded movie review #2 — Slumdog Millionaire

i am going to preface this one by saying that i truly do not want you to feel pressure in any way to do anything by way of my strong and possibly overly passionate feelings toward the following movie...

slumdog millionaire—

if for nothing else, this film should be nominated for cinematography. it is photographically stunning. if you could whip out your cute little nikon d80 every 10 seconds and capture color and movement the way this man does you would/could/should be a millionaire. period. at least 80 frames that are modern art museum worthy.

it isn't the pictures alone though. it is almost sensory overload. they said, "figure out what will kill them, then back it off a little bit". the first moment pulls you in with large african banging drums and flashes of movement. sort of like a bourne movie almost kind of but not quite. the music throughout is so fun. some of the best indian pop i've heard in a while.

the story, you reality-tv-ers will like: a young boy who gets on "who wants to be a millionaire" in india. only, he's from the hood and shouldn't know all the answers—but he does. the film takes you through his history and how he serendipitously knows the million-dollar answers because of his 2 dollar life. again—brilliant.

the director is american, making it an american film, but in most other ways it is a bollywood classic. the actors are all fresh indian faces (these two here are just beautiful humans...) that make the story feel more culturally rich and sound. if you have ever read a kalid hosseini book, it reads something like that.

which brings me to another point: the rating. you are thinking: oh, but that is rated R. sure it is. i would say that is mostly because it is culturally gritty. it tells of somewhat vulgar living circumstances and therefore presents images of a violent nature. not necessarily bloody, but i am sure the production staff knew that it was just adult in content and wanted to advertise to the older crowd. i would say i wouldn't take your immature teens to it, but

in my humble, yet correct opinion: 5/5
owner or renter? tough question. i might need to own it, but you might not...

again, if you see it, let me know what you thought- always interested to know!