by kate benson | May 16, 2012 | Wallpaper
This week the photograph for our wallpaper was taken while I was driving in the Florida Keys (Islamorada to be specific). The day was beautiful of course and dusk was no exception. This is one more reason to love the Golden Hour.
by kate benson | May 11, 2012 | instagram
Sam and I have been really enjoying Instagram. Old news for most people but us Android owners are just getting to start playing with the app. In the mornings at the Benson Trotter house, our dog Budapest is up with the sun (sometimes slightly before it). He’s a good dog and won’t wake you up but his anticipation is in the air and besides once you crack your eyes open, if that sun has started rising, there’s a slim chance you’ll be getting back to sleep. So somewhere in this routine Sam and I started a little game where you try and sneak yourself and the dog out of the room without waking up each other. While on the walk we take pictures and post them in Facebook and/or Instagram so the other person gets to see (once they wake up that is) what they missed on the walk. It’s a cute game. Budapest makes it harder than it sounds by shaking as soon as he gets up (he’s got a very noisy collar) and rubbing his face along the bed. So we have to get him out of the room before he does that. Then when he sees you grab his leash his excitement boils over and the barking begins. I’m sure that is also a fun game for our upstairs neighbor and friend Eva. However, occasionally you do get out the door without waking your better half and get to take some pictures. This is one of mine from this morning. Sorry for the low quality, they are cell phone pictures after all. Enjoy!
by kate benson | May 9, 2012 | Wallpaper
This photograph is also from Sam and I’s epic trip to the west coast, I took it as we drove from LA to San Fran with two of our favorite girls! Somewhere before wine country, but after Santa Barbara.
by kate benson | May 4, 2012 | Just for fun, Uncategorized
No seriously, thank you. Because as much as it sucks to have another photographer with the same name as me (we’ll both agree it kinda sucks), it doesn’t suck as much as it could. I appreciate that you are a normal person, not a crazy person. I count myself lucky that your working in a different genre than I am, living in a different part of this country, and I’m really lucky you are a great photographer so when we are confused for each other at least no one is walking away. So for the times I’ve gotten upset about the mixups that have happened. I apologize. You are awesome. You are nice. Thank you for that.
Here is a string of emails I received this week from a photographer who shares the name as another photographer. I think he wanted me to take down a link I have that goes to the other guy. But the other guy is a great photographer, and not at all crazy, so I am not taking the link down (besides, bullying is just wrong)… but here’s the conversation. It started last weekend and just in time for this blog post he sent the last one. Hope it gives you a good laugh this Friday! I took out the name of the photographer, but see if you can guess who it is…
by kate benson | May 3, 2012 | current events
A great NY Times Post about Ben Lowy who uses his cell phone and Hipstamatic app to create some of the most compelling war photography we’ve seen. He is published by the biggest names in news, and the winner of the some of photography’s most prestigious awards. Well played Ben. Well played.