"I Live Here: SF: Travis"

I was recently featured as part of the popular “I Live Here: SF” project, an online feature profiling various San Franciscans as subjects.  The project is a collaboration between the subject and project founder and photographer Julie Michelle (a.k.a. “TangobabySF”), where the subject submits his or her own personal story about San Francisco and Michelle schedules a time to photograph the individual in their chosen location.

"It really is all about (the subject)," Michelle says. "They write their story, they edit their photo set, they pick their location. ... That's all a part of their story."

Since its inception six months ago, the project has featured over 50 San Franciscans, a nice mix of both natives and transplants.  

The San Francisco Chronicle ran a feature story about the “I Live Here: SF” project in the Datebook section of last Thursday’s paper.  You can read the online version of the story HERE.

I’ve never been a fan of having my picture taken -- I always much preferred being on the other side of the lens, but felt very comfortable shooting with Michelle, and I must say I was quite pleased with the pictures.  She has a great eye.

Also, although my story is set in The City’s Lower and Upper Haight, my chosen locations for the shoot were the Financial District and Chinatown as they are the neighborhoods I enjoy most, especially for photo walking.  

Click the link below to read my story as well as other “I Live Here: SF” subjects:

http://iliveheresf.blogspot.com/2009/10/travis.html

Click the link below to see the rest of the photos from the shoot:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tangobaby2/sets/72157622379707287/


Sources:

Luna, Kristin. “Julie Michelle develops photo hobby into career”
SFGate.com. 1 October 2009.

Photo: Julie Michelle