On Sunday, I returned home after spending five glorious days in San Francisco. Although I’d passed through briefly once before, outside of visiting the Golden Gate Bridge, I didn’t have time to experience much more. On this visit, however, I enjoyed a full sampling of San Francisco’s charms.
Since this month’s theme is Diptychs, I thought I’d try my hand at creating a series of duos about my recent trip. Because many of my clients require horizontal galleries, shooting vertically does not come naturally to me. I often have to remind myself to turn my camera on its side capturing my view from a vertical perspective. In fact, I rarely shoot in “portrait” style, so this exercise was a great experience in thinking outside of “my” box.
From leisurely dog walks with my host Hillary and Daisey in her Mill Valley neighborhood…
…to a trip “over the mountain” into my other host Kim’s favorite hiking grounds, Muir Woods.
We met friends out for drinks at Pier 23…
…and savored Sonoma’s charms with lunch at The Girl and the Fig.
Hillary hosted a gathering for my friends from back East…
…and then followed the next day by exploring China Town with my fellow photo sisters,
…ending, of course, with another delicious feast.
Have you been on a trip lately? Consider piecing together your next vacation’s photos “Diptych Style” to experience double the memories while looking back over your trip. If you need some tips on getting started with diptychs, check out Kirstin’s post from last year where you’ll find great pointers on how to do it right.
Until next time,
*happy sigh* Thanks for sharing so many wonderful photos! It’s like I was there with you! (and next time, by cracky, I will be!). Love the diptych style too. Neat to pair things together!
thanks kendra! i’d love to see some of your diptychs sometime! wish you’d been there too!
what a wonderful adventure you had, so happy for you! it flew by though, huh?
thanks! and yep…WAY too fast!
Love seeing your double vision. Looks like an amazingly fun time!
thank you angie!
I love these photo’s perfectly placed together, I really love the food shots;)
Tracie
thanks tracie!
My goodness, you need to do more diptychs! This really shows off what an amazing time you all had. x
Thank you! Coming from the diptych queen that means a lot 😉
Love these – especially the foodie ones. I just can’t do diptychs – my mind doesn’t work that way – so I’m always in awe of anyone who can – and you can!
Thank you Helen! I rarely do diptychs so this was a great exercise for me. After putting them together, I thought of so many shots I wish I had taken for pairups afterwards! 🙂
Beautiful, Holly! Your trip looks fantastic, and these came out beautifully!
thanks deirdre! i’m happy with how they came out 🙂
oh I have that horizontal problem too! every time I go to rotate the photos of my kids on my gallery wall, I realize I don’t take many verticals!
you’re dips came out great Holly. so can’t wait to see some of those ladies again!
Yes! It’s so tough to remind myself to shoot vertically! I’m working on shooting everything from all angles though 🙂 and thank you!!! hope to see you again soon to!
I love that you created a diptych of your vacation photos. The colors and the food look so inviting!
thanks Lindsey! i think we ate our way through San Francisco!
gorgeous shots Holly!
thank you!
Super! I love this – and especially the idea of capturing my next trip in this fashion. Looks like you had a lovely time.
thanks shannon! give it a try and see what you come up with.
Holly, your trip looks like it was wonderful and what a great way to share it!
thanks anna! we had a wonderful time.
I used to shoot portrait all the time and then worked hard to train myself out of the habit, but may be time to shake things up. Portrait really does work so much better for diptychs. And I think these came out super, Holly. Love the up and down shot of Muir Woods and pretty much everything about Chinatown. Looks like a beautiful, wonderful jam-packed getaway.
thanks debbie! and yep, portrait format is the bomb for diptychs…takes some getting used to for me though 🙂
What a glorious feast for the senses Holly! I can’t wait to hear all about it when I see you!
Fabulous images. The diptych style works so well.
Oh my, you are good! The diptychs are so great. Thanks for adding the link for help – I’ll be checking that out! xo