My photography is centered on the landscapes of coastal Sonoma, Mendocino and Marin Counties, California. My goal is to capture a sense the beauty, serenity and wonderful light that we enjoy on the edge of the continent, away from urban congestion. Living full-time at The Sea Ranch, on the northern coast of Sonoma County, I have an opportunity to watch the daily and seasonal rhythms of the light, land and ocean, and I endeavor to impart a strong sense of this place in my images. One could spend a lifetime photographing this area and still have a long list of places yet to visit or re-visit.
Gallery Updates – Spring 2013. The galleries have been fairly static since I first opened this WordPress-based site in May 2011. My photography has continued to evolve so a Spring 2013 project is to update the image galleries. Gallery One contains more recent work in color. Six sub-galleries are now open with more to join in the coming weeks. The wonderfully graphic sandstone that forms our ocean bluffs is the subject of three of those six sub-galleries. Gallery Two features images from the North Coast of California in monochrome. As my photography grows more graphic and somewhat abstract, I have a growing interest in “black & white” for my images. I currently have just a single sub-gallery but will add more over time. Gallery NorCal is my “classic” gallery that will shrink in size as newer work is added to Galleries One and Two. I plan to remove Gallery NorCal completely by the time I complete my Spring update.
EFOLIOs. I’ve added electronic portfolios (eFolios) of my work to the website. These pdf files contain 12-24 images focused on a single topic from the North Coast of California and are available for free download to registered members of the website. See the “EFOLIOS” tab.
I plan to use the weblog to announce updates such as posting of new images. Too, I hope to periodically share some of what I have learned about photography via the blog. If you would like to be notified of postings, please subscribe to my RSS feed by going to the Contact page and clicking on the link.
I welcome your feedback. Public comments (will appear on the website) can be left through the form below. Private comments should be left via my E-mail inquiry form (under “Contact”).
Great updated website. Thanks for sharing. I also saw your entries in the May show at GAC. Wonderful work.
Frank, your work is simply beautiful. Whatever you do, you do it first class. Thanks for sharing. Indeed, well done! Thanks. Q Houshmand
Nice site and images, Frank! You have spent some quality time at the coast and along the coastal regions of our lovely state – and the images evoke a nice mood and feeling of the places you have visited. Keep ‘em coming!
Frank, it’s a great to see your new art work!
I have been fine and busy at Cisco, we miss you so much, why don’t you come back to Cisco?
I guess you have had nice relax days enough, haven’t you?
Anyway next time I fly to visit SJ, I will contact you. Keep in touch!
Your photos are supurb! I have forwarded your address to my grandson who is wildly interested in becoming a good photographer. He wants to visit us here to photograph our coast and I hope your website will give him inspiration to come and try his hand! Thanks, John
John — There certainly is no shortage of interesting material for photography. Please do encourage your grandson. Even the upcoming fog season can be interesting when the fog comes to ground level (rather than a low overcast). Come to think of it, even low overcast makes new opportunities to go into the forest and try to capture the redwoods. Every time I think I’m running out of material here, I just have to think a bit and I pretty quickly fill up a sheet of paper with more ideas for images. Frank
Your talent gives me chills! Bev
Frank: I agree with the previous comment – whatever you do, you do it professionally, meticulously, and close to perfection (only God can be perfect:-))! So now I realize through these photos how much you have in common with your wife!
Maybe when I go visit my new grand-nephew in Santa Rosa, CA, I can stop by and see you in person! Probably in Jan.
Frank,
What gifts you have! I thought I had e-mailed you before, but it bears repeating. The Fort Ross photos so capture the place, but your eye sees beauty everywhere. Thanks for sharing what you see. Let’s get together and celebrate our good fortune over the holidays.
Phil and Ann
It is awesome work. Thank you for sharing. Q Houshmand
What I like most about your pictures is the “simplicity” and beauty ! You can feel the “passion” behind every single shot ! Keep up the good work !
Dieter