Baby Model Turned Cleaner

June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

In a sign that the economic down turn knows no boundaries, ex-baby model Lucius King Chandler, who once graced the pages of oldnavy.com and Hannah Anderson, now turns to house cleaning to pay the bills.  Those close to him, says he spends time mumbling “Daddy go to work, Mommy go to work, and Shu Shu go to work.”  And while you may think he would be self conscious of his new status, apparently he has quite the talent for the custodial arts.  Client and Mother, Susan King reports “he polished the woodwork, cleaned the mirrors, washed the windows and it only cost me two cookies and a clean diaper.”  Times are tough indeed.

We wish him well.

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June 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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Jonah’s Birthday Party

June 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

In a stroke of brilliance, Jonah’s parents Rebecca and Ari held the birthday party at My Gym in Potrero Hill.  How they predicted the one day of rain among many sunny days is beyond me. But the indoor space what perfect for the rainy day.  Loads of fun with kids playing, singing and generally having a great time.

Photos and downloads here.

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Lucius and Granddad Joe

June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

One of the great things about being a Dad is seeing how great my own Dad is at being a dad.  He just does what needs to be done and he so clearly loves the people around him.   We were scheduled to do the AIDS Life Cycle together but the plans changed when he got sick and was unable to train.  So he did the most amazing thing and flew out to LA, rented a car, picked my tired-butt at the finish line and drove me all the way back to San Francisco.  Then he played Granddad-on-Vacation for 5 days.  He took care of Lucius most of the week and cooked several lip smacking dinners.

Pretty awesome I’d say.

Thanks Dad – I love you and you are the best.

Here are a few photos of Dad in action.  The love of a grandfather just oozes off of his face.

All photos are here.  One thing to note is that these photos were shot with my Nikon p6000 (point and shoot camera).  The shots came out better than I expected.

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Caroline’s Birthday Party

June 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Another fabulous party hosted by Caroline and her parents Amy and Andrew.  Chrissy field in the Presidio is beautiful of course and one of the best places for photography in San Francisco.  The children were just amazing.  Great to have so many great relationships form between the kids and the parents.

Order prints and downloads here (password required).

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Family Portaits for Rebecca, Ari and Jonah

June 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I met Rebecca, Ari and Jonah through my wife and her mom’s group.  They are moving to Dallas in June and wanted photos to commemorate their years in San Francisco.  We talked and settled on two locations that were important to them: the Randall Museum and Buena Vist Park.  Both areas have amazing views and great afternoon sunlight.   That afternoon the fog rolled in so we were racing against increasing winds and dropping temperatures.  Fortunately, they are troopers and we got a great collection.  I’ll definitely miss them and wish them the best of luck in Dallas.

Photos here (password required)

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Note from Rebecca…

“Joey did an amazing job capturing our family’s daily life in a beautiful, refreshing way. As a dad, he really understood our 2 year old and helped us determine where and when would be ideal to get great family photos. We were thrilled with the pictures and had so much fun working with him. He really gets kids and us!”

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Shelley and Olive at Rossi

June 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Took Lucius for a bike ride and we ran into Shelley and Olive at Rossi Playground.  Olive is a great kid with beautiful eyes and loves to run, run, run.  And boy – she looks just like her dad. I got a few shots of her but they really don’t do her justice.  Maybe next time.  Downloads and more photos here

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Going away picnic for Rebecca, Ari and Jonah

June 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Made it back from the AIDS Life Cycle just in time to attend Rebecca, Ari and Jonah’s going away party.  Didn’t really intend to take pictures (the mind and body were mucho tired-o) but the kids were cute so I snapped a few.  The playground in Golden Gate Park (19th and MLK) was nice.  Will have to plan a few portrait sessions there in the future.

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More photos here.

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Chloe’s Birthday Party

June 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

We were all waiting in anticipation for Chloe’s birthday party because Catherine had arranged for Enzo Garcia (the musical genius behind Breakfast with Enzo) to play.  The party was hosted by Chloe’s grandparents at their beautiful home off of Alta Plaza Park.  Enzo brought his unique brand of entertainment and we all had a great time – especially when the cup cakes appeared.

See all photographs here.

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AIDS Life Cycle 2009 – Photo Summary

June 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Hellllooooo fellow riders, friends and family,

Thanks so much for all of your help and support.  ALC 2009 was just amazing and definitely one of the best experiences I have had in a very long time.  Great riding, great support, and great people.  I’m writing up a longer day by day description of what happened but I wanted to post the photos first.

Couple notes about the pictures:

  • I took more pictures as the week went on and I got more comfortable with my place in crowd.  You’ll see that by the shear volume of pictures at the end.
  • Three category of photos -
    • General snap shots of me and the people I rode with (Greg, Dan, Casey, Kate, Shawn and Tom)
    • Candids from around camp and the closing ceremonies
    • A bunch with a Sports Basement focus.   If you don’t know, I work at Sports Basement and am putting together a collage of ALCers that are also SB customers.
  • All shots are copyrighted by me but can be used for personal use by any ALC rider, roadie or staffer.  If you want them for commercial use, please contact me first.
  • I don’t know the vase majority of the people in the candid shots.  If you know someone (or someone who knows someone) in them, please forward them this link.

The photos are here:  http://joeychandler.smugmug.com/Events/806314

Thanks again for the fabulous week and have a great night,

Joey

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