Last Sunday, The Girl and I attended the Maker Faire.  What’s the Maker Faire, you ask?  Well, it’s a lot of things.  Mostly it’s a bunch of oddly creative people making oddly creative things in oddly creative ways.  It’s sort of like what would happen if Burning Man crashed into Cirque du Soleil while Cirque du Soleil was busy ingesting a county fair.

There are robots.  There are Legos.  There are cars that run on trash and walnut shells.  There are victorian houses on wheels, and giant copper snails and tesla coils and furry cars and fire trucks that shoot fire and lots and lots of people in top hats and corsets (sometimes at the same time).

And of course, I took pictures.  Lots and lots of pictures:

Red Bat Photography is available to take sexy pictures of you (yes, you!) anytime you want, but especially around that high holiday known as Valentine’s Day. We love to help people create that perfect photo (or series of photos) for their sweetheart, such as when we shot Zoë (click to see post) and Kimberlee (click to see post). We work with you in advance to concoct the best possible look and concept for your shoot, because we want your lover to appreciate just how gorgeous you are.

This year we had the pleasure of taking photos of a hottie named Sushila for her hubby’s V-Day/birthday present. The photographers for this one were me (that’s Rebecca) and Joye, who you may remember from a previous story (click to see post). We were extremely fortunate to have the creative direction of Claire, a talented artist who is also quite easy on the eyes. You’ve met Claire before if you read this blog- we took pictures of her a few months ago (click to see post).

The shoot was even more fun than we expected, and the four of us combined came up with amazing ideas. Sushila is, among other things, a skilled professional makeup artist, and she did her own makeup for this session. She can be hired, folks, so if you’d like her to do your wedding makeup, just email us and we’ll put you in touch.

And now enjoy some photos of the shoot in progress. I can’t show the best shots because they are just too sexy for public consumption. But word has it the hubby was quite pleased with his gift!

The night we elected Barack Obama to be our next President back in November, I didn’t have to leave the house to know that lots of people in Santa Cruz were happy about it. From my back steps I could hear fireworks, car horns, chanting, singing, laughter, and general woo-hooing. The noise and excitement continued late into the night.

For some reason, I didn’t expect Inauguration Day to be quite so exciting.

But I should’ve known better. After all, the previous Inauguration Day in Santa Cruz was an occasion for mourning, with everyone walking around near tears, evidence that Inauguration Day really does mean something in this town. This time around, Santa Cruz was ready to party.

It was a wonderful surprise to me when I walked into the inauguration rally downtown last week, and boy was I glad I had my camera with me. Lots of cool people showed up to celebrate and represent, including the Reverend Deborah L. Johnson of Inner Light Ministries, the Watsonville Brown Berets, the Santa Cruz chapter of the Raging Grannies, and numerous other local activists, performers, artists, parents, children, pets, dancers, sign-wavers, and friends.

I’ve included several photos in this post, and you’ll see many more if you click the link below. Also, if you were at the downtown Santa Cruz Inauguration Day party and you see a photo of yourself or your group that you’d like to have, email me at redbatphotography@gmail.com and I’ll be happy to send it to you.

Congratulations Obama and Santa Cruz and the USA and everyone who made this day happen!

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