Dennis Dooley Photo - Store

Many years ago I began selling my work as Art Attack Photo Magnets. I have never changed this very clean design: photo prints (1.75 x 2.5 inches) mounted on Styrene and elevated from fridge with strip magnet. Transform your fridge into a classy photo gallery!

Sentinal BuildingBought by Francis Ford Coppola in the late 70's, Zoetrope Studio is found inside the Sentinel Building. Though I have taken many recent photos of it, my favorite is this one taken in 1991.

Bay Bridge ReflectionI like the broken planes in this window reflection of San Francisco's Bay Bridge

Saint Paul HotelPerhaps it is because I was born in Saint Paul Minnesota that I made this composition with the Transamerica tower and Sentinal Building, home to Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studio.

Gandhi Walks The WaterfrontThis statue of Mahatma Gandhi graces a plaza behind the Ferry Building, next to where the ferries dock. Placing the morning sun behind, and shooting in raw format, I was able to create the halo.

Mammon And SpiritI took this photo of Saint Peter And Paul Cathedral and the Transamerica Pyramid with a 300mm lens, which compressed the space to make an interesting composition.

Baudelaire And KerouacThe Baudelaire mural has been replaced by another, but this photo of City Lights bookstore as seen from upstairs at Vesuvio tavern is special to me, as it evokes an era when I arrived in San Francisco to establish myself as a poet.

White On BlackMy friend Ron was sitting on a concrete bleacher bench reading a magazine when I noticed that the female head on the page matched his head proportion. So I asked him to lie back and took the shot.

Ferry Building ReflectionElements came together in an instant when I took this photo at Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco.

Street PreacherInsulting women all day long, calling them whores and worse, this always cheerful San Francisco street preacher would land in jail in most cities for his calumnies, but here he is accepted as just one more colorful eccentric.

LauraLaura was performing in San Francisco with her all-girl band, having driven up From LA. She saw my work and asked if I wanted to photograph her. The result is a classic nude. There is no substitute for a naked body when attempting to capture the most subtle essence of light.

Observe The TimeThe message on the facade of St. Mary's Church, which largely survived the 1906 earthquake, was intended for the Johns who in early days frequented the prostitute stalls in an alleyway opposite.

Grafiti And BridgeThis perfect composition of the Bay Bridge and pier structure is hauntingly disturbed by a graffiti face.

Kidnapped Wife!Seen around Market Street for years, his sign was always the same, except sometimes it read 76 or 82 cents or some other number.

ChessI often ask people if they can guess what this fellow is doing before they learn the title. A perennial open-air chess game on Market Street allows for interesting picture taking.

Cast A Long ShadowA blind woman waits patiently for a bus on Market Street. I rarely sell this image, but ocassionally a fine-art lover will see its beauty.

San Francisco TwinsI have photographed Marion and Vivian several times when encountering them on the streets, but this is my favorite.

Street ArtistMy friend Dolores selling her jewelry (including her famous piranha fish necklace!) on Union Square.

Strong WomanNot posed, I grabbed this shot of a woman construction worker working on a building adjacent to Union Square. Reminiscent of old soviet worker posters.

FritosI found this homeless woman to be quite creative in her dress and approach to panhandling.

Old ManOn a bus passing through Polk Street, I spotted this retired fisherman enjoying a smoke on his doorstep. Great character in his face and hands.

Wired San FranciscoImage says it all. Church spire in background is one at St. Peter And Paul's cathedral in North Beach.

Foggy Golden GateA lone hawk soars over Foggy San Francisco Bay.

Ghostly TugboatI came upon this historic, spectral tugboat while walking the San Francisco waterfront on a typical foggy morning.

Point Reyes Lighthouse

I used to take bearings on this lighthouse when serving as a navigator in the Navy. It is one of the windiest places in California.

Tree DancingI asked my model friend if she would dance under this lone, wind-bent tree on the Western slope of Mount Tamalpais.

Sandra Graces Mt. TamalpaisVisiting from Switzerland, we had scheduled a studio shoot for Sandra, but it was a glorious day and we ended up in a forested glen on the Western slope of Mount Tamalpais.

Bell Springs BuddhaMy personal Buddha, sitting before my cabin on Bell Springs Ridge in Mendocino County. When I sold the land, I left the Buddha; it would have been a travesty to remove him.

Market Street PunkThis fellow hammed it up for me at 3AM on Market Street. He was probably a stock broker or such during the day.

Jack's BackThis religious fellow is often seen in the civic center area. Unposed, I was struck by his meal from Jack In The Box, which had recently been shut down because of impure meat. Jack is vernacular for Jesus in some circles.

Bunker BombedThis still life taken at Cafe Roma in North points to a tragedy during the first Gulf War in which hundreds of civilians died.

Foggy San Francisco BayWalking the Marin Headlands during one of those exceptional days when fog blanketed the bay with another cloud layer above, through which shafts of sunlight formed light puddles here and there.

Two FireboatsPoised dockside, these San Francisco fire boats await a call to action. I love this composition, and the wonderful tones a low sun creates on the water.

Sunrise On The BayStanding on Pier Seven with the sun rising behind Oakland, I captured that moment before lamps are extinquished, and when an airplane entered the scene top left, all was perfect.

Fort Point And GG BridgeAn early morning sun softly illuminated the bridge and Fort Point.

Bay Bridge And Pier SevenThis classic composition has been one of my best-selling images for many years

Civic Center Night LifeDestitute people wait in line for food in this moody photo, with City Hall in background.

Ferry Boat LandingI love the lines in this shot of a boat approaching the Ferry Building to dock.

SFMOMA Bus StopIs this graffiti found outside the art museum as interesting as much of the work found inside?

Stone And GlassSitting at my friend Linda's kitchen table, I arranged a few objects from her vast collection of oddities. Once you get over the humorous olfactory shock, notice the exquisite composition.

Crazy GirlsCaught this unposed shot in front of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Three drunken home boys were taking turns mounting these stony gals. One of them invited me to join in, but I declined.

Tom, Dick And HarryThis fellow does not look amused, but I found him amusing with the naked buts in the background.

Street Life From VesuvioFrom my favorite table at Vesuvio. a wide-angle lens allowed my to capture a variety of North Beach street life, from the fallen drunks at left to the fresh life of a baby in her mother's arms.

Carol Doda RetiresNoticing a commotion down Broadway, I rushed to find Carol Doda giving a retirement news conference, surrounded by reporters and TV cameras. I knelt beside someone's legs to get my own shot.

Old Woman With CaneI rarely sell this haunting image of an aged woman stepping into her shadow, but when I do, it is always to another artist.

Market Street SnoozeAppears that this young couple have left home with the family dog to find themselves in San Francisco.

Haight Street CafeFor me, the body language in this photo, the fortuitous angles of the arms, make it a classic street shot.

Coffee GirlsThese delightful young woman satisfied my urgent coffee needs at Powell and Market in San Francisco.

AwakeningThe mother in this scrap metal duo created by dan dasmann is about forty feet tall. I placed the rising sun behind the mother's heart and voila!

Head CastingIt was Valentine's Day when I woke in a Pismo Beach hotel and set forth to photograph amorous couples. Photographed these two unposed as they connected before a "NO OVERHEAD CASTING" sign.

Black Oaks

Taken in Northern Mendocino Mountains

Muir BeachMuir Beach is found in the first cove in the coast north of the Golden Gate.

Golden Gate North TowerView from Marin Headlands.

SFMOMA Sky LightShooting straight up from the atrium floor of San Francisco's Museum Of Modern Art, I found this pleasing combination of light, shadows and color.

Golden Gate And Fort PointOn a Sunday morning just after sunrise, the soft light beautifully embraces the bridge and fort point. Hardly a person is seen at this hour in the normally congested area.

Ocean Beach SunsetWalking Ocean Beach in San Francisco, I was fortunate to capture that elusive instant when sunset colors flash green then yellow before fading.

Tomato AngelThe tomato, tomato flowers and angel are from my backyard garden.

Snowy EgritI photographed this Egrit at a house boat flotilla in Sausalito. It had just lifted its foot, breaking the plane of water and allowing viewer to see perspective.

Cut FlowersFreshly cut flowers adorn a kitchen window sill of this typical North Beach apartment building.

Danger!This is the entrance to notorious Kern Canyon road, where awesome beauty tempts a driver to pull off the narrow two lane road in unsafe places to admire and photograph.

Sierra SunsetCamped at Warm Springs in Saline Valley, I had only a few seconds to leap from my hot mineral bath, grab my camera, and snap this awsome sunset behind the Sierras.

Snowy Joshua TreeThis snowy sentinel at Walker Pass shows the graceful poise of a ballet dancer.

Lost CoastThis coast in Nothern California's Sinkyone Wilderness is called "lost" because it is usually shrouded in fog. I was lucky to be there when it temporarily lifted.

Willits ReflectionThis peaxeful, reflective image was found alongside a road in Willits, CA.

Cherry PeachOne of a series combining different fruits and vegetables, some have seen a subtle sexual content here. Not intended, but who can deny that that these colorful plants enjoy a beautiful sex life?

Siren IrisThis Iris seems to beckon us toward some unimaginable pleasure.

Calas And Tulips

I love the passionately red and chaste white colors against the green leafage.

Spring Cala Spiral

As it unfolds, this Cala draws us spinning into its interior.

Red Tulip

A tulip is a tulip is a tulip.

Sunset Behind TreesWhile walking in Golden Gate Park, I was captivated by the vivid blues and yellows in this image, which made a beautiful composition when set against the dark tree silhouettes.

City Through Golden Gate BridgeAccomplished this attractive composition by using a long lens and shooting directly through bridge from a Marin headland.

Pier SevenThis lovely pier, once a bustling terminal for commercial cargo boats, was re-designed in 1991 for pedestrian and sport-fishing use.

Ferry BuildingI took this photo from the eleventh floor of the Hyatt hotel on an exceptionally clear day.

Ammo BunkerBelow Fort Mason at Aquatic Park, I found this WWI ammunition bunker built into a retaining wall. The wonderful color and texture have made it one of my best selling images.

Grasshopper ShadowThis ode to the salutary effect of a good drink or two can be found on the alleyway side of Vesuvio tavern in North Beach

Moms And BabeSitting in the De Young Museum Cafeteria in Golden Gate Park, I noticed through plastic sheeting these two moms meeting up. I love the colors and the distortion of this image.

Ancient Truck DetailI found this detail of an abandoned truck in Panamint Valley, East of the Sierra mountains.

Disabled Volks BusI found this abandoned volkswagon bus in a parking lot near the Marina District in San Francisco. It tells a grim story.

Artist's PastelsWalking in San Francisco, I asked a street portrait artist if I could photograph his chalk box.

Valley OakI have always loved the Valley Oak, found singly through out the Sonoman water shed. I found this majestic tree near Healdsberg.

Mattole River ViewThe cattle pen marks the end of 26 miles of wilderness beach, backed by the precipitous King Mountain Range, and accessible only by foot. A great wilderness experience. Permits required.

Mendocino VinyardThis vinter chose red clover to condition off-season soil rather than the usual yellow mustard. I love the play of sunlight and shadows in background.

Green TomatosGreen tomatoes grown by a Basque gardener friend. I love the color combo.

Secret CoveI found Secret Cove on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe. I risked my camera to get this low POV, capturing the setting sun on wavetops. Prevailing westerlies and deep water create ocean-like waves.

Screw PoppyI like the simple composition and colors of this unfurling California Poppy.

MilanoVinyardsI like this small organic winery in Mendocino County for the way it decorates its vinyards; in this instance, decorating the surrounding fence with Autumn-blooming Christmas berries.

Garden TorsoI found this Spartan warrior under a tree in my friend's garden.

Curling LeavesTo me, this plant speaks music, its leaves curling in cosmic syncopation. It is one of my best selling images, despite the simple composition.

Boat SternThis stern section of the historic harber cargo boat Gallilee can be found mounted on a wall at Fort Mason in San Francisco.

Calla LillyA break in the rain, with a soft sun filtering through clouds allowed me to find this simple but beautiful image.

Strawberry SunflowerSimply placed a strawberry in a sunflower to make a delicious hybrid. Of course, I used a macro lens.

Iris AsparagusI tucked some iris flowers behind asparagus to create this hybrid, one of a series. I love the color combination.

Poppy Eggs

After picking these California poppies alongside a road, I took eggs from my fridge and photographed the bouquet against a black cloth. These poppies pop!

Point Reyes Waves

Powerful waves are generated against the shore of this peninsula, extending twenty six miles from Olema into the Pacific ocean.

Death Valley Sliding RockOff of the Norhern end of Death Valley is a playa called "The Racetrack", where stones fall off the canyon wall and somehow slide across the bed during fierce windstorms. No one is known to ever have witnessed the actual sliding.

CalaAfterRain

Angelique ReachesI asked Angelique, my lovely model, if she would reach to the heavens in thanks for this glorious day as we walked the sand and rocks near Stinson Beach.

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Barbie At Yosemite

Vacationing in Yosemite Valley with my girlfriend, I borrowed her young daughter's dolls and risked my life climbing off-trail half-way up the valley slope to get this perspective, with Yosemite falls in the distance.

Farm Workers

This is back-breaking work, picking strawberries on a farm fronting the Pacific Ocean just north of Santa Cruz.

Mountain FogIn the mountain valleys of northern Mendocino county, fog rolls sensually above the South Fork of the Eel River.

Black Oaks

I like the simple composition and mood of this photograph.