Getting back to it
We are getting back in our social media activities with our main boudoir business. We have been slacking recently and we have lots of content coming from articles, client previews and videos. Yesterday we posted some lovely preview of the stunning Ms. K. Just loving her outfits and especially the hubby’s banjo was a great
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Photography Myths
A nice post by Ron Longwell on myths and realities about being a professional photographer. I certainly don’t agree with everything, myth #9 about Photoshop for instance, but it’s a good list for sure. Enjoy – http://rising.blackstar.com/10-myths-about-being-a-professional-photographer.html
Celebrating 45, for the next 45 weeks
It has been said once before that I can be a curmudgeon when it comes to my birthday. Well, ok – quite a few people have said that over the years. Well, not this year. To mark my 45th birthday I have decided to celebrate it. But rather than just have a ‘standard party’ I’ve
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No better way to tell a story than photographs
If ever one wanted to tell a story with no words, this has to be one of the best I have ever seen. I came across this story of Taylor Morris and his story is so moving. I’m sure everyone has heard that a photograph is worth a 1000 words, then this proves it. The
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Dogs, dogs, dogs and more dogs
Over on our family web site we just posted some of the initial previews from the totally fun ‘Dog Days of Summer’ got published. Talk about a wonderful way to spend Saturday, playing with dogs and raise much needed funds for the Seattle Animal Shelter. Can’t wait for the next day. Initial photo’s here –
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Revealing your Boudoir Style
Our second blog on boudoir photography, ‘Revealing your Boudoir Style’ got posted over on bloomspot. This article helps potential clients prepare for their own boudoir session. You can read the second article here – http://blog.bloomspot.com/2012/08/revealing-your-boudoir-style/
US Coast Guard – Response Boat
Last week was Seafair in Seattle. For us locals it always seems to be a love/hate relationship with all the crowds of people, the fleet in town, the Blue Angels and various other planes bouncing around the skies. In general I’m in the ‘love’ camp, although I could do without some of the idiot tourists!!
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Milagros Salon and Spa shoot
A couple weeks ago I got to go up to Milagros Salon and Spa to photograph their staff that was working that day and the lovely space. Owned by Lisa Vann, who is often seen travelling the world as she teaches and educates for Aveda as well as many editorial shoots, the salon has an
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Seattle Great Wheel
While we were waiting I turned the lens to capture a few shots of Seattle latest attraction, the Seattle Great Wheel. This one was my favorite and I loved the tight crop of the 175 foot structure with the construction crane in the background. I’m liking the harsh light glistening off of the white surface.
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Beautiful moon over the city of Seattle
I was working on the deck last night, planting some seeds for a fall harvest and as the dusk came about the moon came into view. Had to grab a camera and experiment with some shots with the city in the background. I haven’t shot the moon for a while so it was fun to
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The Art of Boudoir Photography
Over the years we have become quite the experts on boudoir photography and it’s great to share some of that knowledge. Last week we published the first of two articles on the art of boudoir on Bloomspot. You can have a read of the first one here – http://blog.bloomspot.com/2012/07/the-art-of-boudoir-photography/
Dog Days of Summer Charity event
Over at our family site we just announced a series of days when we are doing free sessions for clients to bring in their dogs, in exchange for a donation for the animal shelter. Full details here – http://fineartseattle.com/promotion/dog-days-of-summer/ If you have a hound please come join us.
How to make a milk bath for photography shoots
So last week we had a client in our boudoir studio that wanted to have some photographs done with her in a bath of milk. We have never done this before, but seeing as we have a large bathtub in our photography studio here in Seattle, it didn’t feel like we should use real milk
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Kim Merritt’s new jewelry
Over the last few months I have been spending lots of time with Kim working with her photographing her jewelry. Kim has been making jewelry for years now, but over the last year or so she really has refined her direction of her line that that she calls Gritty Jewelry, many of the work is
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Repost: How Photographers, Rockstars & Austronauts Spend Their Time | Chase Jarvis Blog
Having been consumed these last few weeks on a number of really important projects, I can totally relate to this good post by Chase. Having been working on my second career for some 6 years now, the last three full time I totally agree with the amount of time that you spend doing the thing
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Petra & Keith wedding reel
So this is a post that we have wanted to post for a while, Petra & Keith’s wedding reel – complete with extra dancing photos! Set on the beautiful island of Anguilla in the Caribbean with a bunch of fun and gorgeous people it was quite the trip. The day couldn’t have been better. It
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Whoops, no albums and such
If you have visited this site in the last week or so you will notice an absents of albums and photographs. Pretty silly seeing as this is a photographers web site! With what started as some web maintenance turned into some design investigation that turned into ….. well you don’t want to know. Basically we
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Web Maintenance Day
Today I have to update this web site, with new features and most likely new galleries. Apologies for anyone visiting, hopefully its shouldn’t be down for two long. Cheers, Phil
Sidira & Ben’s Wedding Reel
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This week has been quite crazy with preparation for my upcoming photography show, heaps of boudoir sessions and a bunch of other things going on. Besides all that, some of the bright spots of the week are definitely two wonderful wedding previews, the first today with Sidira’s and Ben highlight reel. This fun wedding was
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Seattle – We turn the rain off when you leave
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Folks that have known me for a long time know I have traveled an awful lot over the years. The last decade or so, I’ve had a trusty camera with me for almost all those trips. And when you factor in that I’ve lived in a number of other countries before arriving in Seattle, it’s
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Rio – shots from a number of years ago
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It’s funny how things around here tend to happen in sequences, initially unrelated but then they link together. This morning I was reading how three buildings collapsed in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Lots of concern over the cities questionable infrastructure and if they would be ready for the 2014 World Cup and then a couple
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Seattle Snow Day – first of winter 11/12
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Today we saw the first snow of our winter with a good couple of inches that stayed. So pretty
Repost: Shooting the D4! « Joe McNally’s Blog
A great write up by Joe McNally on the upcoming D4 just announced by Nikon. Sounds like a simply great camera. Next question, when can I justify purchasing this little baby. Some of my favorite comments below, full link to article as well. Shooting the D4! In Equipment at 1:15am “The D4 is an entirely
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Another tough winters day in Seattle
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My gosh, Seattle has had amazing weather for the first day of 2012. Can’t believe who nice it was, here are a couple of iPhone snaps to share as I took a little bit of a break. Taken with my favorite HDR application.
Repost: Vintage Photos of Airplane Travel and Celebrities – The Daily Beast
I came across some wonderful old photographs of air travel the way it used to be. For any of you current travellers that think we are living in the wrong decade, I think we are. The full collection via the Daily Beast below, just click on the link. Vintage Photos of Airplane Travel and Celebrities
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Seattle Grain Terminal
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Got the chance to go out for a walk with the girls this morning and relax. Walking back to Seattle there was a great view of the grain terminal with the city in the background. Love the depth of the rocks and seagul in the foreground too. Loving the time to relax.
Repost: 2011: The Year in Pictures – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com
Another set of moving photographs from 2011, this time from The New York Times. Some incredible photographs with some indepth coverage of some of the main events of 2011. These working photo journalists have my complete respect for being right in the thick of it and at other times covering topics that few care about.
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South and West views of Seattle this morning
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Those initial rumors of bad winter weather coming to Seattle don’t appear to be true ( Yet!!). Although we had had some chilly days, many of them are also filled with lots of sun allowing us to enjoy the amazing views that this part of the Puget Sound offers. Today was one of those mornings
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Repost: Why people unfriend people on facebook
An interesting post by the Huffington Post on why people unfriend folks on Facebook. I have always felt as a small business owner, with many clients on my Facebook there is a balance on what you post on Facebook. In reality we all have differant views o very important subjects, yet not everyone wants to
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