Location: Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA Model: Various Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 USM Lens variety of settings, ISO 100, handheld. Post: Adobe LR4 & PS5 For...
Matt Kuntz at home on Bainbridge Island, WA, working on his Mustang during sunset. Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Model: Matt Kuntz Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 24-105mm f/...
Lindsay Bergan’s environmental portrait with her Mach II moth sailboat for 1859 – Oregon’s Magazine. Publication for July 2012.
Apex Belltown Cooperative in downtown Seattle, WA for YES! Magazine. Summer 2012 Issue.
Heather Purser environmental portrait for YES! Magazine. Summer 2012 Issue.
Three shots in three separate scenes, telling the same story within a narrative series. It tells the tale of a model of three eras of fashion: the 60s, 80s and modern. As a model, she’s on the ...
Tobacco-smoked meat; it’s what’s for dinner. This is my “still-life food” shot for an anti-smoking advertisement. Originally I sought to make the meat look like a heart hooked...
There were numerous things that went wrong with this shoot, which I did not become aware of until after during the hours upon hours of editing. To say it before I present to you these pieces: I don...
A disgruntled angel in high fashion with red lips, black Jimmy Choo patent leather heals and ashen coated skin. She sits on a cloud with graphic wings fanning out into the air, vulnerable in contemp...
This is the final image: a shot incorporating the color red, with both product and people imagery involved. Red and lipstick seem to go together flawlessly, and by creating a mysterious little white...
I had the pleasure to receive a call from past clients at Hair by Firefly, Bronwyn and Todd Baylor of Bainbridge Island, Wa. Together, with Lily Karsten styling and Alexandra Jeanne Lorenz modeling,...
A George Hurrell-inspired photography assignment creating a classy black and white 1920′s film noir/glamour shot. Involved set construction, props, wardrobe and some serious lighting skills. ...
To light this image of Stranahan Colorado Whiskey I used a giant soft box and placed two Profoto lights inside facing each other to blow out the background. With two large black cards left and right...
Favorite edited version of a one-shot on-location assignment in Georgetown (Seattle, Washington). Location: Georgetown, Seattle, WA Models: William O’Donnell and Paris Gore Camera/Lens Specific...
I had to previsualize, find a location, bring models/props, light and execute for this pass/fail one shot on-location assignment. A homeless individual, living in squalor with his meager slice of pr...
To depict the differences of diffused light and hard light on flowers, I created the following composition of an unknown flower species. Upon completion, the differences observed are slim. Diffused...
Water, cracked grain and hops flowers from the hop vine. Three essential ingredients make the base of any beer. Add yeast and time, and your alcoholic beverage is ready. For this shot I used the ex...
Two fantastic beers by Seattle’s Odin Brewery: Freya’s Gold and Odin’s Gift Lit with two Q-flashes both camera right and camera left diffused with softboxes and sheets, and one Cano...
To create a narrative environmental portrait, I had three fellow photographers with one Elinchrom and two Triton strobes, as well as a lonely Speedlite. The Tritons were placed behind the subject th...
Apparel. The working man/woman’s gloves – Carhartt. Comes with a price, too. At just under $30, I purchased these with the intent of photographing and returning them. Taped to a hamme...
Lo-key is the opposite of hi-key. The absence of light and a play on dark tones defines the dramatic lo-key photograph. Incorporate a good use of positive and negative values, and a narrative shoul...
Food Prep. An enjoyable shoot because after you’re finished you get to eat it. I wanted to create a striking image focusing strictly on the food and a particular message. And the message? P...
Softboxes come in a range of shapes and sizes. Here we needed to experiment with three different boxes in the studio: a strip bank, an octobank, and a 2×3 foot softbox. Here I photographed the...
On this next assignment we were asked to control the highlights on a highly reflective subject with the use of one strobe. I chose a simple brass cuff with Native American symbology carved into the ...
Location: SCCA Studios, Seattle, WA Model: Sean Sweeney (Sweendo) Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens 1/60 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100, tripod m...
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