Seattle Photographer

Beware the ides of March

This post won't live up to that title. I had my reasons, though. It is March, I'm anxious about the competing trajectories of COVID variants vs. vaccinations (that's a lot of v's...I think I prefer vees), and I'm going to post a link to an opinion piece about the

Out of the Shoebox

Out of the Shoebox: Merce Lemon

I used to go to Joe Bar daily. Man, that's a good coffee shop. That's where I met Merce. If you own a coffee shop, she's one of those people you want to hire. Always had time to talk to everyone. I eavesdropped on a lot of great discussions about

Photography

Revisiting Rant

I'm an average documentary photographer. I'm an amateur portrait photographer. I love portrait photography, but realistically, I'll top out at average on that front. I haven't got the creative vision or the drive. To be good or great in any field of photography, you've got to have some combination of

Fujifilm X-H1 video

Unexpected Serenade

For a while now I’ve worried that I’ve forgotten what little I know about shooting video and using Adobe’s Premiere Pro. I wanted to get out and shoot something. I’ve always loved Palle Schultz’s Copenhagen Winter Postcard [https://youtu.be/txixlAZxIUw], so I thought I’

Art COVID

A Quick Walk in Capitol Hill

It was time for some fresh air, so I combined that with a quest for some Wahl clippers. The mop on top of my head needs to go. I struck out at Bartell’s, but I picked up a few things I needed. I liked seeing that most of the

Behind the Bar

Hot as a son of a gun

The Stranger’s Rich Smith has weighed in on a few of his favorite [https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2020/01/01/42426088/its-hot-toddy-time] Seattle hot toddies. Corvus and Company made the list. I took the photo. I freelance, and I’m in Capitol Hill. You spend a lot of

Hasselblad 500 Helmut Newton

Rant

My friend Rant [https://www.instagram.com/_rant_/] is a talented photographer, toy maker, sewer, model, and all around nice person. I was in a creative rut, not taking the photos I wanted to take. I’m not interested in taking landscape or architecture photos. I like looking at them,

Backstage Pass

The Moth's Grand Slam event at Town Hall Seattle

A few weeks ago I shot photos for The Moth’s Grand Slam [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzq73WrlbzU/] literary event at Town Hall Seattle [https://www.instagram.com/townhall_seattle/]. I really enjoyed the event – 10 writers fearlessly sharing their stories in front of a packed house. The musician

Photography

Rant

I know a lot of photographers. I think a constant challenge for anyone who likes taking photos is moving from idea to shoot. Ideas are easy. We can keep them as vague, blurry visions. But setting up an actual shoot is challenging. Planning, logistics, discussing ideas, prepping gear. Excuses. I’

Adobe Lightroom

On the Streets: Warm Day in Seattle

Seattle went from cold to hot this week. Yesterday I was downtown to retrieve a credit card my visiting brother-in-law had left at a restaurant (thanks for dinner!). It was nice being out in the sun, but I’m hoping we get a gradual transition to summer, with a chance

Backstage Pass

Roxanna Walitzski's Farewell (to Seattle) Performance

My fairly recent introduction to Roxanna Walitzski [https://www.instagram.com/roxannacwalitzki/] was through her photography. It’s incredible. I can’t remember exactly how I found her work, but I suspect it was through my friend José Andrés [https://www.instagram.com/joseandres_foto/]. I learned later that Roxanna

Eastlake

A Wedding

I shot photos at a wedding shortly after I moved to Seattle. I only knew one person who was attending it, I was still getting reacquainted with photography, and I wasn’t very familiar with my new Fujifilm XT2. I’d been playing around with the X100T for a while,

Capitol Hill

On the Streets: Capitol Hill

I caught a show at Chop Suey [https://www.instagram.com/chopsueyseattle/] last night. After the show I headed to Lost Lake for a late dinner. It was ugly out last night, and I was pretty soaked when I walked into Lost Lake. I ordered a vegetarian BLT with avocado.