Available Light | Seattle Commercial Photographer

This exercise was to shoot shoes, careful to show shape, texture, height of heel, and color. I had three very different pairs to select from, and I chose these very glossy shoes for the extra challenge that the shiny surfaces present. I used thick, shiny,…

Shoe Shine

April 7, 2016

While in Phoenix for a day this past February, I got a chance to do a little walkabout shooting with Ivyena around Don Giannatti’s downtown studio. It was exceptionally warm (but normally sunny) for that time of year, and working with the heat and high…

Ivyena

September 10, 2015

I’m strange. I know this. I like cloudy days, dramatic skies, and rain. Yes, I said I like rain. Actually, I love rain. I lived in the Arizona desert for twenty-five years and, even after ten years here in Seattle, I still find myself excited…

Gulls, Clouds, & Turbulence: Summer’s End in Seattle

September 8, 2015

This past February, I was fortunate to be able to stop in Arizona for a day and spend some time shooting again with Briana. The occasion was a Project 52 meet-up at Don Giannatti’s studio in Phoenix. Most of the group, including Briana, would be…

Briana on the Rocks (and other places)

September 3, 2015

Photographing any Coriolis Dance performance is always exhilarating. In the uniquely private, personal view thru my lens, the dancers, choreography, & music take me to a place of transcendence, connection: a flow of energy occurs, and I become fully aware of only what is in the viewfinder, anticipating,…

Coriolis Dance: Threaded Cosmos

August 31, 2015

Looking deeper changes everything. Oftentimes, I will either use an older, fully manual focus lens or set my modern lens to manual focus. Standing still, eye to the viewfinder and slowly adjusting focus from near to far, far to near, releasing the shutter at every point…

Choosing Focus

August 28, 2015

I’ve heard that what you do on New Year’s Day affects what you get to do the rest of the year, sets the tone sorta thing…. I don’t know about that, but New Year’s Day usually allows me to spend time doing something I love:…

New Year’s Day: White Roses

January 1, 2015

Being a part of the VIVAFASHIONISTAS team is fantastic. The things I get to do, the people I get to meet & collaborate with, the opportunities around every corner, well, it is hard to overstate just how much I love it. For instance, I received a…

An Afternoon with Alyssa Cave

January 8, 2014

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I was at the Seattle Art Museum on August 27th attending a shoe rehearsal for the upcoming NYFA Runway Show. During a lull, I had the chance to look up for a moment.

AT SAM I AM

September 4, 2013

Seattle weather continues to be spectacular this summer, and Labor Day weekend was no exception. We decided to try Ray’s Boathouse cafe and restaurant for the first time. Turns out we were not the only ones with that idea, and the cafe section was full…

Ray’s Boathouse