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Tatyana in Sausalito
My sister and wearable-art clothing designer in Sausalito, California, Holly Badgley, hired me to photograph some of her latest pieces worn by a Marin County artist and writer she met at a local farmer's market. Our session started out...
Portrait Day, San Rafael, January 26th
On January 26th my good friend and client, Annie Danberg has opened up her office and creative space for a day of portrait photography. I will be coming down from Washington State to take her portrait for a website project and she said...
English Boom and Back Again
I often hanker to travel afar to photograph dramatic landscapes and interesting people, and, realistically, most of the time I all I have is an hour or two so I have be content with our local haunts. Fortunately, I'm blessed to live in...
Getting Out: A Weekend at Tin Willows Sheep Ranch
Two weekends after our wedding we hightailed it to Oregon for a micro-honeymoon—not the three week European I was hoping for (now planned for 2023)—but a weekend escape across the state border with the goal of relaxing in nature and doing...
Getting Out: Washington & Idaho with the Fuji 50 GFX
A try-before-you-buy offer came up for the GFX Fuji mid-range camera came up on Instagram and I decided to go for it as it coincided with my birthday. And with us driving from the west coast of Washington State to a remote fire lookout in...
Quick Shoot: Artist Jay Bowen – Opening Ceremony
Jay Bowen's art show, Spirit Helpers of The Ancestral Realm opened last night at Cassera Arts in Stanwood, WA last night to great fanfare. Commencing with a blessing by a Northwest Coast First Nations Holy Man accompanied by violin played...
Quick Shoot: Artist Jay Bowen – Prepping for The Show
Today I met Jay Bowen, a local Native American artist, the subject a quick video shoot for social media, which turned into a still photo shoot on the back end. I usually take photos for Cassera Arts' gallery openings, but today was the...
Making the Best of A Snow Day
Where we live in Stanwood, Washington, we can usually expect at least one to two days when it snows and the roads get tricky to drive, and there's a muffled hush in the neighborhood. The later makes sleeping in easier. Over Christmas last...