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I often have plans that don’t pan out, or that I end up not sticking to for one reason or another, but every now and then one of them will work out better than imagined. My plan for 2009 was to put microstock photography aside and try to shed the rule-set of that particular genre. [...]

One of the coolest things about the city, is that there are so many different things to see and do everywhere and all the time. I play on this when I shoot portraits on location. It’s a strategy I’ve been using for a few years now, out of necessity at first, because it has very [...]

I’m guilty. Asking the person in front of my camera to say cheese is such a cliché, but I have done it many times. However, just recently I was struck with a violent disgust for it. It came from thoughts that had been rummaging around in my head, a mixture of overexposure through other people’s [...]

The headshot event was a success. That’s the most important thing, I have to say about it, so I’ll say it first. In one day, I happily serviced about 50 people, taking their portrait, so they could use it on LinkedIn, Facebook, with their acting agent or where ever a headshot might come in handy. [...]

The recession has meant that a large number of people have lost their jobs, and it occurred to me that many of these new job seekers would probably like to have a nice head shot of themselves to attach to linkedin profiles and similar. However, being unemployed also means not having a ton of cash [...]

Readers of my blog over at Zoom In Online will have heard of my “12 Seattleites” project already, but the time has come for me to spread the word here as well. In short, I am putting together a book and a show, where I seek to portray Seattle through 12 of its inhabitants. I [...]