Be Iconic Video Introduction
May 31, 2018
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Here is a video that introduces my recently completed portfolio of editorial portraits that I am calling "Be Iconic". Click here to see the entire portfolio!
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SoCal Lifestyle
May 24, 2018
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Commercial Photographer Cory Henderson brings the essence of southern California into his work. He is a phenomenal talent with lighting and digital editing skills. I had the opportunity to work with him recently to develop his branding and portfolio and it became obvious that he is a creative archetype who brings an element of fierce independence t...
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Hip Hop Photographer
May 24, 2018
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I've had the privilege of watching this young talented photographer become an outstanding hip hop concert and lifestyle photographer. I made this image of Cristobal Arellano while teaching a portrait workshop a year ago. I just came across the image yesterday and decided to add a graffiti background that captures the strength of his work. He is qui...
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Color Harmony
May 23, 2018
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With digital editing I can build color harmony into any photograph. Here is an image I made of a Abilesh who is a computer science student studying in America. As you can see the room lights behind him didn't make for a good background. I brought him out to a hallway that had a skylight and used the natural daylight to illuminate his face. When I b...
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New York Mindset
May 23, 2018
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I have been playing with the creative potential of overlaying textured images on to my portraits to add some editorial content to the images. I photographed Sasha last year and although she was still in high school at the time, I could see big cities in her future as this was a young lady filled with strength and confidence!
I found a stock image...
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Yume "Dreams"
May 20, 2018
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This weekend I have been experimenting with building digital composite images that have depth and texture. This image combines a photo I made from a Japan week event at Spokane Falls Community College along with a bridge I photographed in Hilo Hawaii during March of 2018.
This was another Bon Odori dancer who was standing quietly. I added a back...
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Classic Elegance
May 18, 2018
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I made this quick portrait while giving a workshop on shooting portraits on gray backgrounds for composites and Anna happened by in a beautiful red dress. She was kind enough to let me make some photographs of her as examples for the workshop. I applied some beauty retouching and layered in some texture into the background. It was so much fun to ph...
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Meet Clara Mannino
May 16, 2018
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Lately I've been experimenting with reworking some of my portraits to build stronger color harmony in the work using digital composite editing techniques. Here is a portrait I made of a wonderful musician and teacher named Clara Mannino. I met her while working on a project for the Holy Names Music Academy which provides music lessons for our commu...
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Words Matter: Power 2 The Poetry
April 30, 2018
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The Richmond Art Collective was hosting an artist studio open house event on a cold winter night in Spokane. This young woman and two of her friends walked into my studio and asked me if there was only visual artist allowed in our studios and I said "absolutely not! All art mediums are supported here. We just don't happen to have any poets in resid...
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Making of a large production shoot
April 13, 2018
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I made this tableaux image with a great group of models and colleagues. I wanted to portray stereotypical roles like the cowboy, biker, judge, and beautiful women. However, in my twist I wanted to have the women be strong, bold, and disinterested in what any of the men in the room thought of them. I like the idea of using stereotypes and then destr...
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Solar Eclipse 2017
August 23, 2017
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August 21st will be a day I will never forget. I had the privilege of witnessing a total eclipse with two of my favorite photographer friends, R.L. Dietz and Craig Sweat. R.L. is an astro photographer I have known since 1989 and he had spent the last 30 years waiting for this event and Craig is a commercial photographer whose kindness and intellect...
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Global Education Project
March 05, 2017
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I did a quick video interview of an international student studying at Spokane Falls Community College. These mini projects are so rewarding because of the wonderful people I get to meet.
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Winter Day Dreams
February 27, 2017
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I made this image last weekend after coming home from Priest Lake Idaho. The lake was frozen out to the islands. The background image is a panorama of four frames and the dog image was one I made on my cell phone. As I was driving home I was thinking about the gift my brother had given me of a ship in a bottle and I hatched an idea to make this dig...
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Notan Studies
February 20, 2017
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I made these images just outside the photo building at the campus where I teach. I was working one on one with a student. It never fails that when you are in the right mood the images are all around you. I was just looking for line and for the light and dark values that give life to an image.
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Mother's Birthday Portrait
February 17, 2017
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Today was my mother's birthday. I picked her up and took her downtown to my new studio and made this portrait of her. While she waited for me to set up she took a moment to close her eyes and relax. It was a perfect moment so that is what I made a photograph of.
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