Monthly Archives: February 2008

Metro’s “Integrating Habitats” Design Competition…

February 27, 2008 – 10:27 pm

Students look over submissions to Metro’s ‘Integrating Habitiats’ Design Competition, held last evening at the Portland Art Museum. I was shooting for Uncage The Soul Productions, who are making a DVD of the evenings events. It was amazing to see and learn about all the work and passion that went into these projects for sustainable living. [...]

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Daytona 500, all fun and no work!…

February 27, 2008 – 5:41 pm

Many visitors to this blog know I have been a motorsports fan since I was a little kid. It’s a long story, but here’s a quick summary in case you don’t know. Even after some high-end hearing loss directly related to too many rock concerts and auto races, it’s still a thrill to go see a race live. After all [...]

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Interior Design…

February 22, 2008 – 11:53 am

 Shot last week for an interior designer to enter into a design competition, balancing ambient light with four gelled Speedlites in various spots. I’d much prefer to do these kinds of images in the late afternoon or early evening when the light outside is not so harsh, but I don’t always get to decide when!

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Green IT Portrait with PocketWizards & Speedlites…

February 12, 2008 – 12:59 pm

   As in good for the environment, green. Been working with the small Canon Speedlites and PocketWizards more and more. This shot in my office of Keegan Mullaney for KM Authorized uses three: one diffused, front right, one hard, rear left, and one with a green gel (for that obvious “Green” message) rear right on the [...]

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Photo Merge…

February 7, 2008 – 9:44 pm

Busy week. It’s always a stretch getting ready to leave town for a few days. Just finished these huge plates today for glass artist, Dennis McConnell. Getting them all in the same shot, set up and lit the same posed a bit of a challenge, even in the new studio. So I shot the plates individually and then [...]

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