My favorite location to shoot senior portraits and engagement sessions is in our beautiful South Hill parks. This photo session with Phenix Pitts from Central Valley was easy enough because Phenix couldn’t stop smiling! It’s nice to work with people who enjoy life.
I had the pleasure of working with Realtor Gene Smith and homeowner Sharon Sprott last week, shooting the Sprott’s amazing listing north of Greenacres. This home on 10 acres is like a private nature retreat! Miles of trails with views of Mt. Spokane and Newman Lake– this home is for the serious outdoor aficionado.
Broken Lance Road in the Quinimose development has a spectacular view of both Saltese Flats (Saltese Uplands Conservation Area) and Mica Peak. I had the chance to shoot a home there for Mary Moulton recently, here are a few of the shots showing the view and the nice interior– (23409 Broken Lance, Liberty Lake, WA)
When I’m in the middle of a photo shoot it’s hard to explain how High Dynamic Range photography works. Let’s just use a couple pictures to tell the story. The featured picture above is the final HDR shot. Using software to combine several exposures, we can see certain details that are normally lost in shadow …
Recently I had the chance to shoot a home up in Chatteroy with Seth Maefsky. This involved a little hike through some woods for a view shot and a tricky climb back down some loose basalt! Well, I wanted to take the “shortcut”. If you would like to know more about this home call Seth …
LaunchPad at Main & Stevens, downtown Spokane, has a cool event space hidden in the basement! There are couches & love seats, some bistro-style tables and a couple chairs at the bar. It’s a perfect location for a private birthday party, retirement party or casual get-together. There is a foosball table and ping-pong table for …
Teresa (my wife) and I took a nice break visiting Wenatchee over the Memorial Day weekend. Saturday was the main day for sightseeing and the Ohme Gardens was the focal point of the trip. Ohme Gardens is an amazing nine-acre retreat into green ground cover, ferns and trees. The Ohme family built this attraction from …
One of the difficult aspects of Commercial Photography is the drudgery of “self-assigned” photo shoots. Every now and then a photographer needs some fresh ideas or new challenges. So we think of a place or situation outside of our everyday experience and go there to suffer for out art. A photographic hairshirt, if you will. …
As the weather gets better, Real Estate Photography projects pick up a bit. Usually there isn’t much time to pause and reflect on the details, these jobs are time and cost sensitive so you have to focus on the big picture– the general feel of the home, the living space and most importantly– the kitchen! …
Commercial Photography & Social Media– Just this morning I developed a new elevator speech titled– “Pictures are the Currency of Social Media”. It’s been said before, but the statistics are staggering! Facebook and Pinterest are photo-heavy sites, with Pinterest being based entirely on pictures, of course. Pinterest may soon have a brand value that exceeds …