Gerard Cycles Photoshoot - Bicycle Product Photography

August 29, 2017

In honor of the recent Tour de France, I will take a moment to write about a recent bicycle photo shoot. Not a race, like I would typically shoot, but a set of bikes in a product style of shoot.

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Aug 29, 2017

Gerard Cycles Photoshoot - Bicycle Product Photography

Aug 29, 2017

In honor of the recent Tour de France, I will take a moment to write about a recent bicycle photo shoot. Not a race, like I would typically shoot, but a set of bikes in a product style of shoot.

Aug 29, 2017

Feb 9, 2017

Bloque33 Photoshoot

Feb 9, 2017

The other night, I had the pleasure of working with the fashionable florists at Bloque33. Their goal was to create some simple product shots that highlighted not only the roses Bloque33 sells, but the luxurious boxes that the flowers are presented in. The secondary goal was to create some shots in the style of pop art by using different colored backgrounds to compliment and contrast three different colors of roses.

Feb 9, 2017

Jan 8, 2017

Faint Peter, SPG & the Vices and The Cloves @ The Tractor Tavern 01/05/17

Jan 8, 2017

Last Thursday, I went out to the Tractor Tavern to shoot for a new and still under construction Seattle music website/blog called BallardVox. On the bill for the evening was Faint Peter, SPG & the Vices and The Cloves. I have worked with Faint Peter and SPG previously when they were showcased in separate Sofar Sounds house concerts. I enjoyed working with both of them and listening to their music, so when I saw that they were both on the bill of a show that needed to be covered, I jumped on the opportunity.

Jan 8, 2017

Dec 12, 2016

A Trip to the Sunshine Coast

Dec 12, 2016

Since I moved to the West Coast a couple years ago, it has become a tradition to take advantage of the long Thanksgiving weekend and travel around the region. Trips generally include towns that have plenty of breweries and scenic options. This year we headed up to the Sunshine Coast, to the Northwest of Vancouver in British Columbia. The advantages of spending American Thanksgiving in Canada are that the restaurants, breweries and trailheads are open and vacant.

Dec 12, 2016

Nov 30, 2016

A City Shoot with Angelika

Nov 30, 2016

The morning looked promising with no winds and a steady stream of light grey clouds. I packed my gear and decided the best way to get through downtown Seattle would be by bike. Five minutes into the ride and the skies opened up and started dumping a cold steady shower of rain. I arrived at the meeting stop with soggy socks and wet jeans. Quick gear check - dry. All is good, but I forgot my camera rain cover! Angelika arrived and we headed towards Pioneer Square.

We started off the shoot on the brick cobblestones of Occidental Square. The area was a little busier and wetter than I had hoped, but the necessary addition of an umbrella ended up creating a very authentic Seattle feel.

As we worked our way back, we kept an eye out for unique textures or backgrounds. One of my more recent goals has been to create multiple layers of depth in each shot. With a low f-stop on the 70-200, this helps the photos feel three dimensional.

Nov 30, 2016