CD photos

I had photographed Dave a few times before for his company InSightsNow, but when Dave called me in December he was looking for photos for a CD he was putting out. He wanted the photos outside to go along with the feeling of the album. We were scheduled to do it on a Monday afternoon, but Dave called early on the Thursday before because it was forecast to rain on the Monday and he wanted to know if I was free right then. Well shooting photos is a lot more fun then the work I had to do so we went out for an early morning shoot.

The thing is it was that week with the really cold weather in Oregon. It was 9 degree's out when we started. The batteries in my flashes would barley recharge. Dave had to hold his breath during the photos so the vapor would not show up. We did two different locations in about an hour and a half before we were both too cold to go on.

Am I Blue

Back to work, and blog postings. after two weeks off.

First off a better blue.

A professor at Oregon State accidentally discovered a new better blue dye. You can read about it here. I photographed him and his student late last month, and we wanted a blue feeling to the photos. Mas was great to shoot he gave me lots of time, let me stop by a few days before the shoot to scout out the location. I don't understand how or what they were doing when they made it but it is a cool looking blue.

New Oregon Stater

Two of the best things about working for your self as a commercial and editorial photographer is you never know for sure when a check is going to show up in the mail box, and you never know when and where the photos you take will be used. The newest issue of The Oregon Stater came in the mail on Saturday, and I had a few photos in it. You can read the whole issue here.

Some recent stuff

A few of the things I have photographed for OSU in the last couple of weeks are up on their homepage right now. You can see them and read the stories by clicking here.

People I work with an occasional series

When I am shooting things for commercial and editorial clients I often have the designers, art directors or whoever stand in for a light test. No one I work with enjoys this as much as Santiago Uceda a very talented designer for OSU marketing. Here is a photo from las week. You can see some of Santiago's work at his website.

Engagment Session

Last summer I had a great time at Keri and AJ's wedding, and next summer I am shooting Keri's sister Amanda's wedding. I did an engagement session with Amanda and Justin late last month when we still had a few leaves on the trees. I am looking forward to their wedding next August when hopefully it will be a little warmer.

Spanish Magazine

I have photographed Francisco Martin the founder of Strands for some magazines before, and I was back there last week shooting some more. Strands is one of the many great companies in Corvallis that most people in town don't know of but do really cool things.