Photography: More Cats

Back with more of my purry friends. These are the sweetest little meows. I volunteer photographing cats for the local humane shelter, and I have to fight the urge to bring each of them home every week. Hope you enjoy!  

Photography: Product/Environment

I recently picked up a gig photographing a new water system installed at a summer camp on the Puget Sound. The company who had installed the system had volunteered services and a story is being written highlighting the good deed. The project came with some challenges – the camp was packed up for the summer,…

Photography: Real Estate

I love photographing architecture: the lines, the shadows, the depth. My family is selling my uncle’s beloved cabin, and so I took the opportunity to photograph it. I used a strobe on a gold reflector to create a warm tone. I don’t normally use it, but I’m happy with the way it turned out. I…

Photography: Cats

I’ve been looking for an opportunity to do volunteer work for a while now, and when I found out that I could take photos of cats for Seattle Humane I had to jump on it. It’s been a fun opportunity to hone my skills with challenging subjects and settings. The cats can range from being…

Photography: Real Estate

I love photographing architecture. The lines, the shadows, the depth. My family is sold my uncle’s beloved cabin a few years ago and I jumped on the opportunity to photograph it. I used a strobe on a gold reflector to create a warm tone with most of the pictures.  I was happy with what it did…

Video Pep Talk: Virtual Reality

There is a magic; an experience of presence when you’re in a virtual world that is like nothing else. Suspended disbelief is a beautiful thing. But what makes that world immersive and allows you to feel like you’re really there? VR Environments Essentially there are two types of VR environments: 3D CGI This is a graphics-based world.…

Mount Rainier

My dad is always trying to show people the deer in Mt. Rainier, so he asked me to throw together a video to help him. Check it out here. Have you seen the deer in Mt. Rainier?

Video Pep Talk: Ad Length

One of the first conversations that I have with clients early on in the discovery process has to do with video length. Here’s a general rundown of how long videos typically run: Web ad/pre-roll: 15-60 seconds Flagship video: 60-120 seconds Promo video/product launch: 30-120 seconds Internal training video: 3-10 minutes Customer training video: 2-4 minutes The length of your video…

Photography: San Juan Islands

I’ve been wanting to check out the San Juan Islands, and we finally had a chance to make it up there this weekend. We spent the afternoon walking around Friday Harbor. We had brunch on the pier and picked out our dream boats. I didn’t take as many pictures as I had expected, but here…