mpcurtis, Author at Mel Curtis

Enchilladas with Richard

During the past year I helped my friend Richard produce a show of his work for exhibition in December in downtown Seattle. He created iPad drawings and it was my task to be the technical support to move the images from his device to ink on paper. It was a lot of fun, I learned a lot and I simply…

March 23, 2017Celebrations, Odds and Ends, Portraits, Seattle

architecture Seattle Uncategorized

When the Batteries Go Dead

I did a photo shoot this past with a high end real estate stager. I have known him for some time and he owns a ton of my prints that he uses in his staging projects. But we had never directly worked together. So we are giving it a whirl. It is more like editorial, or catalog photography than real…

February 27, 2017architecture, Seattle, Uncategorized

Odds and Ends Seattle

Air Quotes

Sounds like a goofy event, but then such things always are. The closest thing I have ever done to a gig like that was a recognition conference for WaMu back in 06 I think. It was awful and the only job I ever got fired from. But then I wanted to be fired. Oddly enough, I got canned for being…

February 14, 2017Odds and Ends, Seattle

Odds and Ends Seattle Uncategorized

Quietly Dragging my Feet

Either of those days work for me. Lunch would be good too, lots of spots nearby. And then yes, we can dive into my archives. Sorry if I seem to be making a big deal about all this, but I guess it is a big deal. It seems like a mountain of stuff to go through and deal with. And…

February 14, 2017Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

Portraits Seattle

Park Vista Co op

I lived at Park Vista from 1994 to 2001. My first go around with home ownership. It was a very nice place to live, with mostly nice neighbors. I had a great view of the court yard and park. It was almost a "I could live here forever" place. And for many of of the residents, it was. I did…

February 13, 2017Portraits, Seattle

Paris Portraits Selfies Travels

Still Haunts Me

Thank you for the nice little note. Made me feel good. And I appreciate it. I was a little concerned when I was putting all those prints together to send out that I might look like I was dumping stuff on you all. Just cleaning out my drawers. I have so much, I just wanted to share. And I have…

January 24, 2017Paris, Portraits, Selfies, Travels

Celebrations Landscapes Seattle

Morning Walk with Barney

Ok, it's a new year, with new things to look forward to. And yet many years behind me to think about as well. I am feeling increasingly old was of late. And I wonder, at the risk of sounding like a Talking Heads song, how did I get here? What I once thought to be my strengths, now seem to…

January 10, 2017Celebrations, Landscapes, Seattle

Odds and Ends Portraits Seattle

I Suppose they Could be Embellished

I thought I would go ahead and send you this letter I wrote for your son. I hope it does him some good. Carter proofed it and and found a typo, but missed at least one other. I am so bad at typos, and awkward sentences, or misuse or lack of proper use of punctuation. But then I never claimed…

December 6, 2016Odds and Ends, Portraits, Seattle

Odds and Ends Travels

The Road Ahead

Fasten your seat belts, it looks like a bumpy ride...

November 17, 2016Odds and Ends, Travels

architecture Celebrations Odds and Ends Washington DC

The Moment When You Know

Your travel stories made me a little homesick. I know I only lived in DC a few years, but it is not only where I really grew up and came of age, but it was there that I embarked on my journey with photography. I was naïve about it all and yet so excited by the possibilities. I have a…

October 18, 2016architecture, Celebrations, Odds and Ends, Washington DC