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Just Another Body Part

I suppose I have seen it all more or less. But then I have been in photography and the arts in general for about 50 years. I did my undergraduate work in graphic design and my masters in photography and along the way studied a gazillion hours of art history. The big debate in the subject of the nude was always…

March 15, 2023Musings

Saved by the Bell

Man you were busy. But then weren’t we all back then? I sure remember sweating over shoots when things went south. This is the first Opening Night of Benaroya Hall in September of 1998. I was hired to make a portrait of the audience from the stage. I originally turned the job down. Partly because they had a low budget,…

March 1, 2023architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends

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Warm and Fuzzy

I think yes, that when I arrived in Seattle in 1984 I had already settled into a look as it were, a way of working. I loved black and white, shot a lot of infrared and in general was interested in the pictorial tradition or warm and fuzzy as I call it. And of course I was interested in the…

March 1, 2023Musings

Roma

Particularly Magical

Hi, Got your text and saw your FB post this morning. Neither are my preferred method of communication, so I write from here. I am glad you are finally reading Four Seasons in Rome. Charming little easy read. According to Amazon I bought my first copy in September of 2007, right before I went to Rome for my first time.…

February 21, 2023Roma

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And Yet I Ruminate

I guess the gilding the lily thing kind gets me and plays into my psyche a bit. The feeling of being criticized for doing something well. And wondering why? It also touches on a lot of old issues about whether I was a fine artist or a commercial artist? I am both, but am I good at both or merely…

February 2, 2023Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Barely Worn Shoes

That’s interesting about her. I always knew she was quirky and carved her own path in life. But I always admired her for that. That she was able to do what she wanted to do in life and live life on her terms, even if it meant living modestly and as you say, off the grid. I hope whoever is…

January 23, 2023Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Living on Borrowed Time

Hey Kiddo, How have you been? Been very quiet around here for the past few months, with the exception of couple of nice Google gigs (thank you very much by the way). Just after Thanksgiving, Carter fell and fractured a vertebrae and has been a lot of pain since. Mostly bed ridden. So my care giving skills have been put…

January 13, 2023Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Weary

Entering the cold dark days of winter. I feel tired a lot. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Long walks help. But there's a lot of waiting. Waiting. And more waiting. When asked how I am doing, it really hard to say exactly and the only word that comes to mind is weary.

December 29, 2022Musings, Seattle, Uncategorized

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The Romance of Film

Hey Stuart,Interesting... A leap into the world of analog. First what experience do you have with film? I assume some, right? Basic 35mm stuff? Darkroom? Enough to recall how labor intensive it is? Jumping in now , even for me, would require a great deal of thought. First there is the expense of the film. Then handing of loading and…

November 30, 2022architecture, Musings, Odds and Ends, Travels

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What am I looking at?

Portrait Pro software is pretty cool, especially when you do as many headshots and portraits as I do. It is a very simple way to give skin tones the spa treatment. I think it works better too, with women than men for some reason. Maybe because smoothing out men’s skin is not so fashionably desired as smoothing out a women’s…

November 9, 2022Musings, Roma, Travels, Uncategorized