Stewart Falls

Seattle - Experience Music Project

This is the Experience Music Project building in downtown Seattle. It is insane. I loved the colored metal panels and the reflections in them. This was shot on Velvia 100 in a Holga.

Beach wood

I went through a brief stint where I loved macro photography. I do still enjoy it sometimes, I guess I just don't look closely enough anymore to find the beauty in the details. Anyway, that was my drive behind these. I just loved the natural designs in the wood, most notably in the last one.

Early work

These were taken at Owen's Beach in Tacoma. Not the most comfortable beach to walk on, because the sand isn't really sand, just small rocks. Oh and did I mention the water is freezing? But my friend was kind enough to help me out. This was actually my first time ever shooting with a model. Hence why my lighting sucks and you can't see her face very well. But hey, we live and we learn.

Home and abroad

So these are from five or six years ago. Some in New York, some in my hometown of Tacoma. The first two were taken from the top of the Empire State Building. The last three are at the Glass Museum in downtown Tacoma.

This random photo was a product of my intro to digital imaging class. It was the end of the semester and I had to have a bunch of new work for my final. Yep, no deep meaning, no introspective into my life. I just thought it would be fun to do this. When I turned it in, I honestly thought that my teacher was going to hate it for all those reasons...that and because its so dark. To my utter shock, this was his favorite out of all the stuff I turned in.

Unconventional engagements

Just want to say off the bat, thanks Lindsey and Steven for modeling for me and revealing your bodies. Steve, I know you enjoyed it everytime that girl walked past the studio to look in, pretending each time that she was just checking her phone.

Anyway, when I did these shots, it was mostly because I wanted to create the juxtaposition of his dark, scary tattoos with the sincerity and love of a couple. When I got them there, and saw her tattoo, I actually ended up using and focusing on it more because it fit so well into the theme.

Also, sometime in the future, I actually want to do an entire series of people with tattoos and other body modifications. I don't think I would ever get one, but I've always found them fascinating to look at.