It’s Been A Good Summer

Two shots from this summer.

Friends Of Trees

Friends Of Trees, originally uploaded by pdxnevets.

I thought this was a great editorial shot I got yesterday.

The Friends of Trees planted over 200 trees in the Boise, Eliot, Humboldt, King, Piedmont, and Sabin Neighborhood’s yesterday. The morning started off at 9am with snow flurry’s while drinking coffee and eating bagels at the Friends of Trees HQ on MLK.

I was in Group O and we planted 12 trees.

Around 1pm when all the groups were finished planting everyone was treated to pizza, sandwiches, soup and a fresh keg of local micro brew from the Widmer Brewery.

Working, The Light

Shawn Levy, originally uploaded by pdxnevets.

This past week I assisted as a light tech on two jobs and had a shoot of my own. Here is a shot I got of Portland writer Shawn Levy.

Lately I have been admiring the photography work of Pete Springer. The thing that attracts me to his images is the way he uses light, specifically the spot where the main light source originates from and hits the subject. This is normally from behind and creates a nice rim of light around the head sometimes blowing out one side of the subject. This was my goal on this shot of Mr. Levy.

This Is Rock And Roll

I love shooting. I love when the set is big and everything is falling into place. It’s intense. Here are some more great shots that photographer Sheryll Byrne got of me in action.

Live On The Set

Click the link below to check out the results from the big shoot with the Second Year MHCC Graphic Design Students.

Above is a shot of me in action taken by Second Year Photography Student Sheryll Byrne.

• GD Students Web Gallery

Graphic Designers

Graphic Design, originally uploaded by pdxnevets.

From today’s photo shoot, second year Graphic Design students at MHCC.

Under The Bridge

PDX Lifestyle Gallery

Lifestyle Photo Shoot

Purple, originally uploaded by pdxnevets.

Yesterday I had fun with my first series of Portland Lifestyle photo shoots. Here is one shot that I got that is more on the artsy side of things.

Research and Ideas

This weekend I have the opportunity to team up with a real estate agent in SE Portland for some interior shots of homes that are on the market. It sounds like these homes are either going to be vacant or lightly decorated. My thought is to capture the open areas where the natural light and artificial mix. When I first enter these homes I will be looking to see how the light interacts with the “form” of the different rooms. I hope to create shots that tell a story about the physical nature of the home and less about the items that are placed in the home.