Put your best face forward in 2012 with a brand new headshot. For January only we will be booking 30 minute professional headshot studio sessions for only $99 (reg. $149). You will receive one retouched portrait of your choice in high and low resolution formats ready for your website, social media, and print. To book your headshot appointment for January, call us at 360-671-6851. Continue Reading »
Thick, leathery, glossy, evergreen foliage makes salal (Gaultheria shallon) desirable both in the garden and in the florist’s palette. This time of year you won’t find either flowers or fruit on salal — those will come in the warm months — but the foliage provides a comforting green layer at the edge of woodlands. Salal is particularly common along the Pacific coast from southeast Alaska all the way down to Santa Barbara county, California. It also grows up into the middle elevations of the Cascade and Coast Ranges. Continue Reading »
What’s fun, fast, better than expected, and more socially acceptable than a nooner? That would be making photographs with your smartphone’s camera.
It seems that everyone has a smartphone these days, whether it’s an iPhone or Android. The advantage of a smartphone camera is that you usually have it with you. Plus, it’s small and easy to use. The disadvantage is that the technical quality isn’t as good as a “real” camera and you pretty much have to accept whatever the automatic controls give you. Continue Reading »
Oregon-grapes are among our wonderful broadleaf evergreen shrubs here in the Pacific Northwest. There are several species but the two most common natives are Berberis aquifolium, tall (or shining) Oregon-grape, and Berberis nervosa, low (or dull) Oregon-grape. There are also numerous horticultural cultivars, some of which will begin blooming in late December.
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Bring your kids to the Holiday Port Festival this weekend, December 2-4, to visit with Santa and get a beautiful keepsake photo of them with the jolly man himself. Continue Reading »
Is your entire family gathering at your place for Christmas or another winter holiday this year? Has it been longer than you can remember since your last family portrait?
We have a limited number of portrait sessions available in late December to accommodate your family’s schedule. Call 360-671-6851 now to get on our calendar. Continue Reading »
Light doesn’t just provide the photons tjay excite your camera’s digital sensor. It can reveal shape and texture or hide imperfections, depending on the angle of the source relative to the subject. Light is one of the primary tools we use as photographers, whether we’re photographing people, birds, landscapes, widgets, or plants.
While there are many variations, we can boil light direction down to just three concepts: front, back, and side lighting. Continue Reading »
It’s not often that the Latin name of a plant tells us how tasty it is to eat. This month’s plant, Vaccinium deliciosum, has a name that does just that. Vaccinium is the genus for all the west coast blueberries and huckleberries. The species epithet, deliciosum, tells us that it has delicious berries. Continue Reading »
With Christmas and other winter holidays fast approaching, now is the perfect time to have your family portrait created — just in time for gift giving.
I’ve got a very special deal for the first nine families to call 360-671-6851 and schedule a family portrait in November. Your session fee will be only $99 (instead of $200), you’ll get a discount on your entire portrait order, and you’ll have a chance to win a 32” flat screen TV and other prizes. Continue Reading »
I’ve got a special deal for budget-minded families that want a family portrait. Schedule a 30-minute mini-session in my Fairhaven studio for only $79.
I’m also offering a special gift package for only $250 that includes a mini-session, 25 slimline holiday cards, a framed 8×10 portrait, four 5×7 gift portraits in presentation folders, and a small digital file to share on Facebook or by e-mail. Continue Reading »