Fight Club – PDXStrobist

 Event, Image, Portland, Portrait, Strobist
Mar 202010
 

First rule of Fight Club?  You do not talk about Fight Club.

Saturday morning I grabbed Laura, packed my gear and headed off to an abandoned warehouse in a dirty little part of Portland, down by the river, by the tracks, to a location I had been notified about a couple of hours earlier.  We found the location, parked outside and entered the building through a nondescript door to be met by a man with a list.  I was on that list so, after paying a small fee, we were allowed to enter the abandoned building to find a group of about 40 in a dark, broken hallway, going over the rules for the day.  I was assigned to group 2 before splitting off and climbing a staircase to the second floor where we met with our MUAs and first set of models.  From that point on it was, well… it was On.

We shot various models over the course of the afternoon in different parts of the abandoned warehouse.  We used different lighting setups and collaborated with each other on the images we wanted to make.  It was actually a little bit intense, with a lot of action going on in different parts of the building and everyone scrambling for time.  The models worked amazingly hard.  The MUAs rocked the look.  The photographers did their thing and we prevailed.  We packed up our gear after 4 models and headed off to another job.

Here are my results (click on images for enlarge).

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Nathan

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Xander & Alex

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Junk to Funk – Recycled Fashion at the Crystal Ballroom

 Culture / SubCulture, Event, Fashion
Nov 142009
 

Junk to Funk.  Recycled Fashion.  Portland, OR. Laura and I (through Domestic Bliss Photography) donated a studio photo session as a prize for this excellent event and we are really looking forward to getting the winning designer into our studio.  ”Junk to Funk is a collective of art, education, environment, business and policy innovators who inspire individual towards responsible consumerism, creative re-use and conscientious disposal by providing unique fashion based entertainment and educational opportunities.”  The event was hosted by Mayor Sam Adams and The Mercury’s Marjorie Skinner.  We obtained media passes through our good friend Mel and showed up to take a few shots on the runway and check out some local fashion innovators.  The event was a huge success from my view.  The fashion was pretty mind blowing and the house band (Junquestra) rocked.  Both of these items overshadowed the scripted messaging and MC’ing which only made me want to drink Whiskey.  The all ages audience section as well as separate bar section were both packed and there were ample opportunities to educate yourself or purchase some cool recycled products and art.

JUNK to FUNK FULL IMAGE GALLERY (136 Images)

Technically, I chose to shoot without flash, using a high ISO (4000) on my Canon 5D Mark II to see how it would perform.  I also pulled out my 70-200mm f2.8 L IS lens to play with.  Post production was necessary using Adobe Lightroom 2.0 to correct white balance, crop and reduce the little bit of noise I did get.  Overall, I am really happy with my gear.  It rocks actually.

Here are a few of my favorite shots:


Whiskey Ride by Traci PriceBedtime Bride by Brady LangeRebrewed by Adrienne DuckrowRubber Tube Dress by Lindsey SternDeconstruction / Reconstruction by Emily HydeNet Consumption by Taylor Cass StevensonSunkissed by Kristen Olson-HuddleLady Cumulus by Sarah Lynn SvobodnyRed, White & Bride by Rebecca RossPlastic Pride by Ruth WaddyThe Paper Doll by Emma & Ellie PelettChastity Blinds by Jen LamastraFilm Dress by Sudan Price & Janice Archer

What do you think?

JUNK to FUNK FULL IMAGE GALLERY (136 Images)

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A Whirlwind Week – The Stumptown Joustdown

 Culture / SubCulture, Event, Home, Life
Jun 232009
 

It is Monday evening and I am just taking a breath.  It’s been super busy around here.  We did a major smackdown on our home the past few days with the help of my brother Andrew who flew in from New Jersey.  And in spite of Portland’s penchant for driving rain, we prevailed.  We are Burners.  We are Portlanders.  A fence was built (in 24 hours we built the fence, stained it, tilled the soil and landscaped), a website got coded, art was created, media was made, good food was consumed and we had an awesome time at Pedalpalooza 2009, The Stumptown Joustdown (see video below).  It was a very good couple of days.  A big THANK YOU to Andrew for flying out and making it all happen.  I love you brother.

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Stumptown Joustdown 2009 Photo Gallery

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deBOCCEry: Burning Man 2009

 Burning Man, Event, Life
May 312009
 

Yes, it is official.  We are going to Burning Man.  Today is the deadline to put in Theme Camp applications and when Laura approached me this morning to ask if I wanted to go I said “Yes” without hesitation.  She said “Good, I do too.”  And so it was done.

We had been talking about going this year for a couple of months now, leaving the option open but not ready to commit just yet.  Well, give us a deadline and we can make a decision.  And we both feel really good about this decision.  Seriously.

I called my brother Chris on the off chance that he might want to join us on the playa this year.  We extend the offer each year and have been politely told “No” each time.  Until today.  A wholehearted “Yes” came out of his mouth immediately.  And it was done.

So we spent today filling out our Theme Camp application for “deBOCCEry” and acting like giddy little children.  Burning Man has been a big part of our lives and we missed going back last year.  It is where we celebrate our anniversary and where the majority of my published photos come from.  It breaks us down and fullfills us all at the same time.  It is everything and nothing to us.  And not to mention that our last year on the playa (2007) I was in a sling having just had reconstructive surgery on my collarbone.  What a trying year that was.  So once more into the flames.  This will be Laura’s 11th year at Burning Man and it will be my 10th.  For Chris it will be year 1.  How fucking exciting.

And as always, I must say, if you are thinking about going to Burning Man… don’t.

See you on the playa.

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