About a two years ago, I got a call from my best friend of 50+ years, he and his wife were knocking down their late 1930’s California bungalow and going modern. As soon as I saw the initial renderings I knew I wanted to be involved in photographing this powerful architectural statement. Michael Dutton and I grew up together as […]
My new image for the DailyPhotoGame.com. Robert”s storefront bakery image, “Hansel and Gretel”, had so much color and pattern to it, this got me thinking. I know of a local house that embodies the local saying “Keep Portland Weird”. The house’s bright colors, objects d’art, the signage and all of the rest of it is […]
I shot this documentary image in Hollywood while attending college in the early 80’s. I have always loved it, and the Game gives me an opportunity to have it be seen in the light of day. This street scene has a wonderful composition, it is fantastic dance between the larger-than-life celebrities and the “little people” […]
I recently was invited to take a tour of the Blue Heron Paper Mill, now defunct, abandoned and destined for gentrification. The site is literally right on the Willamette River in Oregon City. This is the kind of special place where Native Americans used to pluck salmon from the waterfalls, but is now damed for […]
Water continues to be a theme at the Daily Photo Game and I decided to follow suit. This image of water falling off of a high-end water feature captivates me. I love the way the late afternoon sunlight rakes across the drops providing a surreal curtain from which to shoot through. Additionally, the feature itself casts a […]
What to do. What to do. I saw many things in Robert’s architectural image: form, color and typography. In contemplating these elements for the Daily Photo Game I spent the first half of the day shooting various images of storefront architecture here in Portland, some were reflected into glass. I got some ok images, but adding another […]
Time Lapse Photography Depicts Room Divider The above time lapse video was part of a recent interior shoot for Portland based, MacKenzie. The client wanted to show how they designed this custom employee cafe to be multi-purpose, the challenge was… how to depict the function of a retractable wall. Time lapse immediately came to my mind […]
The architectural design firm MacKenzie recently hired me to shoot one of their projects in Buckley Washington. Located about 2 hrs north of Portland, the Buckley fire station sits in the shadow of Mt. Rainier. The client wanted full coverage of the facility and its occupants. Scouting the location, while always prudent, did not appear […]
Sometime ago, Sunset Magazine took an interest in Barbara & Russ Widstrand’s Montana cabin remodel. They commissioned Russ Widstrand to shoot the project and published the following story. Montana Attic Remodel Sunset writer, Peter Whiteley interviewed the Widstrand’s about the process and its challenges, of which there were many. Below are before and after shots of […]
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