A Q&A from Art Center College of Design’s Alumni Tumblr page… What have been the greatest rewards and challenges you’ve encountered on your current path? I graduated from ArtCenter in 1982 as a photography major. Since then, incredible challenges have taken place in the photography industry, most of them in the last 15 years. The most impactful […]
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 […]
My play for today’s Daily Photo Game takes us into one of my favorite times to make photographs, night-time. Robert’s lovely still life of the lone leaf prompted me to consider thinking of my response in a less linear fashion… leaf, leaves, leaf-less. Ah ha! I love photographing trees, and this shot combines two of my favorite […]
Russ Widstrand Photographer identified, sourced and secured 3 locations for a Shafer Vineyard’s still and video shoot. Widstrand then photographed the final production over three days, personally negotiating with each location and homeowner. The locations in Lake Oswego, Eastmoreland and Downtown Portland were selected for their unique and differentiated narratives: a residential cocktail party, an outdoor […]
Professional Photographer Magazine, the magazine of the National PPA Organization, has run a two page article on the 2013 Daily Photo Game called “Game On”. Writer Jeff Kent interviewed Russ Widstrand and 3 other members of the 10 player group for the article. Widstrand’s image, “Empty Pocket” is the 3rd in the piece and is […]
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 […]
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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