365: Day 3 – Rainy Day Lines
Not much to say. It’s Seattle. It’s November. It’s raining. Follow @mikerussellfoto
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365: Day 2 – Cube?
After wandering around the house for a while, and resisting just taking photos of the cats, I ended up with this shot. I kinda like how it’s somewhat an optical illusion. Is it the corner of a cube? Or is it something else? Don’t get me wrong, I have no …
Day One of 365
UPDATE (1/16/12): Will Hewett’s TED talk is finally available. I embedded it below. I have been contemplating hopping on the Project 365 bandwagon for some time now. Essentially, it entails taking at least one photograph a day for an entire year. Over the past several months I’ve been inspired watching …
Sounders’ Storybook Ending on Keller Night
Last Saturday night was Kasey Keller’s final regular season home match for the Seattle Sounders. Over 64,000 fans came out to partake in one of the biggest retirement parties ever. And although the Sounders did not have a great match, it ended in true storybook fashion that would seem cliché …
Sounders 3-Peat! US Open Cup Champions, Again!
I hate how the word “epic” is so overused these days. But last night’s match at Century Link Field between my Seattle Sounders and the Chicago Fire truly was epic. The stage was set for something special–Seattle looked to become the first team in 40 years to win the Lamar …
Four Free Passes to Seattle Art Museum
Looking at art produced by others is a fantastic source of inspiration for me. My wife and I continue to be supporting members of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) so that we can introduce our out-of-town guests to the permanent collections there. This year, we ended up having more guest …
Just Me and My Camera
Self portraits was this week’s class assignment. I procrastinated until the day before they were due, but I feel ok about the results. Amazing what a little pressure from a deadline will do! I was having a hard time trying to come up with something creative, so I finally just …
“If you’re not doing what you love…why not?”
The final day of Penny De Los Santos’ three-day Food and Culture Photography workshop at creativeLIVE was one I will never forget. The field challenges, the raw emotions, the inspiration was simply palpable. I was lucky enough to witness some of it firsthand. On Sunday morning, my wife and I …
Penny De Los Santos on creativeLIVE
Check out FREE: Food Photography with Penny De Los Santos at creativeLIVE Tweet It was a fantastic start to another weekend workshop at creativeLIVE. This time around it’s Food and Culture Photography with photojournalist Penny De Los Santos. Today was actually less about the technical aspects and more about the …
SBX Arrival to Seattle
Seattle will be the temporary home of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) for the next three months while it undergoes some maintenance. According to the Missile Defense Agency’s website, the SBX “tracks, discriminates, and assesses the flight characteristics of ballistic missiles. The SBX provides an advanced capability to the overall …