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An Impromptu Lightning Photo Opportunity

Seattle experienced a record-setting high temperature of 96 degrees (F) yesterday, and with it came an unexpected lightning and thunder show. We don’t often see lightning here, so I was thrilled to sit in my living room with all the windows open and watch the display. And then I realized I should try to take ...

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An Impromptu Lightning Photo Opportunity

Seattle experienced a record-setting high temperature of 96 degrees (F) yesterday, and with it came an unexpected lightning and thunder show. We don’t often see lightning here, so I was thrilled to sit in my living room with all the windows open and watch the display. And then I realized I should try to take ...

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Photo Etiquette Real-World Followup

Last week I published an article at Lynda.com about photography etiquette, which I framed around an experience I had where a photographer stepped into my frame. In it, I talked to Nicole S. Young, who related the tale of when her husband accidentally bumped her tripod during a long exposure. Well today her husband, Brian ...

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Even the Gray Lady Apple-Trolls for Traffic

In the business and technology fields, people measure success in market share, in profits, and by using various metrics like customer satisfaction (“cust sat,” as Apple CEO Tim Cook has referred to it in public, which strikes me as a rare time when biz jargon has passed through the carefully scripted presentations). There must be ...

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Helix Bridge

I finally had the opportunity to walk over the Helix Bridge at Amgen’s offices in Seattle. I love that this could have been just a big, boring pedestrian bridge, but someone decided to make it incredible instead. Unfortunately, Amgen has decided to pull out of Seattle, leaving behind new offices and state-of-the-art science facilities. I ...

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Dandelion Sunset

After enjoying dinner with friends, I walked along the waterfront at Elliot Bay Park, anticipating a golden sunset. The sky didn’t fully cooperate (the sun fell behind a block of dense clouds), but it was still a great way to spend a summer hour. If you like the work I do, please consider signing up ...

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Photographer Etiquette Article at Lynda.com

When you’re shooting on location and someone stumbles into your frame, what’s the proper etiquette for dealing with the situation? In my latest article at Lynda.com, I offer a few guidelines and suggestions: Photographer Etiquette: Shooting on Location.

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Photographer Etiquette Article at Lynda.com

When you’re shooting on location and someone stumbles into your frame, what’s the proper etiquette for dealing with the situation? In my latest article at Lynda.com, I offer a few guidelines and suggestions: Photographer Etiquette: Shooting on Location.

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Colorful Alley, Seattle

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Chris Breen: About the Beach Photos

My friend Chris Breen takes wonderful photos from the beach that is 10 minutes from his house. In fact, it seems as if he posts one every time I’m stuck in my office on a deadline, which (a) makes me long to be at a beach, any beach; (b) makes me silently curse Chris for ...

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