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Apr

Restaurant menu advertising: Photos that sell your product or services

Categories: Advertising, Commercial Photography, Food Photography

Fuel restaurant on Alberta and 14th just launched a healthy fun dinner menu that needed some advertising and attention.

I took three of their new dinner menu items and decided to create a clean fresh ad campaign that marketed their ingredients and image. From the I heart Vegan Bowl to the Curry Bowl we used vibrant angled photos that had some depth of field. Camera lens used was a Canon L Series 35mm lens, great for close up shots and depth of field. I have had this lens for a month now and I just love it. It is so crisp and clean when it comes to dim or natural light and focus points for a variety of subject matter. Continue reading “Restaurant menu advertising: Photos that sell your product or services” »

Apr

Wedding Photography: Getting the best shots with the right equipment

Categories: Commercial Photography, Wedding Photography

Tags: photography, wedding

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depth of field with 35mm L series

This past month in March I was asked to shoot an informal wedding for some friends… I have to say I was a bit nervous and started prepping and researching checklists, equipment and staging.

The equipment I brought and used where two different stories. Having the lighting gear in a small space was not easy so I put the lighting gear aside and utilized my Canon 7d and L series lens 35mm. Both where great for those candid shots and small spaces and provided some great depth of field and vibrant colors. Continue reading “Wedding Photography: Getting the best shots with the right equipment” »

Dec

Screenprinting on Canvas with Sheri House: The Process Explained

Categories: Graphic & Advertising Design, Screenprinting

Tags: graphics, print, screenprinting

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Black screenprinted soulettes on canvas with photographs and imagery that I selected got me excited last year 2012 for some new artwork by Sheri House. The above images are of a Cree Indian ancestor from Edmonton, Alberta – my long missed hometown. Other images included are of St Johns Bridge, a motorcycle shot I took in NW Portland at the Vespa center and Jen Wield Stadium – Home of the Timbers. Continue reading “Screenprinting on Canvas with Sheri House: The Process Explained” »

Nov

Interview with student from Chemeketa Community College

Categories: Web Design & Development

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Interview with student from Chemeketa Community College in Salem Oregon

First off, thanks so much for your time! I actually found your business on the Portland Creative List by the way. Okay so I have 10 questions to ask you, and again, I want to stress how thankful I am for your time : ) I will just number the questions for you and if you could number your answers according to the question–hopefully this is the best way to go about this. Also, you can keep your answers as short and simple as possible for the sake of not taking up too much of your time. Continue reading “Interview with student from Chemeketa Community College” »

Sep

Food Photography: Using Natural light and Perspective.

Categories: Commercial Photography

Tags: food, photography

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Initial tests shots for local Cafe on Alberta Street. I like to shoot at a tasters level with a slight tilt angle. Makes for an interesting shot and gives the viewers a nice perspective of the food. Stay tuned for more photography and tips on shooting for advertising and marketing! Shots were done using natural daylight, no strobes or reflectors.

Jan

Screenprinting Palms Hotel, A Positive Method!

Categories: Graphic & Advertising Design

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This past spring I was biking down Interstate Ave – on my way downtown - Portland, Oregon and saw this awesome Palms Hotel sign. I had to take a picture and make into a cool piece of artwork.

The process was not easy and took several weeks of reading up on screen printing, emulsification, building frames and many trips to the hardware store as well as silkscreeningsupplies located in Vancouver, Washington.

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Jan

Top 5 Reasons to Support Your Local Businesses

Categories: Web Design & Development

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Top 5 Reasons to Support Your Local Businesses

A website is the most important marketing component for an organization and it has become almost impossible for a company to get customers without a professional and appealing website. If you want to build a website, there are thousands of web designing companies on the net and you can outsource the work to someone who is not even in your country to save some money. But recently people prefer to hire local firms for web designing. There are several reasons Continue reading “Top 5 Reasons to Support Your Local Businesses” »

Dec

Portrait Photography

Categories: Commercial Photography, Portrait Photography

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Thank you to my good friends Marcelo Cantu and Josie Fernandez for teaching – great techniques for in-house fashion shoot.

Photoshoot w/ Marcelo Cantu
Photographer: Sheri House
Hair and Make up by Hair Hustlr
Model: Kristen Hilary Washington