by Julie | Aug 27, 2023 | Creative & Fine Art
by Julie | Nov 23, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art
We had several models at our conference workshops, and two of them agreed to do an underwater pool session! I borrowed a voluminous red dress and we all jumped in! Again, just magical and SO MUCH FUN. If you have access to a heated pool and would like to do a session,...
by Julie | Nov 15, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art
I attended a photography conference in Arizona earlier this year. They told us there was a pool and mentioned something about underwater photography. Well, that sounded very interesting! So I found the cheapest decent underwater housing that I could, for my little...
by Julie | Sep 24, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art, Seniors
Cobalt Studio is a fantastic photo studio here in Portland. It’s huge, it includes a ton of wardrobe and jewelry, and there are lots of backgrounds including a giant white cyc wall. (They also have a bathtub!) For the last couple years, they hosted special...
by Julie | Aug 31, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art, Seniors
Kailee and I met at Elk Rock Island for a gorgeous, dreamy portrait session in the fading evening light.
by Julie | Apr 12, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
I found a call for entry for a photography show with the theme of “Like a Mother.” I said to myself, Ooh, that’s such a rich topic, ripe for so many possibilities! I didn’t have any existing work that felt like it worked, so I put out a model call in a local Facebook...
by Julie | Feb 28, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art
MUA: Emily Models: Zoe, Miranda Location: My garage! A few months after our creative flower portrait session, Emily and Zoe wanted to do a session with colorful body paint! Zoe’s friend Miranda joined too. I contributed gels again to make some really cool...
by Julie | Feb 27, 2022 | Creative & Fine Art
This is part of the Body of Literature series. I loved the idea of playing with curves of the body as well as creating curves with stacks of books. I love how it turned out, just like in my head!
by Julie | Oct 30, 2021 | Creative & Fine Art
I wanted to create some portraits with flowers and petals. Zoe and Emily and I worked together and made some beautiful, colorful images! Model: Zoe Carina Makeup artist: Emily Claire I used three lights: the main light overhead, a hair/rim light with a grid behind and...
by Julie | May 28, 2021 | Creative & Fine Art
I had a vision early in 2021 about a woman in a curtain of flowers. Now, sometimes I let my visions just kind of stay there in my head, but I’ve been trying to make them happen in real life more often. So I reached out to my brilliant florist friend Alana of...
by Julie | Mar 22, 2021 | Creative & Fine Art, Seniors
OBSESSED!! Grace is a musician and models too. I wanted to practice some dramatic rim lighting with the guitar. They came out perfectly–I am always thrilled when the image in my head actually appears in my camera!
by Julie | Mar 3, 2021 | Creative & Fine Art
A few years ago, I had an idea about creating a black milk bath with floating candles. Every once in awhile I would try to figure out the logistics of it, but always gave up. Earlier this year, I was determined to make it happen. Partly because I found Roxanne, a...
by Julie | Nov 21, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art, Nature
I’m from the PNW, so a horizon without a mountain in it just feels so empty! I could see Mt Rainier from my childhood window, and now that I live in Portland, I love seeing Mt Hood and how it changes throughout the year. Here’s a few images of mountains...
by Julie | Oct 21, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art, Nature
I started playing with Intentional Camera Movement a couple years ago, but more recently have been practicing more and more. It is so much fun to throw the ‘rules’ of photography out the window! Every frame is a little bit different, which makes it...
by Julie | Aug 21, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art, Nature
I’m Pacific Northwest born and bred; I grew up with a forest at my back door (literally!). I love being among the trees–the way it smells of fresh air and earth and pine sap. The lush ever-greenery is imprinted on me! You can’t help but be calm and...
by Julie | Jul 21, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
Death, life, nature. How do they interact and intersect? What happens after ‘life’ is over? How much a part of nature are we humans? Flowers are lovely, and their blooms and scents are enjoyed by many. Once the petals begin to wither, droop, and drop, however, the...
by Julie | Apr 21, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
A book can shape you, infuriate you, make you laugh, make you think, change your life. Who hasn’t gotten lost in a good book? Who hasn’t wished that they could be engulfed in their favorite novel? Who hasn’t dreamed about forgetting everything else and just reading...
by Julie | Mar 1, 2020 | Creative & Fine Art
by Julie | Jul 28, 2019 | Creative & Fine Art
I. Love. This. Photo. It might be one that I’m the most proud of. Yes, because it’s beautiful, and because it’s a big pile of books. (I love books.) But the thing about this photo is that I really had to fight to create it. I had the idea for it...
by Julie | Sep 3, 2018 | Creative & Fine Art, Personal Projects
In late August, I took a class about street portraiture! I love taking classes and workshops, I’m interested in street photography, and of course I always love portraits. I was surprised at how nervous I was, though! I’m plenty used to going out and about...
