Ship Happens

A couple years ago I photographed a marina cookout and oyster education event out on the Olympic Peninsula for a business called Fjordlux, and I grabbed a few bonus shots of Helmsman Trawlers boats that evening in passing. Just the other week I reconnected with some kind folks at both companies and spent a drizzly weekend afternoon aboard a beautifully trimmed Helmsman yacht.

EYE // PHONE.

EYE // PHONE.

a casual guide to developing an eye for elevated phone photography

“An eye for elevated phone photography is an asset worth developing. It might come in handy for a job or for personal branding, for capturing moments in a true-to-experience form, and best of all, for its perspective-altering potential. What’s more, cultivating this skill can get you to a place where you regularly and instinctively locate all the beautiful and exceptional elements in your everyday life with profound appreciation and gratitude. It’s a tool with great practical and emotional return. Who wouldn’t love to see more beauty in our lives, and get the most out of every memory we document? It begins with developing a photographer’s eye.”

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LHS Brand Photography

Photography-wise, I always have the most fun in a brand session. Not only does a brand session require you to make creative use of a set of client-provided items and locations, its success depends on how well you can put yourself in someone else’s shoes and get to know their personality, taste, and needs…and even anticipate some needs or preferences that might not have occurred to them in the moment. You know, those great lightbulb moments when “shall we try this?” is answered with “wait - YES!”

Below: a modest sampling of favorite shots from a recent brand photography session for Lauren Haley Studios in Sugar Land, TX.