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  • Seattle Real Estate Photographer: Phinney Ridge Craftsman

    Seattle Real Estate Photographer: Phinney Ridge Craftsman

    Today’s real estate market in Seattle is brisk.  There’s very little inventory available; houses don’t stay on the market very long.  I’ve been working with Cynthia and Mack – a husband and wife team with Nice Seattle Homes – to photograph their real estate listings, and today’s was a treat.  Seattle may not have homes…

  • Seattle Photo Booth: Tonight We PartyBooth!

    Seattle Photo Booth: Tonight We PartyBooth!

    You may have seen or heard the posts, the chatter, the noise. We here at AShapiro Studios have launched a new business – PartyBoothNW! PartyBoothNW is a Photo Booth for Seattle and the area, perfect for wedding receptions, Birthday Parties, Corporate Events, Brand Events, Banquets and Galas, Holiday Parties, Reunions, Church and Community Festivals and…

  • Making The Shot: Skagen Watch

    Making The Shot: Skagen Watch

    I saw it – I loved it – I wanted to take a picture of it.  The mesh strap, the carbon fiber background, the small pops of color on this Skagen Watch…  Yeah, let’s do this. First, let’s talk set-up.  I really wanted to go minimal on this one.  1 light, no special equipment, kitchen…

  • Making the Shot: Macrina Chai

    Making the Shot: Macrina Chai

    Inspiration can strike anywhere, anytime. I had just received a new camera (a Panasonic DMC-GX7, which I’ll blog about soon) and was on my way to a business meeting at Macrina on 1st Ave in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood.  Wanting to test the camera, on my way I saw some fog being lit up by a…

  • Seattle Holiday Portraits: The Watershed Company Holiday Portrait

    Seattle Holiday Portraits: The Watershed Company Holiday Portrait

    Each year, companies around the world send out holiday cards to their customers, clients, employees, contacts, vendors…  Anyone that they have touched in the previous 12 months.  The Watershed Company, an environmental consulting, environmental engineering, environmental planning and landscape architecture firm in the Seattle area, is one of those companies that wanted company holiday portraits…

  • Seattle Photography Workshop: Family Photography – November 12, 2013

    Seattle Photography Workshop: Family Photography – November 12, 2013

    Turkey and stuffing – family gathered around the fireplace – and family photos! In this 3 hour workshop, learn how to use that fancy camera to capture great family photos!  We’ll cover a range of topics including: Posing your family members to help them look their best Working with large and small families Camera settings…

  • Light Painting the 4th

    A camera sees light.  Where you have exposed light, the camera will capture it.  Where there is no light, nothing appears in the photo.  Based on that, given the right environment, you can control what your camera sees and what it doesn’t using a light source that you control, known as “Light Painting.”

  • June 2013 Workshop

    June 2013 Workshop

    New Workshop Announced:  Travel and Vacation Photography Just in time for summer and your vacation travel – let’s make sure you come home with great photos!  We’ll cover everything from the basics of travel and vacation photography, to what equipment to take, safety in far-away lands, planning for the right shot, capturing local flavor and…