More Flat Buildings
I have gone back to my Flat Building project, but now I am using 4×5 black and white film. I process the film in my basement, and then scan the negatives to make inkjet prints. I like that I can … Read More
On Location Lighting Class This Spring
I’m getting ready to teach “On Location Lighting” at PCNW (the Photographic Center Northwest) this spring. It will be on Monday evenings starting March 31. This flexible, project-oriented class is for folks who have already taken Light Control or Studio … Read More
Bainbridge Farmhouse Book Published
I recently finished a book for the Hayashida family of Bainbridge Island, Washington, about their old family farmhouse on High School Road NE. The house will continue with new owners, who have renovated it. Some members of the Hayashida clan … Read More
Darkcloth for Digital
Here I am using a 19th Century technology with my 21st Century digital camera: the dark cloth. When I do careful adjustments to my digital camera, while using a tilt-shift lens for perspective correction, I put on my close-up glasses … Read More
Photo Policy Changes for the National Register of Historic Places
The photo guidelines for proposing buildings for the National Register of Historic Places have been updated. They provide more specific information on submitting digital images, and say that electronic applications should be uploaded at the Cultural Resources Submittal Portal (CRSP). … Read More
HABS Documentation of Tyee High School in SeaTac
The original Tyee High School in SeaTac, part of the Highline School District, is being replaced with a new building. I am part of the team put together by BOLA Architecture + Planning to document the old building. Our documentation … Read More
A Friend’s 8×10 Camera
I’m selling a friend’s Explorer 8×10 view camera, by R H Phillips. It is designed to be lightweight, and fold into a compact package. But still, compared to the 4×5 inch camera I’m used to, everything is big. The film … Read More
Temporary Studio
I usually work on location, but recently I have been given the temporary use of a space in a UDistrict building that will soon be demolished to make way for a 21 story apartment building. It’s been great to spread … Read More
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Project
My photos of Crane 30 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard have been approved for public distribution by the Navy. These 4×5 negatives are intended for the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress. Dating from 1933, it … Read More
Wayne Apartment Photos Going to Library of Congress
The documentation of the Wayne Apartments in Belltown, Seattle has been completed by BOLA Architecture & Planning. My large format negatives are going with a detailed report by David Peterson and copies of historic plans to the Historic American … Read More