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one more shot from Kestrel

Kestrel Vintners

Last weekend I had the opportunity to do some photography for Kestrel, a wonderful winery in Prosser, WA. Getting up at 3am on a Saturday has its perks, it seems. It was a delightfully full and invigorating day, not to mention such a privilege to have this close-up tour of the many aspects of the wine-making process. I very much look forward to working with them again come harvest time.

higher, higher!

adorable scarlett and her papa, aaron.

(i'm sort of proud of this shot.)

she sells sea shells...

my sister and i took a trip over to olympic national park two weekends ago. i decided to attempt to only shoot film - both as a nod to the medium, which i don't use nearly often enough, and as a way of forcing myself to be more selective in my shots. i brought both my canon EOS-3 and my nikon manual, each with its own pros and cons. i'll probably post some more photos from that weekend, but i was particularly happy with these 4 shots of the beach sand and rocks.

texture:

sweet sweet spring

although its arrival has been tentative at best this year, spring is such a lovely time of year. my mom was able to come up for a visit on mother's day weekend, and we went up to skagit valley to say hello to the tulips. it was the week after the official festival, but it was still lush and stunningly beautiful.

these were shot with expired print film, on my nikon.

yum.

in an effort to help me celebrate the start of the last year of my twenties, ethan surprised me with the most incredibly rad present, my very own studio lights.

grabbing what was handy - a scrumptious red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting - i began to play.

now i just need to keep playing. i no longer have an excuse, other than my own laziness, to not get back to work.

and from the drive home:

stopped and wandered around cannon beach. saw this father and daughter playing. melted.

oregon coast

from a weekend spent in neskowin and lincoln city...

chapel on orcas

this was several months ago, but alas i'm only just now getting around to posting. ethan and i went to orcas island for a wedding. bride and groom - meredith and adrian - invited 40 or so friends and family members and plus-ones for a ceremony in this small, lovely chapel. it took forever to find the place, with lots of u-turns en route, but it was just perfect.