Haven’t done a portrait in a while, so I decided to do one for practice. This is my friend Jianna in front of one of the walls in my condo. There are two kick lights to either side of her, behind and high, ring flash in front.

I managed to kill four separate rosemary plants, and I suppose this says something about how nurturing I am. You can imaging my surprise when these buds appeared on my basil plant, which is harder to grow than rosemary.

Actually, I could care less about basil. I picked up an EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro lens and just needed something convenient on which to test it. I love the creamy bokeh. What do you think?

Yep, this is the recipe from the movie, as far as I can tell. The only difference is that I added a little pasta.

And yes, it was delicious.

Seattle’s link light rail, Beacon Hill station.

Actually, they’re pretty talented rappers. This was kind of a random picture with random props. Another David Hill. Not quite there, but then again I like how it turned out. Maybe I’m developing my own style.

These guys were working a statistical physics problem at Greenlake near the water. Beats a library.

This is my attempt at a Dave Hill style photograph. It’s not quite there yet. I think I need to move the main light to the left, and the kick light further behind the model to get that sharp edge light. Also, perhaps a more interesting background; maybe one shot separately and composited in. Also, dark, shiny clothing. Finally, a ring flash. Yeah, that’s what I need. A ring flash.

James reading a book in the Seattle Central Public Library. This is the second image in this series taken last Saturday.

Graffiti in a train yard near Starbucks world headquarters in Seattle, WA.