One Shots // January - April 2011

While I still have a ton of images and experiences to blog about I thought it might be nice to step back for a minute and show a couple images that were missed since the start of the year. These images are one offs... as in, they are nice images, but I didn't have an exact blog post for them to fit into at the time. So throughout the year I will be taking these stragglers and posting them into a "One Shots" post.

I will try to give a little backstory about them as well (if they have any at all) to keep things interesting. So lets start.

This image was captured when my friend Steve and I went for a walk in Bush Park. It was a nice January day and we were both tired of being cooped up in the house. Looks like someone had a wedding photo shoot going on so I couldn't help but snag a frame.

My friend and past co-worker, Ed, had a rather nice selection of toys at his disposal. There were plans of getting rid of some (if not all) of them so he wanted to capture an image of all of them together. I loved this shoot because it not only created a dynamic photo, but it also involved help from a couple other photog friends. I love collaborating on shoots and find it is a great learning/teaching experience for all.

This shot was taken during a Salem Photo meetup (I blogged about it a little while back) back in February. The shoot was focused a bit more on some back alleys in Salem and such. While we were out shooting the fellow above (sorry, I forgot his name) asked about what we were shooting and struck up a conversation. We talked for a few then I asked for a portrait shot of him since he was framed so nicely in the door way.

This is a tulip. It is growing out in front of our house. The light was nice. I took a picture. The end. ;)

This is the Gordon House which was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It resides in Silverton just outside of the Oregon Gardens. I enjoy photographing architecture and interesting places so I decided to stop by and check out the location. The trees are not full yet and so this shot was more of a research shot to get an idea of the surroundings and house together. I plan on making multiple trips back out after the trees open to capture a better image, but I couldn't help liking this image anyway. Regardless of the leaves missing the light and shapes worked well together.

Salem Oregon, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gordon House