Jaclyn working as the Brewhouse Studio's stand-in model.

As The Brewhouse Studio nears its official launch, we are lucky to be joined by Jaclyn who will be managing our projects.  She is a master of organization which seems to be an allusive skill for many of us creatives. For example, it took me three months to finally haul my studio gear into our space so that I can grab portraits when the mood strikes, shoot prototype product designs, and experiment with different lighting scenarios.  Now a 9-foot backdrop has been added to our decor of beer signs, enormous exercise balls, skateboards with no wheels, and two meat cleavers.

Photographing the CAP shin dig was a blast. Great music, good food, fancy peeps, and drag queens all coming together to make for a serious amount of money raised to fight HIV/AIDS. Tons of incredible artists donated work. Check out the list.

The juicy light driving through Idaho made for this bucolic scene. I like the light reflecting off the wet road.

Ara and Willa watching me shoot the farm scene.

Somewhere in Eastern Washington

The same somewhere, different light.

Working for NEEA has been my best gig in the last month.  I photographed in an enormous potato processing plant in Idaho where they asked me if I was bringing in any glass (I answered by looking down at my lenses); I stopped by the roadside near Whitefish, Montana and employed Willa and Ara to model (yes, they made it into the annual report); and they gave me free reign to interpret the themes of the shoot, which is every photographer’s dream.  I can’t post the final images from the project quite yet, but I’ll put them up after I get the green light from NEEA.

Little Willa and I spent a sunny afternoon reading and hanging out in the park. I let her roam.

Photographing the CAP shin dig was a blast. Great music, good food, fancy peeps, and drag queens all coming together to make for a serious amount of money raised to fight HIV/AIDS. Tons of incredible artists donated work. Check out the list.

Lucas getting his first lesson in cowboying.

Angie, Lucas and I took a trip to Goldendale this weekend to present a product mockup for a Brewhouse Studio client. We did a little sight seeing and a little cattle rustling.