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I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Seattle. I create emotional photostories.
I love photography. I love all the technical aspects of f-stops, shutter speeds, megapixels, photoshop, and lighting. I love the art of photography in the composition, angles, bokeh, point of view, and the way the technical changes the art. More than even the art, I love the expressions and emotions that people portray in their face, body language, and hand positions. Along the way, I’ve met a lot of great people, gotten to photograph some pretty cool things, and had a lot of fun. I am very happy to have chosen a career in photography. I also have an amazing wife, Leslie, and three fantastic children. Life is good. You can also find recent posts about me below on my blog, on my portfolio site, or look me up on facebook. |
Here is a new portrait of each of my two oldest kids (I have three, but one chose not to participate). I was itching to shoot and they were handy targets! 
My son dressed in his Sounders FC kit. This image was take outdoors with a couple flashes
I took this image in a dark hallway with a couple of flashes to simulate daylight.
I had a great time with Stacey and Tony taking their engagement portraits. We started at Husky Stadium and then went to Gasworks Park. It was an absolutely beautiful day.
Stacey & Tony on Husky field - Canon 5D, 85mm 1/2000 @ f2 ISO 100
Canon 5D, 16-35mm at 16mm, 1/125 @ f13 ISO 100
I love this image and the casual body language between the two of them - Canon 5D, 16-35mm at 16mm, 1/160 @ f5.6 ISO 100
This image is after we go to Gasworks Park - Canon 5D, 50mm 1/640 @ f6.3 ISO 100
Canon 5D, 135mm 1/250 @ f2 ISO 500
Under the covered area at Gasworks. The image is very cool, but it didn't smell very good on the floor! Canon 5D, 24mm 1/800 @ f1.6 ISO 500
Stacey and Tony on the beach at Gasworks - Canon 5D, 135mm 1/8000 @ f2.2 ISO 500
Canon 5D, 135mm 1/200 @ f16 ISO 100 with off-camera flash
Canon 5D, 24mm 1/500 @ f2.2 ISO 100
Canon 5D, 24mm 1/1250 @ f2.8
One final image with the gasworks and a little sunflare - Canon 5D, 24mm 1/250 @ f11
In honor of today’s big victory by the University of Washington over USC, I pulled up this image that I took last week of Stacey and Tony at Husky Stadium! So here is their sneak peak a couple days early!
Canon 5D, 16-35 @ 18mm, 1/2000 @ f2.8 ISO 100
Wedding Coordinator - Weddings with Wendy
Cake - Mike’s Amazing Cakes
Venue - Columbia Tower Club
Photographer - Cory Parris!
Amber and Matt had a beautiful wedding on a windy day in Seattle. We were lucky enough to be able to go outside for a few minutes and take some photographs in downtown Seattle before the wind and rain caught up with us.
Also, I have some people asking for the technical details on my images. So…I’m including the technical information this time. Let me know if you want to see more of that sort of thing, or if I should save myself the effort!
The amazing Columbia Tower in Seattle
Canon 5D, 1/40 @ f4.5 ISO 400
Canon 5D, 1/500 @ f2 ISO 400
Amber's dad bring her the wedding bouquet - Canon 5D, 50mm f2 @ 1/100 ISO 400
Portrait of Matt at a convenient brick wall - Canon 5D, 85mm 1/1000 @ f2.2 ISO 400
Amber & Matt in a restaurant entryway - Canon 5D, 85mm 1/400 @ f2.2 ISO 400
Amber and Matt kissing in front of their bridal party and a very cool red wall - Canon 5D, 24mm 1/2000 @ f1.4 ISO 50
Portrait of Amber in front of city hall - Canon 5D, 85mm 1/400 @ f1.8 ISO 400
Crossing the street in downtown Seattle - Canon 5D, 50mm 1/4000 @ f2.2 ISO 400
Amber looking up at Matt - Canon 5D, 24mm 1/320 @ f1.4 ISO 640
The flower girl looking out the window - Canon 5D, 50mm 1/3200 @ f2 ISO 400
Amber and Matt smiling at each other as they get married - Canon 5D, 135mm 1/200 @ f2.8 ISO 400
The view from the Columbia Tower Club - Canon 5D, 24mm 1/400 @ f10 ISO 1600
Amber and Matt pose for the videographer. The intense blue color comes from correcting for the videographer's very orange light - Canon 5D, 85mm 1/100 @ f2 ISO 1600
Disneyland castle cake from Mike's Amazing cakes - how cool is that? Canon 5D, 24mm 1/40 @ f2.8 ISO 400 with flash
I love hands. This is a photograph of Amber's hand on Matt's back - Canon 5D, 85mm 1/30 @ f1.8 ISO 1600
Here is the view at night from the Columbia Tower Club - Canon 5D, 24mm 1/8 @ f2 ISO 1600 (handheld)
Amber and Matt during their first dance - Canon 5D, 85mm 1/60 @ f2 ISO 1600
Matt dancing with his mom - Canon 5D, 50mm 1/100 @ f1.4 ISO 1600
I love this image of Amber & Matt kissing on the dance floor - Canon 5D, 16-35 at 35mm 1/125 @ f2.8 ISO 1600 with flash
I love photography and I love photography gear. So here is a quick list of stuff that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I think about using them. At some point, I may expand this beyond a sentence for each item. Today, however, I am escaping album design for a few minutes, which is what I should be doing…