Smaragd's Photos

Mariya

My first shoot with Mariya. We started out in my studio, then went to a church just down the road to shoot in front of their heavy wooden doors, and finally went across town to end the shoot in our local cemetery. Mariya is a strong collaborator in that she had a good idea of what she wanted from the shoot. But she was also receptive to my own ideas and input. I really believe working with a model should, ideally, be an equal creative partnership. This shoot was a perfect example of that -- an even combination of her ideas and mine, the synergy of two creative streams coming together.

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Uploaded on Sept. 11, 2007

Soulmates Make A Perfect Pair

Miss Cat is a member of the Northwest Pinups 4 Troops.

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Uploaded on Feb. 18, 2008

Tori Black

Tori in one of the old British-styele telephone booths in the Fairhaven area of Bellingham, Washington. I thought I'd post this one here on Zooomr before I put it on Flickr. :-)

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Uploaded on Feb. 6, 2007

Storm

Lightning storm over Bellingham Technical College. I've wanted to photograph a lightning storm ever since I was a little kid. Last night was the first time I actually did it.

We only see a few thunderstorms every year in this area, and they generally come and go very quickly. Often they last less than a half-hour, and there are frequently only a half-dozen flashes before the rain starts and it's all over.

This one, however, lasted over an hour. And though a hard downpour started after 20-30 minutes, the lightning continued. After ten minutes or so, the rain dwindled and stopped. Another downpour -- this one a bit weaker -- came and went, and still the lightning continued. I stayed outside taking exposure after exposure until the storm had moved far to the northeast.

An unusually long and spectacular display. I hope there will be a few more opportunities before the summer ends.

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Uploaded on June 5, 2007

Dave Ward

It's been quite a while since I took decent new self-portraits. Since I didn't have any shoots scheduled today, this seemed like a great opportunity. The camera is a 1959 Agfa Silette-LK, which is the most recent addition to my small collection of old cameras.

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Uploaded on Oct. 17, 2007