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Photos above were shot for a Vancouver, Washington attorney, hair/makeup Jessica Belknap

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My favorite “swimwear” model! He prefers to swim naked and likes to carry sticks in his mouth and he doesn’t need a MUA to bring out his brown eyes in photos (which are a little out of focus here — I was shooting with the compact G9 and still haven’t quite adapted to changing focus points on that camera).

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Self-portrait from a recent camping trip. Yeah, there’s flare (I’m shooting directly into the sun) that I unsuccessfully tried to block with the lid of a pan balanced on the camera lens (see the dark arch at the top of the photo?). It’s tricky to shoot self-portraits since you can’t see what you’re shooting when the shutter clicks!

Anyway, I probably am the only person in Oregon who brings Vogue Paris with me when camping. And the irony is that I was gritty dirty by this point– lots of dust at this campsite. So as I’m looking at photos of the most beautiful people in the world as they wear the cleanest, most beautiful clothing ever, there I am all covered in sweat and dust and grit from camping. Quite the juxtaposition!

Thanks for your patience as I was camping. More frequent blog updates coming!

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Ten years ago today I brought home a black lab puppy. The photo on the left is me holding him on our first day together. He was only the size of a large cat!

The photo on the right is his first camping trip that summer– it rained on us. Some things never change in the Pacific Northwest.

But aside from the weather, much has changed in both the world and my life this past decade. For example, I’m no longer shooting film (which is what these photos were shot on). The dog is a lot bigger than a cat these days. And the internet and computers are a lot faster (it was all dial-up those days and my main computer had a whopping 1GB harddrive!)

Pete Springer Photography, Portland, Oregon

So yesterday I clicked on a twitter profile of someone who had just started following me. The profile had no bio, no tweets, no followers, and was only following one person — me! Hey Andrew Gosling — there’s tons of GREAT info on twitter. But you won’t find most of it if you only follow one person. Besides, it’s a little creepy when you have no bio, no links, no tweets, and I’m the only person you follow.

Anyway, check out my twitter for yourself. And don’t worry– I won’t blog about you unless I’m the only person you follow and you have no tweets, bio, or links!

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Holy moire! Photo of a fabric swatch from a recent shoot. The swatch had a texture and pattern that made the camera think it was the 60’s again!

After photographing the swatches as “products” (in a product box lit evenly with two softboxes on heads connected to a power pack), I shot a couple more editorial/creative type photos below.

Photos are a great way to sell your goods and services on the web. Call or email today to schedule a product photo shoot!

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“Campfires are like Indian television,” someone once told me. And indeed, campfires can be hypnotic. I personally love their smell a lot more than the smell of a television though!

Had the chance to smell my first campfire of the season recently while scoring one of the few rainfree nights in the last month and half in western Oregon. No kidding — there’s been nearly 8 inches of rain in Portland since the beginning of May!

Here’s a self-portrait shot with my favorite black lab ever. Shot @ f2.8 with the 70-200 — not recommended for self-timer shots since the DOF is unforgiving. Unless you have a dog who will remain still while you focus off him. This particular dog holds a point like you can’t believe for a black lab– no surprise he can hold still for photos!

I’m making an effort to simply shoot for fun these days. Strange as it sounds, sometimes when you go pro photographer, you only shoot photos for money. That’s not always best for growing as a photographer, of course. Thus my effort to shoot non-commercial pics occasionally!

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Omigod– this video is so classic Steven Klein! Klein is one of the best fashion photographers in the world (easily in the top ten) and this video (which he directed) is amazing. It’s nearly nine minutes long so you kind of have to appreciate the vibe and direction and Lady Gaga — do that and you’ll love it!

I shot this photo during the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle. It was shot on Tri-X film at that (remember film?)!

Turns out in some states, I could have been arrested simply for taking the photo above, even though I was on a public street and so was the officer.

There’s so much to say about this topic. First thing that comes to my mind, what if the person who video taped the Rodney King police beating had been arrested and charged with a felony for shooting the video? I’m sure the police would not have minded– and that’s exactly the point. I’m definitely not anti-police. I do strongly support the first amendment though, which protects our rights to take pictures in public places in the USA — even if those images include police officers in them.

On the flip side, I also support the rights of the police to photograph (or shoot video which is more often the case with them these days) of anyone in a public place. The First Amendment is an amazing tool in an open, free society. It helps us all keep tabs on each other. Which keeps us accountable. Let’s hope the First Amendment remains that way.

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Portland Fashion, Beauty, Swimwear Photographer, Pete Springer