Modern Seduction

©2008 Loren Callahan

Can I say I love Dawn Tunnell!!! Yes. The wizard makeup artist, and no you can't blame her for other peoples genetics (inside joke), pictured in the background with model Claire Z., created master pieces yesterday for our "Modern Seduction" shoot in Hunts Point.

Much thanks to Garth the owner of the amazing water front home. Who had the smarts along with the state to put a video camera in one of the oldest trees in Bellevue to record the bald eagles living in it!!!. And the mother just had little ones three days ago! So on Garth's big flat screen we watched the mother feed her chicks during lunch. Amazing!!!

Another big thanks to big Glen for giving us the use of his new '08 Bentley GT. Sweet car. Ya should have stuck around Glen!

And last but not least the crew:

On hair we had Will (Big Willie) Francalangia, simply amazing "don't take the black out" style and so funny, funny man!!!

Lindsay Baucsh was our awesome sassy southern bell wardrobe woman.

Tuan lesoleil designer, thank you so much for your beautiful dresses and the help around set!!!

And our wonderful models Clair Z. and Maria B. We couldn't have done it without you!

A 12 hour day full of laughter and professionalism. I love the art we were able to create because of all of you. Look for the photos on my website within the next two weeks.

John Marzano Dies

I took this photo of John Marzano way back in 1996 when I was freelancing for the P-I in Seattle. It is a shock to read that he died on April 20th. The article from the Tacoma News Tribune is linked. He was 45 years old. I am glad that I was able to capture this great photo of him. It just shows how loyal he was to his team. Paul O'Neill is in the head lock.

Adventure Vest Short Video

This is a cool little short I made for the Adventure Vest on Animoto.com

Another Anniversary

Photo by Loren Callahan, ©2008 Loren Callahan


"ALL men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the
delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness
they are loved for themselves; and above all others the sense of
sight. For not only with a view to action, but even when we are not
going to do anything, we prefer seeing (one might say) to everything
else. The reason is that this, most of all the senses, makes us know
and brings to light many differences between things".-- Aristotle, 350 B.C.
I love this excerpt. It is so true for me and the way my senses are and react within my daily life.

Today of all days is tax day. It is more importantly the day my father passed away three years ago. I am very happy I got to spend the amount of time with him that I did before he died. I took this photo of him about 7 years ago. I am so glad he is with me in spirit.

Dali Lama at Quest Field

Photo By Matt Freedman

A BIG thanks to Matt Freedman for taking this photo of me. Having the opportunity to photograph the Dali Lama at Quest Field in Seattle was quite an experience. I truly enjoyed seeing some old friends from the Seattle Times, Seattle P-I and the likes. Too many to name but you know who you are. You can see from the photo we were packed in pretty tightly but that is part of what makes it great is that everyone worked very well with one another. Even helped out one another when things came crashing down, meaning cameras and tripods. From my experiences this is not typical. I suppose it might have been an effect of the Dali Lama who creates peace just by being in his presence. More photos to come of the events and the Dali Lama in the near future. Oh, yes I am manually focusing with my thumb. :)

Of course I have to mention the Adventure Vest that I am wearing. I was the only one to come into the stadium with out the need of a bag lugged over my shoulder and I had a chair I could sit in too. Check out the video about the Adventure Vest.

Profoto Compact 600R and Innovatronix invertor

©2008 LorenCallahan

A quick shot of the set up of the test with Whitney Egbert from Ryan Agency in Portland. Ended up not using the XT 1200 innovatronix power pack with my Profoto Compac 600R's. Just plugged them in to the wall. You can check out the site, www.innovatronix.com. I realized with the help from fellow photographer and ASMP V.P. Ric Peterson and the guys at Glazers that the Profoto Compac 600Rs having built in Pocket Wizard remotes some how don't work perfectly with this particular battery. On the other hand the 600's without the built in P.W. remotes seem to worked great as is Ric's experience. GO figure, technology...

Do you know?

Photo by Loren Callahan ©2008
Getting away is always great for the senses. And did I ever need it! So the passed weekend headed up to Whistler B.C. and took some R&R on the slopes. This photo has not been manipulated in anyway other than adding color correction and saturation. I always like to to create or find a photo within the camera instead of manipulating it in Photoshop. So the first person to correctly guess how this photo was shot will receive a new 2 GB Compact flash card from Sandisk. Happy guessing!!!