The first  photos is from before the vigil started, when the dark blue sky still balanced with the sky a bit. I try and shoot with as much available light as possible especially in a situation such as a vigil. I try to be as unobtrusive as possible, which when carrying cameras is nearly impossible.

Candles illuminate the faces of people attending a vigil for Susan Cox Powell

Here is another photo from the vigil. A moment of reflection for members of Susan’s family. They are illuminated by flood light and the candles.

Members of Susan Cox Powells family including her sister, brother-in-law, aunt and grandmother during the vigil.

Supporters of Healthcare Reform in Seattle

In the spirit of getting caught. Just thought that I would post a few photos from an assignment last week. I shot demonstrators outside the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle. Demonstrating is right up there with drinking coffee as a favorite past time of Seattlites. This one though was a bit smaller, perhaps because it was in the morning or because it was raining. Some were members of the tea party, protesting healthcare reform in the form of a public option and the other contingent were supporting healthcare reform. Why the Westin? Mr. Vice President ‘Smilin’ Joe Biden was in town to attend fundraiser for Sen. Patty Murray on his way to the Winter Olympics. It was a private event and no photographers were allowed, so I made pictures of the Veep and then had to wait for him to leave. Note to self: don’t park so close to the hotel were the Veep (or any such person is staying) if I want leave in a timely manner. First the picture of the supporters of healthcare:

and a photo of a protetor, who at one point claimed to be Al Gore.

An Obama pretestor in Seattle Friday Feb. 12, 2010.

]]> http://www.smbphotography.net/blog/2010/02/getting-caught-up/feed/ 0 http://www.smbphotography.net/blog/2010/02/every-244-days/ http://www.smbphotography.net/blog/2010/02/every-244-days/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:07:03 +0000 sbrashear-editorial http://www.smbphotography.net/blog/?p=17 I just finished making this blog live with links to it on my site and some other architectural tweaks (fixing links and photo galleries), which, of course, took me way too long and, of course, as so many things in my life, is a work in progress. It is my hope to blog more often than every 244 days. It is my intention to subject unwitting viewers and gluttons for punishment (return viewers) to some of my work and some of my ramblings from recent assignments, adventure or otherwise gratuitous use of a camera.

It is my hope to post pictures more recently than nine days ago, which segues to this picture from the first flight of the Boeing 747-8 freighter last Monday. After Boeing’s largest plane took off, the media, including myself, were shepherded inside the Boeing factory where we transmitted images and stories on some crazy fast Internet connection.

Below seattlepi.com photographer Josh Trujillo and aeropace reporter news gatherer Aubrey Cohen work colloborate high above the jumbo jets on the production line.

Aubrey Cohen, left, and Josh Trujillo collaborate near the Boeing 747-8 production line in Everett, Wash.

In addition to posting pictures from past assignment, it is my hope to post a gallery of photos from weddings that I photographed last year as well as a robust wedding photography FAQ; hopefully answer some of the questions and concerns imagined by me and those that I frequently hear while working with brides and grooms regarding wedding photography. Oh yeah and I hope tweak the styles.