Category: Fine Art

  • Monument Hill: Washington Landcapes

    I’m trying to take more time for nature and landscapes. Though I don’t make much monetary profit from it I get personal satisfaction by going out and enjoying the things God has put all around us. What’s funny is in my earlier years I did mostly nature. Aside from shooting nature because I enjoy it, it helps me hone my skills in all genres of photography, and com up with new ideas. When I shoot nature I’m humbled at how much I have to learn.

    Meres a few high dynamic range shots taken from monument hill yesterday. It was a cloudy hazy day and I tried to use it to my advantage. Click them for a larger view… Gav

  • Nature Photography Around Washington

    Nature is God’s Poetry

    I love photographing nature, though with wedding and portrait shooting keeping me busy I don’t get a chance to do it as often as I’d like. It’s so peaceful to get out and just take in the world around you. The things God has placed around us are so amazing, and I overlook them nearly everyday. Today I just wanted to post a few random favorite’s.

    These are available as prints on the Signature Series Store. Most of these were taken around the Columbia basin area. Click any shot for a larger view, and enjoy… Gav

    ~Potato Field – Near Soap Lake WA~

    ~Banks Lake Sunrise~

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  • Toothpicks

    Ahh toothpicks. So many uses, so little credit given. I’ve been playing with a new close up attachment. I’m like a kid ion a candy store when I get new gear.The title pretty much describes this one. It’s view looking down on a bunch of toothpicks. I had fun with it… Gav

  • Grant County Courthouse

    I went out playing with my fisheye lens again today. Just having some fun, and trying things.

    This is the Grant County Courthouse located in Ephrata. I used a 3 shot HDR, and of course some of my effects to get the look… Gav


  • Moses Lake

    This is a sunset I captured on the way home from a Moses Lake session a few weeks ago. Seeing how good the sunset was, I knew I needed to stop, and I also knew a good vantage point to go get the shot from.

    This shot was taken using the HDR technique, in which I take multiple exposures are varied levels of brightness. Then in post I combine the lights and darks on all three.

    Nature is just amazing isn’t it! Click the image for a bigger view and enjoy… Gav

    Moses Lake Washington, Summer. By gavin Seim

  • Road To The Past

    I really like the feel of this dwindling road. The old truck that’s for sale makes me feel like if I were to drive up the road I would go back in time.

    Road to the past

    Continuing my digital fine at project, here is my latest work. intend to keep doing these, and build a collection that will eventually be available for sale on my site. If you want a copy now you can contact me.

    I actually took this last year in 2007. It’s was a side road off of highway 12 in WA that leads to a Mount ST Helen’s lookout. It was not until this last week that I finally got it finished. Alas time is a fleeting thing.

    I used an new effect I made in Photoshop, as well as plenty of painstaking editing to get the finished look that was a cross between a painting and a photo. It really shows up well in a large print. If you want to learn more about how it was done, I’ll post more about that soon on my Seim Effects blog. Have a wonderful day everyone… Gav

  • HoneyBee Portraits

    I was about to head in to the studio today, when a group of honeybees headed up by Chuck here came to the door and asked if I shot on Sundays.

    I said I could, providing it was early enough so I could still make the Sunday dinner and bible study with my family. Chuck said we could do the shoot right away, so I grabbed a camera and off we went.

    It makes me feel good to see these hard working little beauties at work. I love spring 🙂 Gav

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  • Awsome Power

    This is a shot I took at sunrise overlooking Coulee City WA. I like shooting photography that blends the Awesome power of nature, and mans work at making strides.

    Hight tension power lines always fascinate me. Think of the sheer size, and how many of these steel monsters stretch across the land bringing us energy.
    Yet for all the power we can produce this steel beast still look small against the amazing power of God’s creation! Gav

    Aswome Power by Gavin Seim