Tag: washington

  • 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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  • 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

  • Family Portraits in Moses Lake

    Last Saturday I did a big family portrait session in Moses Lake for Cindy and her family. They were together for a graduation party for Brianna, and we had a nice big group.

    Nothing to crazy or revolutionary here. We just got some nice portraits and had a little bit of fun. The group did a great job putting up with my crazy ideas. That always makes things easier. There were lots of separate group shots, as well and some big one’s of the whole family.

    I did have a bit of a challenge because of the bright sun. In photography light is great, but direct sun is hard because of the shadows and squinting. I did some corrections in Lightroom starting with some of my own effects, and then a bit more in Photoshop to compensate for the harsh light, and give the shots a bit more mood.

    Here’s a few of my favorites. You can click any image for a larger view… Gav

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  • Jacobs Senior Portraits – Lighting With Headlights

    Here’s a few shots from Jacob’s Tuesday session. There’s lots of cool ones, but these are some of my favorites. I especially like the birds in the background and the mood of this fist shot.

    These were taken near Ritzville Washington, on a bridge that spanned this pond. It was getting pretty dark and I needed something dramatic. The clouds had wasted out my dreams a stunning sunset, and I knew we had to try something fast.

    Looking around at the light, I got an idea (almost by accident) The car headlights had gone on, and cast light and shadows across their path. I decided to try something I had never done before by parking the car across the road with the lights on Jacob. After editing, and a few of my Lightroom effects I was able to get some super cool results… 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

  • Spring & Summer Senior Portraits

    I‘ve been working for the past few weeks on our senior programs and promotion for class of 2009 sessions this spring and summer. We’ve got some really cool stuff, and you’ll be getting my custom high school senior sessions all over Washington. These are nothing like the headshots that your school does.

    Taken in Ephrata Washington

    Keep your eye on the mailbox for our 2008 Spring promo postcard and get some great discounts on your senior session. If you didn’t get one you can just shoot me an email and we’ll get you taken care of.

    We still have some amazing in studio session options, but this year we’re going to continue our popular trend of getting outdoors and on location for portraits that a personal and reflect your style.