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New Blog! Debbie & Dominic
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Debbie & Dominic save the date
I shot my friends Debbie & Dominic this last June…
They had just gotten engaged this last Spring, and wanted some images to send out on a “save the date” magnet…
I thought, great idea…
To know them, you realize how fun they are…they bring out the very best in each other…love them!
Anywho, we went out on the town, we wanted to get some shots that had them and something of a “Seattle” local flavor…
Compositionally, I was charged with getting something that would fit into the format of the magnet…ie something that was them to the left, with space to the right…so we worked to that.
There is one image that they are more centered with the skyline in the background, that I just love…There are several good shots, they were lot’s of fun to shoot…don’t tell them, but they may get a wedding present featuring one of the images from this day;)
The one ending up on the magnet, is in front of this gum wall…it was one of those “throw away” shots of them goofing around, and Dom making a face…but to know them, it’s totally perfect!
I absolutely love that they chose this one…there is something about people that don’t take themselves too seriously, that is very real.
The magnet
The image
My other favorites
Special thanks to my friends for letting me share these images.
I wish you both the very best.
xoxo
~Elisa
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Debbie & Dominic save the date
I shot my friends Debbie & Dominic this last June…
They had just gotten engaged this last Spring, and wanted some images to send out on a “save the date” magnet…
I thought, great idea…
To know them, you realize how fun they are…they bring out the very best in each other…love them!
Anywho, we went out on the town, we wanted to get some shots that had them and something of a “Seattle” local flavor…
Compositionally, I was charged with getting something that would fit into the format of the magnet…ie something that was them to the left, with space to the right…so we worked to that.
There is one image that they are more centered with the skyline in the background, that I just love…There are several good shots, they were lot’s of fun to shoot…don’t tell them, but they may get a wedding present featuring one of the images from this day;)
The one ending up on the magnet, is in front of this gum wall…it was one of those “throw away” shots of them goofing around, and Dom making a face…but to know them, it’s totally perfect!
I absolutely love that they chose this one…there is something about people that don’t take themselves too seriously, that is very real.
The magnet
The image
My other favorites
Special thanks to my friends for letting me share these images.
I wish you both the very best.
xoxo
~Elisa
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New Blog! Collective Soul…
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New Blog! Psychedelic Furs w/Happy Mondays
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Collective Soul closes tour at the Moore
Collective Soul…closing their current set of dates here in Seattle…(next set comes up soon in new locales)
A set of lookers for sure…
I have several friends that are big fans, and have been hearing about them for years. When I saw they had a tour date due to hit Seattle, I knew I would try to shoot it. As well, at the time, one of the openers was scheduled to be one of my fave musicians that I follow, Ryan Star…
Unfortunately, due to health reasons, Ryan was unable to make the Seattle show…
But alas, I was still in attendance and able to capture some of my favorite live concert images to date of this striking (and well sounded) band…
Photos are featured in LiveDaily.com’s Gallery Spotlight:
http://livedaily.com/news/20152.html
Some of my faves…
Flickr set…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/sets/72157622277124853/detail/
For more on Collective Soul
http://www.collectivesoul.com/
As well, they frequent their Twitter – and they follow, and tweet, back:)
http://twitter.com/collective_soul
~Elisa
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Pretty in Pink – or rather Black…
It’s been a while, probably, since you heard or saw, or even thought about the band, The Psychedelic Furs…
Yes, the answer to on Facebook friends question: They are still alive…
Seriously though, they are a group, that whilst playing the songs from their heyday, harks back to why New Wave music, etc, was so cool…and is. Because it sounds great.
The guys, still in relatively fine form, are back…alas, all dressed in black w/no backdrop or stage lights – thanks(not), but at least good front lighting to capture some of the fun…
Believe it or not, the drummer was actually the most well lit of the bunch!
They are currently on tour with Happy Mondays, coming to a theatre near you…
I caught up with them at one of the tours inagural shows at the Moore…
Photos are featured on LiveDaily.com’s Gallery Spotlight:
http://livedaily.com/news/20137.html
Here are a few…
And a few from Happy Monday’s set:
Flickr sets:
Psychedelic Furs – http://www.flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/sets/72157622276974011/detail/
Happy Mondays – http://www.flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/sets/72157622276827895/detail/
xoxo
~Elisa
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New Blog! Bat for Lashes…
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Bat for Lashes in Black & White
…Simple, stark, a bit grainy, dramatic…
I think this describes her music, the show, and the final images, processed here to black & white…
I don’t do a pure b/w process much these days…but it seemed more than called for, to illustrate Bat for Lashes…a literal lack of light…lot’s of grain…at first I thought, the images were trash…
Don’t get me wrong, the show was interesting, packed, sweaty, and pushed to the max…but the images…just weren’t wow, on initial review…
Then, a bug in the ear, re: black and white treatment, and I am like, you think? I try not to use black and white as a crutch…but sometimes, it’s just the right thing…
For more…flickr set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/sets/72157622048735393/detail/
LiveDaily selections in color:
http://www.livedaily.com/photos/?p=two+suns
For more on Bat for Lashes:
http://www.myspace.com/batforlashes
http://www.batforlashes.com/
Some fun gigs coming up in September – http://photosbyelisa.com/upcoming-concert-shoots
~Elisa