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February 1, 2009 by elisa sherman

Sarah Sample at Phinney Ridge ~ 1/31/2009

Happy New Year!

So, I have been shooting for the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Association(PNA – http://www.phinneycenter.org/ ) since last summer…

Lot’s of fun, great practice and tons of diverse shooting opportunities!

To see the collection, ongoing, check the flickr sets here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/collections/72157606482444207/

I just got back from shooting a concert at their center called “Saturday Nights at Phinney Ridge”. This concert in particular was put on by the Seattle Folklore Society ( http://www.seafolklore.org/ ). The headliner was Dick Weissman ( http://www.dickweissman.com/ ).

To see the set I have of Dick, check the flickr slideshow here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/tags/dickweissmanseattlefolkloresocietyconcert/show/

Dick was a lot of fun…a great story teller…I loved his bits about Bob Dylan!

But the stunning images of the night came from the gorgeous Sarah Sample! While clearly talented and a funny story teller, it may have been her high cheek bones or perhaps just her joyous expressions that really made the images work. I don’t know…but whatever it was, I really enjoyed going through these:)

Here’s a few…

Sarah Sample ~ Saturday Nights at Phinney Ridge, a SFS presentation, photos by Elisa Sherman photosbyelisa.com ~ emswazzu.com

For the full set of Sarah, check the slideshow here:
http://www.photosbyelisa.com/gallery/slideshows/music/live/Sarah-Sample-Seattle-Phinney-01312009/

For more on Sarah and her music:
http://www.sarahsample.com/
http://www.myspace.com/sarahsamplemusic
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Sarah-Sample/39613467751

There are more photos coming…a dance I shot on Friday, and a art bit coming on Tuesday…and the ever illusive vacation pics from last year:)

Hope everyone’s new year is kicking off well…

xoxo
~Elisa

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December 31, 2008 by elisa sherman

Quietdrive …October in Seattle!

Quietdrive came to Seattle to play El Corazon, October 20th…

A fun all ages show…I shot these as I wandered around the squeeing teens, lol…

Check this Slideshow for best of the night…
http://photosbyelisa.com/gallery/slideshows/music/live/quiet-drive-seattle-10202008/

Here’s a taste:

Quietdrive at El Corazon ~ Seattle 10/20/2008 by Elisa Sherman :: Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com, on Flickr

For more on Quietdrive:
http://www.myspace.com/quietdrive
http://www.quietdrivemusic.com/

Have a Happy New Year…here’s to an…interesting…2008…and to a 2009 yet to be graced with our fabulousness!!!

xoxo
~Elisa

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August 15, 2008 by elisa

California Dreamin’ ~ redux

‘Twas the summer of 2008 – my mom and I drove down the California coast from the Hearst Castle to Hotel del Coronado, blue oceans and vistas endless. We constantly had our GPS re-routing each time we took the most coastal roads…everything – so pretty…good times. View over famous pool from Hearst Castle ~ Hearst Castle ~ Heading south ~ Out to Ohai ~ South again, more beachy coast ~ Marina Del Rey ~ Venice ~ Mission at San Juan Capistrano ~ La Jolla ~ Coronado ~ Archive Gallery ~ (alternate non flash slideshow here)
California Coast 2008 – Images by Elisa Sherman At the end of this trip – caught Lukas Rossi with Stars Down in LA-la land… http://photosbyelisa.com/2008/08/stars-down-is-minty-fresh.html

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July 2, 2008 by elisa sherman

Seattle comes Out…

They sure did…it was a bright, shiny and a freaking HOT Seattle Sunday…and it was the big Pride Parade day…the featured parade in the few weeks of gay pride celebrations hereabouts…

I am not gay(not that there is anything wrong with it…tm J. Seinfeld, lol), and have never made any effort to check out the festivities…I mean I am totally ok with whatever folks do, have gay friends, etc etc…I have just never bothered to do more than notice that traffic is bad during these times!

Well, lately I have been a bit of an image whore, and any good opportunity to capture some colorful life out and about, and I am there! So…lol…needless to say, this event qualified! The previous weekend (see preceding blog) I had shot from within the Fremont Solstice parade…and this was a clear followup opportunity…I love shooting people…from an event/editorial viewpoint…capturing their passion and joy in life…

I have to say, this was very different, this Pride parade, than I expected, and from the preceding weekend…

First, one of the big call outs I would say is just how political it was…and I don’t mean, gay rights perspective, though there is that…

I mean, ALL the big local, I think mostly democrat, politicians were out, with their supporters…and legions of Obama supporters…

And kids…lots of kids…definitely a family feel to the thing…

Lot’s of official and varied church support…god is love was definitely a theme…

The obvious, drag queens, the Sisters, and super stereotypical gay imagery accompanied much of the displays…and was easiest to capture via photograph…the camera loves the flamboyant…and I have to admit, these folks are who I knew would get captured well in frame, and they did not disappoint…

But, the formality and grandiousness of size of the event also surprised me a bit…

I guess, it was so much in contrast to the free and arty Solstice bit, that the big floats and police escort kind of threw me…and of course, I was just a spectator here, so shot from the sidelines…

The other bit that pleasantly surprised me, were all the locals that came out to stand with me on the sidelines…many totally straight, and many families…just coming out to see a fun parade, and share in the love…

To me that was mostly what this thing was about…it really wasn’t all that showy to me…not excessively flamboyant, as compared to the exhibitionist displays from the preceding weekend(though I did recognize a handful of the same folks turn out in the parade:)…it really was about love, acceptance, diversity, and excitement—the political supporters were effusive, even…it was catchy….

So, without further adieu, I suppose, here are my favorite images from the 2 hours I spent in the scorching sun…

The preceding are a subselection(though majority) of the full set I have loaded here:
http://flickr.com/photos/emswazzu/sets/72157605917942489/

Peace & Love Seattle…

xoxo
~Elisa

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June 25, 2008 by elisa sherman

Fremont brings in The Summer…

Spent this past Saturday bringing in the Summer over in Fremont at the Summer Solstice Parade and celebration…

Went on Friday to get the press pass so I could shoot from w/i the parade…

So I shot walking through the middle of the parade, back and forth from every angle…It was fun, crazy and full of sheer abandon from the participants…

From the naked(yes, I said NAKED) painted cyclists, the topless chocolate painted dancers, naked skater girls…to all the fabulous people powered floats, the imperfectly gorgeous belly dancers, the fabulous drag queens, the political statements, the zombies, the love fest huggers, all of the enthusiastic participants, the crowd, all of Fremont…it was all sheer madness…

It was fabulous. By the end of the day with the bare and painted skin scattered through out, I was numb to excessive exhibitionist displays…

It was a celebration…Fremont, goes full monte bringing on The Summer…

Here are the images I clicked that hopefully communicates some of the pure joie de vivre that was there at every turn…Here is a slice of the spectacle, the PG version…you can go straight to the set for the “full monte” so to speak;)

Full slide show of the set including the chocolate lady and a few select painted bicyclists, skaters…beware, NSFW(not safe for work)!

Europe photos will be coming soon!!! swear! lol…

xoxo
~Elisa

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June 15, 2008 by elisa

Europe 2008: From Tuscany to Paris via Venezia!

Venezia – that would be Venice:) In late Spring 2008, a 9 day stay at a Villa above Montecatini, spent touring the countryside of Tuscany with days spent at historic towns of Siena, San Gimignano, Vinci, Lucca, and much celebration at our family friends wedding. The trip continued with a drive across from Montecatini to Venice – we stopped at Bologna and Padua along the way. And Venice – the town amongst canals…A cruise trip to minor isles – Murano, Burano, and Torcello, midnight run to the the Venice ER, gorgeous food(yep!), and vistas from atop San Marco’s. I would love to go back for more than a few days… And jetted back for a long weekend in Paris – the Eiffel Tower, a cruise along the Seine, tour of the night lights of Paris, the Notre Dame…so much so little time. First our stay in Tuscany – the views from our villa were SPECTACULAR… One of the most memorable things about this trip – is how gorgeous the skies were – I mean, why do they have prettier clouds than us? I mean whether scary or scattered – the skies were gorgeous… The historic towns – beyond…so rich in time… Even the trees are prettier in Tuscany…sigh… There is probably nothing more impressive than the views from above – and I sent my brother in law, Brett up the towers at San Gimignano to take some spectacular shots – thansk Brett! And well there was just so much to see – just in Tuscany… One cannot of course, be in Italia without imbibing – alas, we got to attend our friends wedding where bottles were atop every table – as is custom at any meal here… Beyond the gorgeousness that was so obviously Tuscany – the drive across was very cool – on a train we never would have stopped at the towns of Bologna or Padua… Upon arrival to Venice – the visions of city on the water were simply inescapable…the Grand Canal – the little canals…the flowers hanging off the balconies, San Marco’s, Gondolas…the food ~ bella! And, voila – Paris… Full Archive ~ (none flash version CLICK HERE) Europe 2008 – Images by Elisa Sherman Europe 2008: From Tuscany to Paris via Venezia!

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May 18, 2008 by elisa sherman

Ooh la la! On a wing and a prayer…

Ooh la la! On a wing and a prayer…, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

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May 5, 2008 by elisa sherman

Fluttering Light…

Blooms Caged and Forlorn…

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Red Red Trees…

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Branchy branches…

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May 3, 2008 by elisa sherman

120 fun with the Holga…

I finally had the first couple rolls of 120 developed…some fun and a lot of wtf ever images lol…I liked these best…

I know I should fix the dust on the scans…next time;)

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April 6, 2008 by elisa sherman

More Today…

So I think the blossoms are starting to wan, and I just wanted to get a few more…and I wanted to shoot some with better ISO settings for better quality at high resolution so…I ran out this AM and clicked again:)