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Oahu Holiday

Posted by jess | Filed under Travel

I had no idea Oahu had so much to offer! What a fun place to spend the Holiday - we went snorkeling at Hanama Bay, took surfing lessons at the Hans Hedemann Surf School with my little brother, watched the O’Neil World Cup Surfing Championship on the North Shore, and spent countless hours basking in the sunshine.

Pro Surfer at the World Cup on the North Shore

Surf Contest Crowd

Brand New Surfers - We call ourselves "Team Baby Wave"

At Turtle Bay

Turtle Beach

Tags: Hawaii

Read more | Comments (0) | December 8th, 2008

Brooklyn, Manhattan & The Berkshires….

Posted by jess | Filed under Misc, Travel

Just back in town from a quick getaway to the East Coast - we had a great shoot with Anna Bergman, went to some inspiring museums, ate great food and got to visit with firends. Along with some fun snaps from our trip I’m including some advice for anyone heading out that way.

Restaurants :

Westville in Manhattan’s West Village serves affordable, fantastic food in a cozy, hidden little spot. Try a selection of their “market sides” 4 for $13 - we had sweet potato fries, brusel sprouts in a honey dijon sauce, braised kale, and roasted beats with goat cheese. Pair it with a Malbec and you’ve got your own slice of foodie heaven!

Cafe Moto in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn is a super hidden spot (no sign out front, just the address) tucked under the J train. It was established in 1938 and still has that historic feel to it (complete with missing heat - wear something warm if dining in fall or winter). We sampled the “fonduta” and steamed mussels (both great) but the real winner of the night was the date cake - don’t leave without trying it!

Old Inn on the Green in the village of New Marlborough (up in the Berkshires of Massachusetts). If you’re in the area (likely for the amazing foliage in fall) this is a dining experience not to miss. This is your splurge night - and well worth it! We had the risotto and the sword fish (amongst a host of other small bites the chef sent out to our table) and it was all phenomenal!

Museums :

Be sure not to miss MASS MoCA if you are up in the Berkshires. It’s a beautiful drive from Great Barrington up to North Adams and the museum is an amazing space. One of the current installation exhibits, by Jenny Holzer, was our favorite.

If sticking to Manhattan I would highly recommend a trip to MoMA. There’s an interesting exhibit on the history of the photographic printing process, plus a sculpture exhibit of Picasso’s work and a newly opening exhibit of Joan Miro’s paintings.

Specialty Spots :

The Boom Boom Beauty Bar for all your waxing, beauty and pampering needs. Joe for coffee even Seattleites will approve of, and Baby Cakes for vegan cupcakes.

OK - and now for some photos!

MASS MoCA

Installation exhibit by artist Jenny Holzer

Manhattan street scenes

Tags: Brooklyn, New York

Read more | Comments (0) | November 1st, 2008

San Francisco & Fitness 19

Posted by cass | Filed under Commercial, Travel

We just got back from a Commercial shoot in San Francisco. We were hired by Eben Design here in Seattle to photograph Fitness 19 - a fitness company with over 100 different locations across the Nation - down in the Bay Area. They were wanting to update their website using real people who actually work out at their gyms.

Here are some images from the shoot!

Read more | Comments (0) | July 29th, 2008

Maui Wedding

Posted by cass | Filed under Travel, Wedding

It’s moments like these where it is so easy to love this job! We had the pleasure of photographing a fun couple on their wedding day in Maui. We started out with at the Grand Wailea and then on to their ceremony on the beach.

Here are some photos :

Our couple at the Grand Wailea

Reflected in the pond

Maui Ceremony

Celebrating on the Beach

Flower Girl

Sunset

Read more | Comments (1) | July 29th, 2008

Mendoza (Argentina); Wine Country & Marita Lavosier

Posted by cass | Filed under Fine Art, Misc, Portrait, Travel

Heres’ a cool story - we met an incredibly interesting woman who reminded us a bit of Georgia O’Keefe. Here name is Marita Lavosier and she’s an artist who is quite famous in that part of Argentina. We first noticed her work at a the little artist hotel we stayed at, Parador Del Angel. After seeing her paintings all over the valley, at Bodega Salentein and Zuccardi we finally, on our last day, asked the owner of our little boutique hotel about her. It turned out that Marita is his mother in law and we got a private tour of her studio. Long story short we did a photo shoot of her and her work that afternoon and got to keep one of our favorite pieces. An interesting shoot with my minimal Spanish skills and Marita’s minimal English. Here is some of the shoot…

Marita

Here are some more pics from the Mendoza area :

Mendoza Plates

Autumn Vineyard

Rancher

Football Field

Tags: Add new tag, Argentina, Mendoza

Read more | Comments (0) | July 29th, 2008

Argentina

Posted by cass | Filed under Fine Art, Travel

We took our first trip to South America this year! We visited Argentina and took a quick peek at Uruguay. We stayed in Buenos Aires mostly, renting a great studio apartment from ByT Argentina in Palermo Viejo (a fun, hip section of the city) and visited Mendoza (the Napa Valley of Argentina).

Here are some pictures from the first leg of our trip.