Photographing Artist and Costume Designer Harmony Arnold Guest Blogger Cassandra Bell Photography by LaRae Lobdell   It is something to be treasured when another person instills the kind of inspiration within yourself that makes you want to immerse yourself in whatever form of art you subscribe to. This is the best way that I can begin to explain our experience with the beautiful and talented Harmony Arnold. LaRae began the day in her studio which was, of course, magnificent and we were left staring at colors and gowns and hats and all things lovely. It was in this atmosphere that we got a true taste of her talent and fire for design. A...

Photographing the artists of The Seagull Project at ACT – A Contemporary Theatre   Here’s a fun look at one of my latest published shoots, ”The Seagull Project“. Special thanks to Truman Buffett for capturing these great moments from the set! In this first image, Ian Spires and I are taking the time to discuss the crop of the shot I wanted while the cast and designers patiently wait.  What was particularly challenging at this point in the shoot was to keep from going too wide on the shot – I didn’t want any lens distortion or lens flare from the lights.  But I did need to get wide enough to...

Photographing the artists of The Seagull Project at ACT – A Contemporary Theatre   Concept Shoot of “The Seagull Project”  in Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull at ACT Theatre in Seattle.   The All-Star Cast of the shoot included Julie Briskman (actor and producer), Brandon J. Simmons (actor and producer), CT Doescher, Hannah Victoria Franklin, Mark Jenkins, Alexandra Tavares (actor and producer), Julie Jamieson, Peter Crook, John Abramson, John Bogar (actor and producer), Tyler Polumsky, producer Gavin Reub, and director John Langs (also ACT Theatre’s Associate Art Director). The Set was...