Photographing the artists of Washington Ensemble Theatre   “Number 2 Quebecois Robot Detective Agency” - You know, for kids! These two actors, Ali el-Gasseir (aka Djohnny Francois) and Jonah Von Spreecken (aka Phillipe Marleaux), crack me up.  Seriously.  Every time I watch the video trailer for their play ”Number 2 Quebecois Robot Detective Agency“, I’m crying with laughter. This is a play for kids – and the kid in all of us.  I’ll be taking my nieces and nephews and introducing them to how much fun theater is in Seattle; I know these guys will have us entertained from start to...

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...