The Unstoppable Grads of Seattle Colleges 2020

June 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Seattle Colleges is a place I call home, as well as a wonderful client with enriching creative projects. Last month we visited 8 different locations to film and photograph recent graduates. Below are the finals, as well as a link to the video created by Grant, Jordan and the crew of C+C Marketing in Seattle, WA

© Cameron Karsten Photography photographs Seattle Colleges’ faculty and students for their 2020 graduation campaign
© Cameron Karsten Photography photographs Seattle Colleges’ faculty and students for their 2020 graduation campaign
© Cameron Karsten Photography photographs Seattle Colleges’ faculty and students for their 2020 graduation campaign
© Cameron Karsten Photography photographs Seattle Colleges’ faculty and students for their 2020 graduation campaign
© Cameron Karsten Photography photographs Seattle Colleges’ faculty and students for their 2020 graduation campaign
© Cameron Karsten Photography photographs Seattle Colleges’ faculty and students for their 2020 graduation campaign
© Cameron Karsten Photography photographs Seattle Colleges’ faculty and students for their 2020 graduation campaign

 Watch the film – Seattle Colleges Class of 2020: Unstoppable

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Product Photography: Toxicity

February 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Toxic bottles, liquid photography

Found within a friend’s basement, these bottles were too characteristic and entirely toxic to pass up.  Setting up in an open-air carport settled the minimum level of fumes and maximum amount of ventilation.

Location: CK Studios

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens

100mm, 1/25 sec at ƒ/16, ISO 100, tripod.

Post: LR4 & Adobe PS6

Cameron Karsten Photography

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Product Photography: The Squirting Milk Bottle

February 4, 2013 by 2 Comments

liquid product photography

From my last studio shoot, left over was a classic-looking baby bottle.  So before I found another home for it, or fulfilled it’s recycled destiny, I wanted to shoot it as a product spewing milk.  Viola.

Location: SCCA Studios

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens

100mm, 1/200 sec at ƒ/10, ISO 100, tripod.

Post: Capture One & Adobe PS6

Cameron Karsten Photography

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Photo Essay: Catalog Spreads

November 29, 2012 by 1 Comment

After weeks and months of design, storyboarding, preproduction, shooting and post, the following seven catalog spreads are finally complete.

Bee vs. Bee-keeper: Above is a shot of a Northwest bee-keeper harvesting the season’s honey, while to the right a bee flies, stinger ready, protecting the colonies winter surpluses.

Foote Board:  Inside his mobile shaping room, PNW surfboard shaper Kelly Foote sands down a new design.

Carlson’s Imagination:  Internationally-renowned glass artist Robert Carlson prepares the next phase of his creative process, applying paint to the artforms.

Prince Rolex:  An early 20th century Rolex watch worn in style.

DDT Apocalypse:  DDT, a pesticide banned in the US, explodes with devastating consequences.

Lang Tattoos:  Woodblock print artist Tracy Lang transforms her career as a tattoo artist.

Kelly Foote Surfboards:  A new design, a new board, more waves.

 

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Photo of the Day: Strive

October 1, 2012 by 3 Comments

Location: SCCA Studios & CK Studios

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens

composite w/variety of settings, ISO 100, tripod.

Post: Adobe LR4 & PS6

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Photo of the Day: DeWalt Metal Grinder

July 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment

DeWalt metal grinder with sparks

Location: SCCA Studios and CK Studios

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens

composite w/variety of settings, ISO 100, tripod.

Post: Adobe LR4 & PS5

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Seattle Central Creative Academy: Photography Assignment (Wedding Poses)

May 31, 2012 by 1 Comment

Location: Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA

Model: Various

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 USM Lens

variety of settings, ISO 100, handheld.

Post: Adobe LR4 & PS5

For more weddings and portraits by Cameron Karsten Photography please visit: CK Weddings

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Seattle Central Creative Academy: Photography Assignment (Dusk Strobes)

May 30, 2012 by 4 Comments

Matt Kuntz at home on Bainbridge Island, WA, working on his Mustang during sunset.

Location: Bainbridge Island, WA

Model: Matt Kuntz

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Zoom Lens

composite w/variety of settings, ISO 100, tripod.

Post: Adobe LR4 & PS5

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Seattle Central Creative Academy: Photography Assignment (Glamour Narrative)

April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Three shots in three separate scenes, telling the same story within a narrative series.  It tells the tale of a model of three eras of fashion: the 60s, 80s and modern.  As a model, she’s on the journey of her career.  Although she has it all – the beauty, the clothes, the style and money – she finds herself at a crossroads seeking more, but is subsequently slipping into a lifestyle she’s becoming all-too familiar with.

Location: Bainbridge Island, WA

Model: Morgan Terry

Stylist: LK

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Telephoto Lens

variety of settings, ISO 100, tripod mount.

Post: Adobe LR3 & PS5

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Seattle Central Creative Academy: Photography Assignment (Fill Light)

April 25, 2012 by 4 Comments

Tobacco-smoked meat; it’s what’s for dinner.  This is my “still-life food” shot for an anti-smoking advertisement.  Originally I sought to make the meat look like a heart hooked and strung-up over a smoking ashtray, but the meat just looks like meat.  Next time, I’ll get a realistic-looking heart and blacken it a little more to show the ill-fated effects of smoking cigarettes.

Window light was the light source to camera left and an off-camera Canon 580EX II Speedlite bouncing off a silver reflector was the fill at camera right.

Location: CK Studio, Bainbridge Island, WA

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens

100mm, 1/10 sec at ƒ/6.3, ISO 100, tripod mount.

Post: Adobe LR3 & PS5

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