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: Robert Carlson’s Glass-Blown Imagination

November 9, 2012 by 2 Comments

 

Internationally-renowned glass artist Robert Carlson recently spent one week as the Artist-in-Residence at Tacoma, Washington’s Museum of Glass Hot Shop.  Here, he worked with the shop’s artists and interns to create the next line of imagination: 10+ orbs of glass weighing from 5 – 25lbs, each unique with twisting sculpted tentacles and bulbous knobs and hooks.  They now await to be adorned with color.

Location: Carlson Studio

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

100mm, 1/50 sec at ƒ/22, ISO 100, tripod.

Post: Adobe LR4 & PS6

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Photo of the Day: Bee vs. Bee-Keeper

October 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Location: Bainbridge Island, WA

Camera/Lens Specifics: Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens

Composites

Post: Adobe LR4 & PS6

After my adventures with bee-keeping, I spent an afternoon this fall harvesting 20lbs of fresh honey from my hives.  I could have collected more, but the honey they gather throughout the spring and summer becomes their food surplus for the cold fall and winter months ahead.  They were already pretty pissed, as one can tell.

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Photo of the Day: FCS Fins

September 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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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The Lucie Foundation’s 10th Annual 2012 International Photography Awards: Cameron Karsten “Honorable Mention”

September 11, 2012 by 3 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

2012 International Photography Awards Announces Winners of the Competition

Cameron Karsten was awarded in the International Photography Awards Competition. International Photography Awards (IPA) has announced the winners of 2012’s competition.

Cameron Karsten was Awarded: Honorable Mention in People – Lifestyle category for the winning entry “Mustang Matt”.

ABOUT Winner:
The soul of the roving Cameron Juan Karsten is within photography and writing. He yearns for expansive adventure of the deepest value in order to express the tales of humanity. In an expanded version, it is Cameron’s dream to create a life within these two industries, traveling the world to share culture, ideas and beliefs. He yearns for the assignment. He envisions National Geographic Magazine, Christian Science Monitor and other broad-minded publications, and will work with determination until its reality.

ABOUT IPA:
The 2012 International Photography Awards received nearly 18,000 submissions from 104 countries across the globe. IPA is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, where the top three winners are announced at the annual Lucie Awards gala ceremony. The Foundation’s mission is to honor master photographers, to discover new and emerging talent and to promote the appreciation of photography. Since 2003, IPA has had the privilege and opportunity to acknowledge and recognize contemporary photographer’s accomplishments in this specialized and highly visible competition. Visit www.photoawards.com

Contact:
Cameron Karsten:
cameron.karsten@gmail.com
http://www.cameronkarsten.com

IPA Contact

Jade Tran
Competition Director
International Photography Awards
jtran@iawardsinc.com

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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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Photo Essay: Odin Brewery (Seattle, Wa) Pt. II

March 21, 2012 by 3 Comments

As a brewer you’re also a janitor. Hygiene and cleanliness within the brewery is mandatory. One live bacteria cell in the wrong liquids with throw off a batch, creating skunky flavors that will make you never want a fresh pint again. So, after each boil, after each process from the mash tun to lauter tun, to kettle and whirlpool, to the last stages of the fermenter and into the keg, each component needs to be cleaned once, twice and three times more to assure the waters are neutral and all ingredients are fresh without stray additives. Drains throughout the brewery are necessary so hoses can be laid while insides and outsides of the equipment are washed clean. Common cleaning agents besides hot water are bleach, iodine and caustic acid.  According to Nick Heppenstall, head brewer at Odin Brewery in Seattle, Washington, “A brewer is just a beer-loving janitor.”

“Belgium was a poor country and they wanted to get drunk, so they used whatever was cheap to make alcohol. And it was whatever happened to be down the street. So, you know, who knows what kind of sugar it was. It probably was more beet-based because there’s not a lot of sugarcane in Europe.”

“I love the regional aspect of craft brewing. Anywhere you have people who love craft beer, you’ll have craft breweries. Take Texas for example.  Austin is full of people who love craft beer and it’s also full of craft breweries. Dallas on the other hand doesn’t have that passion for craft beer, hence no craft breweries.”

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Photo Essay: Odin Brewery (Seattle, Wa) Pt. I

March 20, 2012 by 70 Comments

A brewer is a chef. It takes knowledge of your ingredients and skills with your equipment to create a fabulous feast. Same goes for beer brewing. You must know your tools, your ingredients, and the science behind their reactions and interactions. Nick Heppenstall, head brewer of Odin Brewery in Seattle, Washington has perfected this science into a tasty art-form of craftsman beers.

With a background in biochemistry, Nick heads up the recipes for all beers coming out of Odin Brewery. His mission is to brew a beer that pairs perfectly with the right kinds of food, and to do this, the beer must have the right density levels of water to sugars, a balanced pH level of acids, and a comfortable temperature with the right carbonation.

“Consistency is my first priority. I believe in keeping things simple. If I can do something simple and good, it’s easier for me to make it better.”

Water, grains and the essential hop flowers are key ingredients to crafting a fine brew; three ingredients combined into a myriad of concoctions to intensify certain aspects of flavor.  Next add nutmeg, orange peel, extra sugar, or a compound called amylase to discover sweet palettes, higher alcohol percentage or a drier taste.

“My experience in microbiology has been absolutely valuable to my understanding of brewing beer. Anyone who want’s to brew good beer should study microbiology.”

“Beer Fest is a great movie, but I prefer Strange Brew!”

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Photo of the Day: Odin Brewery

February 25, 2012 by 1 Comment

Two fantastic beers by Seattle’s Odin Brewery: Freya’s Gold and Odin’s Gift

Lit with two Q-flashes both camera right and camera left diffused with softboxes and sheets, and one Canon Speedlite with a orange gel on the backdrop.  One LED flashlight placed behind the bottle illuminating the rear.  Mist covered the plexiglass which the bottles sat upon, while condensation formed after freezing the bottles and placing them in a room temperature environment.

Location: Cameron Karsten Studios, Bainbridge Island, WA

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

100mm, 1/30 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100, tripod mount.

Post: Adobe LR3 & PS5

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Seattle Central Creative Academy: Photography Assignment (Stop/Blur)

November 15, 2011 by 1 Comment

Stop/Blur is a challenge with hot lights, or continuous lighting.  Typically, when a flash is used for a photograph, two exposures are taken simultaneously: flash captures the subject and freezes it’s movement, where the shutter speed takes in the ambient light of the atmosphere.  But with hot flashes in a studio, you need enough lights to crank up the shutter speed for a moving subject.  For my shots, I kept the ISO at 100 to record maximum clarity and used five lights and a reflector to highlight the liquid.  My subject? The finest whiskey west of the Mississippi: Stranahan Colorado Whiskey.  Below is my pick, and the remaining at the end of the post are other experiments with the shot.

Location: SCCA Studios, Seattle, WA

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

84mm, 1/400 sec at f/9.0, ISO 100, table mount.

Post: Adobe LR3 & PS5

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