A Friend’s 8×10 Camera

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I’m selling a friend’s Explorer 8×10 view camera, by R H Phillips.  It is designed to be lightweight, and fold into a compact package.  But still, compared to the 4×5 inch camera I’m used to, everything is big.  The film … Read More

Temporary Studio

I usually work on location, but recently I have been given the temporary use of a space in a UDistrict building that will soon be demolished to make way for a 21 story apartment building.  It’s been great to spread … Read More

University District Zoning Changes

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Four years ago, the Seattle City Council changed the zoning in the University District to encourage greater density around the new Light Rail Station, which has just opened.  The zoning change greatly increased the value of property in the U … Read More

Balloon Framing Revealed

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Here’s a good example of old style balloon framing.  Click on the image for a better view. Note that the vertical studs go all the way from the foundation to the rafters.  The floor joists are attached to the continuous … Read More

Now That The Smoke Has Cleared

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The combination of COVID-19 precautions and forest fire smoke really limited my photo projects earlier in September, but now things are looking better.  Local architectural documentation projects are now possible, especially outdoor work and empty buildings.  I am not doing … Read More

Year of the Rat

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I’m continuing my “Small Data” project.  For this group, the trail camera was strapped to our back porch, pointed at the top of our fence.  The middle view has been included in the 23rd Juried Show at the Photographic Center … Read More

Viaduct Farewell

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Seattle folks had a rare chance to view the city carefully from the Highway 99 Viaduct during the farewell party on Saturday, Feb. 2.  (The Viaduct is now being torn down.)  We used to zoom past in our cars, but … Read More

New Luxury Airbnb on Lake Union

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I had the fun opportunity to do some careful interior photographs for a new “Airbnb” that is available on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle.   The unit is nicely furnished with mid century modern designs, and the styling … Read More

Sitka Water Tower 1995

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In the early 1990’s, there were two water towers on Japonski Island in Sitka, Alaska.  I documented the tower that was just northeast of the hospital for Dr. Colt Denfeld at the Army Corps of Engineers.  The water tower was … Read More

Small Data

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This is a personal project of mine.  People talk a lot about “big data” these days, but I am more interested in “small data” that I generate myself and arrange.  I often experiment with repeat photographs from my immediate surroundings. … Read More

HABS Photography at The Alamo

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In May of 2016, I spent 6 days photographing the Mission San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) for the State of Texas.  My 4×5 film negatives and proof prints will be submitted to the Library of Congress Historic American Building … Read More

HABS/HAER Goes Slightly Digital

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HABS/HAER documentation projects still need to be photographed with large format film, but the National Park Service has made a step towards digital methods. (The formal name of this method of  documentation is Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic … Read More