Stacey Vaeth Photography Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Posted on November 30, 2008
Revisiting the Past…
Posted on November 26, 2008
ahhh. Juan and I are back in Guatemala for thanksgiving. It is interesting, this gift of art that I am so thankful for. To be let into the lives of my clients or perfect strangers, to capture them for one (usually otherwise rather un-noteworthy) moment. There is a lot of power in that. For the life of a photographer, we are entrusted with handling with respect the vulnerabilities of others.
That delicate balance…one of capturing a meaningful expression, a sensitive moment of pain or exultation, without exploiting the person behind the lens, is the ever present challenge of good photography.
Being back here in Guatemala, where my husband and I lived for three years, is to be back in this see-saw of good photography/trite photography. How do you capture the beauty of a people living in the recent wake of 36 years of civil unrest, a corrupt government that we cannot even begin to understand, and a generosity that defies all reason? You got me. I give it a go…but in the end, you have to see this country to to believe it.
Sanjeev and Jennifer
Posted on November 26, 2008
Fun with Arlo and family…
Posted on November 23, 2008
I didn’t have a chance to post these great pics of Arlo before leaving last week…here is one of my favorite photos in quite some time. I couldn’t stop giggling behind the lens, those shoes are just so cute. Arlo, on the other hand, was clearly not having nearly as much fun as his parents and I were. It was a blast shooting at the Arboretum on this family shoot:
Last Day on the West Coast
Posted on November 23, 2008
This image was a happy accident (i love those) – in playing with long term exposure this came through. The painterly lines of color along the bottom third balance out the strong block of blue. Imagine if the color lines were in the middle of the shot or if there were no black in the image.
And a parting, classic, twilight shot of the Seattle skyline. Till next time!
So I arrive home from our journey rewarded by a visit from a great friend from the Peace Corps, and of course a long awaited reunion with my husband. We haven’t stopped laughing in 24 hours.
Cape Kiwanda
Posted on November 19, 2008
And a few shots of him using the SB 800 and magical twilight just over the border into Washington a few hours ago.
Freezing cold surfers at 6am on Cape Kiwanda:
The pier in Tillamook, where we later went and met a few local crabbers and got some great documentary shots.
What an amazing few weeks…
Posted on November 17, 2008
Early Morning Shoot on the Lake
Posted on November 15, 2008
this morning we awoke for the sunrise…
which does wonders for your hair….
if you want to look like Janis Joplin.
In any case, I have an early post. Perhaps more later on this evening. We had this gorgeous Idaho lake, Coere d’Alene to shoot:
but of course were quickly bored by natural beauty (been there, done that) and moved on to lighting things up. We are both loving the Nikon wireless flash system, effectively bringing a studio into virtually any location. Here you can see one shot using the creative lighting system, and one without:
Before:
After:
Oh, and just a cool grab shot dad did in our last location, Nevada City, Montana:
More soon…
coeurd’alene
Posted on November 15, 2008
A few pretty sights along the way:
Bozeman to Butte, an all day trip.
Posted on November 14, 2008
Those of you who have been to Montana and know that Bozeman to Butte is something like 44 miles. With scene after scene like this gorgeous side light illuminating these horses, we didn’t make it very far very fast. Dad and I left Bozeman this morning, headed to the Oregon coast. About 10 miles out of town, the sky opened up as it has a tendancy to do in Big Sky country. We quickly got off the highway, and drove 20 miles out of our way to grab these horse shots. It’s great to be traveling with another photographer…where food, time, and destination are all distractions in the way of getting “the” image.
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