ben blood | seattle wedding documentary musician photographer http://blog.benblood.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:02:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 2009 Fall Tour http://blog.benblood.com/2009/11/09/2009-fall-tour/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/11/09/2009-fall-tour/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:46:16 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=1062


For the past two weeks I’ve been on a west coast tour documenting Garage Voice and The Denouement.
Currently we are in San Luis Obispo, CA after having been down in LA for the past week.
This is my 5th tour with Garage Voice and my first with The Denouement. Touring always
results in strong friendships and this tour has been one of the best. I feel privileged to be
surrounded with such talented, genuine people. Here is a short I put together tonight using
the song12 Minutes by The Denouement. I’ll be home in one week!

Also, Saturday, Nov 21, Garage Voice is having their EP release show at Q Cafe in Seattle
with Noah Gundersen. It would be great to see you there!

P.S. This video is shot with the amazing Zumi Digital. Straight out of camera.

(RSS readers, visit blog.benblood.com to see video)

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/11/09/2009-fall-tour/feed/ 0 kaylee cole http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/26/kaylee-cole-2/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/26/kaylee-cole-2/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:27:56 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=1045 benblood_8433benblood_8248benblood_8275benblood_8326benblood_8454benblood_8375benblood_8411benblood_8339benblood_8384benblood_8293benblood_8459

Musician Kaylee Cole in downtown Seattle. You should go listen to her music.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/26/kaylee-cole-2/feed/ 3 katie+ian: a theater wedding http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/21/katieian-a-theater-wedding/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/21/katieian-a-theater-wedding/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:36:16 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=1008 015_benblood1322001_benblood1239010_benblood1289012_benblood1328016_benblood1332032_benblood1415040_benblood1399041_benblood1393043_benblood1486045_benblood1495046_benblood1500059_benblood1586063_benblood1601064_benblood1603067_benblood1616068_benblood1619133_benblood1861138_benblood1880144_benblood1926200_benblood2124213_benblood2159230_benblood2231249_benblood2276250_benblood2280256_benblood2304261_benblood2338265_benblood2363267_benblood2372273_benblood2431300_benblood2522

the puget sound. a ferry ride. a small town. seagulls.
historic buildings. a theater. popcorn. lemonade. seagulls.
smiles. lunch in the park. picnic. bluegrass. hula hoops.
blue sky soda. blankets. dancing. a good day.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/21/katieian-a-theater-wedding/feed/ 19 Mike Young http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/16/mike-young/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/16/mike-young/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:05:41 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=994 benblood_8513benblood_8512benblood_8510

This is my former roommate, Mike.
These photos were taken in my living
room around 5:30 in the evening.

No, my wall is not blue, purple, nor green. It’s white.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/16/mike-young/feed/ 3 emily+mark married http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/15/emilymark-married/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/15/emilymark-married/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:16:30 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=942 122_benblood8386035_benblood8028028_benblood7978034_benblood8022014_benblood7886003_benblood7928020_benblood7967048_benblood8090053_benblood8123029_benblood7960065_benblood8174062_benblood8164117_benblood8368119_benblood8380055_benblood8130085_benblood8271098_benblood8317097_benblood8316112_benblood8354087_benblood8280141_benblood8447170_benblood8556185_benblood8651124_benblood8388322_benblood9278307_benblood9218335_benblood9330290_benblood9093351_benblood9418334_benblood9327346_benblood9387375_benblood9689

Emily and Mark! Your wedding was beautiful and
I have really enjoyed getting to know you both.
Even though your wedding was one of the warmest
I have documented (and no one fainted, including me. ha),
I really enjoyed being around each of you and the
people at your wedding.
Thank You.

Spokane, WA

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]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/12/it-is-here/feed/ 7 some senior photos http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/02/some-senior-photos/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/02/some-senior-photos/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:33:39 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=915 benblood_4987benblood_5038benblood_4935benblood_4867benblood_4942benblood_4950benblood_4958benblood_4966benblood_4969benblood_5017benblood_5112benblood_5137

Senior photos aren’t my specialty, I’ll admit it. But Mikayla was fun to work
with and we had surreal lighting and her family is great (last frame).
This is the third time I’ve worked with them. I documented Mikayla’s
brothers wedding (courtney+josh) as well as Courtney’s brother
and his lady (erin&justin).

And yes, this is at one of Seattle photographers favorite spots +.
The third frame is straight out of the camera.
All of these photos were taken after sunset, mostly at ISO 1600.

I have always been fascinated by the time of day when
artificial and natural light blend together.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/10/02/some-senior-photos/feed/ 1 karen+tim | the wedding http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/29/karentim-the-wedding/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/29/karentim-the-wedding/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:10:18 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=880 026_benblood6493046_benblood6558055_benblood6593056_benblood6608001_benblood6431004_benblood6445014_benblood6469045_benblood6550019_benblood6478024_benblood6490060_benblood6628064_benblood6657081_benblood7071089_benblood6761149_benblood6934150_benblood6936147_benblood6932101_benblood6795103_benblood6797127_benblood6871189_benblood7105191_benblood7004200_benblood7181233_benblood7280311_benblood7713325_benblood7686326_benblood7420154_benblood6940

It is so rewarding to work with people like Karen and Tim.
They were so thoughtful and caring to me on their wedding day,
especially when they had so many other things to think about.
I am so blessed to be able to work with good people – Karen and
Tim, I left your wedding feeling like we were long time friends.
Thank you.

Oh, and I really enjoyed shooting at this venue, Fireseed Catering.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/29/karentim-the-wedding/feed/ 14 LIVESTRONG Tony Kevin http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/23/livestrong-tony-kevin/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/23/livestrong-tony-kevin/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:37:19 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=875 benblood_1383benblood_1297benblood_1368benblood_1235benblood_1261benblood_1275benblood_1291benblood_1356benblood_1384benblood_1282benblood_1335benblood_1307benblood_1321benblood_1315benblood_1327 Support and updates here.

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When I first heard about the Fuji Instax through Sean Flanigan, I knew I had to find one to take pictures of my good friends Adam and Diana during their wedding weekend. I walked in to their rehearsal with only this white toy-looking camera pretending it was the only camera I brought that weekend. hahahahaha.

This camera is great. Each print costs $1 and you can pick up the camera for about $65. It’s Ben Blood recommended =)

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/22/instax/feed/ 9 karley+scott wed http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/15/karleyscott-wed/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/15/karleyscott-wed/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:53:24 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=821 001_benblood5210108_benblood5497192_benblood5754266_benblood6138034_benblood5290041_benblood5314073_benblood5394030_benblood5280080_benblood5447089_benblood5428061_benblood5368070_benblood5389090_benblood5435094_benblood5455093_benblood5454163_benblood5665182_benblood5878186_benblood5818010_benblood5857a195_benblood5932206_benblood5866270_benblood6155273_benblood6162 Oregon City, OR

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/15/karleyscott-wed/feed/ 21 larissa+matt “first” dance http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/03/larissamatt-first-dance/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/03/larissamatt-first-dance/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:04:12 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=817 183_benblood4726

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/03/larissamatt-first-dance/feed/ 7 larissa+matt married http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/01/larissamatt-married/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/09/01/larissamatt-married/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:36:40 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=787 031_benblood4148016_benblood4137028_benblood4096035_benblood4157039_benblood4176062_benblood4258054_benblood4251076_benblood4352070_benblood4325085_benblood4373059_benblood4234093_benblood4405094_benblood4408099_benblood4423107_benblood4445283_benblood5043286_benblood5056293_benblood5092289_benblood5077299_benblood5136217_benblood4939222_benblood4844191_benblood4734175_benblood4694196_benblood4746177_benblood4697 Auburn, WA

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A big thank you to Vanja Horonic for helping me shoot hollin+eric’s wedding.
All of the above frames were captured by her and her Hasselblad.
She can be contacted at vanja (at) vanjaphotography.com

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Not only was this a beautiful wedding to photograph, but it was a time
to catch up with familiar faces as well. I had the privilege of being the
photographer for the sister of the bride’s wedding, keiko+malachi
in Riverside, June 2008. Since then, many of the friendships made
there have kept in touch, and it was a blessing to see them all again.

Hollin (Courtney) did a superb job designing the wedding. Phew!
I know her and the rest of the family spent a lot of time creating the decorations.

These are some of the most genuine warm kindhearted people I know.

CHECK OUT:
Announcements / Invitations by Anna Hurley of Hello!Lucky
Super8 short by Paul Hoppe
Music by Tommy, Patrick, and Bruce of Garage Voice
Vanja Horonic second shooting with the Hasselblad.
Keiko+Malachi’s band The Denouement

Eric and Hollin. I really enjoy your company. Can we hang out more often?

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/08/13/treehouse-wedding-hollineric/feed/ 52 karli fairbanks recording garage voice http://blog.benblood.com/2009/08/10/karli-fairbanks-recording-garage-voice/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/08/10/karli-fairbanks-recording-garage-voice/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:15:01 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=690 benblood_7807benblood_7801benblood_7815benblood_7804benblood_7822benblood_7793benblood_7792benblood_7800benblood_7798benblood_7806 Seattle / Greenlake. In studio with Karli Fairbanks recording Garage Voice’s new EP, Freeze and Thaw. Hint: note the color casts of the photos.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/08/10/karli-fairbanks-recording-garage-voice/feed/ 3 marissa+scott married http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/31/marissascott-married/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/31/marissascott-married/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:45:21 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=642 001_benblood0358015_benblood0413019_benblood0415033_benblood0456034_benblood0467038_benblood0485043_benblood0504047_benblood0514050_benblood0526056_benblood0560057_benblood0564060_benblood0583061_benblood0591062_benblood0600067_benblood0607169_benblood1015093_benblood0738benblood_0708098_benblood0756103_benblood0769102_benblood0768160_benblood1000112_benblood0809157_benblood0984167_benblood1013171_benblood1018177_benblood1051227_benblood1239231_benblood1255249_benblood1365257_benblood1423255_benblood1415253_benblood1402276_benblood1502294_benblood1548299_benblood1555319_benblood1601312_benblood1586278_benblood1506360_benblood1735330_benblood1665371_benblood1915325_benblood1646380_benblood2006 I gave in and rented the Canon 45mm Tilt Shift lens for the weekend of this wedding. I specifically wanted it for the wedding the next day which was in the forest during the middle of the day. I thought the T/S lens would help with the harsh shadows from the overhead sunlight. I’m still getting the hang of the lens, but I think it is a bit overused in wedding photography. I’m superbly impressed with Keith Loutit’s use of it in his stop motion videos. Check out his video, Bathtub III.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/31/marissascott-married/feed/ 10 Hands and Faces http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/30/hands-and-faces/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/30/hands-and-faces/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:11:39 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=608 001_benblood6229002_benblood6311003_benblood6382004_benblood6384005_benblood6383006_benblood6216007_benblood6207008_benblood6317009_benblood6332010_benblood6335011_benblood6364012_benblood6365013_benblood6371014_benblood6379015_benblood6236016_benblood6238017_benblood6276018_benblood6271019_benblood6263020_benblood6264021_benblood6287022_benblood6302023_benblood6305024_benblood6353025_benblood6354026_benblood6405027_benblood6413028_benblood6404029_benblood6407030_benblood6414

Here are some rough edits of some of the Crista staff from this year. Again, the expressions are priceless. I don’t remember everything I said to get them to make some of those faces. However, most radio personality have personality – so maybe it came naturally. You can see the previous 2008 shoot here.

]]> http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/30/hands-and-faces/feed/ 1 deann+nick in the u disctrict http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/27/deannnick-in-the-u-disctrict/ http://blog.benblood.com/2009/07/27/deannnick-in-the-u-disctrict/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:34:58 +0000 ben blood http://blog.benblood.com/?p=592 img_3648img_3646img_3651img_3686img_3759img_3676img_3781img_3714img_3711img_3688img_3806

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