Switched to Wordpress

Hey everyone, I have decided to make the switch over to Wordpress.com. I will keep this blog open though for archival purposes but be sure to bookmark the new page.

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I heart the streets

I love the streets. Taking an hour or two on a lazy Saturday and perusing the streets of Bellingham is a favorite past time of mine. The scene is ever changing. Whether it be the graffiti on the alley walls or the way a shadow hits the sidewalk because of the placement of the sun this time of year. I love it.

Waiting.

One-way handicap

Growth

Vampire craze

Gnome's chair

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All photos copyright Jefferson L. Morriss 2009

Settled in

Well after couch surfing for a month I finally found a place and have moved in. I am looking forward to getting back to editing photos and posting more on here.

I just uploaded my most recent wedding to my website: www.photosforthepeople.com

Check that, comments appreciated.

I am also working on a Glenn Beck multi-media piece on the recent protests here which I hope have done this week.

Glenn Beck Protests

After a little bit of a lull in my PJ pics here are some from the Glenn Beck protests in Mount Vernon,WA.

Around a 1,000 people on both sides showed up to air their opinion vocally and through clever placards. When photographing an aruging man and his pal, the pal didn't take kindly and lunged at my camera. While it seemed the anti-beck protesters outnumbered the other side; it was hard to tell as they both shouted side to side down a couple blocks on college way.

Moving...Sorta

So am I moving, well, sorta. I can't move into my next place for a bit but I didn't want to stay at my current place any longer. So storage is where it's at for me. Where am I going inbetween? Couches! It's funny because I used to work at this place and never thought I'd have to use it. Have a wonderful day!

Busy

I've been very busy lately.

Last weekend was as follows: Friday night, Part II of Spring Car series project. Sat, Wedding all day. Sunday video shoot for a couple hours.

I promise photos and updates soon on the site and here.

E-Wash Teaser

An old house from times gone by still stands in an undisclosed location in Eastern Washington.

I went over to Eastern Washington for this Labor Day weekend and came back with some very pleasing photos. More to come but enjoy this for now.

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Eclectic

A man reads a newspaper in a local cafe.

Bellingham,WA

It reads "This is the original Mona Lisa, the others are fake."

Antique store, Seattle,WA

Moved.

A little girl climbs on top of the head of the Freemont Troll in Seattle,WA.

Freemont Troll, Seattle,WA

A window in an antique store, Seattle,WA.

Chairs in an antique store, Seattle,WA.

I'm not sure.

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Heather on Blue

Location: Mount Vernon,WA

One strobe for all the pictures on various power settings.

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Bungee Jumping Pics

All Photos Courtesy Cindy Bechtold, All Rights Reserved.

Bungee Jumping

Without despair ever setting in, I am as close to knowing what a suicide jumper feels like as he plummets towards the pavement below as I will ever get(or want to).

Was I nervous, yeah, a bit. I had been climbing around on a tree course and zip-lining prior to this so the height thing didn't bother me so much. As I hobbled towards the edge of the platform I asked the guide, "Whenever?", "Yeah, whenever." I looked down, put my hands up and jumped. I immediately thought something like why am I doing this but I guess that was natural. A silence enveloped me as a I rushed towards the river bed, the wind passing me by as my only friend. As I approached the water I immediately slowed down, plunged into the river up to my waist and then was plucked out like a fish out of water and flung back up towards the bridge. I came down and then up and then down. I finally slowed down and got off onto a raft which carried me over towards the dock. I did it. I DID IT!

Yes I would do it again.

Heather

I had a nice little session with a lovely girl named Heather yesterday. Everything was shot at a local elementary school either with natural light or one strobe. Enjoy. Feedback welcomed.

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Film Noir

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I love film noir. The Big Sleep, M, The Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart in his trenchcoat smoking a cigarette and Lauren Bacall on his arm, yeah, I love noir. This is my attempt at recreating that in my own fashion. As I mentioned before I got some cheap radio triggers and have been massively reading up on lighting techniques. I setup a little backdrop in my house along with 2 strobes and the rest is what you see.

Lightbox

I've been getting really excited about lighting lately and looked up photography equipment you can build yourself. I found directions for a really easy to make lightbox. You can check it out here: http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-a-inexpensive-light-tent

All the photos below were shot in my $5 lightbox. I had one light on top of the lightbox containing 3 - 28w CF bulbs.

Porsche 959

Mayan Pottery

Starfish

Tiki God of Money

Tiki God of Money

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