Saturday was the summer solstice, which meant that it was time for the Fremont Solstice Parade. I was there again this year to photograph the fun, and I managed to get a handful of fun photos.
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When I headed out to enjoy the sun this weekend, I did not expect to see as many new giant sculptures as I did.
Big orange cones at the Olympic Sculpture Park:
A huge wave made out of 2×4’s in the pond at Bellevue Downtown Park (yes, the art is still constructing it):
And giant metal balls that I incorporated into a 365 Days shot:
Outdoor art is fun!
Over this past weekend, I volunteered as the Official Imperial Photographer for Garrison Titan’s charity photoshoot for the Children’s Therapy Center. The charity photoshoot took place at the 2008 Emerald City Comic-Con, and we had hundreds of fans filing through the booth taking pictures with Darth Vader, Boba Fett, stormtroopers, and other characters from the Star Wars universe. With a suggested donation of $5 per photo, we raised over $2000 over the weekend. On top of that, a third party was matching all the funds, so the grand total was over $4000. It was a smashing success.
The entire weekend was a crazy-busy production line of portrait sessions. I spent no more than 2-3 minutes working any one group and setting up fun and interesting shots against a 10′ wide by 8′ tall vinyl backdrop. Sometimes there were only a few people in line. Sometimes there was 20+ people. Saturday was the busiest day with me shooting practically non-stop from 10am-5pm. Sunday was a bit easier thanks, in part, to it being Mother’s Day. We still had a steady flow of traffic though.
One of the highlights of the weekend was getting to hang out with Daniel Logan, the actor who portrayed the young Boba Fett in Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. When he wasn’t busy with signing autographs and photo ops, he hung out at our booth chatting with everyone, getting involved in the shoots, and playing with the kids. He was an all-around cool guy.
I’m still pretty exhausted from the long weekend, but it’s a good exhaustion. I got to meet some really cool and fun people. I got a ton of practice posing group photos as quick as I could. And I got a chance to totally geek out over Star Wars, comics, and other dorky stuff. It was a good weekend.
Check out some sample shots below and more in my Flickr photostream.
This past Saturday was the first truly warm and sunny day we’ve had this spring, and it was the perfect weather for spending the afternoon at the Skagit Tulip Festival in Mount Vernon. Because of the late wintery weather we’ve had in the past couple of weeks, the tulips were late to bloom this year. There were only a few small field of tulips in color when we got up there, but what was in bloom was absolutely gorgeous. The only downside was there far too many people crowding around the few fields of flowers. With a bit of patience and careful framing, though, I still managed to get a few wide shots.
If you haven’t been up to the Tulip Festival yet, I highly recommend heading up to Mount Vernon to see it. It’s really quite nice. I’d also recommend getting up there in the morning (10-11 am is just right) or late in the day to avoid the afternoon traffic. Sometimes the cars can line up all the way down highway 20 out to I-5.
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