Mt. Shuksan
Mt. Shuksan, originally uploaded by Doug van Kampen. This shot was from a ski trip up to Mt. Baker last year. Epic, epic day.... I'm planning on heading out tomorrow morning to hopefully get some decent shots of this glaciated peak in the North Cascade wilderness of Washington State. Like I said earlier, if anyone wants to go, give me →
Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall, originally uploaded by Doug van Kampen. The plains of Washington State, otherwise known as the Palouse, consist of miles upon miles of landscape that continually curves in a tapestry of lines and textures. This is hands down one of the most beautiful places I have seen on earth. From a purely photographic standpoint, the landscape can change so →
Elemental Contrast
Elemental Contrast, originally uploaded by Doug van Kampen. I was simply a matter of standing there and waiting for the light to develop on the side of this downtown highrise....while I waited for Victrola to open, which just so happens to be the best dang coffee on the planet....IMHO. I chose this composition because of the intense contrast between the soft pastels →
Hands on History
Hands on History, originally uploaded by van Kampen Photography. I can't tell you the number of times that I've both encouraged people and been encouraged to take advantage of activities near our home. Having moved to the Seattle area a little more than a year and a half ago, my family and I quickly looked for things to do that →
Volunteer Park Conservatory
Volunteer Park Conservatory, originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen Photography). Looking up at the wall at some of my Father's prints last night, I asked myself a couple questions regarding their quality and how I could achieve that quality through digital manipulation and processing. After all, his prints were made on an *actual* photographic enlarger with a 3 x 5 →
One Room…
One Room..., originally uploaded by thewoodenshoes (van Kampen Photography). A couple of months back, Jeff Engelhardt and I were on a road trip, which true to form, Jeff had planned out to the letter. I'll never forget just how many amazing things I saw during those three days in the outback of Washington State, Oregon's Colombia River Gorge, and beyond. Makes →
