KieKie’s Wild Urban Portrait

Photo by Erica J Mitchell

An intimate portrait session capturimg the essence of a dear friend’s terminally ill cat. It was a lovely and quiet day to capture Kiekie living out his days in the wild nature of an urban homestead.

Kiekie passed away within the following weeks of this session. KieKie’s best friend wrote, “Rest in peace, Kiekie my lovely friend. Aww, to hell with that… May you go on many wild adventures.”

Photo by Erica J Mitchell

Lensbaby Photowalk Scavenger Hunt


I took off on an adventure to execute a Photowalk Scavenger Hunt for a Lensbaby Lens.

Lensbaby, a mostly tilt-shift lens company, offered a unique opportunity for participants of the upcoming event, PDX Squared, to borrow a lens of their choice for ten days. Out of the four lens options, I chose the Compsoer Pro Edge 80 Optic. With a fun tilt-shift, 80mm fixed lens I was able to capture in my usual style, with a flare of blur.

Here are my final five of a 10 item Photowalk Scavenger Hunt.

Mode of Transportation
Photo by Erica J Mitchell

Person
Photo by Erica J Mitchell

Blue Door
Photo by Erica J Mitchell

Body of Water
Photo by Erica J Mitchell

Neon Sign at Night
Photo by Erica J Mitchell

Composer Pro with Edge 80 Optic
Composer Pro with Edge 80 Optic
Learn More Lensbaby.com Composer Pro with Edge 80 Optic

Product Description
The Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80 is an all-in-one tilt photography solution for Canon and Nikon DSLR shooters. This 80mm f/2.8 lens is compact, lightweight and affordable. Tilting the lens in any direction results in a slice of focus through your image, similar to the tilt effect in a tilt-shift lens. Incredibly versatile, choosing not to tilt the lens will make spectacular ‘straight’ photos – just as you’d get shooting with a ‘normal’ 80mm lens. (text from link http://store.lensbaby.com/composer-pro-with-edge-80-optic/)

Wine and Paint at Vine Gogh Artist Bar

Wine and paint at Vine Gogh Artist Bar. What a blast!

ABOUT
Portland’s original guided artist bar for the non-artist! Opened in 2011 by local artists, we offer step-by-step painting classes on canvas. But wait, there’s more… the painting classes are set to great music, AND we serve liquid encouragement via a variety of wines, beer, and hard cider to get you in the “creative mood”. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. There’s no need to be a Michelangelo; this is art for the non-artist! Classes are posted on our calendar and are open to the public. Each class is approximately 2.5 hours start to finish. Date nights, private parties and children’s classes are also available at Vine Gogh! (Text from Vine Gogh Artist Bar Website)

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