Classes & Workshops – Jessamyn Tuttle

reflections

My Light Control class just finished up at PCNW. For my final project I decided to try something a little different – mirrors. I found a smallish piece of mirror in my workroom, stopped at the grocery store for a bag of fruit, and went into the studio not really sure what I was goingContinue reading “reflections”

strings of light

This shot was a byproduct of a studio shoot I was doing for my Light Control class. I set my husband’s old fiddle up and shot it first with a strobe in a reflector dish, then switched it out for a softbox, to see the different effects of each type of light. After I gotContinue reading “strings of light”

mood lighting

I’m taking another class at Photographic Center Northwest this quarter. This one is called Light Control, and is supposed to teach us how to manage lighting, whether it’s natural, artificial, or a mix of both. There’s a huge prejudice in the food blogging world against using artificial light for food photography, but it seems toContinue reading “mood lighting”

describing lemons

I spent this past weekend at the International Food Blogger Conference in Seattle. One of the workshops was an absolutely amazing presentation by Saveur photographer Penny De Los Santos, about what makes a good food photograph and how she approaches the subject of food culture. It was fascinating. Another good workshop was presented by KatContinue reading “describing lemons”

eyes of Mount Vernon

We’re presenting our main projects at photography class tonight. I’ve been working on a series of shots taken in downtown Mount Vernon, all windows, mostly in back alleys, many barred or broken. You wouldn’t know by looking at this image that it shows the back side of a brand new coffeeshop. If windows are theContinue reading “eyes of Mount Vernon”

working hard

This quarter I’ve been taking Digital Photography II at Photographic Center Northwest. It’s very different than the course I took last fall, very heavily focused on fine art photography. We’re particularly supposed to work on balance, tension, emotional impact, context…all stuff I find very difficult to think about when I’m making an image. Good practice for me,Continue reading “working hard”