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context and the Can Can
Jonny Boy & Fiona Minx, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. This weekend I had the pleasure of shooting the Can Can Castaways at a Bumbershoot. The owner of the club, Chris Snell, asked if was interested and I leapt at … Continue reading
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bad flash
I was listening to a round-table discussion of burlesque photographers this afternoon, enjoying the familiarity of their answers from another city, when this moment of Q&A cropped up: “What’s your advice to photographers who want to get into burlesque?” “Get … Continue reading
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Tassels & Emeralds 2
Tassels & Emeralds 2, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. The second issue of Tassels & Emeralds is in my grubby little paws and for sale online! Wow. I’m pleased. Which may be one of the grosser understatements ever uttered, but … Continue reading
experience and the eccentric orbit
A Facebook link to a blog to an aggregator to a blog later, I find this quote that leaped off the screen: No, I think the more significant – and unique – sacrifice arts workers make is that we lose … Continue reading
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changing the stage
Shine, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. Musicals are different than burlesque, even when they’re musicals about burlesque. Yeah, you’re shocked. I can tell. The producer of Shine (A Burlesque Musical) wanted shots from the show’s closing weekend and the word … Continue reading
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not finished yet
I still think the Space Needle is fascinating.
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so you want to shoot burlesque?
Someone e-mailed me a couple weeks ago asking if I had any tips for shooting burlesque. I wanted to respond but I honestly didn’t know where to start. Gear? Etiquette? Drink specials? I think he wanted to ask the same … Continue reading
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prep
The night before: Charge batteries Pack lenses – I have three for shows and I usually only use one but there have been times that having a very fast 1.8 on hand has saved me. Confirm that I’m shooting the … Continue reading
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on balance
in transit, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. It took me five years, but I think I’ve found my balance when it comes to photography, at least as I see it. On the one hand I shoot burlesque: beautiful women on … Continue reading
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composition
D, originally uploaded by Chris Blakeley. I wonder if other photographers have a hard time not composing shots. When I’m wandering about without a camera or somewhere that photography isn’t allowed, I find my eye drawn to the oddest things … Continue reading
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