Turner Photographics

12/06/2023

Kind words from a headshot client this morning from a woman who walked in saying she didn't like having her picture taken and was directed to my studio by her employer.

01/26/2021

Since I've decided to rekindle my interest in working with the older and slower medium of black and white film I came to the conclusion that I should practice with 35mm film before making the considerable investment in film for my 8x10 camera. I spent a little time online researching which films are currently available as 8x10 sheets and then ordered a couple of rolls each of the same emulsion in 35mm size....

Since I’ve decided to rekindle my interest in working with the older and slower medium of black and white film I came to the conclusion that I should practice with 35mm film before making the…

01/07/2021

During the end-of-the-year holidays I pulled my Burke & James 8x10 Commercial View camera out of storage, with the idea of putting it back into service. I originally purchased this camera back in the 1970s and exposed a few sheets of film with it in the late 1970s and early 1980s. I haven't used it since December, 1981 when I attempted to photograph our wedding with it....

During the end-of-the-year holidays I pulled my Burke & James 8×10 Commercial View camera out of storage, with the idea of putting it back into service. I originally purchased this camera…

01/04/2021

Is it time to update your headshot?

Whether you prefer a classic look or something more dramatic, we'll make you look great at Turner Photographics.

Get your fresh headshot now and save $20 through January 21. Our regular $149 headshot is just $129 all month to help you get your year off to a great start.

Get all the details and book online on our business portrait website page: .

Your studio session is by appointment only and is covid-safe.

A fresh headshot is a valuable tool to help your clients connect with you. In this age of online marketing and social media, having the wrong headshot as your profile picture is a big mistake. Acco…

12/04/2020

What do Santa and Mrs. Claus do in the off-season? They clown around.

I delivered this fun composite portrait to these two clowns today from a studio session last month. They're Zig-Zag and Ragz.

Be sure to click on the photo to see all of it.

10/15/2020

We're considering bringing Santa to the studio this holiday season for visits with your kids and photos with the jolly guy. Help us decide whether it makes sense by completing this short (less than 2 minutes) survey:

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10/01/2020

Missing those "school pictures" this year? Bring your kindergarten through 11th grade kids to our studio this month for a better experience and better pictures.

• 15-minute appointments
• Saturday and evening times available
• choose your background color
• choose your kid's best expression
• quality prints mailed direct to your home
• packages begin at about $30

Additional info and scheduling on our website:

School Pictures in the Studio Many families look forward to “school pictures” as a way to capture their children’s looks and expressions each year as they grow up. Traditionally at the beginning of…

07/03/2020

Cascades Penstemon (Penstemon serrulatus), the purple flowers in the photo above, is native to the west side of the Cascades and a prolific self-seeder in our native plant garden. It stays in bloom for about three weeks for us, just finishing up now. If I recall, we started with just one or two plants in a different garden bed a few years ago. [ 321 more words ]

Cascades Penstemon (Penstemon serrulatus), the purple flowers in the photo above, is native to the west side of the Cascades and a prolific self-seeder in our native plant garden. It stays in bloom…

07/02/2020

Last weekend Brian and I headed over the mountains for a belated camping trip to Seep Lakes Wildlife Area, just south of Potholes Reservoir and between Moses Lake and Othello. This was our fourth time camping there, but a month later than in previous years because of travel restrictions due to covid-19. For the fourth year in a row we essentially had a lake to ourselves. [ 509 more words ]

Last weekend Brian and I headed over the mountains for a belated camping trip to Seep Lakes Wildlife Area, just south of Potholes Reservoir and between Moses Lake and Othello. This was our fourth t…

06/16/2020

Psst... What's that thing sticking up among our Delphiniums? In a couple of days it's going to unfurl into the bizarre blossom of a Voodoo Lily (Dracunculus vulgaris). [ 272 more words ]

Psst… What’s that thing sticking up among our Delphiniums? In a couple of days it’s going to unfurl into the bizarre blossom of a Voodoo Lily (Dracunculus vulgaris).

06/15/2020

Saturday Brian and I hiked back in time. No, we haven't invented some marvelous time machine. We just picked a trail that started higher than where we live and hiked uphill. While it was early summer down in Bellingham, we found early spring on the Hannegan Pass trail some 40 miles up the road and 3000 feet higher in elevation. There were no other cars in the parking lot and we didn't see anyone else along the trail, though there were a few footprints in the mud that told us others had passed this way in recent days. [ 1,030 more word ]

Saturday Brian and I hiked back in time. No, we haven’t invented some marvelous time machine. We just picked a trail that started higher than where we live and hiked uphill. While it was earl…

06/12/2020

Henderson's checker-mallow, Sidalcea hendersonii, is a somewhat uncommon Pacific Northwest native plant. In its natural home you'll find it just above the high tide line in coastal environments where it tolerates being periodically inundated with salt water. However, it's quite happy in a garden setting. [ 131 more words ]

Henderson’s checker-mallow, Sidalcea hendersonii, is a somewhat uncommon Pacific Northwest native plant. In its natural home you’ll find it just above the high tide line in coastal envi…