It’s not often that I photograph a purple house. I shot this cute craftsman near Greenwood Ave for Brad Hinckley at Windermere Real Estate. I’m not sure it’s the color I personally would choose for my house, but the great thing about paint color is that I could change it. Somehow, this purple house “works” where it is located. Several other houses on the street have similar bold bright colors, urban gardens, and lots of sweet neighborhood cats.

Here’s the description posted on www.doylehinckley.com:
“Conveniently located between Green Lake and Phinney on a quiet street of cute homes, this sweet Craftsman is full of personality and charm. Retaining many of its classic details, including coved ceilings, picture rails and mullioned windows, the home features spacious living room with fireplace, formal dining room and large sunny eat-in kitchen. Great entertaining deck overlooking fully fenced south-facing yard. Detached garage with alley access. An adorable home ready to welcome its new owners.”
If you want more info, please contact Brad at bradh@windermere.com.

I just photographed an interesting house in Madison park for Pat Woodley at Windermere Real Estate. It’s built to face inward towards the central courtyard, so the front is hidden behind trees. It’s got an L-shaped floor plan, so it seems very spacious and open.

If you want more info, please contact Pat at pwoodley@windermere.com.
You can also view the slideshow on a seperate page here.

I’ve printed my Cairo photo bigger than I’ve ever printed anything. It’s 60″ Wide by 40″ tall. I’ve always wanted to see this and some of my other images blown up really big, and… it looks spectacular! There is so much to look at, and the desert sands and the pyramids begin to take on a haunting quality that is missed in the smaller prints. I’ve the prints mounted on 68 x 48 foam core, so now the trick is figuring out how to mat and frame the beast. After printing it this large, I found out that the biggest mat sizes available from most places is 60×40. Oops. There is one place that sells 98 x 48 mat board, and it’s pricey. Having a 60×40 window cut in it is even more money… So I’m going to try to figure out how to cut 4 pieces and miter the corners, and hopefully it won’t look tacky. I am imagining that the framing would be even more expensive, so I have decided to build it myself. I just spent an hour at Home Depot figuring out what I want to try to do. Stay tuned for updates!

Ok. Update: I cut the mat using my mat cutter and somehow managed to do it all in on giant piece, without screwing it up. Yay!

I started the frame yesterday. Cut the pieces, glued the corners, wood putty, sanding, painting…

…Finished!!

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