Yesterday was Martini Thursday in the Studio! We were bumpin’ and grindin’ through an epic pinball challenge. That’s right…we get Manhattan’s at work. Jealous much??
Category: Behind the Scenes
Portrait Photography of the Seattle Mist!
DList has commissioned Dana Jonas and Studio 3 to do editorial, fashion, and portrait photography. It is always great fun working with the lifestyle brand that represents a lavish, VIP lifestyle that includes dress, dine, drink, & dance. DList has some of the premiere events in the Northwest, including parties at local nightclubs, cover model searches, award shows, and an exclusive gold membership. It tends to be a great read full of must sees and highlights of favorite spots around Seattle.
In our recent shoot with the magazine we had the pleasure of shooting for the Seattle Mist, Seattle’s very own lingerie football league. These girls are serious athletes, practicing often and having more wins than losses. The LFL has gained popularity throughout Seattle as well of the rest of the country, with a huge tournament in Las Vegas, drawing hundreds of fans who root on the sport. Shooting portrait photography of these girls was beyond fun. In Dana’s words, “we had sooooooooo much fun on this shoot with Seattle Mist for the cover and inside spread of DList’s January Issue. The girls had tons of personality, making it easy to tell they are truly an inspiring team of people”. It was great having the whole team in studio and seeing the passion these girls have for the game. They also happened to make great models and perhaps we’ll have the opportunity to work with them on future projects.
We hope you’ll grab an issue when you see it on the stands to check out our portrait photography on the cover as well as learn about the girls of Seattle Mist! 🙂
Check out the full digital version of the magazine here!
To View More Studio 3 Portrait Photography Check Out Our Website!
To learn more about DList and Read the Current Issue Check Out Their Website!
For Information on the Seattle Mist, As Well as Game Day Stats Check Out Their Website!
Lifestyle Photo Story: Caffe Vita!
Caffe Vita’s luscious beverages offer a perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of our daily lifestyle. We are nothing short of coffee addicts here in the Seattle studio, so you can find us traveling the few short blocks more then a few times a day. Long, difficult, but fun photography shoots can lead us to crave caffeine as well as a smiling face. Lucky for us, Caffe Vita not only has our favorite coffee beans, but also houses our favorite baristas. Each and every day they serve up our cup a joe with nothing short of a smile on their face, happy to accommodate our sometimes outrageous requests. These outrageous requests can include double cupped coffees, non fat this and that, whip, but not too much whip, the list goes on and on. In a city like Seattle, it can often be hard to find a place where everybody knows your name, Caffe Vita is the exception. They make sure each and every cup of coffee is catered not only to you, but to the lifestyle experience of a die hard Northwest coffee drinker. In order to honor our favorite coffeehouse we decided to capture some photos of the coffeehouse lifestyle. Check out the photo story of our last trip below. Do you think the camera adds 10 beans?
To enjoy a great cup of Caffe Vita coffee you can book a shoot with the studio or you can visit one of their locations. For more information on this local establishment, check out their website.
To view more lifestyle photography check out our lifestyle section on the website.
To view drink photography check out our drinks section on the website.
We hope to have you in the studio soon for a cup of coffee, or a meeting over coffee to discuss your next shoot!
White Christmas!
It’s that time of year again. Chilly weather, goofy sweaters, stockings, snowmen, reds and greens, oh and presents! Heck yes we love Christmas time…who doesn’t? Here at our lovely Seattle location, the Studio 3 team’s been getting our dose of all things Christmas, decorating, shopping, loving each other, and all that jazz. There is one thing we’re missing a bit of though and it’s one of the key ingredients to a classic white Christmas (hint: it’s the white part).
Here in Seattle, a fluffy blanket of snow makes for a real love/hate relationship. We LOVE to play in it, turn it into cute snowmen, throw balls of it at our dearest friends, and catch it on our tongues (missing school because of is also pretty great). We HATE walking through it, getting it in our socks, when it turns to slush, and most of all driving through it. We don’t see each other much, snow, and us Seattlites and the Studio 3 team was feeling the need for some snowfall around the workplace. So what’d we do? We made it snow, of course!
One of the perks of being a photo studio is having props galore at our fingertips, so our holiday parties, aside from being super fun and wild, are always beautifully decorated. Check us out below in our new photo from this year’s party. We pulled out our favorite Christmas props and got warm and cozy under the studio snowfall. Some things of importance to note and think about: Chris’ tiny cup and huge mullet, the mystery of what Alex is afraid of, and our little plant friend that came to hang out for the photo.
We had a blast and can’t wait for all the family and friends time coming up in the next few days. And of course, we can’t wait to get through that wrapping paper to all those tempting new toys. Here’s to hoping you have as great a Christmas season! Happy Holidays from Studio 3!
No Grass was Harmed during the Making of this Photograph.
Stoked to share this Bare Essentials inspired photo shoot with you guys! It comes from the ground, literally. Hot off the press, Dana JUST finished editing these. We’re so excited to hear what you think! Please share your thoughts!
Model: Briauna Mariah
Hair/MUA: Jessica Nees
Our trusty assistant Chris with the amazing model Briauna! She rocked out a pretty difficult concept with grace and ease 🙂
Tricia Eastman: Photo Stylist and MUA Amaaaazingness!
There are many contributors, or as the industry refers to them, photo stylists, that help to create the perfect image! Everything from on set animal handlers, to product specialists, we all work together for one common creative interest. One of our most favorite type of photo stylists is the hair and make up stylist. Not only do they help our models look great, but every once & awhile they will even help the Studio 3 staff when it comes to portfolio building tests, or if a staffer needs a quick makeover. 🙂 No one does this better then Tricia Eastman. Not only does she do exceptional hair & make up, she has also been known to stand in front of the camera as a beautiful model. In short…Tricia Eastman rocks our socks off and we want everyone to know! Tricia is a highly skilled, make-up artist and photo stylist, she has worked on many projects with the studio, especially with photographer Dana Jonas. Dana loves the fact that Tricia not only knows how to make people look great, but she is also extremely friendly and a blast to work with! Her eye for detail helps with the Studio 3 mission of creating amazing, high quality imagery. She is quoted by our photographers as “being a hawk on-set”, leaving no detail unnoticed. In short, she gets along with the Studio 3 family as if she were a long lost relative that we had all been searching for. We can’t wait for our next shoot with photo stylist Tricia Eastman. She’s nothing short of a joy to work and her energy is something we can all aspire too!
Click the image above to be forwarded to her facebook, so you can connect with her as well!
For access to other photo stylists check out the ASMP website for reviews.
Habitat for Humanity: Volunteer Fun!
Studio 3 recently spent some time at the Habitat for Humanity Store here in Seattle! We had such a blast getting our hands dirty and helping out around the store.While we love being busy working around the studio, every three months our little family likes to give back to our community and the Habitat Store sounded like a great place to be.Taking a day to volunteer and give back to this awesome community effort and meeting all the other awesome employees and volunteers was a great experience and change of pace!Check out some pictures below!
Habitat for Humanity is an international, community based low-income housing developer, striving to provide affordable, quality housing for low-income families.Using primarily volunteer labor, with over 1 million people volunteering each year, Habitat builds houses and sells them at cost, with no profit and no interest.In Seattle and King County alone, the organization has built, renovated, or repaired over 340 homes!
The Habitat Store, with locations in Seattle and Bellvue, is open to the public and sells new and gently used building materials, appliances, and furniture at discount prices.Like Habitat’s building initiative, the stores are always looking for new volunteers to help out in a variety of positions, so Studio 3 was more than happy to be their newest and can’t wait to visit them again soon!All smiles all day, by the end of our shifts we were a bunch of store pros rocking our fancy, official blue vests (see last photo for an overload of group cuteness).
If you’d like to help out with such an awesome cause by volunteering as well, Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County offers a number of different areas to work in.To find out more about the opportunity to volunteer, follow the link below!
To learn how you can volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, visit their website!