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The Flavr Blue… with blue

Quinn Russell Brown June 26, 2018

I shot some portraits of The Flavr Blue. And I used blue. A guy only has so much originality in him.

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Chef Tarik, aka @tarik.abdullah, one of Seattle’s finest. Major props to @indiegeniusmedia for making this collab possible. Much more to share from this one. In the meantime, watch Tarik’s VICE show “Munchies” on YouTube. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#canon #captureone #photoshop #portrait #portraits #makeportraits #lightroom #editorial #editorialportrait #portraitphotography #photography #portraitshoot #portraitsession #chef #food #cooking #seattle #style #cheftarik #feedthepeople
Standup comedian @theboscout. Same stuff as the last pic, but in color. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #portraits #portraiture #lighting #strobe #makeportraits #aportraitaday #canon #captureone #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial #color #vintage #hat #style #comedy #comedian #comic #seattle
Standup comedian and standup guy @theboscout. In threads borrowed from @thebrightreport. Dressed on set by my cuz @patrickluangrath. @kennethapplewhat and @caeancouto were on set too for a day of light tests. Instagram is now revealing when my captions have been edited, and I still can’t figure out how to use hashtags in an elegant way. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #portraits #portraiture #lighting #strobe #makeportraits #aportraitaday #canon #captureone #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial #blackandwhite #monochrome #hat #style #comedy #comedian #comic #seattle
Wanna hear some bullshit? OK, here we go. Backstory: Last summer, @drewswantak had me photograph comedian @mohanad.elshieky for @thrillist. As usual when I’m with a kindred spirit on set, we listened to Drake and silently wished we were as cool as him, even though we weren’t sure if Drake is actually cool. Fast forward several months and Mohanad adopted my picture as his Twitter pic (huge honor). Two nights ago, I noticed that this avatar was retweeted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. If only the story ended there… I would sleep happy. Unfortunately, this was the tweet thread: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
“This morning, ICE agents got on my Greyhound bus that was headed from Spokane to Portland. They walked around before they asked me and few others to step outside and took my documents and interrogated me for around 20 mins then claimed my papers were fake and that I’m “illegal”. I explained to them that I was granted Asylum here in the United States, and that the work permit they currently hold and the license are impossible to get unless your presence here is legal. They told me that I was lying and these could pretty much be falsified. They got on the phone with immigration and gave them my name and document number and I can hear the person on the end of the line saying that yes they can see my name and yes, I entered the country legally. The ICE agent ended the call and then said “there are no records of your Asylum” and I again said that was impossible. Then said I should had my Asylum approval on me which is ridiculous, why would I carry that where I have my IDs. I kept it together and told them that what they are doing now is illegal and that they must hand me my documents back or I will have to call my lawyer and take legal action. Another ICE agent then started yelling at me to take my hands out of my pockets and I did which is stupid because it was snowing and they were wearing gloves and my hands were freezing cold. They handed my documents back and said “next time, have your papers on you” which means nothing because I did and they said they were fake. To be honest, I have never felt as terrible as I did today. (continued in comments)
On set with @hopefuljosh at the @livingcomputers museum in Seattle. I wish I had built this set but I just found it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#canon #captureone #5dmarkiii #photoshop #tech #technology #microsoft #computer #computing #color #set #setdesign #props #museum #exhibit #seattle #hightech #internet #editorial #magazine #vintage #editorialphotography #hardware #software #flash #strobe #lighting
Style? Check. Creative vision? Check. Great to work with? Yep. Can’t say thanks enough to this guy, @thebrightreport, for the work he did styling our cover story on Myles Gaskin. All I told him was I wanted Myles to wear some NeYo hats and shiny clothes and he took it from there. If you haven’t seen the pictures check out my page and scroll down until you see a suave guy wearing cool ass hats and slick outfits. I’m excited to be working with Curtis again on our next issue. Hint: film noir! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #portraits #portraiture #lighting #strobe #makeportraits #aportraitaday #canon #captureone #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial #blackandwhite #bw #monochrome #hat #style #stylist #seattle #leather
40x30 inches! This picture is one of 80 semifinalists for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s exhibit “American Portraiture Today.” But unfortunately the Smithsonian is indefinitely closed during the shutdown, among many other vital American resources. Hopefully someday soon 800,000 workers will have paychecks. I suppose that’s when the process will continue? DeRay’s face says all that needs to be said about the shutdown. Anyway, a super incredible print job by @pandalabseattle, I couldn’t be happier with it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #portrait #portraits #portraiture #lighting #strobe #makeportraits #aportraitaday #canon #captureone #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial #museum #npg #smithsonian #shutdown #deray #deraymckesson #blm #blacklivesmatter
Daydreaming of our honeymoon... Portugal and Spain in five months. Here are some favorite shots from Switzerland, Austria and Italy in 2017. @southiwa.souvannapasta ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#europe #vacation #switzerland #travel #italy #austria #landscape #city #canon #portrait #portraits #european #trip #honeymoon #traveler #traveling #travelpics #architecture
Designer, Texan and telenovela expert @peregrina15. She taught me the phrase “Estas embarazada?” — “You are... pregnant?” — which is apparently a staple in every single telenovela ever made. As for the setup in this photo... it’s obviously very deep and profound so I won’t bother trying to explain the metaphysical meaning in words. But we made it with scissors and tape in two minutes. Speaking of ACLU annual reports (my last post), Jess designed this year’s and I shot the cover. Oh, and we both have the same Texas leather travel bag, because Jess recommended it and @southiwa.souvannapasta bought it for me. It’s Texas stud!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#portrait #portraits #portraiture #lighting #hardlight #strobe #flag #makeportraits #aportraitaday #seattle #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest #designer #design #graphicdesign #conceptual #canon #captureone #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial #telenovela #setdesign
Here’s one of my favorite photographers around... @thisisdizzle. He came by my apartment for some quick snapshots and I made this one by standing in front of the light to block part of it... on accident. We of course talked about Future and Drake and 21 Savage and Meek and other important things. I met David when he was working on ACLU’s annual report with @curtisdickie (I’ll post a pic of him soon...). Those two crushed that project, and since then I’ve been working as a photo editor with David on some really impressive work that I’ll share soon. He was recently featured in a @forbes article about his work with female boxers. Seattle is lucky to have a shooter like this guy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#portrait #portraits #portraiture #lighting #hardlight #strobe #flag #makeportraits #aportraitaday #seattle #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest #photographer #rap #canon #captureone #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial #b&w #blackandwhite #contrast #highcontrast
To follow up on yesterday’s Laotian clothes... here is @imxsel in one of her Ethiopian dresses. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#portrait #portraits #portraiture #lighting #gels #gel #color #makeportraits #aportraitaday #seattle #washington #pnw #pacificnorthwest #ethiopian #ethiopia #america #dress #canon #captureone #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial
My ravishingly beautiful future mother-in-law! Shot by me, for her birthday. She is 46 or 64 or... depends on how she’s feeling. I have behind the scenes stuff in my story, so check that out if you care. The clothes are Laotian. The necklace is wanted by @southiwa.souvannapasta. The backdrop is part of my growing collection by the uber talented @rih_rih34. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#portrait #portraits #portraiture #makeportraits #aportraitaday #seattle #lao #loatian #birthday #canon #captureone #refugee #refugees #immigrant #immigrants #asia #southeastasia #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #editorial
@wilfredpadua is funny and he’s telling jokes in Seattle two times over the next week: This Thursday 1/17 he’s headlining @laughscomedyseattle, and next Monday 1/21 he’s in a @justforlaughs lineup also in U District. I met him on Instagram two months ago and would now trust him with my life, you will not be disappointed. These are some pics we took at my apartment when Wilfred came over after meeting me on Instagram. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#portrait #portraits #portraiture #makeportraits #aportraitaday #seattle #comedian #standup #comic #standupcomic #comedy #canon #captureone #udistrict #uw #justforlaughs #nyc #newyork #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #retouching #editorial #magazinephotography #editorialphotography
Sometimes when a person is a superhero you have to shoot them like one... Cool to stumble on an eight-foot-tall print of this picture ✊🏾 (scroll to see the original). I haven’t seen it in a while. Emile Pitre is a legend on the University of Washington campus. From student activist to director of the @uwomad Instructional Center, he has helped tens of thousands of black and brown students reach graduation. The portrait is part of an installment about equity and diversity on the UW campus. Spotted by @minheeshock who wrote the article it went with. Photo cred @kennethapplewhat. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#justice #equity #equality #portrait #portraits #makeportraits #editorial #magazine #editorialportrait #print #poster #POC #uw #blackpower #activist #activism #universityofwashington #beboundless #uwseattle #seattle #washington #education #college #multicultural #action
@veecielaw in my apartment last night, after she convinced me to take her headshot (even though I already took her headshot last year). There are a lot more of these curtain pics to choose from and some are probably better than these, but let’s face it, I’m not going to edit them until like four months from now, so I might as well just post these. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#canon #captureone #photoshop #portrait #portraits #makeportraits #editorial #magazine #editorialportrait #color #colorful #gel #blue #green #seamless #music #seattle #curtain #onlocation #vintage #pose #turquoise #70sfashion #70s #bewitched
One last shot from our computing series: We needed a way to represent construction and real estate, so @hopefuljosh suggested shooting down on a circuit board, which kinda looks like a city. Great idea. Real estate is one of the biggest legacies of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. His company, Vulcan Real Estate, has completely reshaped Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood—for better and worse. In 2007, Vulcan agreed to lease 1.7 million square feet for Amazon’s new headquarters. By 2010, when Amazon moved in, Vulcan had also developed blocks of buildings for other tech companies and medical research firms. The makeover of South Lake Union—once a blue-collar stretch of industrial buildings and single-family homes, now a high-tech commercial zone sprinkled with high-rent residential units—represents the intersection of big tech and gentrification.
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@hopefuljosh and I teamed up to make a visual obituary of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The goal is to tell the story of his life using only objects we could find at the computer museum he founded. Along the way, we also plot the history of computing. Set design by @lauren.michelle.day. Assistant: @aperture7photo. Retouch: @blackmagic_studio. Museum: @livingcomputers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#canon #photoshop #tech #technology #microsoft #computer #computing #color #stilllife #objects #paulallen #retouching #colors #hightech #internet #editorial #magazine #editorialphotography #circuitboard #hardware #software #color #flash #strobe #lighting #city #realestate #seattle #slu #southlakeunion #amazon
Hair goals with @parkerjoe, one third of the group @theflavrblue (their profile pic is from the same shoot). Check out Parker’s verse on their song “Top Down,” never gets old. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#canon #captureone #5dmarkiii #photoshop #portrait #portraits #retouching #makeportraits #editorial #magazine #editorialportrait #makeportraits #color #colorful #gel #blue #seamless #music #seattle #electronic #producer #hiphop #rap #seattlemusic
Comedian @wilfredpadua trying to remember one of his jokes. He was telling it to @southiwa.souvannapasta to show her that it’s funnier than a similar joke from one of her favorite comedians. I would say that it was a “you had to be there” moment, but it wasn’t funny for us either. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#portrait #portraits #portraiture #makeportraits #aportraitaday #seattle #comedian #standup #comic #standupcomic #comedy #canon #captureone #5dmarkiii #photoshop #nyc #newyork #editorialportrait #editorialportraits #retouching #editorial #magazinephotography #editorialphotography
A favorite from 2018: the Special Olympics USA Games, which happened on the @uofwa campus. Up until the morning of the event, I was planning to walk around all day making black-and-white portraits. And then that morning, I got an email saying we could use @espn’s booth. I ditched all my plans and decided to do colorful portraits. The B&W approach was meant to work with the overhead sun and frame the subjects as heroic. But the colorful approach really captures the energy of the event, and it treats the subjects like the elite athletes that they are (I wanted these people to look like they were being shot for @magartarchive). They were such a joy to work with. Truly humbling. We photographed about 80-90 people. I couldn’t have done it without @aperture7photo and @ollitumelius, who improvised with me throughout the day. We truly had no game plan, we just took what came to us and tried to mix things up a lot. Besides the physical labor (which I never could have done alone), I would’ve been lost without their lighting and photography expertise. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#canon #captureone #5dmarkiii #photoshop #portrait #portraits #retouching #makeportraits #lightroom #editorial #magazine #editorialportrait #makeportraits #editorialportrait #basketball #sports #athlete #magazine #uw #universityofwashington #editorial #specialolympics #color #colorful #gels #paulcbuff #strobe #flash #lighting
Before floppy disks, CDs and thumb drives, these punch cards were how people stored data for computer programs. I have no idea how it worked, but they were actually used as early as the 1700s to operate machinery. According to Wikipedia, if you wanted to prank someone, you gave them a card with every single hole punched. This was called a “lace card” and made the card reader jam. Good to know that humans have always prioritized ways to annoy each other. •••
@hopefuljosh and I teamed up to make a visual obituary of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The goal is to tell the story of his life using only objects we could find at the computer museum he founded. Along the way, we also plot the history of computing. Set design by @lauren.michelle.day. Assistant: @aperture7photo. Retouch: @blackmagic_studio. Museum: @livingcomputers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#canon #captureone #5dmarkiii #photoshop #tech #technology #microsoft #computer #computing #color #stilllife #objects #seattle #paulallen #retouching #colors #hightech #internet #editorial #magazine #vintage #editorialphotography #cd #storage #data #hardware #software #color #flash #strobe #lighting