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Smokey says, “shred the gnar.”

By Halle | Published: April 27, 2009

Spent a nice day with the family at Timberline yesterday and couldn’t resist this picture of my daughter and Smokey the Bear.

Posted in general | Tagged Mt. Hood, oregon, ski, smile, Smokey the Bear, tele, telemark, Timberline Lodge, Wy'East | Leave a comment

Not blogging much lately

By Halle | Published: April 22, 2009

I’ve been doing more of this:

Posted in la famille, parenthood | Tagged Forest Park, oregon, Portland, shadow, walk in the park | 1 Comment

These portraits of Mert are part of an ongoing project tentatively titled Voices of Et Cetera. The title arose from an NPR story on historian Studs Terkel. My friend Steven D. Lenhart helped make these pictures in Wamic, Oregon and posted a photo and iota from the day on his blog.

Posted in oregon, travaille | Tagged Mert, oregon, portrait, Voices of Et Cetera, Wamic | Leave a comment

Cover

By Halle | Published: February 22, 2009

I love cover assignments. This was shot for an Oregon Business Magazine cover last fall. It was a scorching hot day and I was glad that I didn’t have to wear waders. Jon the art director was even happy to slosh around in jeans. I hope Maine is treating you well Jon!

Posted in oregon, travaille | Tagged cast, editorial photography, fly fishing, oregon, Oregon Business Magazine, portraiture, Sandy River, Steelhead | Leave a comment

Strange Weather We’re Having

By Halle | Published: January 31, 2009

These things, also know as harscheisen, have come in handy several times so far this season and will probably be required for much of the ascent of Mt. St. Helens tomorrow.

Posted in general | Tagged harscheisen, ski, tour | Leave a comment

Inaguration Day Portrait in Turner, Oregon

By Halle | Published: January 30, 2009

This was the setup for a portrait of a CEO at a winery in Turner, Oregon inauguration day morning. I can’t stop thinking about President Obama and the beautifully stained barrels. They make me smile.

Posted in general | Tagged barrel, oak, oregon, Pinot Noir, stain, Willamette Valley Vineyards, wine | 1 Comment

Studio & Dog Jane in Photo District News(PDN)

By Halle | Published: January 29, 2009

A Chicago photographer, Lyle A. Waisman, sent me an email today and informed me that my studio and dog Jane are in PDN. Cool. Cranky interweb trolls crack me up!

Posted in c00l, general, travaille | Tagged Lyle A. Waisman, Michael G. Halle Photography, PDN, Photo District News | Leave a comment

A visit with Lanny Shuler

By Halle | Published: January 22, 2009

I spent the better part of yesterday helping a friend shoot some high definition video of Lanny at work. Turns out I didn’t have to help much; instead of wrangling a mic I set my camera’s aperture to f2, used no stobes and just clicked away. Sometimes it doesn’t feell like serious photography without stobes but then again it feels liberating to simplify, compose and stalk moments.

Posted in general | Tagged Lanny Shuler, oregon, surf, Surfboards by Surfers | 2 Comments

Mt. Hood January Corn Snow

By Halle | Published: January 18, 2009

Today’s was an exploratory tour I’ve wanted to ski for a while. After a long approach Lynn, Blake and I found great corn snow to the southeast of Lookout Mountain near Mt. Hood. We could have chosen a better line to ski and were forced to traverse through thick trees and over lots of bits and boughs more than we would have liked. The views and uncanny feeling like we were on a Sierra Nevada spring trip made up for the descent. The views of Hood, Adams, Rainier, Helens, Jefferson, Washintgon and the Sisters were clear and a cold foggy blanket extended to the horizon east of the Cascades.