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Photography Tours
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Why book a private tour
Booking a private photo expert allows you to select from our carefully planned routes or to make desired changes where possible according to your interest. If there are 2 or more of you then the price is also quite attractive.
What you will learn
Day Shoots
Shooting in bright morning light with low ISO setting.
Experimentation with pedestrian/neighborhood photography.
How to blend into the crowd and shoot as inconspicuously as possible.
Tips on how to photograph strangers in a respectful manner.
Awards
Gold Design Award
Front Cover/Glossy: Original Photo
2006 Parenting Publications of America Awards
Gold Design Award
Interior Photography
2006 Parenting Publications of America Awards
Silver Design Award
Front Cover/Glossy: Original Photo
2005 Parenting Publications of America Awards
Your Photographer
Will Austin is a Seattle-based photographer specializing in editorial, architectural, location and travel photography. He seeks to capture the beauty and timelessness found in everyday moments.
A transplant from Colorado at age three, Will took his first photography class in junior high and won his first photo contest as a sophomore in high school. He graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in Human Services, also studying industrial design, metalsmithing and architecture. In 1992 Will picked up a camera to document his artwork and found himself back on his original artistic path.
Will's photographic journeys have taken him to Mexico, Brazil, India, Europe, Korea, Canada and across the Western United States. His clients include Northwest Airlines World Traveler Magazine, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine and Northwest Home and Garden, as well as numerous architects, designers and builders
.Among Will's favorite pastimes are going on adventures with his wife and six year-old son, and uncovering family lore about his cattle ranching, train-robbing ancestors. He lives in South Seattle with his family.
Adventures thru the Lens - Seattle
Spend an exciting morning and / or evening in Seattle with a world class photographer learning how to make great photographs while visiting Seattles markets, parks and people.
This tour offers participants an authentic city adventure and rare opportunity to experience Seattle from an insider’s point of view.
Your professional photographic guide will point out details invisible to the untrained eye and reveal the best vantage-points on your chosen route.
Learn to tell a story through images, take great shots of iconic monuments and capture atmospheric images off the beaten track.
Be ready for the unexpected, on an Adventure thru the Lens.
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Fremont - Center of the Universe
Scheduled + Private Tours
Fremont, Center of the Universe, where the Artist's Live.This neighborhood jaunt takes you through Fremont, where many local artist’s live and work. "Fremont is a state of mind . . . an Imagi-Nation based on the freedom to dream."
Fremont's 1994 proclamation of independence.
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City of Artitsts
Tour Code: SEATTLE-PH1
Private Departures : On Request
Duration: 4 hrs
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Meeting Point: The Rose Garden at the Woodland Park Zoo (Southside entrance) 700 N 50th street.
Ending Point: Gasworks Park on Lake Union. 2101 N Northlake Way
We begin at an enchanting Rose Garden with topiary trees right out of Alice in Wonderland, and journey down hill past yoga and belly dancing studios on our way into the heart of Fremont. Public art flourishes here with famous sculptures like “Waiting for the Interurban” which Seattleites dress up in costumes at whim, a bronze statue of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, along with a lurking Troll who is eating a life-size Volkswagen Beetle. To photograph the Troll you will learn long exposure and low light photography, so if you have a tripod, bring it. If not, learn techniques on how to shoot in low light without one.
There are many coffee shops with fresh baked goods to try if you are in the mood. We will stop to photograph the sign “Fremont, Center of the Universe” as we stroll past galleries, cafes, artist studios, and shops in funky wood storefronts on our way to the tree lined ship canal that connects Seattle’s lakes to the salt-water sound. From there we will walk to Gasworks Park on Lake Union where we will photograph the city skyline with sailboats in the foreground. You will learn how to get the most out of a sky, how to bring energy into your images, and what different filters do.
The old gasworks is an industrial treasure trove of possibilities for photographers. Kite flying is also popular at this park. Understanding light, its direction, the type, and how it affects the photograph will be discussed.
Once the tour is over you are in the perfect place for shopping and dining, with local breweries, a Sunday outdoor artist and farmers market, and a plethora of other opportunities. The Summer Solstice Parade happens in Fremont with artist made floats, dancers, art cars, performance art, and the famous nude bicyclists.
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Pike Place Market
Private Tours Only
"Buy your crab here!" barks a man dressed in rubber boots and overalls, children take turns sitting on top of a bronze pig, as ferry boats float by. This is Seattle's Pike Place Market and one of the most popular destinations for locals and tourists alike.
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Pike Place Market
Tour Code: SEATTLE-PH2
Duration: 4 hrs.
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Meeting Point: Inside the Paccar Pavilion by the café, at the Olympic Sculpture Park 2901 Western Avenue.
Ending Point: The Elliot Bay Bookstore 101 south Main Street.
This tour begins at the new Olympic Sculpture Park where you will learn different approaches to photographing sculpture, how to intercpret light, frame scenes and composition. Then we will walk over to The Pike Place Market where entertaining fish sellers toss fish, local artists sell from open air tables, and farmers sell their colorful produce.
Learn how to shoot environmental portraits, still lifes, and how to shoot in mixed lighting. Street performers, vibrant flower stands, and tarot readers make this a favorite photographic location. There will be many foods to try and Seattle's beloved coffee to drink, so don't worry about missing lunch.
On our walk we will stop and look out at Puget Sound alive with ferry boats, with the Olympic Mountains dancing on the horizon.
Now we will venture down to Pioneer Square, which is the oldest part of the city. On our way we will pass the Seattle Art Museum and the Harbour steps while discussing architectural photography. Pioneer Square has old brick buildings that house galleries, artist studios, music clubs, and restaurants. This is a great part of the tour to shoot street photography and shoot in black and white.
Our tour ends at The Elliot Bay Bookstore which you can peruse, they have a cafe downstairs if you want to rest your feet. From here you can go shopping, dine, or take The Seattle Underground Tour (Seattle was burned to the ground in 1889, and built over)