photos // First Night Tacoma : 2011

    photos // First Night Tacoma : 2011

    Check out these photos of New Year’s Eve in Tacoma—First Night—which we shot for Cult Tacoma. Happy New Year!

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    video // Cult Tacoma : Big Sur

    video // Cult Tacoma : Big Sur

    The Warehouse approached us and asked if we’d like to shoot a studio session with their upcoming house show headliners Big Sur. Of course we jumped at the opportunity—we thought it would be a great video to add to Cult Tacoma and we loved the idea of being in the studio with the musicians as they created their [...]

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    video // Cult Tacoma : Frank Fairfield

    video // Cult Tacoma : Frank Fairfield

    Here’s another video we created for Cult Tacoma. Nearly all this footage was shot by Sarah who wrote for the Cult Tacoma posting: Before you hear him, you’re not sure you really believe Frank Fairfield. And it’s not his fault.With the momentum of a Dakota stampede, a slew of indie musicians has recently waded into the [...]

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    video // Cult Tacoma : Doe Bay Festival : 2011

    video // Cult Tacoma : Doe Bay Festival : 2011

    Doe Bay Festival is becoming one of our favorite weekends of the year.  We spent most of it behind the camera and created this short video and collection of photos for Cult Tacoma.  See below for the photos . . .

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    event // Tacoma's Fall Free For All : 2011

    event // Tacoma’s Fall Free For All : 2011

    In October, Tacoma’s Broadway Center hosted a weekend-long arts and cultural festival in the heart of downtown Tacoma—the 2011 Fall Free for All. They asked us to shoot some photos of  excellent music program curated by local Tacoma musician Aaron Stevens of Goldfinch. Above is the first video—Seattle/Tacoma locals Concours d’Elegance blowing away the crowd with their [...]

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    Belle Creative is now The Art Dept.

    Belle Creative is now The Art Dept.

    If you came here looking for Belle Creative, you’re at the correct corner of the internet—Belle Creative is now The Art Dept.! The Art Dept. is a boutique creative firm comprised of an extended family of artists—designers, filmmakers, writers, photographers, typographers, musicians—pooling their creative talents to tell original stories.  Since its inception in 2005 (as [...]

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    wedding // Ryan + Rachel

    On a breezy day in June not so long ago, in that golden vale called Sonoma, two lovely people got hitched. Here is a small tribute to them—be sure to check out the photos, too.Here’s to a long, happy marriage!

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    video // White Moustache Urban Adventure Co. : Musical Plates

    When thinking to ourselves of a few of our favorite things, we often find “food” and “music” sitting at the top of the list.  The mad genius Bryce Lathrop has invented a new way one may experience both at the same time—his one-of-a-kind gastro tour company White Moustache (“Seattle’s only eating tour on wheels”) now offers a Musical Plates tour which pairs lucky eaters/listeners with a local, independent band and their epicurean tastes.  Bryce hand-picks courses from his favorite Seattle eateries inspired by the favorite foods of each band member.

    Cruising through the twinkling lights of Seattle’s skyline and diverse hoods with some of our newest friends, an incredible band—Tacoma’s Goldfinch—and some mind-blowing food was about as serendipitous as we’d like a moment to get!

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    identity // a tasty logo!
    identity // a tasty logo!

    We recently had the distinct pleasure to work with the gals at Wine Country Chocolates to help them …

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    video // Cult Tacoma : Frank Fairfield
    video // Cult Tacoma : Frank Fairfield

    Here’s another video we created for Cult Tacoma. Nearly all this footage was shot by Sarah wh…

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    photos // First Night Tacoma : 2011
    photos // First Night Tacoma : 2011

    Check out these photos of New Year’s Eve in Tacoma—First Night—which we shot for Cult Taco…

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    invitations // Sonoma Valley Muse : 2011
    invitations // Sonoma Valley Muse : 2011

    “Dress in denim and dripping in gold”—the theme of this year’s Sonoma Valley Mus…

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    Columbia City Theater opens!
    Columbia City Theater opens!

    Our friends at Seattle’s Columbia City Theater have finished refurbishing the beautiful, histo…

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