Photography in Seattle

POINT AND SHOOT


Lush foliage, soft shadows, and dreamy water reflections inspire photographers to get creative during the cool and sometimes drizzly spring period. Here’s how three experts like to capture the city during these months.

Green fern-like leaves are visible through a foggy, water-droplet-covered glass surface, giving a blurred, dreamy effect to the lush plant life behind the condensation. Volunteer Park Conservatory photo by Charity Burggraaf

Native Seattleite Charity Burggraaf (@charitylburggraaf), who specializes in food photography, says “sometimes little things make a big impact. It’s a fun challenge to find compositions in overlooked moments or angles not often seen,” like this interesting pattern in a leaf at Volunteer Park Conservatory.

A brightly lit pink ferris wheel is reflected in a large puddle on the ground at dusk. A person stands in front of the ferris wheel, with buildings and a cloudy sky in the background. The Seattle Great Wheel photo by Matt McDonald

A former photojournalist who still “loves hunting for reflection photos around Seattle,” Matt McDonald (@equalmotion) refers affectionately to this time of year as “puddle season.” He suggests “keeping your eyes open for reflections in windows, puddles, and other objects you can use to transform a classic postcard scene, like The Seattle Great Wheel, into something even more creative.”

A person wearing a brown jacket and yellow beanie walks with a brown dog along a forest path surrounded by tall trees and greenery. Seward Park photo by Chona Kasinger

The West Seattle–based photographer Chona Kasinger (@chonakasinger) “finds endless inspiration in the city’s changing seasons.” She placed her partner, Erik, and their beloved dog, Buddy, in this frame “in order to convey the magnitude of these towering trees” in Seward Park.

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