4th Avenue Media

I was honored to be asked to take pictures for 4th Avenue Media, a new kind of advertising agency in the Bellevue/Seattle area made up of seasoned media professionals who have made it their passion to tell their clients' stories in unique ways. The team at 4th Avenue Media excel in media buying, advertising, story-telling and public relations. To learn more about this group, visit their website here or check our their blog here. Anyway, the business owners, Robin & Lucas, wanted headshots and group photos for their website and I was excited to be able to help them with this.

I faced quite a challenge with nature this day. The sun was really bright, the wind was so powerful and the air was bitter cold. That meant we had people squinting to keep their eyes open against the sun (even at times in the shade), hair flying in all directions, and freezing noses, fingers, toes ... brrr. I tried shooting in the shade and did get some good pictures there, but I really wanted to get the Bellevue skyline behind the 4th Avenue Media team and for our location, that meant we had to stand in direct sunlight. The wind never died down, but in a few of the images, I think the windblown hair actually gave a little more character to the pictures. Anyway ... I am hoping to get back together with 4th Avenue Media when the weather is a bit warmer to get some really neat shots at dusk with the Bellevue skyline (it is gorgeous right around 5:30 p.m.). Until then, here are just a few of the images we ended up with ...