blogbloghttp://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2010-01-05T19:30:33ZSquarespace-http://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2010/1/4/ive-been-on-a-bit-of-a-photography-hiatus-lately.htmllaura musselman2010-01-05T04:29:41Z2010-01-05T04:29:41Zi've been on a bit of a photography hiatus lately, battling chronic hives since thanksgiving, and generally just chillaxing over the holidays. i'm in wisconsin right now visiting my family and friends here. my best friend in the world, stephanie and i got giant matching tattoos on new year's eve by our favorite artist adam.

 

minehers

 

if you need a little holiday cheer, check out the photos i took for three imaginary girls at their annual holiday rock and roll show. john roderick is one of my favorite people, and definitely my favorite santa... even when things get a little naughty..

 

]]>meet maebyhttp://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/12/11/meet-maeby.htmllaura musselman2009-12-11T21:06:23Z2009-12-11T21:06:23Zmy christmas present from my wonderful boyfriend is a sweet little kitten we named Maeby. she's keeping us busy, as well as annoying my other sweet kitty, thymian.

her new thing is climbing up the inside of the christmas tree and crying until we come grab her.. then she does it again, immediately.

 

]]>She doesn't have to have / Her Young Fresh Fellows tape back now/But there's not a lot of things/That she'll take backhttp://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/11/18/she-doesnt-have-to-have-her-young-fresh-fellows-tape-back-no.htmllaura musselman2009-11-18T21:13:42Z2009-11-18T21:13:42Zi was incredibly blessed last week to catch a sold-out They Might Be Giants show, where they played Flood in its entirety plus a ton of other excellent songs. then, just a few days later, The Pixies! playing Doolittle! i felt like the universe was finally paying me back for being born too late. thanks, universe.

 

John Flansburgh, They Might Be Giants

Black Francis, The Pixies

]]>thank you!http://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/11/8/thank-you.htmllaura musselman2009-11-08T20:35:33Z2009-11-08T20:35:33Zlast night was one of the best nights of my life. it meant so much to me that so many wonderful, talented, amazing people came to support me. there are still 6 images available for purchase...

trent reznor, nine inch nails:

 

eddie vedder, pearl jam:

pj harvey:

the hold steady (printed in black and white):

robin pecknold, fleet foxes:

ben gibbard, death cab for cutie:

 

each photo is $175, framed and matted. the images are roughly 13x17 in 16x20 black wood frames. please contact me or the incredible laurie kearney at ghost.gallery@yahoo.com.

 

thanks again.

]]>come see my photo show!http://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/10/27/come-see-my-photo-show.htmllaura musselman2009-10-28T02:06:23Z2009-10-28T02:06:23Zall the pertinent info:

i'd LOVE to see you there. please stop by if you can!

]]>rocktober, oh my.http://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/10/24/rocktober-oh-my.htmllaura musselman2009-10-24T04:35:55Z2009-10-24T04:35:55Zthis month has been wearing me out, in the best way possible. i've been shooting TONS, as well as prepping my photo show, which i will post details of shortly.

 

wednesday, much metal bonding occurred in the in-studio space at KEXP, where i photographed my friend hannah levin and (new friend) tanner ellison for their brand new show, seek and destroy! it's an all-metal show premiering this HALLOWEEN NIGHT! be sure to check it out!

 

the light at the paramount was incredible during the monsters of folk show last week. blew my mind. i even changed my mind a little about conor oberst. it's true!

 

tomorrow i'm shooting ani difranco, and OH MY. my righteous babe ankle tattoo is tingling! i'm not being facetious here. okay, maybe a little with the tingling... but the tattoo definitely exists. i haven't seen her since i was in college, and i'm actually rather pumped, thank you very much.

]]>reverb!http://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/10/12/reverb.htmllaura musselman2009-10-13T03:30:20Z2009-10-13T03:30:20ZDita Vox of Thee Emergency

 

the seattle weekly's reverb fest is always one of my favorite things in the world to shoot. i'm slightly biased, i suppose, seeing as i shoot for them regularly.. but i truly think they have a great thing going with this yearly block party.

a) awesome local bands

b) excellent venues in my favorite part of seattle (i miss living in ballard desperately)

c) the writers/photogs are ALL talented but also nice people.

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the next few weeks are going to be extra busy for me..

upcoming shows:

  • city of seattle music awards
  • monsters of folk
  • grizzly bear
  • cave singers & feral children
  • ben folds
  • the gossip
  • ani difranco

i'm sure i'm missing something.. but these are all happening in the next two weeks. wish me luck!

]]>toying aroundhttp://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/10/1/toying-around.htmllaura musselman2009-10-02T01:02:25Z2009-10-02T01:02:25Zi'm really in love this this photo i got while testing out my Diana F+ lens adapter on my Canon digital SLR...

5D+Diana Lens

playing with cheap plastic lenses and fancy L lenses..

getting amped for Seattle Weekly's REVERBfest this weekend. see you in ballard??

 

]]>dreams do come true..http://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/9/23/dreams-do-come-true.htmllaura musselman2009-09-23T17:13:05Z2009-09-23T17:13:05Zplease go visit my pearl jam opening-night-of-tour photos at the Seattle Weekly.

http://www.seattleweekly.com/slideshow/view/28494424

 

i still can't believe it happened. they've been a very special band in my life. in my formative teenage years, i spent all of my high school jobs' paychecks on pearl jam bootlegs and piles of vinyl that eddie vedder said he liked in interviews. because of pearl jam, i love indie rock. it was a natural progession. they introduced me to sleater-kinney, elliott smith, daniel johnston.. so many others.

i still love pearl jam.

]]>pinball and merch-slinginghttp://lauratakespictures.com/blog/2009/9/19/pinball-and-merch-slinging.htmllaura musselman2009-09-19T18:50:13Z2009-09-19T18:50:13Zi took a few pictures in my downtime on thursday night while i sold merch for john vanderslice at the crocodile. his reputation always precedes him: i heard people out front before the show, "i hear he's the nicest guy in rock and roll! but what about the music?" the music, of course, is as amazing as he is personally. they just happen to go hand-in-hand.

we played a little pinball at shorty's before the show. i was crap, though i'm usually pretty good. jv rocked the addams family machine, i stuck to the 24 machine. nothing like a little jack bauer theme added to a classic game. i couldn't contain my laughter when it flashed "TERRORIST" and "CHLOE" etc.

great show. great night. great fans. and i got a few good shots too. it was good to see you there.

 

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