Blog – Hockley Photography

Eight Portland Startups: One Demo Day

January 31, 2012 By Aaron Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago I photographed the first Demo Day event on behalf of the Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE). Each of the eight startups that comprise PIE’s inaugural class took to the stage at Portland’s Bagdad Theater, explaining their company, product, and vision. With my full set of images having been delivered to the client over a week ago, I wanted to post a few of my favorites and offer a few additional selections.

Paresh Patel of VendScreen. At the PIE Demo Day on 1/17/2012 in Portland's Bagdad Theater

Dr. Paresh Patel of VendScreen speaks about his company’s device (shown to the right) which aims to add smart capabilities to vending machines. VendScreen has been getting some press from little publications like USA Today.

But wait, there’s more!

Filed Under: Events, Photos Tagged With: Business, demo day, mopix, pdx, pie, portland, portland incubator experiment, spotsi, startups, vendscreen

Almost Pitch Time for PIE

January 13, 2012 By Aaron Leave a Comment

Over the past few months, eight startups have been growing as part of the Portland Incubator Experiment in one corner of Weiden + Kennedy’s building in Portland’s Pearl District. Next week, founders will deliver demonstrations and pitch their companies as worthwhile investments for continued funding and growth. Here’s a photo of JR Storment delivering a practice version of his talk about Cloudability, a Portland startup focusing on helping businesses manage cloud-based services.
JR Storment talks Cloudability
I’ve enjoyed photographing the various founders and activities at PIE as the companies have evolved. I look forward to photographing the PIE Demo Day next week and continuing to follow these businesses into the future. If you’re interested in having me help capture the people, events, and products that make your business interesting, please contact me.

Filed Under: Events, Personal Projects, Photos Tagged With: Business, demo day, Events, oregon, pie, portland, startups, weiden and kennedy

Bored Occupy Portland Protester: 2011 in Five

December 30, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

I’m sharing five memorable images from 2011 this week. Here’s the final image of the series.

Occupy Portland Bored Protester

The Occupy movement drew attention across the nation this fall and Portland was no exception. I photographed protesters and police a few times (including the night of threatened eviction). This image stands out as one of both visual interest and emotional interest. Photographed during the one-day occupation of Jamison Square in Portland’s Pearl District, this man seems rather apathetic to his surroundings.

Filed Under: Personal Projects, Photos Tagged With: jamison square, occupy portland, occupypdx, opdx, pdx, Photos, portland, protester

Alcatraz Cellhouse: 2011 in Five

December 29, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

I’m sharing five memorable images from 2011 this week. Here’s the fourth of the series.

Photo of a cell block corridor at Alcatraz

In October, I visited Alcatraz and created hundreds of photographs. Those images provided the source material for my book Alcatraz Views, which tells the history of Alcatraz island via photography with captions to help explain the island’s past as a military fort and prison. The photography was step one that led to the research, writing, and compilation of the material into both as a printed book as well as ePub format for Apple’s iBooks.

It was a fun project. I expect to create additional books in the future.

Filed Under: Photos, Products Tagged With: 2011, alcatraz, alcatraz views, book, ebook, history, photo book, san francisco

Scott Kveton and Sam Adams at PIE Launch: 2011 in Five

December 28, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

I’m sharing five memorable images from 2011 this week. Here’s the third of the series.

Urban Airship's Scott Kveton & Portland Mayor Sam Adams

September marked the public launch event for the Portland Incubator Experiment, a startup incubator being operated by Weiden & Kennedy. As the event began, I noticed Urban Airship CEO Scott Kveton and Portland Mayor Sam Adams standing to one side of the stage just before the ribbon-cutting festivities. In addition to the PIE launch event, I’ve been making images over the past several months of the various startups operating in the PIE space as part of a personal project. I look forward to sharing the results of that effort early in 2012.

Filed Under: Events, Personal Projects, Photos Tagged With: Events, oregon, pdx, pie, portland, sam adams, scott kveton, startups, weiden and kennedy, wk

Balloon Burn at Liftoff: 2011 in Five

December 27, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

I’m sharing five memorable images from 2011 this week. Here’s the second of the series.

Hot Air Balloon Liftoff Photo

I love doing event photography in Portland, Seattle, and other areas. In June I attended an event in Santa Rosa California; I was able to create images documenting a morning at the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic. In this image we see a balloon crew just after liftoff; brilliant flames are warming the air as the craft begins to soar into the sky. I was quite pleased with the flames, the sunlight angle, and the look on the crew member’s face as he gazes back towards the ground.

Filed Under: Events, Photos Tagged With: california, Events, hot air balloon, santa rosa, sonoma county hot air balloon classic, windsor

Andrew Nacin Portrait at WordCamp Seattle: 2011 in Five.

December 26, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

I’ll be sharing five memorable images from 2011 this week. It was challenging to narrow the year down to five images since there are so many more memories and stories that didn’t make the cut. That said, let’s get started; I’ll be presenting the images in the order they were made.

Photo of WordPress core developer Andrew Nacin

As a photographer involved with the community surrounding the WordPress blogging software, I attend a few events each year to share my blog knowledge with others, pick up some new tips for myself, and interact with the community. At WordCamp Seattle in April, I made photos of a bunch of folks including WordPress core developer Andrew Nacin. It was great to meet him in real life after having only previously interacted online and I enjoyed creating photos of the various attendees including Nacin.

Filed Under: Events, Photos Tagged With: Events, nacin, portraits, seattle, wordcamp seattle

Getting Abstract and Physical

December 15, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

As we wrap up 2011 and move into the new year, one area I’ll be expanding business is into the realm of fine art, attempting to do some offline sharing of work that has for the most part existed only in electronic form. I have a lot of fun creating abstract photo art, and I think this will be the first area I tackle in seriously offering my work for sale in a tangible form.

I’m currently evaluating options for what I will offer. Large prints? Canvas? Metal? If you have any specific thoughts about what sort of form you’d be interested in seeing artwork, I’d love to hear from you either with a comment or by sending me an email.

Filed Under: Fine Art Prints, Photos, Products Tagged With: abstract, canvas, fine art, Fine Art Prints, metal prints, prints

Three Days Only: Giclée Canvas Gallery Wraps Discounted

December 7, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

Yesterday my pro photo lab informed me of a special deal they’re offering on the very nice Giclée Canvas Gallery Wraps that they offer, and I decided to pass that deal along by extending a special offer for the next three days. This is for an archival quality canvas wrap mounted on 1 1/2″ frame for a nice display on a wall.

Just in time for the holidays, choose any of these three images which are amongst my most popular photos for print sales:

At the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad near Elbe, Washington

Light from behind the clouds at sunset at Neskowin

Portland's St. Johns Bridge beyond a Willow tree as seen from Cathedral Park

I’m passing along my vendor’s 15% discount and offering two sizes of canvas gallery wraps which would be a great holiday gift for a friend, relative, or yourself:

12″ x 18″: $119 (regularly $140)
24″ x 36″: $249 (regularly $295)

A shipping fee of $10 covers drop shipment to your location. Sales tax applies for Washington state residents. These prices are valid for US addresses only.

This offer is only valid through Friday, December 9th. If you’re interested, please email aaron@hockleyphoto.com and indicate which image and size you’d like. I’ll provide further details on payment and shipping at that time.

Filed Under: Fine Art Prints, Photos, Products Tagged With: canvas, fine art, prints

Washington State High School 4A Football Championship Game

December 5, 2011 By Aaron Leave a Comment

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to photograph the Washington state 4A high school football championship game at the Tacoma Dome. While I don’t usually do sports photography it’s an area I’m exploring and I had a good time creating some images from the game. Here are a few favorites.

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Filed Under: Events, Photos Tagged With: Events, football, skyview high school, sports photography, tacoma, tacoma dome, washington