Author Archives: Scott Swanson

About Scott Swanson

Started into portraiture seriously in 2004 - after completing an unrelated graduate degree and looking for a creative outlet, Scott's wife encouraged him to pursue his interest, which led to a series of courses and labs at the Photographic Center NorthWest. Throughout his coursework Scott learned his greatest interests were in photographing people, a passion he has pursued since then.

Northern Lights

On a recent trip to Alaska, I was fortunate enough to get to capture the Northern Lights – something those who live there commonly had seen only a couple of times. Continue reading

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Devon – Texas Glamour

Had the opportunity to shoot the lovely Devon on a local farm this past weekend. When a Texan reviewer saw the images he called it “Texas Glamour,” which I think is a fine way to describe the images! Continue reading

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Seattle Lakefront Shoot

An early morning shoot in gasworks park, which is an now unused park on lake union in Seattle. Makeup started about 4:30 am, which was well before even the west coast coffee shops were open. Continue reading

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Dorm Floor Pictures

Near the end of the school year, as a end of the year party and send-off, the gals from a dorm floor gathered for a shoot on the beach. They were all told to come in jeans and white tops, which worked well as a uniform of sorts. Continue reading

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Tatted Amanda – In the studio, and in a box

The lovely Tatted Amanda came by the studio for a shoot, looking for lingerie photos. We took advantage of the shoot to try out something I’d been wanting to try – putting a model in a box! Continue reading

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