Photos from Nas (Nasir Jones) performing live at The Republik in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
Welcome to Intrepid Freelancer, a blog series in which I talk about the pros, cons, and overall lifestyle of being a freelancer. Whether you’re a part-time, full-time, former or aspiring freelancer, I hope these blogs hit home in some way. As a disclaimer, the views I express are mine and not reflective of any clients I have previously or am currently working with. Please feel free to comment, share, and engage!
I’ll be the first to admit that my website’s blog has been massively under utilized lately. Scroll through my blog archives, and a majority of the latest posts are pages out of a brag book–a “hey look where my photos got published!” blog post, which admittedly have been helping my business and site in their own ways (ahem, SEO!). But realistically, who cares about these posts? They’re fluffy and visual, but they’re not blog posts, at least not in my mind.
After a chat with my awesome life coach, Nick Fairbairn of Inner Instinct, and some personal reflections, I’ve decided to take up blogging on a regular basis. It’s about high time it happened too, since my most endorsed skill on LinkedIn is apparently blogging (despite the fact that I haven’t blogged in years!). I’m going to start off my fresh 2013 blog post by focusing on the completely relevant subject of what blogging is and why blogging is important.
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Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
Private society fine dining in Honolulu. That is the goal of Vintage Cave, a new (opened in December 2012) restaurant that takes up the entire bottom floor of Shirokiya in Ala Moana Shopping Center. Created and funded by Japanese investor Takeshi Sekiguchi with Chef Chris Kajioka heading up the kitchen, Vintage Cave is arguably the first of its kind in Hawaii.
A fine dining establishment combined with a high-end wine cellar and valuable artwork from the private collection of Sekiguchi, Vintage Cave has a very specific, limited audience in mind. Each night, a pre-fixe menu of about 20 courses is served for $295/person. That, combined with wine options that can run thousands of dollars per bottle, make Vintage Cave limited for the average diner, appealing mainly to foreign businessmen and the wealthy.
I had the pleasure of taking a photo tour of the restaurant and was immediately impressed by the facility. From hundreds of imported brick (reportedly laid by hand), custom Swarovski crystal chandeliers, original Picasso drawings, Marie Antoinette crystal, and so much more, there is lots to be impressed with just upon entering. Sadly, I didn’t see or taste any of Kajioka’s culinary creations, but the visual appeal of the interiors alone is impressive and worth a visit. Full photo set available here.
*On the technical photography side, WOW this place was dark! I didn’t use any flash out of respect for the fragility of the artwork and at times was shooting at the maximum ISO for my camera (ISO 12,800).
Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
Photos from Mindless Self Indulgence’s show in Seattle.
Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
Photos from Ghost B.C.‘s performance at the Showbox, with the full post up on Guerrilla Candy.
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Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
Ron Jeremy can now add “Ron de Jeremy” spiced rum to his already monstrous list of achievements. The adult film star appeared at Linda’s Tavern in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood last night in promotion of his new product, and was happy to make his way around the bar, posing with eager fans.
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Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
There’s nothing more heartwarming than a surprise engagement! Last Saturday, I had the honor of being part of one in Seattle with two Canadians from Alberta and White Moustache Urban Adventure Co. With the crew, I went along as a supposed press photographer, capturing snapshots of the gorgeous (and I mean gorgeous!) pair as they dined their way around Seattle’s best, with the thrilling climax taking place at Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park. For the full story and some photos, please visit White Moustache’s blog.
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Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
Few words can describe what it is like to see Prince live in concert, but I attempted to write a review of his opening U.S. West Coast tour when it kicked off in Seattle on April 18. Performing in the intimate venue of the Showbox at the Market near Pike Place, Prince and his backing band 3rdEyeGirl put on a helluva rock ‘n’ roll show that was (arguably) worth the $250 per ticket price tag. For more on the show, including the songs that were played, check out the full concert review on Prefix Magazine. No photos for this show, as none were allowed.
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Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
On April 15, iconic punk band Bad Religion performed a stellar concert at Seattle’s Showbox SoDo. California-based hardcore punk band The Bronx (also of Mariachi El Bronx fame) opened the show, with lead singer Matt Caughthran ever the performer. Check out a few photos from the show below, with the full set up on Flickr.
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Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
A doughnut burger–why hasn’t this been thought of before?! Well apparently it has been done, but (arguably) not as well as Sun Liquor Distillery’s delicious creation. Made with “slightly sweet but not overly sweet” unglazed Top Pot Bismarck doughnuts for buns, two burgers were created for Eater’s Burger Week: a “BLT” (with avocado instead of lettuce) and a double mushroom burger. These sweet treats were only available last Friday (April 19), so hopefully you grabbed a slider when they were available!
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Suzi Pratt is a Seattle event, food, and travel photographer available for hire. She is also a contributing writer at Digital Photography School and runs a blog teaching others how to start a photography business.
