Mike Wiebe » photos

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie…

mike — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:57:54 +0000

One more of the many stray dogs we encountered in Santorini, Greece. This guy was taking a nap in the shade on a concrete bench in front of an art gallery. The pose was just too much.

Caldera Sunset

mike — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:53:58 +0000

The sun setting over the Caldera in Santorini, Greece. The Caldera was formed from a volcanic explosion thousands of years ago. This is the place where the legend of the Lost City of Atlantis was born. Hard to take a bad photo when you have a subject this amazing.

My Buddy Brayden

mike — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:49:42 +0000

Few kids will grab your attention like my little buddy Brayden. He is one special kid. Life has dealt him a few tough hands, but he soldiers on and is an inspiration to me and everyone else that he meets. Only had one light and a portable soft box, so I had to make the most of what I had on hand.

Guards at the Greek Parliamant

mike — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:41:53 +0000

Standing on guard at the Parliament building in Athens, Greece. Always easy to snap shots when your subject is trained to stand perfectly still. I think this is my first photo involving any type of firearm.

The dogs of Santorini

mike — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:38:07 +0000

Santorini, Greece is the home to a an abundant number of very-good-natured stray dogs. While on vacation I made it my pet project to photograph as many of them as I possibly could. This was one of the many we saw. Really liked how this one looked in Black & White.

Mykonos Beach

mike — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:33:01 +0000

This is a shot of our hotel’s beach in Mykonos, Greece. It was the off season, so we practically had the entire beach to ourselves.

Watching Dad Play Ball

mike — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:06:20 +0000

Snapped a picture of this little guy watching his dad (my co-worker) play at a company softball game. The sun was in just the right place and I loved the pattern effect of the fence. Photographing kids is always fun.

Joanna and a Bellingham Sunset

mike — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:41:06 +0000

I recently finished watching the Strobist series of DVDs and it inspired my to get an off-camera flash sunset shot. I took this on our back deck with just a single flash and a white shoot-through umbrella. I am really happy with how it turned out. 1 beautiful wife and 1 beautiful sunset = magic!

Lisa K (AKA Muscles)

mike — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:22:31 +0000

My neighbor Lisa is a personal trainer and recently entered a fitness contest. It was months of hard work and training and she wanted to have some pictures to remember her hard work (and rock solid look). Took this in her basement using three different flashes. The muscles are real but the sweat is all from a misting spray bottle!

Snapping Little Lucas

mike — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:29:38 +0000

Lately I have really been focused on getting better at shooting portraits. What better a model than one of the cutest little tykes to walk the planet – baby Lucas. One thing I learned about shooting little kids – grab the camera and start shooting. They move around – a lot. This is one of the few shots where I actually had him in the right spot for my lights.