MENU CLOSE

Tag / visual storytelling

    Loading posts...

  • When being patient pays off

    I’ve driven by this spot so many times without giving it a second thought. Recently I drove by and saw the potential for an image and knew I needed to come back and wait for that decisive moment. In a spur of the moment decision, I went back on a day when it had stopped…

    Pen-f Diary, Photos

  • Reaching to the sky

    When you see what appears to be a perfect image and being ready to capture it. There is an explosion of construction occurring in my home town of Eugene Oregon. The amount of multilevel buildings being built is pretty astonishing considering Eugene has stayed relatively quiet on that front but it seems there are those…

    Pen-f Diary

  • Metro Movie Theater

    As a small town street photographer, downtown Eugene, Oregon is slowly becoming more visually interesting. I’ve lived here since the age of 7 and the challenge I’ve come to realize is it’s somewhat limited visual opportunities as a result of being a smallish college town, even though it has a population of over 171,000 (as…

    Pen-f Diary

  • Liberty & Lunch

    Made a road trip with a friend and professional colleague to Portland Oregon. On our way back home, we stopped for lunch in Salem, Oregon at McMenamins BrewPub and the ambiance was lovely. All the warm tones and the decor were begging for a color image to be shot. This quiet moment between 2 people…

    Pen-f Diary
  • Street Photography by Cliff Etzel

    Always Be Ready

    I tend to see moments in everyday life, especially in my home town of Eugene, Oregon. Small town street photography is more challenging in my opinion due to a lesser degree of shooting opportunities that many can find more easily in larger urban places like New York City and other major metropolitan areas. But that…

    Pen-f Diary

  • Through The Eyes of a Child

    I captured this precious moment while sitting outside having coffee with a sales & marketing consultant I was working with for growing my photography business. She had the cutest British accent as she and her family were visiting her grandparents here in Eugene, Oregon. She was very energetic most of the time but I able…

    Pen-f Diary

  • Serendipity In Color

    I’ve made it a habit for years to have my camera sitting out just in case an image presents itself. And that experience bore this out for this image while I was enjoying an Americano at Vero Espresso House in my home town of Eugene, Oregon. The similarities in color of the paint on the…

    Pen-f Diary

  • Alley Way Signage

    Street photography moment while walking around downtown Salem Oregon. The color of the ad on the wall first caught my eye and knew I needed to be patient for a decisive moment of someone walking by. The pigeons added just that little extra to this captured moment.

    Pen-f Diary

  • Childhood Innocence

    I captured this moment of a little girl playfully dancing at my son’s wedding. I had observed her running and jumping in the innocence that only young childhood seems to allow these days. This moment was all about her dancing and playing freely after the ceremony. It’s these nuanced moments and the ability to see…

    Pen-f Diary

  • Elevator Door

    I realized that the work of Magnum Photographer Mark Power influenced this image as I was headed down from where I had parked to do some early evening street photography in my home town of Eugene, Oregon. The color contrast between the red elevator door and the green wall jumped out at me and I…

    Pen-f Diary