Real people, real places, real life: Photography by Matthew Ginn. http://matthewginn.com photojournalism, portraiture, and editorial photography Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:25:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Blount International http://matthewginn.com/blount-international/ http://matthewginn.com/blount-international/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:29:48 +0000 admin http://matthewginn.com/?p=370 About a year ago, I got the call to shoot a story about Blount International for Oregon Business Magazine. Until that moment, I had no idea that there was a chainsaw chain manufacturer in Portland. But everything gets made somewhere, right?

Art Director Jon Taylor Carter was primarily looking for a portrait of CEO Josh Collins that he could run across the spread. Out back of the factory, Blount has a storage area where they keep the big logs they test their saws on. That would be just perfect for the main portrait.

The day of the shoot was cold but sunny. Josh was a great sport, and stood outside in the 30° weather in just a vest for 10 or 15 minutes while we made a variety of portraits.

After breaking down my equipment, I went inside to get some pictures on the factory floor. None of those ran (except a thumbnail of the chains in the table of contents), but I’ll take a double truck any day!

 

]]> http://matthewginn.com/blount-international/feed/ 0 portraits http://matthewginn.com/portraiture/ http://matthewginn.com/portraiture/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:35:03 +0000 admin http://matthewginn.com/?p=150 Serena Ryder | PCC Basketball Keren Brown Wilson | Debbie Warner Dylan Bird | Po'Girl Ron Sexsmith | Japandroids Pauline Zonneveld Bob Hallett Dr. Thomas Doherty Josh Collins Mary Ellen Hoeh | Bernard McDowell Eunice Noell-Waggoner | Darrell Grant Dr. Matthew Maberry Alyce Cornyn-Selby Amy Millan Dr. Loch Chandler Canadian at heart Connie Hill ]]> http://matthewginn.com/portraiture/feed/ 0 mustaches http://matthewginn.com/mustaches/ http://matthewginn.com/mustaches/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:50:46 +0000 admin http://matthewginn.com/?p=211 Mustaches of the American West

I would not wear a trimmed mustache. Because they're bristly. Every now and then I look in the mirror and think, "Gosh, I have a big mustache. ... It looks kind of odd, doesn't it?" A man with a mustache doesn't get chapped lips. I figure I've got it now so ... that's me now. But I'm not trying to impress nobody. I think [size] does matter ... guys are kind of jealous of the guy that has the really long handlebars. There was a time when I kept it waxed and twisted out. I guess ... my vanity faded enough that I didn't think it was worth all the effort, so I just kind of let it run wild. I was cowboying out of Laramie, Wyoming. Everybody had one, so I grew one too. I've had it so long now that I think if I shaved it, I wouldn't know myself. I think now mine's pretty conservative and boring compared to what it used to be. It's all in your perception. It just hides a part of your ugly face! That's the most practical advantage I can think. I shaved it off once for a girl I fell in love with that didn't like mustaches ... She said "there's something missing." ... I'll never shave it off for a woman again. There's this misconception that it takes a lot to grow a mustache ... It's not like there's some miracle additive, you just stop cutting the damn thing! I think a man's outward appearance projects a lot of his character to someone. It's an attachment to the past. ... I think the more we can hold onto—modify it as necessary...—but the more we can hold onto, the better. ]]> http://matthewginn.com/mustaches/feed/ 0 out and about http://matthewginn.com/out-n-about/ http://matthewginn.com/out-n-about/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:18:18 +0000 admin http://matthewginn.com/?p=339 Akron kids Pizza Pan man Shamrock shades Bartender Singer/songwriter Two dogs Cat walk Date Rugby Skateboarders Cirque du cycling Starry-eyed santa Sushi chef Lake Almanor Lamoille Canyon Krumbo Reservoir Lake Tahoe Luthier ]]> http://matthewginn.com/out-n-about/feed/ 0 a rainy day http://matthewginn.com/pearl-district/ http://matthewginn.com/pearl-district/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:11:43 +0000 admin http://matthewginn.com/?p=183 Pearl District 1 Pearl District 2 Pearl District 3 Pearl District 4 Pearl District 5 Pearl District 6 Pearl District 7 Pearl District 8 Pearl District 9 Pearl District 10 Pearl District 11 Pearl District 12 Pearl District 13 Pearl District 14 Pearl District 15 Pearl District 16 Pearl District 17 Pearl District 18 ]]> http://matthewginn.com/pearl-district/feed/ 0