http://blushphoto.net The Photography of Kristen Blush Thu, 10 May 2012 17:51:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blushphoto.net/blog/night-of-the-baker-shaker-at-fort-defiance-red-hook/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/night-of-the-baker-shaker-at-fort-defiance-red-hook/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:15:47 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=910 St. John Frizell, owner of Fort Defiance and passionate cocktail extraordinaire, had a fabulous reason to celebrate last week! He became the proud owner of a special item…a cocktail shaker once used by the Godfather of cocktails and author of  The Gentleman’s Companion, Charles H. Baker Jr. Cocktails were flowing! And once the shaker was permanently mounted in it’s new home, a hand-made art deco box, everyone cheered!! St. John may have shed a tear and I got to mingle around a packed room snapping the below photo set. ENJOY! (You may read fuller coverage online at the Wall Street Journal.) [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/night-of-the-baker-shaker-at-fort-defiance-red-hook/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/david-lynch-tilton-gallery-in-nyc/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/david-lynch-tilton-gallery-in-nyc/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:59:29 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=886 David Lynch’s first ever art exhibition at Tilton Gallery, in New York City, is coming to a close this Saturday, April 14. I’m so glad I was able to make it up to the Upper East Side yesterday just in time to check out Lynch’s solo art exhibition. As expected, I was completely and pleasantly disturbed by his artwork. He created small, medium and large scale pieces, used various forms of media (including electricity!) with some truly bizaare content. I left Tilton with the same feeling I had when I recently re-watched Blue Velvet, and a little spooked-out by the [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/david-lynch-tilton-gallery-in-nyc/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/photos-of-nyan-cats-birthday-party/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/photos-of-nyan-cats-birthday-party/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:20:28 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=816 HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY NYAN CAT! It was a super special day for Christopher Torres, the creator of Nyan Cat! Today, people from all over the world celebrated Nyan Cat’s 1st Birthday by tuning into a live video stream at 21st Street Games, in Manhattan. The audio picks up around 2 minutes, so skip ahead if you’d like, but there is lots of eye candy to be seen. Also, enjoy these photos of the party by Blush!    ]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/photos-of-nyan-cats-birthday-party/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/bio/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/bio/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:15:00 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=769 Kristen Blush is now located in Brooklyn, New York. Early in Kristen’s career, she established herself as the go-to photographer in Seattle’s night life and music scene. Bringing her click n’ flash everywhere she went, her images become recognisable against the rest. That style—which prompted the Stranger’s Megan Seling to comment in an interview with Kristen, “All your photos not only make people look sexy, but the subjects also look happy and confident–it’s unreal”—has become Blush’s trademark.   This trademark, and Kristen’s unyielding passion has carried her into fascinating situations. “It’s difficult to narrow down a singular highlight in my [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/bio/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/brooklyn-art-museum-keith-haring-1978-1982/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/brooklyn-art-museum-keith-haring-1978-1982/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:12:57 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=733 If you like surprises…then visit the Keith Haring 1978-1982 exhibition at the Brooklyn Art Museum BEFORE viewing this post! I took so many photos that I am surely bound to ruin the initial WOW factor for you! If you live elsewhere, and know you wont be attending for sure, then please click away! This WOW factor is real. I had to fight back tears today while walking around these rooms, and will absolutely visit again before the show closes on July 8th. Enjoy these photographs…Helpful Hint, click the first image to view larger. You may then click through the whole [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/brooklyn-art-museum-keith-haring-1978-1982/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/creative-inc-a-book-loaded-with-freelancing-advice/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/creative-inc-a-book-loaded-with-freelancing-advice/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:43:25 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=667 It’s essential to start with the basics when pursuing a freelance career! I began freelancing as a teenager when I took on photo assignments for the Port Orchard Independent Newspaper, in my hometown. I shot High School sports, cultural events, and the concert that started it all…Endfest 2000! It was when I was 2-feet away from Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day, snapping rolls of film, that I realized what I wanted to do with my life. It was far too glamorous and exciting to ever give up. But what I didn’t know, was that being a photographer was going [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/creative-inc-a-book-loaded-with-freelancing-advice/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/pimp-out-your-facebook-page-its-timeline-time-part-2/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/pimp-out-your-facebook-page-its-timeline-time-part-2/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:19:04 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=575 In Part 1, you learned about Facebook’s new guidelines for Timeline, the strategies behind using your main image to promote your business, and the pixel length and width you will be working with, and how to chose a URL for your Timeline! Now that you are thinking about your new look and approach, we will begin to talk about your audience!   The “LIKE” Button Ever since the dawn of the World Wide Web, people have been coming up with ways to generate traffic to their pages.  They go as far as paying for email addresses- were then spammy emails [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/pimp-out-your-facebook-page-its-timeline-time-part-2/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/pimp-out-your-facebook-page-its-timeline-time/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/pimp-out-your-facebook-page-its-timeline-time/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:45:54 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=528 When asking my friends their thoughts on the new Facebook Timeline, I have been hearing mixed feelings However, as a professional visual artist, I can recognize the benefits of using Facebook Timeline, so I want to share with you why, and how to use Timeline to your advantage! To get started, you should know that Facebook has created a set of guidelines to be followed while using Timeline, in order to prevent the network from turning into a bunch of SPAM! This is a courtesy to the user (you and me!)  These two guidelines are especially great for controlling overly-advertisement-type [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/pimp-out-your-facebook-page-its-timeline-time/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/fire-at-home-made-in-red-hook-brooklyn/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/fire-at-home-made-in-red-hook-brooklyn/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:41:39 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=495 Red Hook Brooklyn’s restaurant and cafe, Home/Made, was billowing black smoke yesterday around 5:00 PM (EST). There were tens of local firemen and fire trucks blocking Van Brunt Street traffic today. While I approached, I saw the thick smoke, firemen and many local people gathering around to watch. No one was hurt during the fire and the cafe is set to reopen as soon as possible! I am sure the community is behind me when I express my condolences to the people, and kitties, of Home/Made. You may show your support in the form of a donation.]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/fire-at-home-made-in-red-hook-brooklyn/feed/ 0 http://blushphoto.net/blog/brooklyn-bridge-w-kristen-blush/ http://blushphoto.net/blog/brooklyn-bridge-w-kristen-blush/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:29:26 +0000 Kristen Blush http://blushphoto.net/?p=469 It is so wonderfully exciting to be apart of FABULOUS New York City! It is important to explore my new city, so I take the tourist route as often as possible! From a photographer’s point-of-view, the Brooklyn Bridge is my favorite place to view the surrounding architecture of New York and Brooklyn, the sparkling river and many travelers snapping their own photos. The breeze is so refreshing from up there, too! You may either start in Downtown Brooklyn and walk toward Manhattan, or the other way around from Chinatown. Be cautious of cyclists who have their own lane, or if [...]]]> http://blushphoto.net/blog/brooklyn-bridge-w-kristen-blush/feed/ 0