Goodbye Camera

Posted: November 16th, 2009 | Author: jonikabana | Filed under: Equipment | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

I just received a beautiful photo from a far away land, sent by the person who bought one of my Canon 5Ds. It is like I gave it up for adoption, and now it gets to see things I will never see. I’m very happy about it all…but then, I feel a tiny tug of heart since it was my constant companion for many years.

I wish it the best, and I am thrilled to see what it can do when cherished in the arms of another. I never pointed it toward a landscape, and could not capture something such as this.

My shiny new camera sits near me, all awkward like a new lover.

maui sunset by andrewburdickphotography.com

The above photo was taken by Drew Burdick.  He sent this poem to me, along with the photo:

aloha, rhythm:
the heartbeat
of an ocean.
headlights on the breeze,
found beneath
this single tree:
mahalo, love.



Magazine Work: 1859 Assignment

Posted: November 3rd, 2009 | Author: jonikabana | Filed under: Assignments, Publications, Video | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

One of my favorite assignments is to get a call from a magazine, hear a great story about a person, and then get the go-ahead to meet them and photograph them.  I never know what I will find when I arrive at the scene….but most likely it is a fascinating person with an incredible background. I usually only have a few minutes to assess lighting and backgrounds, and I love that challenge of finding the sweet spot of light and learning as much as I can about this person in a short period of time.

Here is a link to a recent multi-portrait assignment from the newly launched 1859 Magazine.

Check out the video on this site as well, for a behind the scenes peek at one of the larger shoots from this assignment. (Thank you for that, Sandymontana Creative!)

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Open Studio Night: November 14, 6pm-10pm

Posted: November 2nd, 2009 | Author: jonikabana | Filed under: Events, Shows | Tags: , , | No Comments »

The Towne Storage Building at 17 SE 3rd Ave. in Portland, Oregon will have open studio night on November 14 from 6-10pm.  All studios will be open, and the whole building will rock!  I will have new work to show, and a few ideas to share.

Free admission, and friends and family are welcome!

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Workshop Added At University of Victoria

Posted: November 2nd, 2009 | Author: jonikabana | Filed under: Teaching/Workshops | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

I will be teaching a weekend workshop on portraiture at the University of Victoria, BC over the weekend of March 27-28, 2010.  More info at this link.

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