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In case you missed it, see our video from Evening Magazine.

Join us starting at 6 PM this Wednesday 7/22, for a Tweetup to watch Shutter Tours appear on Evening Magazine at 7PM. We have reserved the Museum room at Pike Brewing Company for the event and we look forward to seeing you there.

We will be having drawing for a few fun, photography related prizes.

Terry during Q&A segment with Producer Joan and cameraman Tom. Photo by Valentina Vitols Bello

Shutter Tours will be featured on Seattle’s Evening Magazine television program, next Wednesday
7/22. The show airs in Seattle on channel 5 at 7 PM. If you are not in the Seattle area, you can see it after the airing date via http://www.king5.com/eveningmagazine

We are pretty excited to have been chosen for this show. This speaks to our uniqueness and the great feedback we have been receiving from our customers.

For those of you in the Seattle area watch our Twitter account for an announcement on a “Tweetup” where we will be watching the show http://twitter.com/shuttertours

Hammering Man by Roger Fisher

We received this great review of our tour today from tour participant Roger who attend our tour with his family this week.

“The shutter tour we introduced our Norwegian first-time-States-visitors to, will prove to be one of the highlights of their trip. Our  guide, Valentina was obviously knowledgeable regarding much more than photography. Some of the Seattle trivia she shared was truly fascinating, even to we Seattle natives. What impacted me most about Valentina wasn’t knowledge, it was a sincere passion for experience -  the seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and FEELING of what’s happening right now. To try to capture that experience on a  stationary medium has always been the challenge to artists of all sorts, and Valentina helped us all immensely. As we continued the three-hour tour, I found myself using the freshly-learned photo tips for being inventive, expressive, but more importantly having FUN, like I did years ago, wielding the camera like a newly discovered magical toy.

My recommendation to natives to and visitors of Seattle is, make  Shutter Tours the first item on your agenda of what to do downtown.  The capturing of everything following will be benefitted by what you  take away from your Shutter Tours experience.

Roger”

Check out Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk this weekend. Look for an event in your area.

Kim from the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau shared a nice little surprise with me today when I went to her office. On her wall were five images she had taken on our tour last month. It was so great to see her work and know that our tour can help people embrace photography and create their own art.

Lauren from the Bureau also had some fantastic work she is putting on her wall, I’ll share photos once she has them mounted.

Thanks for sharing Kim, you did a fantastic job.

Hammering Man by Michaela Fisher

Michaela added some photos to her blog from our tour today. I love her perspective and it gives you an idea of some of the images you can create on our tour.

See more of her photos at http://michaelafisher.blogspot.com/2009/06/shutter-tours.html

Great job Michaela !

Fremont Fair Photo by pdgibson licensed under Creative Commons

Get out your bike, slap on some body paint and join the celebration in Fremont. Starting at Noon this Saturday, the parade begins.We all know the naked bike riders get most of the publicity, but it is much more than that. It’s a fun event to celebrate the Summer Solstice with lots of unique costumes, art cars, art and music.

For more info see http://www.fremontfair.org/

Update: Looks like we are getting a ton of searches from Google for the Fremont Fair photos. Here are some images on Flickr from those who were attending.

Earlier this week, Kristi had a fun, private tour, with Jennifer on a perfect Seattle day. She has just posted a number of great images on her blog from the tour.

Jen, we’re glad you had a great time and thanks for sharing your wonderful photos from Seattle.

See her blog entry at Jennifer’s Journeys.

Lobster Dog - Photo Credit Oblandonstone via Flickr.com

This weekend is the perfect time to be at the market with the Pike Place Market Street Festival. You’ll definatly want to bring your camera and taking our tour will help you capture all those great images. Sunday’s 10 AM “Strut Your Mutt” event, will surely be a great hit for you dog lovers.

Schedule of events via MyNorthwest.com

Kick-Off Parade: Saturday, 10am- Kicking off this year’s Festival will be a parade down Pike Place featuring local drill teams, including the Sweet Mahogany Drill Team.

Kids Zone in Steinbrueck Park: Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 5pm The Kids Zone, brought to you by the Pike Market Childcare & Preschool, features an activities rich roster for the young ones in your group including the famous Zucchini 500 race, fish and vegetable painting, hands-on arts and crafts, face painting, music, and the always popular bounce house!

Pike Brewing Company and Click Distributing Beer and Wine Garden: Saturday, 11am – 7pm and Sunday, 11am – 6pm Sip one of the Pike Brewing Company’s famous microbrews, including the popular Naughty Nellie Ale and Pike Kilt Lifter, or some local Washington wines, while taking in the amazing views of Elliott Bay and the snow-capped Olympic Mountains.

Live Music: Saturday, 11am – 7pm and Sunday, 11am – 6pm Enjoy an eclectic mix of live music at the Pike Brewing Main Stage. Check out the full schedule inside this program.

Strut Your Mutt Dog Contest and Parade: Sunday, 10am Kicking off the Sunday festivities will be “Strut Your Mutt”, the annual dog contest and parade in Steinbrueck Park. An entry fee of $5 will be charged and owners will have an opportunity to showcase their mutt and vie for prizes.

Make Wishes Come True at the Market Foundation Booth Since 1982, the mission of the Market Foundation has been to serve people in need and preserve the diversity and heritage of the Pike Place Market. There are over 10,000 low income and elderly people in the downtown area and they are served through the Pike Market Medical Clinic, Senior Center, Child Care and Preschool and Downtown Food bank.

The Street Fair offers an opportunity to have fun and also support the worthy work of the Market Foundation.

For more info