5/17/08

We found a really cool spot to take engagement pictures for Brandon and Kirsten. They are getting married July 12th at a beautiful location in Brownsville.

5/6/08

Lucy has been showing her mechanical inclinations. She's a great help when it comes to helping dad with the scooter.

4/25/08

I am doing some design work for Arcimoto, an electric car company in Eugene. Here is a slideshow I put together of some of the prototype renderings.

3/26/08

I took engagement pictures with Matt and Christina this week in Amazon Park. There was just enough cloud cover for some great lighting. Take a look:

2/11/08

The studio has moved!

We are now located at 686 W 28th Ave in Eugene (one half block west of the intersection of Jefferson and 28th Ave). The new location allows us to have more flexibility with the studio space. Call or email for an appointment and I hope to see you soon.

Philip Cacka - 541.844.6403 or philip@vialucisphotography.com

1/28/08

For a limited time I am offering "Senior Picture Parties". This is an opportunity for a group of High School students to get together and have their senior pictures taken at the same time, allowing you to split the cost and have fun while doing it.

The cost is $250/hr - Unlimited images - Unlimited outfit changes - In the studio or on location - Online viewing and print ordering - Soda and snacks for everyone

1/17/08

You can see my ad in today's Register Guard.

1/11/08

Here are some pictures from last week's camping trip near Three Creek Lake just south of Sisters. It got pretty windy and that tent you see was blown around quite a bit. We ended up building a wall around it to buffer it from the wind. I would recommend using a four or even three season tent for snow camping. The rain fly on this one works for rain but the blowing snow shot up the sides and the sleeping bags received a nice layer of snow. Luckily there was a stove to dry out our equipment.

12/26/07

I hope you had a good Christmas. We stayed with my in-laws in Salem and then drove out to Yachats and spent more time with them out there. Lucy really enjoyed the Christmas wrapping and boxes. We went to the Newport Aquarium on Christmas Eve. There was hardly anyone there so Lucy was able to get up close with the animals. It's fun to watch her expressions, she watches the animals move around but doesn't seem to understand what she's looking at. She understands cats and dogs but these animal seem to be floating in mid air.

12/21/07

I went up to Portland yesterday to shoot some photos for Brian Hall, the leader of the band June Umbrella. I think we got some really good shots. Here is the first of several. I will be uploading more when I finish editing them.

12/5/07

My wife, Michelle, flew to Pennsylvania a couple months ago to visit relatives. At her grandmother's house she noticed a picture of her grandparent's wedding. It was an old black and white photograph, the only photograph taken at the wedding. It had been stashed away for years because the candle stick were all crooked and looked kind of silly hanging there in the background. They threw of the balance of the whole picture. Michelle, realizing that I am a wiz at Photoshop, offered to fix the photograph for her grandmother. Michelle was so excite about being able to restore her grandmother's pride in the old dust photograph. I brought the photo to my studio and scanned it. I had noticed that the whole image itself was slightly tilted so I rotated it and cropped it just a tiny bit. After all those years the colors had shifted slightly so I made small adjustments to make it more vibrant with a richer tone. I then proceeded with the hard part, the candlesticks. I went through them one by one selecting them and rotating them into the correct position. I then had to clean up the areas around them and remove the old candlesticks. Here are the before and after shots:

11/29/07

I met with David and Tara recently to take their engagement pictures. They both work for airlines and were in town for a couple of days. Here are a few of them.

11/27/07

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I spent the weekend in Seaside with my family. The weather was great but the water was a little colder than normal, 52.2 degrees F.

10/25/07

I flew to New Orleans last week for a photoshoot. I was surprised at the broken-down state of the city as a result of Hurricane Katrina, and it's been two years. Tons of houses were still in ruins and many of the stores were still boarded up. I also noticed that about every eighth house had people outside working on it. Fifth wheels seem to be a popular housing substitute while the home owners are waiting for their homes to be rebuilt. I would love to go back soon and document some of the derelict buildings and see what becomes of them in a couple of years.

10/9/07

I'm flying out to Victoria, BC tomorrow morning. I was hired to photograph a grocery store. I am excited to see Victoria again and will post some pictures once I get back.

Here are some images:

9/5/07

Our daughter Lucy is now three months old! She's much more lively than she was even a few weeks ago. She loves to talk and by the way loves Eugene.

9/3/07

Here is a 360 degree view from 85 feet in the air at the 5th Street Market. It was taken last week.

8/28/07

I went up to Portland on Wednesday and photographed the Pendleton Woolen Mills Store. They have recently remodeled and I took pictures for the design firm King Retail Solutions.

8/20/07

Here are a couple of pictures I took last week of Eric, a senior at North Eugene High School. It was sunny that morning but we were able to find some good shady spots.

8/9/07

Last Saturday I shot Jake and Vicki's wedding in Bandon, Oregon. It turned out to be a great day for an outdoor wedding. Here are a couple of the shots:

8/7/07

Today I hung up some of my fine art photographs at the 5th Street Beanery in Eugene. There are a few 20x30 inch prints of Cape Kiwanda and a few old car pictures. The pictures will be up until the end of August. The Beanery has the best coffee in Eugene and say hi to Sean while you're there. The address is 152 W 5th St. Eugene, Or 97401.

7/31/07

I photographed my little sister's wedding on Sunday. It's hard to believe she's married now. Congradulations Trent and Lisa!

7/25/07

Lucy is now two months old. She's smiling and making more happy baby noises. Last night she slept for six hours straight. We're hoping that keeps up. Lucy is off visiting her aunt Rachel today at the beach.

7/20/07

I had the opportunity to photograph the new Café Yumm in Eugene this week. If you get a chance stop in and try the Yumm bowls. Here are a few pictures:

5/16/07

Our old friends, Josh and Mel, threw a party on Saturday at the Reed Opera House in Salem. It was in celebration of Josh's graduation from law school and also as a way to thank their friends and family for the years of support and encouragement. It's not easy to go through law school, let alone at the top of your class and having a wife and five young children at home. Congratulations!

5/1/07

This last weekend I went out with my father, grandfather and two of his buddies to Wildhorse Canyon near the town of Antelope in Central Oregon. Wildhorse is a Young Life campground which had previously been the property of the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. We were there to work on weed control for the camp. For this trip we were concentrating our efforts on eliminating the invasive scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium). My grandfather and his buddies kept busy cutting off the heads of old plants and collecting the seeds, which if left could produce thousands of plants over the next few years. The seed can lay dormant for up to four years before germinating so even if we were to kill all the plants the seeds in those pods could spring up new plants in the next several years. My father and I walked around the property spot spraying the scotch thistle where ever we could find it.
It was a beautiful place and I wouldn't mind going back.

Here are a couple pictures of our trip:

4/27/07

Last week I had the privilege of photographing the Excelsior Inn on 13th Avenue, near U of O. It's a wonderful inn and restaurant. The Excelsior was built in 1912 and had been a sorority house until 1972. It has recently been renovated into a 14 room bed and breakfast. Everything is professionally designed with a European flavor. If you're in the area stop by and have lunch.

Here are some of the pictures I took: