Commercial Photography Portfolio

Olympia & the South Puget Sound, Washington

Volunteers raise a timber-framed wall during the South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity Women Build in Olympia, Washington
Guest room interior at Swantown Inn, a historic bed and breakfast in Olympia, Washington
Olympia High School mascot Pepper pointing a gloved hand directly at the camera, body soft in the background
Entryway and staircase at Swantown Inn with light through a stained glass window
Barista handing a customer a plated BLT sandwich across the counter at Taylor Ray's Cafe in Olympia
Headshot of Jennifer Harju against a concrete wall background
Dylan Rowell lying on the track surface after a sub-four-minute mile at Brooks PR Invitational 2026
Nike sprint spikes photographed against a dark background
Shawn Harju seated at her desk in the Chrysalis Solutions office
Exterior of a glass and metal commercial building in Denver, Colorado
Sprinter Mika Meconi driving out of the starting blocks, captured as a motion sequence
Baker holding a wire whisk coated in chocolate frosting at Tender Velvet Rebel Oven, Olympia

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Architecture, brand, product, headshots, and documentation. One conversation is enough to scope it.

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Architecture & Built Environment

Hospitality interiors, civic and museum spaces, active construction, and industrial exteriors. Shot to survive a web crop and a print bleed.

Entryway and staircase at Swantown Inn with light through a stained glass window
Interior of the Columbia Room guest suite at Swantown Inn, Olympia, Washington
Interior of the AHA Museum in Olympia looking out through the front window
Volunteers framing a wall at the 2026 South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity Women Build
Exterior of a glass and metal commercial building in Denver, Colorado
Interior of the Dempsey Indoor athletic facility at the University of Washington

Brand & Editorial

People doing the actual work. Built for homepage heroes, about pages, and email banners — not for a stock library.

Barista handing a customer a plated BLT sandwich across the counter at Taylor Ray's Cafe in Olympia
Barista pouring a latte, captured with motion blur, at Taylor Ray's Cafe in Olympia
Baker holding a wire whisk coated in chocolate frosting at Tender Velvet Rebel Oven, Olympia
Shawn Harju seated at her desk in the Chrysalis Solutions office
Coach Larry Weber photographed outdoors against autumn forest color for a hall of fame induction portrait

Product

Menu items, gear, and e-commerce inventory. Framed with the crop and the add-to-cart sequence already accounted for.

Assortment of baked goods from Tender Velvet Rebel Oven in Olympia, Washington
Baked goods arranged with a matcha drink at Tender Velvet Rebel Oven
Layered iced latte in a clear glass at Taylor Ray's Cafe
Single sneaker photographed from below against a clean background
Craderson Carriers custom running pack in purple and black
Nike sprint spikes photographed against a dark background

Team & Headshots

Consistent, repeatable, on-brand. On location or on seamless — whichever your site actually needs.

Abacor founders seated on exterior steps wearing branded company t-shirts
Standing headshot photographed against open sky for NW Education Access
Headshot of Jennifer Harju against a concrete wall background
Headshot of barber Lucy Thomas at Shear Barber Studio in Olympia
Headshot of Amir Yousef in a suit against a red brick wall
Headshot photographed against a concrete backdrop in Olympia, Washington

See the full session: Commercial headshots at Shear Barber Studio

Sport

High-speed documentation under real conditions. The same discipline applied to a job site, applied to a track.

Runners breaking from the starting line at the gun, Nike Jesuit Relays 2026
Dylan Rowell lying on the track surface after a sub-four-minute mile at Brooks PR Invitational 2026
Sprinter Mika Meconi driving out of the starting blocks, captured as a motion sequence
Athlete Max Dower photographed from a low angle against blue sky

Deployment Results // Commercial Operations

Infrastructure Impact

Real projects, real partners, real outcomes. Three commissioned engagements and one self-initiated concept, labeled as such.

Volunteers raise a timber-framed wall during the South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity Women Build in Olympia, Washington

// Commercial Partnership // Repeat Client

South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity

One event became four engagements. Eight consecutive build days documented on site, 812 images delivered, same-cycle turnaround so the organization could publish while the build was still underway. Volunteer teams included a corporate group from Swire Coca-Cola. The archive continues to serve as marketing and donor collateral.

Russell photographed all 8 days of our Women Build event. I'm pleased with the pictures and impressed by the quick delivery. Russell had a great presence at the event and worked well with staff and volunteers. Scott Wild — Marketing and PR Manager, South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity
4
Engagements booked
8
Days on site
812
Images delivered
10
Sponsor teams
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Wide exterior view of the front of Swantown Inn, a historic property in Olympia, Washington

// Hospitality & Architecture // Repeat Client

Swantown Inn & Dunbar House

Started as a small exterior test. Became the full interior and exterior library commissioned to launch alongside the property's new website — delivered exterior, entry and common areas, named guest rooms, and amenity detail, scheduled around live guest occupancy. A third phase is booked for spring, when the gardens come back.

He exceeded our expectations, and understands that shooting a bed and breakfast is not an easy thing to schedule, let alone capture. Nathan Allan — Innkeeper, Swantown Inn & Dunbar House
3
Engagements booked
2
Seasons
1
Site relaunch
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Rebuilt 200-hour Teacher Training page for Three Trees Yoga on desktop, showing the headline More Than a Certificate

// Analytics, SEO & Photography // Visibility Practice

Three Trees Yoga

A 90-day audit, analytics build, page rebuild, and faculty portrait program for a Federal Way yoga studio. The first analytics reports described a site that did not exist: about 75% of recorded users were bot traffic. I found it, filtered it, and rebuilt the Teacher Training page on numbers the owner could trust.

Russell’s work on our webpage was exactly what was needed to jumpstart our marketing for our next teacher training. Shawn Harju — Owner, Three Trees Yoga
90
Day sprint
75%
GA4 users were bots
6
Faculty portraits
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Olympia High School mascot Pepper pointing a gloved hand directly at the camera, body soft in the background

// Self-Initiated Concept // Not a Client Engagement

Olympia High School Mascot

Pepper had no visual brand and no photographic assets. I proposed and produced a full asset set — action, portrait, and detail frames built for social, print, and program use. These remain the only existing photographs of the mascot.

3
Asset Tiers
4K
Motion Renders
1
Central Hub
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