About Chris Blakeley / Chris Blakeley  

A friend said she thought I was jaunty. Another says that I'm unpredictable. Not a bad start as far as descriptions go.

Let's see, I live in Seattle, I'm a data drone by day and a burlesque dancer by night. Is that descriptive enough for ya?

I have inadvertently become something of an archivist of Seattle's burlesque scene and I'm always eager to find a new venue or troupe to photograph. If you're looking for a photographer, feel free to drop me a line.

I hate being bored.

And of course, you can always buy my book at Blurb.

Tools of the Trade
Canon 50D
Canon Powershot SX200 IS
Canon AE-1 Program

As I said before, I shoot burlesque. Naturally, this means that there are pictures in my Flickr stream that show naughty bits, something that has been... somewhat disinclined of late. If boobies are "moderate", so be it.

You can, of course, set your account to ensure that you see all of my work, as well as the work of the other Flickr artists who enjoy straying beyond the boundaries of "safe" photography:

1) on the left top menu, under the drop down menu of "You" there's a "Your account" option.

2) choose that then go to "Privacy and Permissions"

3) on the bottom of the page, under "content filter" press "edit"

4) choose "safe search off" and choose both non-photographic images" and "screenshot"

5) save your changes

That way you are receiving all of flickr content and not just what they think you should be getting.

For bonus points: Copy and paste those instructions and send them to all the people on flickr that you know or post it in groups.