Meet Patrick A Moore | ØttØ ™ | Photographer, Designer, and Producer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Patrick A Moore and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Patrick A, what habits do you feel helped you succeed?
The best habit I have employed have been: being timely and constantly working on developing new skills and techniques.

Within the photography space, photographers themselves are notoriously late with edits and proofs. In lot of cases, people have to wait a month to see results. I aim to turnaround edits almost immediately (latest is within a week of the shoot). If I don’t get them done immediately then I have a tendency to forget them. So by being punctual with my edits and timeliness of turnaround I not only build a good workflow, but also, a great rapport with clients.

To the second point, always learning is critical in the creative space. Once you hit a point of stagnation and an unwillingness to learn, it shows. It is imperative that you always are working on honing your craft. For me I work to learn new techniques and editing styles to make sure I don’t hit a point of stagnation.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m proud of all the art I have managed to be involved in from photography, design, and music production/performance. I think what sets me apart from others is the amount of different disciplines I operate in.

My work started in photography, but developed into many practices. In the photography space, I’m very fond of a lot of my recent portraits and location based shoots that tell stories. It has taken many years of photoshoots and learning editing practices to get where I am today. But the best lesson I have taken away from photographing subjects is learning what your clients expectations are (input and output) and keeping an open dialog during the whole process. While we are making art together, at the core, this a creative & client situation. Managing expectations is key to having successful and happy clients. Building that trust is key.

I’m very proud of the cover art I’ve done for my music project DEAD⅋DELICIOUS. It has been fun to learn new programs and design concepts to create those acid style graphics. Taking what I learned from photoshop throughout the years and mirroring it with new skills in blender have been very fun. The path of discovery has been challenging but I’ve enjoyed the output. It’ll still take quite a long way to learn more in blender. I’ve definitely had to learn to fail on several occasions to finally work towards a product that I believe is final.

And incredibly proud of the work I’ve done with my two music projects DEAD⅋DELICIOUS and Obsidian Isle. Working on the production side of things is challenging. There is so many resources and new things to learn out there. It can be very daunting. I think the best lesson is to work on one thing first and get to a comfortable spot before moving onto learning something else. Whether it be ableton, a new synthesizer, or a drum kit. Spend the time to get comfortable before taking something new on.

All of this is key to the ØttØ brand. I am in a constant state of learning and developing. Admitting you suck at something and little by little working towards being better is the best part of being a creative. Take the small victories here and there but enjoy the process of learning. While I’m very proud of what I have produced I can’t wait to see what the next lesson will do or influence my work.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’m big on going to live music so I would drag friends to a few shows with me. We would definitely get tickets to shows at Red Rocks, somewhere in the city (colfax or Mission ballroom), and one very small venue (Globe Hall, Lost Lake, or see a local punk show at the high dive). The Red Rocks experience definitely needs to happen at least once in a lifetime. The local shows at the small venues are definitely the way to go if you want to get to learn the scene and meet fun people.

Interspersed with music I would add a few bike rides out to breweries while here. I’m fond riding to New Terrain or Mountain Toad in Golden but also am happy to take a short ride out to ones in Sloans Lake.

As for food, I’m unapologetically addicted to Illegal Petes. Getting a cheap burrito and a marg before a show is the way to go. And if you have vegan friends then going to Sputnik is worth stopping at as well. For drinks, going to hell or high water tiki is always a blast, broken cage has solid drinks, and the cruise room is always a cool spot to check out.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
The biggest shoutout I can do is for the cosplay community. Without their creativity I wouldn’t have been inspired to take the steps I did to be where I am today. I started out taking photos for a media company I owned, and through my interactions with all the folks in the scene it developed into something much more. Their tireless work on their outfits and looks inspired me to want to capture all the work they did as well as showcase the amazing amount of craftsmanship that goes into it.

Even to this day, when I am feeling uninspired by other photography work, I can always look forward to my next photoshoot with all of these talented folks. The community has given me a lot and I will never forget who played a major part in my work.

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Image Credits
All photos excluding live band photo are owned by ØttØ™ Live music photo is owned by @permanent_ephemera_photo on instagram, used with permission.