Capturing Life in a Photo
About Sord Studio
Offering to capture those special moments through photographs and videos. From portraitures, family photos, special events, commercial, stock or social media. Sord Studio is here to help you capture the right image.
Claude Mahmood – Photographer
Claude knew when he saw his first digital cameras back in 1988-89 that digital photos would replace film. Claude has been studying and developing his photography skills since 1992. He has also been working with Adobe Photoshop since 1998. Since then Claude has been dedicated and focused on working with digital photography and using Photoshop as his darkroom.
Claude graduated from Jefferson County Open School. He then started college, but after one and half years of college, opted to join the US Marine Corps and focused his skills as Intel Analyst. Claude completed his four years of honorable & distinguished service and moved to WA state and got his BA, with a focus in Ecological Agriculture, at The Evergreen State College. Since then Claude has been an eco-friendly, organic & regenerative farmer while continuing to work part time (and occasionally full time) as a graphic designer, website developer, and always doing photography and expanding his skills as an Artistic Photographer.
The Meaning of SORD
Origin of Sord:
First recorded in 1425–50; late Middle English sourde; origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle English so(u)rden “to arise, originate, come (from), soar up (of a hawk),” from Old French so(u)rdre, from Latin surgere “to rise, get up” – Dictionary.com
The word Sord has taken on a lot of meaning for Claude.
It started back in 2003 with a video game (yep a video game) where Claude chose the name Sord to represent his desire to help others rise up and become better at the game while also sounding pretty cool and being simple, short and easy to remember. Over time it has become a primary name to him in the gaming community. But it is also a reflection of who he is as a person because he has always enjoyed helping people rise up and become better. It then took on another meaning when he started roller skating again after many years of not skating, but when he was younger there was an old acronym “SorD” which means “Skate or Die” and since he has become a very avid roller Skater, it takes on yet another meaning for Claude.
