February 2012 archives

Best of Midwest Burlesque : Elektra Cuete

One of my favorite events to photograph every year is The Best of Midwest Burlesk Festival that happens in Minneapolis. Performers come from all over the country to perform to sold out shows. These are two of my favorite images from Elektra Cuete’s amazing performance!

Tiny Little Brand New Miles

I got to photograph this little peanut this morning. He’s got great cheeks and makes the cutest grunting sounds!

Emily & Jack’s Wedding Album!

This is one of my favorite albums I’ve designed! I absolutely love the linen cover with the purple ribbon that Emily and Jack chose which perfectly compliment their lovely, classic wedding in Milwaukee last year. 

Favorite Image : Dreaming

I love when images make me dream. I saw this car sitting in the driveway of a home in Uptown and loved that it appeared to have been plopped there from a different era, in mint condition. I had my Holga with me so I snapped a photo. I think the black and white film [...]

Art Vandalay

Local Minneapolis band Art Vandalay asked me to take some promo photos for them recently. Check out their music at their upcoming show at Honey on February 22nd in Northeast Minneapolis!

Favorite Image: Happy Accidents

I love happy accidents. The Holga is notorious for them. Last year at the Twin Cities Loppet I went with a friend to wander and make pictures. I tried a double exposure with all of the people moving across the lake, not having any idea what it would look like. I love the energy in [...]

Favorite Image : Unexpected Color

I had a client a couple of years ago who asked me to do her high school senior photos on my Holga camera. She is an artist and wanted an approach that was unique and true to her. The Holga is incredibly quirkly and playful with very few technical settings, encouraging you to just play [...]

Favorite Images : Caitlin

I did a styled shoot a couple years ago with my friend Caitlin. We were looking for an inspiring project to work on together and I wanted to try my hand at a styled shoot, which I had never done before. We did four different looks/concepts and this one was by far my favorite. Caitlin’s [...]