Shining Through...

I just don't know if I'll ever get enough of this...

Advancing Their Brand...

Working on getting another Advance Auto Parts shoot out the door. We were shooting the "A-Team" in a recent on-location shoot. This was the classic "day in the life" shoot that allows you insight into a lot of great peoples lives. The conversation was good, the light bright and the cars were hummin'. Needles to say, I learned a lot about batteries, wiper blades and oil...

Cuttin' It Close...

From a recent editorial shoot in Minneapolis...

Detroit...

Recently got back from being on the road in Detroit. Thought I would share what things look like at times during shoots... crazy angles, shooting through glass, laying on the floor... getting dirty. But if that's what it takes to get a better shot, well then, sign me up...

Court-ship...

Taking a break from post-production the other day, I wandered over to a park near the office and shot a quick pick up game. I am processing a few shoots right now and am really excited about the work that is coming out of it. Spring has brought on some cool, creative work with clients and we've been able to get into some cool places to shoot.

I will be shooting a cool project in Holland in a few weeks, so we'll be running to get stuff out the door before then...

Chicago...

Recent shoot on a lovely day in Chicago. Making the most of the elements and time of day we were shooting...

Time Out With The NY Times...

Shooting a recent assignment for the New York Times I found myself in another really cool situation via a camera. The assignment was to document a high school class in Minneapolis that was bringing in industry professionals to give students feed back as if they were working in their respective fields. Their creativity was abundant and I found myself on the floor and under desks until the bell rang, sending us all scrambling into the hall...

Show Me What Ya Got...

One of the hardest things about photography, and making art in general, is showing of subjects in a new way. Things have been done, angles have been tried. Yet there is still a new, interesting way to photograph most everything. A new skate launch for Bauer had us trying to show of the skate in a different way than before. I tried just about everything I could in the time alloted, came out with a few shots that to me read well as hockey...

Walking In Their Shoes...

Recently got to do a shoot for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America following young, potential students around a college campus. The students got to ask all those questions that go unanswered in their school, walk around a real campus and hang out with real students who were living the life they would soon be in themselves. For everyone involved, it was a great way to spend a spring day...

When There Is Not Much There...

I always enjoy the mix of editorial work that comes in along with the advertising and commercial jobs. This tear is from a project shot for a local client here in Minneapolis. It was one of those shoots where you need to make a lot out of very little. So we found an interesting angle and a few surviving plants to frame him in, in the end, it actually came out pretty good.

Jumping For Joy...

Southern Iowa of all places... 

Gettin' Your Hands Dirty...

A recent winner of a Jerome Fellowship for rising artists was throwing pots in Minneapolis the other day. The vision that some of the grant recipients have is really cool to see, an amazing, creative group of people to be around to get your own juices going. There was clay dust in every nook & cranny in the studio, probably not a great place to change a lens...

Thinking Bout It...

Going For Gold...

A couple of shots from a recent shoot for Bauer Hockey. This was a fun shoot with a lot of moving around trying to find interesting ways to tell the story of a championship game. In the end I think we were able to capture the feeling that we were going for.

Moving Forward...

With new cameras in the bag, I am excited about the potential in upcoming shoots. A lot of clients are asking for video to be captured along with stills these days, a fun and new challenge for those of us used to shooting only stills. This year has been spent learning the new and changing side of photography, and projects that have utilized this capability have turned out really cool thus far.

As we move into March, a lot of new, exciting changes await us...