....... A great recent project took us out of town for Lifetime Fitness. We had an awesome team from around the country on board for this, complete with a large panda head. Thanks a million to Kristy, Jason, Matt, Drew, Jake, Jeff, Jonathan and the many others who helped with this production. Just got back into the cities last night after a great shoot on the east coast and am looking forward to getting back into the MPLS swing here this week!...
..... Last weeks project took us out west. Updates on the work to come soon. In the mean time, I found myself with a half day to kill before flying back to Minneapolis. Driving out to Red Rock Canyon (not too hard to see where it gets its name), some awesome rock climbing quickly filled the afternoon for me and my assistant. Really cool place, worth checking out. This week we're back in the cities before heading out East for a project next week. Check back soon for more!
....... A recent white seamless shoot for House Of Talents had me shooting jewelry (I think it almost looks like candy!)...not a common shoot for me but really fun to work in a studio context photographing something different! House Of Talents is a really cool company that imports african products from Ghana and Mali, selling them out of Minneapolis. Check them out by clicking here...getting ready for a couple of weeks out of the road, saddle up...
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A recent project took me to Florida for a few days. After wrapping the project, with a few extra hours on my hands, I headed up towards the orange orchards of central Florida. Finding a group of migrant workers, I started to explain "I am a photographer from Minneapolis here for a..." when the worker cut me off saying "no man, these are oranges." I realized he thought "Minneapolis" meant "mini apples," so we switched to Spanish and they agreed to let me shoot the harvest with them. It was an awesome afternoon, complete with fresh snacks as far as the eye could see...
.... MDP, a Doctors Without Borders type of organization, recently asked me to go shoot a project with them south of the border. It was a great project to collaborate on and one with no shortage of stories to tell. I've shared a little bit of the out-takes from the trip, but wanted to post a little of the content captured for the project. The team traveled to seven different locations and were able to do some great work in the short time they were there. Thanks to all involved on the project! Some cool, new work on its way...
...... We've got portfolio showings in Miami all week. The books will be splashed all over the white sand beaches of Florida. Get em while they're hot!
....... Good to be back in Minneapolis after a couple of weeks on the road shooting. Lots of new images to sort though and lots of new ones to create as we are coming back to some great, fresh projects.
The shoot went great and I will do my best of share when they become available. For the time being, enjoy a few portraits from around Guatemala & Mexico...
..... It was a busy last week. Lots of calls, estimates, jobs, shoots, editing and it came down to the last day with a great studio shoot today in North East. Thanks to clients new and old from the last few weeks for some great productions! Tomorrow will take me out of the country for a few cool, caffeinated project...stay tuned...
...... Getting a few things tweaked (a few new pieces of gear in the bag!) to go on a shoot in a few weeks where we'll be documenting coffee production in Guatemala & Mexico. It should be a great project & a very interesting collaboration. Shooting in other cultures is always a great challenge, one that can show you how to better approach projects in your own country. Looking forward to sharing a few images and motion upon returning.
......... A new motion project took us around the cities at the end of the year. Boxing, wrestling and hockey providing the action for the project. As initial cuts come back, it looks really cool. I'll post some edits from it as soon as we can, hopefully it'll be done before a cool international assignment comes up at the end of the month (!). With a new year holding much promise for cool, interesting collaborations, many thanks go out to all clients for a fantastic 2012. THANK YOU!
......... I recently started shooting with Tree Geek, a great local agency. Thought this would be nice to share right after the holidays. A few weeks ago, I was brought in to shoot a portfolio of images for one of their clients focusing on holiday lights in and around the cities. I was shooting static scenes, but keeping a gritty editorial look and feel to the project was key. After getting hot chocolate approved in the budget, we were off and running!...
....... A few months ago we worked on a shoot with local recording artist Mayda. It was pretty cool, we shot some stills and motion for a new feature coming out soon. I almost forgot about these shots but thought they were enticing enough to share. Been working on some neat projects as of late, some that have frozen our fingers and some that are getting us in shape for some great shoots just after the new year...stay tuned for what those are/were...
....... A nice sunny thought from a trip to southern Slovakia as it's getting chilly here...
