Dance Performance Photography – Caught at LangLab
Reiterated confession: I'm a live performance & visual media junkie. The anticipation, nervous energy before the stage comes to life, and one-shot no retakes atmosphere gets my creativity charged up. I absolutely love the countdown to go time. Troubleshooting in a pinch to make it work and look flawless. Fast paced action all around! (These all translate just fine to wedding →
Trash the Dress – Prom Edition
While throwing around ideas with Tabatha for her outdoorsy Senior Sessions it was quickly apparent she was up for something a bit different. I've been working with more and more cool clients that have been completely game to try something a bit different than my previous shoots, and I like it. From the responses to seeing their photos I'd say →
Nikon service saves the shoot!
I am floored. So was my favorite lens. During a shoot in an old theater's projector booth, I accidentally pulled a lens of a table when my camera strap caught it. While in a moment of inspiration, I changed lenses and grabbed my D300 off the table after arranging lighting and props. The camera decided to bring a friend with it, →
Gallery Debut a smash hit!
Wow. That was a rush! After the last few weeks finalizing prints, framing, preparing and all around brainstorming at high speed, it all came down to one great night of celebration with friends last Saturday! Highlights of the night - and all were simply amazing: We have the coolest friends and clients out there. Sara said it best that each of you have →
Gallery Show – TOMORROW NIGHT! 3/7/09
Just one last reminder before the weekend! You're invited to come see us Saturday night! Click the photo above or CLICK HERE for the event page and full info! See you there!
Art in the Simple Things
Made from one of my favorite toys of all time, by Christoph Niemann. Who said artistic stuff had to be complex? Go make some art today. http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/i-lego-ny/
Creative Sara and the Super Macaroni
A few days back Sara made up a tasty and colorful dish for lunch. I call it Super Macaroni. The colorful dish begged to be photographed before devoured. I saw her creative side years before we ran around with cameras together. She has an uncanny knack of making art out of just about anything she finds, tasty food included. I've always →
Craving Retro
While in Indy last weekend I drove by the Children's Museum and reminisced the last museum I could remember visiting was the Chicago Museum of Art in 2004. Yes, over 4 years ago in the dating days. It was one of my favorite trips with Sara. One of my favorites from the trip, nice snap by our friend Julia with Sara's →
Photo Lessons by Joe McNally
I took a break from designing and sketching ideas for this weekend's event setup to check the web feeds. Had a good laugh when I came across this napkin art. I've had some pretty cool photography instructors, mentors and inspirations. Still nobody illustrates his or her work as simply and geek friendly as the famous Joe McNally. What do these →
Seeing Something Invisible
If you've looked at a photography magazine or seen any photo-centric websites or forums you know there's been a tidal wave of new digital SLR cameras flooding the lineup of already pretty awesome cameras out there. Newer, faster, shinier, a couple extra megapixels... it's crazy how quickly new cameras are being introduced! This summer it was time for us to retire →
Art Beat Wrapup
The eB Photography dress trashers Brandie, JP, Amanda, Sara and Eric (caffeine finally kicked in!) A look at the Art Beat chaos of the Great Hall I'm wearing Waldo's hat to make me easier to find. And of course, a glance at our display. Trashed dress and a bunch of 20x30 poster prints hanging all around, slide show of the dress trashing shoots, →
Making Waves
This was our undisputed favorite poster print at Art Beat. You've seen and probably made snow angels - this is a water angel. So many more photos to come from this fantastic 2-day shoot. Patience. :D
Art is an expression
Art is an expression that needs no explanation but in its essence demands attention. Sara Bassler-Bucholtz Art Beat came and went in four and a half hours. I, for one, think that for all the work put into it, the Beat should be a weekend fest or at least a day-long event. Being sandwiched between Labor Day weekend and the Notre Dame →
So beat prepping for Art Beat
For the last two weeks it has felt like the night before final exams getting ideas and prints together for Art Beat. Today didn't help that one bit. It only added MORE instant favorite shots to choose from before 4pm tomorrow. We started at hair & makeup around 11am, shot through 6pm, hung out till 9pm and it's been one rush →
your Art Beat invitation
Here's as formal as it's getting for an invitation to this year's Art Beat festival in downtown South Bend: You're invited! Come see us! We'll be featured among jewelry designers, graphic artists, handmade fashions, and some of the coolest artists you'll ever meet. It's September 4th, NEXT THURSDAY in downtown South Bend, Indiana. We'll have our photos on display - you may →
Trash the Dress
First off, serious props to Sara for all her hard work, logistics and brainstorming to put this day together. Couldn't have done it or had this much fun without you, babe. On our way up to Lake Michigan I wondered if in fact we wouldn't also be getting a bit messier than usual at a location shoot. Thunderstorms were in the →
Monday Jumpstart – Animals Explain Art
Perfect start to the (creative) work week. What's art to you?
Summer Newlyweds by Holga
Last summer I picked up the classically cheap and funky photo making Holga camera as part of my creative escape from the immediacy and trigger happy shooting of digital photography. The Holga has become a quick low tech favorite of mine, and I've had some pretty cool candid snaps printed from some of our summer weddings. One of my favorites →
Endeavors in Illumination
"There are two kinds of light--the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures." - James Thurber It's hard to say when it began to stir, but I welcome the nudge to do something new, to try new ideas, to expand on proven practice of what I understand in lighting. The changing of seasons always seems to inspire me. New years has its →
familiar f-word… film!
I love eBay shopping. Random, unpredictable, spontaneous, competitive shopping. After getting a gem of a low tech camera - the Holga - I looked around on eBay for expired film. Wacky color shifts and even more unpredictable photo outcome. Here's a sampling of the slide and print film from the mid 1990s that should have some fun outcome! In the mean →