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It has been almost a year since I have taken an individual studio portrait and I felt I needed some practice. It would have been hard to find a better subject than Mandy, a sister of a previous subject of mine, Jessica.By the way, I had great help from two of my LATI Photo/Media students - Kelly and Holly.
Of course, when I look at my wife, I see more than the Caribbean, white sand and the inviting shade of a palapa. I see much of my past, my present and my future. But in this photo I see the Caribbean, white sand and a palapa.(Confession: I created this post in part so I could say nice things about my wife. And I wanted to be able to use the word "palapa.")
The vows have been taken and the rings exchanged. I don't know how long the term "newlyweds" applies after a wedding. Whatever, the answer, in this photo Brandon and Kendra are about to face the congregation of friends and family and walk up the aisle as husband and wife.Visit our MobileMe web gallery.
Two of my Photo/Media students and I were "on assignment" yesterday covering the wedding of Kendra, another of my Photo/Media students. I don't normally do the posed photos at weddings but I guess I was n the right place at the right time.Visit our MobileMe web gallery.
My Photo/Media class and I were "on location" in what some of us call the "Old Post Office." Our mission was "looking for light." I had said that the best light for portraiture is the soft light that spills through windows that aren't facing direct sun light.I told one of my students to step next to the edge of the window and I pointed out that if you arrange the subject just right, you can easily get Rembrandt lighting. Sara is a great subject so it's not too hard to get a decent portrait.
I was looking for a unique way to get a group shot of my Photo/Media students in the Minneapolis Intitute of Art. As I was waiting for an idea, I saw of few of my students silhouetted in the windows which look out over a park and the city of Minneapolis beyond. With a few instructions to my subjects, I got my unique group shot.
Jake came to the studio the day I took Reagan's photos (see yesterday). He wasn't intending to have his portrait taken but Jill (see two days ago) was there to help Reagan get the right photos. And it was Jill who told me to take a few photos of Jake since he seemed to be photogenic. So I took a few photos.
This was taken in 2004 for a modeling portfolio that Reagan was putting together.
This was a photo that I took in 2004 to update a modeling portfolio for a woman named Jill. She had done quite a bit of modeling and so she told me exactly what she wanted and I just took and processed the photos.
I have pictured others in my "inner circle" on this blog and suggested they were favorite people of mine. How can I not show these three and not say the same? My MIL, my youngest son and my wife on a visit to see Jon in Alaska a couple years ago. As I've said before, I'm a lucky guy.
Here's my stream of consciousness: foot prints in frost (yesterday's post) makes me think of foot prints in the sand. Foot prints in the sand make me think of Mexico. Mexico makes me think of family trips. Family trips reminds me of photo I took of the Four Cousins in Mexico a few years ago: Matt, Brian, Jon and Derek. So where do I go from here in the stream? Check back tomorrow.
Here are two of my favorite people in one of my favorite places. I'm a lucky guy to have the opportunities I have!