Color/Texture/Random

I went out shooting today and a theme that caught my eye was all of the rich color that is in this city right now! It's kind of a hodge-podge of photos, but ENJOY!















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The Coolest Thing EVER!

This is Brock. He made me THE coolest wooden-large-format-camera EVER!



...and coasters!...



I was SO excited when Brock gave this to me! Little things like this are just SO special, not to mention all the thought and time put into creating something like this! THANK YOU SOOOOOOO much Brock!

eliesa

Canada = RAD!

Today I had the AWESOME pleasure of hanging out with two of the coolest photographers in BC! Ral and Danelle of RAD Studios are kick ass photographers and just really, genuinely great people! I met them a couple weeks back in Vegas and it was SO great to catch up with them some more - their work is PHENOMENAL! So, check it out HERE!




...we went out for sushi and it's hard to tell by the photo, but it was the biggest sushi roll I have ever seen!...









...Ral and Danelle introduced my to my new album vendor, Finao - I just LOVE these albums! They are SO hot!...











...before she was a photographer, Danelle was a graphic designer! I absolutely LOVED their info packets!...


More to come from Canada!

eliesa

Oh Canada...Again!

FYI clients - I am off to Vancouver for the week and will be back on the 15th! Everyone get ready for VOLTAGE: Fashion Amplified on April 16th - this is one of my favorite fashion shows to shoot every year! Tickets are $20, if you don't have them yet, GET THEM! This is a fabulous event that is SO MUCH FUN! What is better than great fashion and great music?




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Sunday Brunch!

What could be better than Sunday brunch with a bunch of photographers? Some photographers in my building and current studio got together to talk shop, play with studio lighting and talk about what inspires us! It was a blast!



...in the studio, discussing lighting techniques! It's so interesting seeing how other photographers approach this subject - there are a million different ways!...


...Lacy from Lace Hanky Photography...



...some samples of basic lighting techniques - notice how the shadows move and/or lighting difference!...





...what inspires me...





eliesa

Amy and Eric: Engagement!

Today was my first engagement session of the year, which officially kicks off my wedding season! I couldn't have been more excited to shoot Amy and Eric after all of the learning, thinking and planning I have been doing over the last few months! This cute couple are college sweethearts who live in Chicago and they came all the way to MN to let me photograph them - how awesome is that?!?!? They even brought along their oh-so-cute dog, Oliver! I had a blast photographing them and I can't wait until their wedding this fall! Congratulations Amy and Eric!

















































View all images from Amy and Eric's session in this oh-so-cool slideshow!




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New Photogen Inc Studio Update!

I have a door!!!!! How exciting!!!!! And I got to walk thru with the electrician the other day to begin the process of hooking up all that jazz....who knew outlets could be so exciting?!?!






WOO HOO!!! June 1 baby!

eliesa

The Week in Review...

This week I have been super busy, but with what? I had a bunch of shoots...here are some snippits...






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A little confession...

Ok blog readers - it's time for me to come clean and tell you about my guilty pleasure...I am a true American Idol fan! I love the show - every season I'm there, this one being no exception! The last 2 weeks, there have been 2 performances that I have absolutely loved! Are these two contestants good enough to take the win? I'm not sure how America will vote, but I HEART these two...

First up is David Cook with an AWESOME version of Billie Jean (which is also on of my all time favorite songs!)




Second up is Jason Castro. Ok. As long as I'm laying it all out there - I also think he could be one of the most gorgeous people EVER! (note: probably along with every other tween in America...I know...) And he has the 'John Mayer Complex' when he performs. Anyone who has seen John Mayer live will understand...




Enjoy!

eliesa