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My sister took this self portrait of herself and my dog Elssa. I just love the christmas feel to it! 

So from me to you … Merry Christmas!!

  ”Should Christ be born a thousand times anew, / Despair, O man, unless he’s born in you.” ~ Angelus Silesius

 I was lucky enough to cover this event for Area Woman Magazine yesterday.  Lots of fun details: bowls, soup, chefs, people, kids. I wish I could post them but I can only share this photo that didn’t make the cut. To see the best photos pick up a copy of next month’s magazine!!!

Blue Skies. Fresh Snow. A beautiful Winter wedding!!

I really like the next photo with the snowflakes/crystals and the ring. Stunning. And NO I didn’t drop the rings into a pile of snow. I sprinkled a few flakes onto the sidewalk. Can’t risk loosing those gorgeous rocks! It scares me even to think it.

Meanwhile in the church:

Love the dramatic lighting here:

Candid smiles are the best. So excited! 

“I feel like a Princess” – Best bride quote!

Frat Boys. We seriously took this photo on the lawn of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity house at NDSU. And I was laying in the snow. It shows what I’ll do to get a good photo!

Thanks Tom and Stacey for a great day!!! For friends and family looking at this post I will be uploading all the images onto my online gallery for viewing in about 3-4 weeks. To view them please contact Tom or Stacey and ask for their password and link !

In the meantime check back here on the blog or on my Facebook page to see more teasers over the next few weeks!

Kandel Photography | Fargo Wedding Photographer

I was hired by Area Woman magazine to cover Pangea this year. Since I’m sending the best shots to the magazine I can’t post them here (until they come out in print), but I can show you a peak of photos that didn’t make the magazine cut.

Pangea is a multi cultural event sharing food, fashion, and dance from all over the world. I love stuff  like this! So fun to see the bright colors, hear different music, and watch each culture express itself in unique dance forms. Humanity is so beautiful! And Creative!

 Pick up a copy of Area Woman Magazine in January to see the “Best” photo from the event! And next year why don’t you stop by, it’s free fun at the Hjemkomst center in Moorhead. Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to cover it again. : )  

I seriously think that Fargo should be called the windy city! One of my biggest challenges is to not oly catch people’s expressions, but catch it between huge gusts of wind whipping hair into the face.  What a perfect ending to a great day!

 Anne and I had such a great time chatting as we walked to and from the fields. I loved hearing about her adventures as an exchange student, and comparing notes on literature. So fun to find things in common!

And I just have to say, I LOVE the color of her hair!!

Seriously, the seniors I’ve had this year are all such gorgeous people! Maybe it’s  getting to spend time with them, talking, hearing dreams for the future, really these kids are great inside and out. I’ve had future vets, engineers, nurses, writers, chefs, military, musicians and more! So cool to see their enthusiasm and see how each person has their own path. Makes me thankful that I found the job that fits me too! 

I’m not quite sure why but I don’t get nearly as many guy seniors, mostly girls. So it’s always fun when I get a guy interested in photography!

 I just love the drama of this image:

I’ve been looking forward to Lexi’s senior photos for almost a year! I met her last summer at one of the weddings I was shooting, she was a bridesmaid and sister to the bride, so we spent the whole day together. As soon as they saw the wedding photos Lexi and her mom told me they wanted me to do her senior photos… and I was thrilled to do them! Lexi is a natural model, perky, fun, and totally charmed the camera.

She told me that she loves vintage things, so when I found these 1960′s suitcases in mint condition at a local thrift shop I had to snap them up for our senior shoot! Add in the trains and it was a  perfect setup!

I think the next photo is my favorite from the shoot:

I’m one lucky photographer to have such gorgeous models!

I often have a hard time deciding which version of an image to post on my blog or facebook page. I love the vibrancy of color. I love the drama of B&W. I love the glow of vintage actions. Oh what to do!!! So today I’m going to post the same photo in two versions, and YOU can comment your personal opinion and save me the headache of going back and forth:  ”B&W, no Color, no B&W, no Color…”

I’ve been excited about this wedding all year. The location, A Friend’s House on HWY 75, is a place I’ve driven by many times and always wanted to get a closer look at! A national historic location, it is beautiful! When Kari told me that was her venue I was thrilled!! But it was more than the location, all the details that Kari incorporated were fantastic. Be prepared for a LONG post:

As I’m editing wedding photos I always keep my eyes open for details in the ‘background’ or unnoticed items that I can crop into amazing images. This image is just such a treasure. And I just LOVE it!!

 It reminds me of an old LIFE magazine photograph.

Fall colors don’t last long in Fargo. I took these photos about 10 days ago, and the trees are almost bare now! 

This family was very patient with the weather. Our original shoot was for July. Then it rained. So we scheduled August. And it rained. So we scheduled the last week of September. And it rained. Again. Thankfully I had another date open the same week so we FINALLY got their session in. I think their patience paid off, because they got the best colors of the year!!!

I showed you guys the viking purple photos yesterday, but I had to share some more from this session. I went a little overboard on their photos, but I don’t think you will mind!

The fall colors are just starting to change right now in Fargo, so we really lucked out:

I’m a Viking fan, so when Tyler said he brought a few jerseys with him to the engagement session I was pretty excited! I’m tellin’ ya, with the three of us rooting for the Vikings they’d better win today!

 Let’s go Vikings … start that winning streak!! We’re cheering you on.  : )

Stacey contacted me about doing their engagement session out at the farm… and I’m so glad they did. The sunshine on the hay bales was perfection. We had a great time laughing together, exploring the farm, and swatting mosquitoes. I actually had to photoshop a few of those pests out of the images!! But it was worth it:

Teaser #2 from the wedding at ‘A Friend’s House” - AKA the old white house on HWY 75. It was a fantastic place for photography! 

 Much more to come!

 Yesterday we had a large group of friends show up to help us tear down walls and start the gutting process in our basement. How blessed we are to have people care and help when we need it!!

It’s so weird to look through walls.

This is our garage now:

 Still LOTS to do but we are thankful for how much we have gotten done.

The news on our house keeps getting worse and worse. More damage the farther we go. Today a contractor came in with a special gadget to measure dampness in the walls. It beeped. A lot. Which is bad. So everything has to go. The walls. The built in cupboards. The built in book cases. The closets. The bathroom sink. It’s overwhelming! Everything that belongs in the basement we now need to find a place for upstairs so we can start ripping out walls down there. So the house is a mess upstairs and down! It’s a challenge.

So it’s time to look at something pretty instead of ugly. Time to be positive!

Photos from Yellowstone park:

 More to come as I have time to edit. But I’ve got just a little bit on my plate right now. ; )

 Day two of cleanup. It seems the farther we dig in the worse it gets. Yuck. Today we had the police over twice to look at the damage and talk with us and our neighbors. They said that there have been several cases of water vandalism in the area this month, so everyone keep your eyes on your own hose pipes!!

The worst mold is on our books and behind the baseboards. Some of it is down right disgusting:

I’m doing my best to catch up on photography work, but as you can see things are a little crazy right now. So if you are waiting for album design or other things it’s going to take me a little longer than normal getting back to you. I’m sorry! Blame the vandals. ; )