Monthly Archives: January 2012

I love Graphi Studio Albums!

01-27-2012

One of the fun things about winter is Brides finally get around to viewing and approving their album designs so I get to order and hold these gorgeous books for a few moments.

Sigh. I wish I could keep a copy of each one!

What could be in this package??

I’m always slightly nervous to look,  just in case I get the wrong album. Its never happened so I don’t know why I hold my breath every time I open one, lol!

I hate to close it, but I know it’s going to be loved for years to come!

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Starry starry snow

01-23-2012

I remember seeing a photo that Bob Davis took in the rain where each raindrop became a jewel. I wanted to take photos like that … so I did.

With the exception of snow instead of rain, lol!

The trick is to set up your external flash with a radio receiver (I use radio poppers) and put it behind the subject pointing slightly up (approx 45 degrees) so it catches more  snowflakes but still points towards the camera so it can rim light your subject. By the time I got outside the snow had mostly stopped so pointing the flash up caught more snow in the air.

The 2nd flash is slightly to the left, and the flash on my camera (the master) pointing to the right  and slightly down to catch the ground snow and reflect light back up at me.

It was a bit tricky to get just right but wow, how fun (except for the numb fingers from handling my metal flash stands)!

Bob Davis has a great tutorial for snow portraits HERE on his Facebook page.

Favorite photo of the night: Elssa jumping in my arms!

Aren’t her ears crazy?!

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The Quiet Season for Wedding Photography in Fargo.

01-21-2012

Winter. The quiet wedding photography season. Not many brides want to have their weddings when it’s -20 degrees and the chance of a blizzard canceling the whole event! So what do I do in the winter?  I work on a lot of behind the scenes (not so exciting) things like sales taxes, website updates, and SEO (search engine optimizing – basically get my google rank higher).

It’s not all boring though, I have more time for fun things like reading too. Right now I’m on a young adult/Junior fiction kick. It’s a genre I haven’t read much before so I’m enjoying the surprise of great reads! I used to think YA books were all yuck and romance, but I’ve found some very interesting adventures, mysteries, and creative plots! To curl up with a cup of hot tea and read for a few hours without the guilt of editing hanging over my head is refreshing. ; )

One of the main things I’m spending time on right now is a new business venture – not photography related. I can’t reveal it until I get the website set up. It’s in the foundation stages right now, searching keywords on google, learning how to market the subject, planning out the timeline, researching data to write about in the blog posts for the new website, listening to business podcasts to get tips on launching an online business and generating traffic. It’s such a new world for me because my photography business has been  word of mouth oriented, so to start a new online project from scratch is a bit overwhelming. I feel like I have a 1,000 piece puzzle to fit together!

It will be awesome to generate a business I can work on in the winters when my photography is slow (and no income is coming in). And one I won’t need to babysit in the summer when I’m shooting 5 weddings in a row and don’t have extra time to invest in a 2nd job. I’m really excited about the possibilities!

How exciting is that!

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Fargo wedding photography – a look back at 2011

01-15-2012

I featured some of my favorite photos from 2011 on my Facebook page a few weeks ago, but thought it would be fun to post them on my blog too! Click on the dates to take you to the blog posts that feature each wedding in full! I’ll include the wedding venues of each couple so if you are planning a wedding there you can  be sure to check out the individual posts. : )

Feb. 19, 2011 –  Ann and Gregory – This wedding featured the Fargo  NDSU alumni center as the wedding ceremony venue, and the Fargo Air Museum as the wedding reception / dance venue.

May 7, 2011 – Ann and Andreas – Wedding reception at the Avalon in Fargo.

May 18, 2011 – Fargo engagement session – Angie and Brady!

 June 9, 2011 – Jackie and Randy – downtown urban engagement photoshoot! You really need to go check out their blog post because this couple was F.U.N !

June 18, 2011 - Randa and Tyler – St. Mary’s Cathedral in downtown Fargo.

June 25, 2011 – Carl and Amanda – Mahnomen Shooting Star Event Center.

June 30, 2011 – Alyssa and Keith – Fargo engagement photos.

July 9, 2011 – Angie and Brady – The photo was taken at the Train Depot, but the wedding reception was at the Avalon in Fargo.

July 23, 2011 – Krysten and Heath – The Radisson Hotel wedding reception venue. Photo taken at NDSU.

August 9, 2011 – Alicia and Ross – Fargo engagement photography.

September 10, 2011 (aka 9.10.11) – Emily and Ryan – Wedding venue was A Friends House on HWY 75 north of Moorhead.

September 17, 2011 - Jackie and Randy – The Trollwood Bluestem Event Center Wedding Venue.

 October 2011 – Jordan and Kelsey – Fargo engagement photoshoot.

November 11, 2011 – Alyssa and Keith – Wedding venue was the Avalon downtown Fargo.

Well that was a fun look over my shoulder at 2011. Here’s to another fantastic season in 2012!! I’m super excited about the couples I’ve already booked. You know who you are!

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Adventure Calls | Fargo wedding photographer going to WPPI!

01-10-2012

I’m going to WPPI this year (the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International convention in Vegas)! It’s something that I’ve been wanting to do for years. Yet another thing to cross of that bucket list!

I will be focusing on a small sub-workshop since the overall convention is HUGE; 14,000 photographers from around the world descend on the city! My smaller workshop will have about 200-300 people, most of whom I’ve gotten to know online this year via Showit. They are probably the most passionate, talented group of photographers I’ve ever gotten to know. Being together in person is going to be awesome!

We also have amazing speakers including  Jasmine Star, business coach Jeff Jochum, and Zach and Jody Gray, plus many others! It’s going to be 3 intense days of study, fun, networking, and more talking than I can handle! I have a feeling when I come home I’m not going to be able to say another word for a week!

It’s kind of silly, but one of the things I’m looking forward to is flying down. I’ve always loved flying, airports are magical places full of stories. People watching is the best! And since the convention is mid Feb. I’ll be able to fly away from winter for a few days! That is, if winter decides to show up this year. ; )

WPPI will be my first adventure of the year, but definitely not my last.

I just renewed my passport this week.

Somehow that little blue book gives off the feeling of freedom and anticipation.

I’m going to need it for a trip coming up, but you’ll just have to wait and find out where later. ; )

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2012 – and so it begins

01-06-2012

New Years Eve was a blast! My brother and his wife were here for a few days, so that means laughter was frequent. Ad in some family friends and the whole night was full of  jokes, puns, (a few groaners), and stories!  Our friends brought some interesting traditional ‘treats’ …  kippered herring and smoked oysters –  in a can.  When they opened the cans I kid you not, my exact words were, “Eeeeeww!”  The boys however all thought is was hilarious to dare each other to eat it and, “Prove their manhood” – boys. I will never quite understand them, but at the same time it was very entertaining. ; ) They even gave an oyster to my dog Elssa, but she’s a smart puppy and spit it out.  All I can say is the kitchen smelled very fishy by the time they were done. Oh, and AFTER they ate everything  the expiration date was discovered… 2009. Double EEEEWWWW.

Besides the fish we did have some amazing food too. Mom made Indonesian peanut sauce on chicken, and dutch traditional Oliebollen (a kind of donuts), and of course a cheesecake.  That’s more like my kind of food.:)

The whole evening we played games, Dutch blitz (we of Dutch heritage ruled of course, sweeping the tournament 1,2,3!), a Dice game involving a santa hat and three tables, and 4 on a couch took us to midnight. We toasted in the new year with confetti and sparkeling cider, turned on some swing music and danced in the dining room until 1:00 am. Now that’s the way to bring in a new year!!

Unfortunately I didn’t take out my camera all evening. Sometimes I just like to live in the moment instead of always documenting it. As much as I love my camera there are times I’m also tired of it. So the only photo I got was one of the left over confetti mess …

 

This week I’ve been fighting a cold so I haven’t spent too much time on my 2012 goals yet, but one of my desires for this year is to get back into the blogging habit. To share more of my quirky experiences, daily life, dog photos, silly stories.  Ye Be Warned.

Happy 2012!!

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