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01-24-2012

Joynoelle – call for model participants

Join me on February 11 for in(dy)spire: The Independent Wedding Fair at the Hotel Ivy. As part of our information-forward, inspiration-heavy event, couture wedding dress designer and IWA member Joy Teiken of joynoelle will be leading a workshop on wedding dress fitting and draping. The workshop will illustrate the process of having a totally custom wedding dress, and we are looking for model participants. Information for entering are below.

Joynoelle wedding gowns are literally one of a kind – draped on your body to fit your curves and your personality perfectly. See them in action from Michelle & Michael’s Intimate Minnesota Winter Wedding
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01-23-2012

Spaghetti on a Board

At the risk of having any non-midwest readers think that this is what the midwest is all about, let me first assure you that

a) Bunky’s is a very nice restaurant with range of medditeranian food
b) Midwesterners know what actual Italian food is like, and this is not actual Italian food
c) this is a very fun way to have a night out with friends.

With that disclaimer, I present the “Spaghetti Board” from Bunky’s Cafe in Madison, WI

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Andy - Very interesting. I’ve never seen spaghetti NOT on a platter or plate before…

01-20-2012

Quiet in the library

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A little fun with Megan & Alan in the JJ Hill Library.

using light off camera exampleI love to play with my surroundings, and I am always looking for ways to be creative and provide a handful of images that are totally unexpected.

For Meg & Alan’s wedding, I wanted to show them in the larger context of the library, so I set up a light behind the doorway to illuminate their corner and keep the focus on them, while still giving a larger picture of where they are.

I took a few photos without the light, and you can see what a difference having the ability to trigger a remote flash makes in a space like this.

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Kevin - Looks better when the lights are on, I think. :D Nice shot!

Roee Dori - Beautiful Demonstration!

Gretchen - Love them both, but I like the lit one better. Can’t wait to see the results from Erin & David’s wedding!

01-18-2012

Pfister hotel wedding Milwaukee {Tiffanie & Jason}

I threw a ball, across the street. It bounced at Tiffanie’s feet, and we could then be properly introduced. Such are the ceremonies of childhood, and so many years later, I am honored to witness a much more formal and joyous ceremony in Tiffanie’s life: her marriage to Jason.

“Of those to whom much is given, much is required”

That is the tatoo on Tiffanie’s arm. If the opposite is also true, then Tiffanie & Jason must have had many obligations in their past,  because with certainty, they now have much to be thankful for: their abundant and loving families, their wonderful children, and now each other.

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Ceremony & reception: Pfister hotel, Milwaukee
Gown: Vera Wang

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Waiheke Accommodation - Nice day and evening shots! I’ll definitely come back here for more of your albums. You have such a nice blog here.

01-17-2012

Mirroring light – Guthrie Theater Minneapolis

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The Guthrie theater can be dark – so dark that even at ISO 3200, there is just not enough light for detail. So, this image is actually a composite of two images – one with Emem holding the flash directed at Tonya, and the second with the situations reversed. I can’t lie – got this idea from a post by Ryan Brenizer, perhaps the worlds most innovative photographer, and added it to my bag of tools – and was finally given the opportunity to use it.

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Allan Camper - It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie..

01-16-2012

Peace (fully dripping) coffee – Anatomy of a Cinemagraph

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I recently had a lot of fun on a personal project with Peace Coffee, shooting a series of cinemagraphs (basically fine detail animated GIFs) for a story on Heavy Table. I learned a lot about coffee and short video production from this project. For this image, I wanted to capture the dripping of the espresso machine as a subtle movement. I shot about 45 frames, but narrowed it down to around 20 that flowed together in a pretty seamless drip. This is the final cinemagraph and the supporting frames from the piece.

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Dan Voss - Very nice! What software did you use to “stitch” these frames together?

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley - Thanks, Dan. I use photoshop to make the cinemagraphs.

01-13-2012

A bit of theater noir

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I love the Guthrie theater – it is a world class location for theater, and I admire their commitment to keeping the common spaces public, even as it becomes a more well known place. Because I usually shoot there several times a year, I make it a rule to always find a new way to shoot when I am there. It can be easy with locations like this to find something that works and repeat it again and again. That would be a disservice to my clients, and, it would also be boring to me! I loved the pop of color that Emem & Tonya brought to this lounge space.

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