tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35533448773322181252024-03-14T01:33:11.828-07:00JMI Photo BlogA place to keep up with Jennifer's photography Shenanigans.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-57587571048352300402015-07-12T11:26:00.000-07:002015-07-12T11:26:00.644-07:00Harry Potter Wedding<div style="text-align: center;">
You heard me right. Cassidy & Princess had a Harry Potter themed wedding and it was pretty cool. </div>
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Her ring is even snitch shaped! </div>
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It rained on us off & on all day so I had to get a little creative with some of the locations, like the first look in a parking garage. It turned out good though, and everyone was laid back and easy going about it.</div>
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Wedding guests got to pick out a wand of their own.</div>
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I had a lot of fun playing with these magic shots.</div>
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They wanted to do this dueling shot, which is fun to have one side of the wedding party against the other. I have an edit without the heart but I wanted to do this too because my thought process was even when a couple is mad at each other there's still love there and here it can't help but manifest itself in the magic. </div>
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For this one I thought about how the wedding party is your moral support. In the Harry Potter universe there's possible real danger and dark times. A wedding party in that place would be there to protect the bride & groom as best they can from all the bad vibes.</div>
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Of course the reception continued the theme, from a candy bar catered by Honeydukes to a beer quidditch game set up in the back.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-23957772698166162672014-11-18T18:39:00.000-08:002014-11-18T18:39:13.333-08:00Jenna + AlexA recipe for success is when you have a beautiful location and beautiful light at the same time. It's hard to go wrong when you get both of those. <br />
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The place is <a href="http://wildpickinswinery.com/" target="_blank">Wild Pickins Winery</a>, which I hadn't heard of before and I guess it's because they haven't been around for all that long. It was gorgeous. A small building surrounded by big trees, a pond and a few vines out front. <br />
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It was a bright yet overcast type of day, where everything seems to almost glow. Were it just a little warmer it could have been perfect.<br />
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So maybe the feather girl threw up early on and the groom had a headache later on, but over all I'd say the day was a success! Congratulations!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-3816084185623422362014-10-19T09:37:00.000-07:002014-10-19T09:37:16.345-07:00Pumpkin Picking!Say hello to Evie and Rory again! This time I followed the family around for a lifestyle shoot at the orchard. First things first, we hit up the playground. It's all much too enticing to just pass that by. <br />
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They also have a bunch of animals to pet and feed. We spent most of our time with the goats.<br />
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Then it was time to take the wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch. We wandered around out there and had a lot of fun exploring. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-76161031861407640652014-08-07T15:05:00.000-07:002014-08-07T15:05:14.573-07:00Danny & Rachel Get Married We start this story on a farm. This particular farm has been in the bride's family for many years. Her dad didn't know the actual year the original house had been built but knew it was pre civil war. The house could have it's own story. It's an incredibly interesting place and it's no surprise that Rachel wanted to be sure to have some photos made there. When someone living in the house had died the door to their room was closed and left untouched. There are different generations of wallpaper styles in each room and portraits hanging on the walls of people no longer remembered. Now the building is mainly used for storage and it was too cluttered to make photos inside but I was sure to do their first look on the front porch. <br />
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Her father, who lives on the farm property, is a car collector. So many cars. This one in particular has a history. Both Rachel's parents and brother had photos made in it on their own wedding days. So the tradition continues. <br />
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Because the wedding was small and they didn't have anyone else in their wedding party each of their families joined us at the farm before the ceremony for all of the group pictures.<br />
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I've been tempted to make a collage of all the silly faces these two made at each other but I got the impression that wouldn't be appreciated. I genuinely love it though. They're very playful and goofy together.<br />
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After a few more photos at the farm it was time to meet the rest of the crew at the ceremony site, a park just a little ways down the road.<br />
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Each of them arrived in one of these old cars (more from dad's collection) on either side of the park.<br />
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The ceremony itself was short & sweet. Just enough time to say what needed to be said, get a little emotional & then the birdseed flew. Any guest who wanted a ride to the reception climbed on the trolley and we were off to the river.<br />
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The Mississippi was actually high enough to flood right by the reception venue but thankfully it held off just enough and we were able to get through. The reception itself was unlike any I had been to before. They rented space at a winery / brewery and had no DJ or music of any kind. The only traditional reception event they did was the cake cutting. I wasn't sure just how that was going to turn out but it was great. Everyone was able to hang out and chat. They did a perfect job at figuring out what was right for them and their crowd without letting tradition influence too much.<br />
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And a zombie cake. Awesome.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-56191664207624656032014-07-12T09:08:00.000-07:002014-07-12T09:08:50.885-07:00Pennsylvania Wedding This June I got to go to the middle of nowhere PA (aka Meyersdale) for a wedding. It's a very beautiful area. I wish we had the whole day to just run around and make pictures.<br />
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This isn't Dave and Shelley's first rodeo, so the wedding party is made up of their children and grandchildren. They also made it a point to have a ceremony very personal to them and celebrating those who have passed they wished could be there with them.<br />
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Check out these flowers. They're made of wood! This may be old news to you, but I'd never seen wooden bouquets before and I think it's awesome.</div>
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While setting up the portrait session with these guys we discussed locations that would be meaningful to them, like I usually like to recommend. Your pictures will mean a lot more when it looks like something you'd be doing anyway. This park is right next to their house and they're fortunate enough to have other family member living right by within walking distance as well so we all did a bit of that walking around. <br />
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Haskell Park is a lovely space already. Wide spread areas with grass and trees, gorgeous homes all around, and playground equipment shaped like dinosaurs! They also have a local landmark. The Haskell Playhouse. This beautiful playhouse was built for Lucy Haskell on her 5th birthday back in 1885, who lived on this property back then. Usually when you visit the park the playhouse is locked and you can just enjoy the outside but I came to discover that the girl's great grandma is involved in the preservation of the playhouse and she would be able to open it up for us. They asked if I would like to take some of the girl's pictures there? I grew up in the area and therefore have at one point looked at the playhouse with my own set of little girl eyes and knew how great it would be. <br />
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Mom said they loved to play with the tea set in there and sure enough that's what they went to first. Vera, the oldest, wasn't especially interested in having her picture made. She did not want to look at the camera. But she did want to play and we get along pretty well so I think it all worked out. I got some great shots of the girls being themselves.<br />
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The pictures were also for Sophie's 1st birthday. She was a bit less camera shy than her sister. <br />
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After playing at the park for a little bit we walked up to grandma's house to jump on her trampoline. <br />
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The only problem with getting to jump on the trampoline is that you have to get off eventually. After adventuring around the neighborhood the girls were getting tired and it was time for the wagon ride back home. After a cookie or two from grandma of course. <br />
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If you want any more info about the Haskell Playhouse you can find it at <a href="http://haskellplayhouse.org/">haskellplayhouse.org</a> <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-10939073740566099952014-01-03T15:48:00.000-08:002014-01-03T15:48:51.360-08:00Senior PhotosFor some reason some combination of this website and my desktop have been at arms since I've tried to make this post. I suppose I need to troubleshoot but for now it appears that my lap top doesn't have the same conflict so here is a long overdue post about some senior pictures. <br />
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We really lucked out. There's usually just one weekend in autumn between nature looking mostly green and mostly dead. Where all those beautiful fall colors are their brightest. That was the weekend Tori & I had scheduled her senior pictures on. <br />
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Next we went indoors to The Milton Schoolhouse who awesomely allows photographers to rent the unique space for shoots. It was nice to get a break from that chill for a bit. We also went downtown Alton for a few shots before packing it up. <br />
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I'm not often approached for senior photos and I think it's probably mainly because I don't have my own studio (Though for the record, I do have lights I can set up places) and the studio is a big part of the traditional look of senior portraits. So thanks Tori, for doing something a little different with me. I'm thrilled with how these came out and I hope that more soon to be seniors will want to do things kind of non-traditional too. </div>
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Having been married myself, I know all about what goes into wedding planning, but I can't imagine what it must have been like for these guys because they don't even live here anymore. During most of their engagement they were away at college and before the day, graduated and moved to New Orleans. Their families must have put in a lot of help to make sure everything went off without a hitch, which it did. <br />
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Julia in front of her parent's house. I love these old houses in that part of town. Theirs was no exception. Just beautiful. The rosary hanging from the tree is something I hadn't heard of before. The superstition is that if you hang one in a tree the night before your wedding, the weather will be good on the wedding day. Or maybe it was just that rain would stay away. It must have worked. No rain all day, and just a little chill in the air. For October that was pretty good.<br />
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After the ceremony they did another thing I hadn't seen before. Instead of a receiving line at the church entrance, the bride and groom released each row and talked to their guests then. What a great idea! </div>
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After leaving the church we drove just a little ways past the reception site to Julia's grandfather's farm. The convertibles parked at the start of an old dirt and rock road and we exchanged cars for a hayride past fields and through woods to the top of a hill with a few old red structures. What a great place. I could have made pictures up there all day long.<br />
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The reception was at Lockhaven, a beautiful spot just off the river. While dinner was inside, the dance floor was set up outside. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-14681039290999699052013-10-29T11:05:00.000-07:002013-10-29T11:05:14.097-07:00Halloween!I love Halloween. Everything about it. Well, I could stand for the temperature to be a little warmer. Makes a variety of costume options narrower if you'll be outside. But aside from that, yay! Halloween!<br />
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If you're looking for something to do to add to your own Halloween adventures I'd like to suggest the Apocalypse haunted house in Alton. I've been to many haunted houses over the years, sometimes even traveling for them and I have to say this one is right up there with the big guys. Quality scenes and actors. <br />
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I got to make some photos the other night & I'd like to share a sneak peek with you. <br />
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The haunt will be open on the 30th from dark till 9pm, Halloween night after the Alton parade (it's right up the street) until people quit showing up, & Nov. 1st from 7 to 11pm. <br />
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Oh my goodness I just love photographing these two. They do so well & we have a good time. <br />
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We don't live in the same town so I only get to see her once every couple of months. She's very clingy right now with the people she's closest to like her parents and grandma. This combined with her being an early walker made getting some one year pictures a little tricky. When she wasn't attached to my mom she was running around all over the place. But with a little patience I had some success.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-17664445080977981602013-08-14T09:56:00.001-07:002013-08-14T09:56:56.883-07:00Travis & Ashley's WeddingEnjoy some photos from this wedding day I photographed a little earlier this summer. Everything was so beautiful it made my job easy. Best wishes to the happy couple! There's a lot of love here.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-6688923169784876132013-07-30T08:07:00.000-07:002013-07-30T08:09:45.403-07:00Keep it's memories The other day I was walking my dog and came across a piece of trash on the ground that was unmistakably a wrapper of a dollar ice cream from an ice cream truck. This isn't my route, but as a fellow ice cream man I felt an obligation to clean it up. <br />
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This is one of the reasons I love my other job.<br />
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This is such a nice sentiment that made my day feel a little brighter (even though it would seen little Eric needs to learn to use a trash can better). No other sales job has given me the warm fuzzies so often as this one. <br />
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After getting this one photo of her out of my system I knew I still wanted to try and make something better while I had everything out and the temperature was nice but I still had the issue as before with not being very inspired by any of my still life options.<br />
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What I decided to do was walk two houses up and knock on my neighbor Pam's door. Pam has been there in the same house for what sounds like as long as the house has been there from the way she talks about it. Occasionally we run into each other and have conversations and as I had brought up my interest in this process the last time we talked I felt that she might like to sit for me. Apparently she had been up late the night before texting with friends and at almost 1:00 in the afternoon had just recently woken up. I don't know why that amuses me. I have no idea how old Pam is, but I have a feeling it's more than how she acts and looks. Actually, it would seem that this process has aged her. It's ended up showing more wrinkles than what are apparent in real life. <br />
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So obviously she said yes, but asked to come by just a little later so she could wake up more and put herself together a bit. <br />
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Some of the funky stuff going on in these is due to experimentation. Some of it I understand and just want to push things & see it all in person, and some I'm still learning about. This was also my first time trying black stained glass. I either like it a lot or not very much. That all depends on if one of these things I'm still learning is related to it at all. <br />
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This picture may not look like much to you, but what it represents to me is overwhelming. <br />
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Several months ago I was taught how to make wet plates. This is a process that was used mainly in the 1850s and 60s. It's basically creating your own film on a surface, like glass for example (what I've used so far), and making it light sensitive to make a photograph. In the end it can be a negative or a positive. <br />
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When I learned the process I made a couple alright plates. Enough to get the idea. Over the next few months I gradually collected what I would need to do this on my own with a lot of help from xmas and a tax return. When everything came together and I started making photos they didn't come out quite great. I had a strange looking fog on every one. It's a tricky process and every little thing can cause issues or just variations. I spent several days troubleshooting all different aspects of the process to come up with a clean plate. For the most part I remained positive and still excited to be learning more about it. Eventually however, as my options began to dwindle I felt more discouraged and generally bummed out. I took a break and tried again. Things started to turn around and I had some success. I'm not sure I can express how that felt. Relief is probably the best word but it doesn't seem to capture the immensity. Sadness gave way to hopefulness and I could feel the bad juju fall away from me. <br />
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This photo is the first one I've made on my own with my darkroom and the chemicals that I mixed myself that turned out OK. It's by no means great, but it's not bad. It's a starting point for things to come. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-27930035523069669262013-03-09T16:02:00.000-08:002013-03-09T16:02:30.932-08:00Taking a WalkIn general, I really like the sun. I like the way it feels when it shines on me and I miss it when it's gone for a while. On the other hand, aesthetically when photographing outdoors I prefer it to be overcast. I like the diffused, even and sometimes grayness of the look. This is something that's been on my mind a little more since spending some time in Portland over the winter. The sun has come out. The sky is clear right now as a matter of fact, but it hasn't been out as much as I'm used to and because I haven't taken many photos outside in the daytime while I've been here my feelings about it have been more on the side of missing it.<br />
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The other day I was inspired to get out and go for a hike. Take advantage of all this beautiful land just a short drive away. I picked a day that had a low chance of rain and drove out to the Columbia River Gorge area. I had a hike in mind but accidentally missed the exit to get there. When I took the next exit I was in the parking lot in front of the Multnomah Falls. I still planned to go back to the other hike but when I found out it was much more trouble than just going back to my missed exit I decided to stay and take this hike.<br />
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Here is where my earlier mention about the light comes back in. There seems to be, at least in some areas, a special quality to the light here that I haven't seen other places. It's somehow bright and dark at the same time. I noticed this the most on this walk and I think a lot of it had to do with the subjects and the way they react to the light. Almost everything up here is covered in moss and when the moss and the overcast light get together it seems to almost glow.<br />
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Getting to the top of the falls I followed a paved switchback path but once at the top there was another path that was unpaved and rocky that lead to a smaller falls. That was the part I enjoyed the most. Everything felt much more secluded and natural there.<br />
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The path ran along side the stream that connected the two falls to each other. <br />
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I have done almost nothing to these photos. I usually don't do much post work but I feel the need to emphasize that because looking at some of these I think they seem to have almost a painterly look to them and the subject didn't need any help from me to look like that.<br />
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Multnomah Falls itself was surely one of the largest waterfalls I've ever seen and I like the way you can get pretty close to it at the bottom via the bridge that sits between the upper and lower cascades.<br />
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I could really get a sense of it's powerfulness as it loudly crashed against the rocks behind it. I probably could have sat there and watched it for a while if I were dressed more appropriately for the wetness and had more time. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-20648318866215555772013-02-27T15:25:00.000-08:002013-02-27T15:28:16.482-08:00The New BabySo I took some time away from home to travel up to Portland OR. Reason
being my sister is having her first baby. Yay! Exciting! A few years
ago, shortly after getting married, her and her husband packed up &
drove out here with the vaguest of plans. There's no other family nearby
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I got into town a few days before little Greta made her appearance so I was able to be here for the delivery.<br />
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We were at the hospital all day and finally at 11:54pm Greta Mae was born.<br />
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Now I get to spend a bit of time with my sister and brother in law and getting to know my niece. So far I know that she likes to eat and cry a lot. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-81841970706898359872013-02-09T15:05:00.000-08:002013-02-09T15:05:55.876-08:00Time to pay attentionOK, I'm going to get political for a moment. It doesn't happen often because I don't like bitching and complaining about things I have no control over. I might as well gripe about the weather. If there is something I can do, I'll simply do it. Shop locally, eat as little processed food as I can, vote against someone that doesn't do a good job and for someone that does. I don't care what Chick-fil-a spends their money on but I don't eat there so it's not my money they're spending. Just some examples.<br />
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Sometimes there are injustices that need to be addressed, less the people doing wrong continue to do so. Sometimes there is something or someone that needs to be called out.<br />
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There's so much to say, I guess I'll start with some background. My town is slowly dieing. It's in a great location right on the Mississippi river with a lot of great old buildings in our downtown and uptown areas and a lot of newer development in other areas of town. Two hospitals, several parks, a riverboat casino, etc. Far too many of these great buildings are vacant. There's no hotel near our riverboat so most of the money generated there are from locals. When visitalton.com ran a promotion to get people to come and stay there the incentives were for a winery and water park in a nearby town. Not our own. I fear before long if things keep going the way they are Alton will end up no different than East St. Louis. Anyone with the means to leave will. I know several people and know of others that try to do what they can to make this town a good place to live. They are investing time and money into creating jobs and entertainment and restoring buildings. On the one hand that makes me feel hopeful and it makes me feel like staying around and doing what I can to invest in Alton's future as well. On the other hand, they haven't always had it easy.<br />
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My wake up call came when the mayor banned burlesque in town. It wasn't simply that he did it but it was the way he went about it. Acting like a child. He didn't ask questions or talk with anyone about what was going on before harassing businesses, or even after when the shows promoters tried several times to open a dialogue. Come to find out it was a move to shut down the place where the shows were previously held and once the ball got rolling burlesque was caught in the middle. I'm not sure what issue some city people have with the other establishment but I wish they didn't want to resolve it by shutting them down. Those guys put a lot of work into an old building. It looks great and is serving a purpose. Would they really rather it sit vacant? Sometimes I think they may.<br />
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After all of that I was more aware of the attitudes in city hall. This video is a great example of the childish way our mayor behaves and the backward way he thinks.<br />
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If you're not from the area, a memorial to the flood is one of the stupidest ways to spend money. I'm pretty sure no one died, it was just an uncomfortable time for people where muddy water filled buildings and we all had to drink clean water from cans. Besides, across the street from where the memorial would go is the high water mark. A huge red line noting the event. If they want to put money into the scenic byway fix up some buildings. Give people places to stop and eat or shop while they drive through.<br />
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I know this is a long post, and I hope you're still with me. I'm now getting to the real meat. Elections are coming up in April.<br />
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I've had the opportunity to speak with a man on a couple occasions that is running for mayor. I worked with his campaign manager to create some photographs for the campaign at one point as well. So allow me to introduce you to Brant Walker:<br />
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Brant owns a job placement business in town. He has also fixed up several houses and rents them out. Already proactively doing what he can to try and make things a little better. I'm not saying I know he'll be the best mayor ever. I can't see the future. What I do know is that when talking with him he seems to genuinely care about making the city better. I don't feel that he wants this job for power or much of his own benefit outside of being tired of sitting back and watching things go downhill. Also, he doesn't have a lot of friends down there at city hall so on the one hand that's good because he's not in with the team of people doing the same old thing for their own benefit. On the other hand it makes things a bit more difficult. To be totally honest, when we first talked I felt he may have been playing the everyone's against me card a little heavy. But then in January I realized it may not be an over-exaggeration at all. This story is long as well so I'll try to compact it as much as I can. </div>
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Someone filed an objection to Brant's running for mayor. Turns out this objection comes from someone that regularly has coffee with our current mayor and during one of these mornings the mayor mentioned something that gave him the impression Brant doesn't pay his taxes so he had a lawyer look into it. All they were able to find was an incorrect tax exemption on a couple properties (when brought to Brant's attention he removed them and paid anything due). This particular tax exemption has been stated by the supreme court as not a reason someone cannot run for mayor. The only other thing they found was a water bill on one of his rental properties that was overdue. A bill that was not in his name and if he were to try and get the information from the water company, even as the property owner he can't due to privacy laws. So there was no way for him to even know one of his tenant's bills were a little overdue. In my opinion it's no one's business outside of the water company and the person the bill's name is in anyway. Even with all of that the board decided that he was responsible to an extent where they would not permit him to be on the ballot. </div>
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This means current mayor Tom will be running unopposed if Brant's second attempt at justice in circuit court fails. This brings me back to my original remarks here. The power to have some control over something by my vote. I should have that say. I should be able to voice my opinion in where my city is headed. Not only that but now all the focus is on the ballot itself when this time should be spent on talking about each candidate's goals and plans and history. </div>
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If you want more info on everything going on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrantWalkerForMayor?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Brant Walker's Facebook page</a> is a great place to get it. </div>
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The weather on the day we planned to make maternity photos was conflicting for me. On the one hand I was hoping for overcast because I had this vision for an image I would make with my view camera. The sun was not a part of that vision. Also, it was way too bright for my film. On the upside it was an incredibly warm day for December and made being outdoors more pleasant for everyone. And outside of the vision I had for that one shot, I have an affinity for back lighting and natural sun flair. As a matter of fact, check out this shot below. I wasn't originally going to add this here but now that I'm talking about it, this thing that looks like a white vignette was made in camera naturally. (And a freak accident like this is the only time it's alright to have a white vignette on a photo. Ever.)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-2692771479644101302012-12-27T15:50:00.000-08:002012-12-27T15:50:33.580-08:00Something Bigger Than YourselfEarlier this December I was asked to photograph a benefit show. The beneficiaries were the children at the Catholic Children's Home. Jay Lipe, the man that put the show together, wanted to do something for these kids for Christmas. He took them out for dinner and got them gifts. Some of the gifts were musical instruments because "music is important" and I would have to agree. I thought it was a wonderful gesture and I bet those kids really appreciated it. <br />
Here's where you can find more info about CCH: <a href="http://www.catholicchildrenshome.com/">www.catholicchildrenshome.com</a><br />
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The night of the show itself was the first really cold day this season. The temp really dropped and we had 30 mph winds. I did not want to go outside, and was successful in that endeavor most of the day. In the end though, I was glad that we braved mother nature to make it out to the show. I got to see some musicians that I really enjoyed. The first three to go on were more of a mellow pace than I usually see and it was perfect for a cold week day night. <br />
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The first was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArdorGlowing" target="_blank">Ardor Glowing</a>. Apparently this band has a five and two piece version. We saw the two piece. I liked these guys a lot. Their vocals sound great together and the music was very pleasant. I would recommend checking them out. <br />
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Next up was Eric Hensley who performed solo. I don't believe he has a page about his solo music (at least I couldn't find one) but he also was a member of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/503678506329847/?ref=14#!/pages/Autumn-Clock-Official/167681017902" target="_blank">Autumn Clock</a>. </div>
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The evening was certainly an eclectic mix of sounds but I think it worked. And as a bonus the show was at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/calendar#!/300State?fref=ts" target="_blank">300 State</a>, which is a place that recently got a bit of a remodel and upgrade to include pizza. And I don't mean regular bar pizza. I mean quality pizza place pizza. Go there and eat some. Do it now. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-11021721384540705622012-12-20T13:41:00.000-08:002012-12-20T13:41:45.045-08:00Fall ColorsI've been slacking. Here's one of my recent photo shoots with my cousin's family we did last month. Those girls are growing up so fast.<br />
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We went out to her parent's house and did the photos in the back yard. We wanted them to be outside to try and take advantage of the fall colors and their yard is not only just as good as any park would be for this purpose, but it means something to them.<br />
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It all went very well. The weather ended up being so nice we didn't even have to worry about jackets for the kids and they had a great time playing in the leaves. <br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-44788445649047863022012-10-05T12:48:00.002-07:002012-10-05T12:48:44.881-07:00Wedding in Peoria IL(Click photos to view larger)<br />
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Last month I had the pleasure of traveling up to Peoria to photograph Peter and Erin's wedding. It was an absolutely beautiful wedding with everything down to the details thought out and in place. <br />
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At the reception I overheard someone compliment them on how perfect the day was. I don't know if they meant a perfect representation of the couple or if it was just the way that person thought a wedding should go, but it got me to think about how usually on any one's wedding day something is bound to go wrong. No matter how big or small, it's always something that by the end of the day is no big deal anyway. <br />
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If anything went wrong this day it was so small I'm unaware of it. They managed to have that one in a million wedding where everything actually went just as planned. <br />
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I'd be willing to bet this has a lot to do with the easy going-ness of the bride. As far as you could tell she wasn't worried about any of the things that could go wrong and showed no signs of nerves. <br />
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After the ceremony we headed to downtown Peoria, which I had to familiarise myself with the day before. I was relieved to find the first place I wanted to go wasn't filled with cars as the Oktoberfest festival was going on just down the street. <br />
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I had expected a crowd for Oktoberfest and not met it. I did not expect a crowd further down the road amongst some disheveled buildings, however we did find one there. Apparently this is a popular place for photos and a homecoming dance or something of the like was going on. The whole area was swarming with photographers and teenagers in formal wear. I've never seen anything quite like it. Fortunately we showed up just as most of them were clearing out and we didn't have much trouble getting our photos in there too. <br />
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All those little details really showed off at the reception. Each table was the name of a cheese, and that cheese was there for guests to try. They had flip flops and beer cozies as gifts for everyone and a sketch artist on hand to draw portraits. <br />
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Congratulations Peter & Erin, and kudos on throwing a great party! <br />
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These are some photos of a family I got to spend some time with last month. <br />
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Last year I chased Evie around the park for her one year birthday photos. It was great to spend a little time with her again & see how she's been growing up. Still just as squirmy & on the move but we were able to have some conversations this time. She showed me all the cool outer space stuff in her bedroom. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13312960353249133467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553344877332218125.post-72608283321333218442012-08-22T18:56:00.000-07:002012-08-22T18:56:33.730-07:00Meet EvelynOn August 6th my brother had a baby, making my parents grandparents. He lives a little ways away so I had to wait about a week to go see them. But when I did I had to spend some quality aunt/niece time hanging out and taking pictures. <br />
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I don't actually have a lot of baby props like baskets & such. I like to use things the family has because I think it's more meaningful in the long run. A few months ago I did come across this Pepsi box in my basement. I've had it for years. It originally held some of my Pez dispenser collection. I thought it might be fun to use so we cleaned it up and brought it along for the ride.</div>
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She looks just like most of us did when we were babies. At first I thought maybe people were going a little overboard when they talked about how much she looks like her daddy, but the more I look at these photos the more I see my brother. There is a lot of him in there. <br />
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This past January Cobra Kai was hosting their monthly Tassels & Tunes show. If you’ve followed my blog or work in general you probably know that I’m at most all of them since they started in 2010. I love the T&T shows. They’re always a good time. This show in particular was one of the best. Maybe it was the crowd, maybe it was the acts, maybe it was simply everything coming together just right. I was also able to get a lot of great shots that night. This is one of Greta Garter, who is never anything less than great. </div>
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Nearing a month later, and I hardly have any more information than I was able to get that first day. The mayor has danced around and given conflicting answers to the media and hasn’t said much more to the promoters aside from telling them they need to talk to the City Attorney. He has not said what code the shows are in violation of and why it would require a ban as opposed to simply a fine. The promoters are willing to compromise but the mayor is proving to be stubborn. I’m ashamed of the way he’s treating this situation and representing my city. </div>
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