Throwback Thursday: Behind the Scenes

During a fashion shoot, it is very easy to become laser focused on the model(s) I am shooting.  Stylists, designers, audiences and others can easily fade away in the distance.   So, whenever my clients create behind-the-scenes videos, I am in full delight!   I get to see what REALLY happened that day!

Mi by House of Nguyen is one of my favorite collaborators and a client I have photographed for several times.  Designs are always wonderfully detailed and executed and every single shoot is unique to the vision of that line.  This video is just a glimps of our second collaboration and the amazing team who helped to make it happen!

A Day in the Presence of Love

When I first started committing time to photography, my greatest joy was spent in the presence of young couples.  Seeing how they navigated the space between them, the gentle touches they shared and the glances between them told it all.

Recently, I was given the honor of being asked to photograph the wedding of two beautiful young people, one of whom was a photographer herself.  As we moved through their engagement session, I delighted in the opportunity to see not only the vibrancy of true love, but also the fun of youth and two personalities perfectly matched.  They are destined to live a very blessed life with joy, love and caring at every turn.

Please join me in wishing Madelyn and Logan a beautiful life together!

Mi by House of Nguyen

In what has become my third fashion photography collaboration with the ever talented Mimi Nguyen, I was delighted to work this designer and this dynamic team on her latest line soon to appear at Showroom in Minneapolis.  

Mi's work is easily recognizable for its wonderfully feminine and beautifully detailed style.  It showcases the beauty and shape of women, emphasizing a woman's grace, elegance and natural beauty.  (Check her out on facebook!)  If ever I had a fitness goal, it would be to actually wear one of her signature gowns!

Thank you to the team that brought this shoot so seamlessly and beautifully together!

Fashion Designer
MI BY HOUSE OF NGUYENN

Models
LINEA HER
NESHA DONNELL

Makeup Artists
TODDI RODGERS
TEANNA MOYE

Hairstylists
DRE DEMRY-SANDERS
MELISSA CABLE

Photographer's Assistant
ARIADNE SNYDER

Videographer
TREVOR KIMOTO

Logistics & Planning
JR WALKER, SR

Looking for something amazing and unique to set your style off? Check out MiMi's Mi House of Nguyen line at Showroom (615 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408)!

Prom at the Sculpture Garden

This time of year is always about celebration.  Be it graduation, springtime or simply youth, May is a time of beauty and when prom is at hand you know you are going to see some beautiful people in beautiful locations.

Bloomington Kennedy's prom brought these gorgeous couples to Walker's Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis.  With personality and charm, these four teenagers were a delight to photograph and clearly well matched couples.  To Joselyn, Dylan, Adrian & Brianna - I hope your evening matched how gloriously you looked!