August 9th, 2011
Summerfest is a lot of fun. Lots of bands and lots of music for not a lot of money. There is also a part of Summerfest that gets kinda skimmed over which is the vendors that are there. Nicole and I had some time before the show we wanted to see, so we walked around in the vendor tent. We walked into one and right at the entrance was some amazing art that caught both of our eyes. We looked for a bit and then chatted with the people at the booth. Bill was the artist and his wife Livi were so nice and genuine that we chatted for quite a while. We talked about art and making a living doing it as well as all the crazy things that come along with the artist life style. They live in Texas and do tons of major music festivals all over the states. The next day we came back to Summerfest and had to chat with them again. They invited us out for drinks and dinner after the fest to chat and decompress. Doing a show for 10-14 days is exhausting. You live out of a hotel, recycle clothing, and talk with toooooooooons of people.
Nicole sadly had to work when we went out, but I got a chance to chat with two pretty fantastic people. Hearing peoples story is one of my favorite parts about being a photographer. I don’t know if you can capture the essence of a person without knowing anything about them. Normally on a shoot we don’t have a lot of time to get to know people, so it was nice to talk art and marriage with some really cool, down to earth people. We went to Sugar Maple and the Palomino to give them a taste of some authentic Milwaukee. As the night went on, I got my camera out and took a few shots of the two of them.
I think that I got some really great shots and I hope that they love these photos. Also, check out and order his amazing work here: http://www.williamkstidham.com/
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May 12th, 2010
Some people just have infectious smiles. They smile and the room lights up. You tell them a joke and they have such a genuine laugh that you can’t help but think you are the funniest man (or woman) on earth.
I got the opportunity to photograph the staff at the Milwaukee Teen Challenge today and Mark had the most amazing laugh ever. Totally lit up the room every time he smiled. I am a funny man, but dang, I felt like Jim Carey or Jeff Dunham. Those are the joys of being a photographer and meeting new, fantastic people.
P.s. Teen Challenge is a great program. If you don’t know anything about them, check out their site and hear what they have to say.
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April 23rd, 2009
Business branding is not something new and should never be overlooked. Once you have a good product or service, you then need to figure out how people are going to remember it, hear about it, and spread the word about it. Comet Branding is in the business of making that happen. From creating social media networks to promoting your brand through PR and other media outlets, they do it all. Al Krueger and Sara Meaney are not only fantastic, energetic people, but they are also great at what they do and take pride in their work.
Jake and I got a chance to shoot some branding photos for this branding bunch which was a real honor and ridiculously fun. Here are a few shots from the shoot that you will be seeing on their website and promo material soon.
We started in their office space where all the Comet magic happens.
From there took some shots around the building.
then From there we carried the Comet Chair (Vintagely awesome chair Al does his best thinking (napping) in) outside in the middle of the street in the middle of the day. (Bad idea to shoot photos at High Noon, but we rocked it none the less).
Leave some love for the Comet Cats.
(Oh yeah… Al’s hair is pretty much a work of art. Simply amazing. Discuss.)
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February 28th, 2009
A little while ago Jake and I went up to Minneapolis to shoot a wedding. The day after the wedding we stuck around and shot some promo material for Christ Church Internantional’s new website that is in the works. After we shot that we hung out with Jamey who is one of my mentors and a good friend. Some people just have a cool, down to earth vibe and that is very Jamey. He is the pastor of Leadership and Development at CCI and does his job well.
One of the things that I really admire about him is that he is good at reading people and encouraging people. We went to the Tea Garden (whish they had one in MKE), and chatted for a while about Valo and the big ideas we have for our company. He gave some great feedback to our thoughts and encouraged us to keep going after our passions. Here are a few photos that we took when we were walking around in South Minneapolis.
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