August 9th, 2011
Bill and Livi – Austin Artist
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/
