Simon McConico | Valo Photography

Model: Diana
Venue: The Rock Bottom
Date: Sunday 1/23/09

I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog lately.  Part of it is because I have been sick, the other part is because I have been super busy getting the Brewlypse photos edited and uploaded to istock.  Anyoldways… I should have a few posts coming your way soon showing some more of the photos taken at the Brewlypse.

Diana was fun to work with.  I wish I had a chance to shoot more with her, but I was running around like a crazy man this day.  We had a venue lined up, then the venue fell through, then we lined up another venue, then that one fell through (mind you this was all the day before the shoot and the second one fell through at about 10:00 p.m. the night before).  We were in a tight spot, but were able to use the Party room in the Rock Bottom right on the river.  It is a cool place and if you need a place to have a party, I would recomend it.  Great food, cool space, and great atmosphere.

Anyoldways, I was crazy busy that day.  Coordinating modles, making sure they knew where we were, and trying to shoot.  Diana got her makeup done and I snagged her for a few shots against this sweet red wall.  Her hair and the blue shirt she had on really popped out.  Also she had a great smile and she worked it.

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Here are a few more photos of Fresh doing his thang.

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Model: Page and Michael
Venue: Sunburst Ski Hill
Date: Thursday 1/22/09

Page and Michael were great models.  Michael originally didn’t want to model, but Page convinced him to come outside for a bit.  How could he say no?  I am pretty sure I would be helpless.  I have so many more photos, but here are just a few to keep you coming back. 

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I am super stoked to be working with Jake Rodhe.  He is a creative guy with tons of ideas and action behind  his words.  We met eachother about two years ago on a Flickr walk in Milwaukee.  From there I have been admiering his work from afar.

I was inspired one day and emailed a few people who’s work I love to be a part of an ongoing project.  Jake was one of them.  From there we discussed several things.  One was our need to create and be around creative people.  Working in an office environment generally does not stimulate creative thought and generally does not encourage you to be creative.  We discussed starting a company together and from there the rest is history.

Jake is the stuff.  Check out his blog, his sites, and leave some love in the comment section:

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I am pretty sure there are going to be a lot of these posts.  Just pulling new photos and putting them on here for you to see what went down this weekend.

Model: Niko
Venue: The Brickyard Gym
Date: Sunday 1/25/09

Nick was a fun model to work with.  He was always ready to do anything, which for stock, is awesome! It is hard to find people who, when you tell them to do something a little outlandish, don’t look at you like you lost your mind.  We had a good time this week.  I only got to shoot a few shots with him at the gym, but they turned out fantastic.

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Got a new blog. Got a new company. Got more info coming real soon.

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