Keepin' it Simple

This is a shot I did about a month back, and I really love it.   This girl's focus makes this image......

This is one of those images that made me smile as soon as I shot the first frame - Gotta love it!

A Day At The Museum

Yes,  it has been great fun lately.  We have been in New York, and all around the Midwest in the recent months.   We have shot farmers out in the fields, Business people in Times Square, and Harley riders at the Harley Museum in Milwaukee.

We did this shoot for Wisconsin Tourism with Boelter and Lincoln, and it went really well. Bill and Karen Davidson ( of Harley DAVIDSON) were featured in the most recent campaign. Here are a few behind the scenes shots.  In one of the shots Michael Stodola (CD) is showing us all how to pose in the most confident way.   

Thanks to my good buddy Stef Bartz (location scout for campaign) for shooting behind the scenes.  

5 Gold Medals

As promised, here is the shot of Bonnie Blair for Wisconsin Tourism.  

Bonnie and her family were a treat to work with - and she did a great job "keeping it real".

It's not everyday you shoot a five time olympic gold medal winner.  

More on the Tourism Campaign

We had a few more print ads to do for the winter Wisconsin Tourism Campaign. The challenge?Print ads shot on the same day as the TV spot.....these situations can be a test, and the still shots can become compromised.   Not on this campaign.  We worked alongside Spot Filmworks again, and things went well.  Michael Graf (director) and Pat Fischer (producer) worked my thing into their thing, and it was a good thing.

Ferne is such a beautiful woman - she has this inner glow and confidence.  The result was a strong, clean image for the ad.

Next up?  Bonnie Blair.

Another Trip to Brighton

Something about England... the faces, the places.  I have some new images in the book, and here are some of the behind the scenes images.....We had a blast, and met some really interesting people.  Thanks to JJ Waller for producing, Candice Konig for makeup, and Claire Pepper for lighting.

  

The "bumped head" image is one of my favorite shots that I have ever done. Betty bumped her head while playing on a boat at school.  Luckily her cousin Poppy was around to help in the healing process.  They both have such honest faces.  I could not stop smiling while making this image. 

Wisconsin Originals

It has been a really busy summer.  I had a great project to bring it to a close - This campaign was done for Wisconsin Tourism, with Michael Stodola (CD @ Boelter + Lincoln in Milwaukee).  This was the first time working with Michael, and it went really well.  This whole campaign - print and TV - is designed to highlight Wisconsin's people and "the original ways they embrace fall."

The client loved the final images, the agency loved them, even the subjects( beer brewing Leinenkugel brothers ) thought they were great.  

We will be working with Michael on the upcoming Winter and Summer campaigns for the same client....it will be a blast.  

Another project with Arlington!

Well, I did another shoot for Arlington Park...We shot images that will be used in a few "Teaser" boards in the Greater Chicago area. The challenge this time? To make them look really just bored, like they are waiting around for the action of the upcoming season to start. Another challenge was to shoot them looking like they are actually sitting up on the edge of the billboards..just hangin' out.

We had a great time shooting, and the jockeys really took to their roles naturally. Another project with Tony Bonilla at Hoffman York..He's a great guy, and does some really nice work for this client.