Recreative Crafts/Awesome Photoshoot!
Rosy makes the cutest skirts ever! you will need to own one. I own a few of Rosy originals in my life and i must say they have made me 20-32% happier. and she made me the cutest cutest kitten t-shirt. I will wear it everyday forever.
she sells her wears on the internets here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/RecreativeCrafts
or you can visit her at the farmers market on Saturdays! she’s on State Street.
and she’s a delight to hang out with. i bet if you ask her to tell you a joke she will. i may or may not be right about this.
Winnie & Dash!
I have these cousins. They have kids. I have probably put them on the blog before, I imagine I have at least. I like them. Mostly photo shoots have been feeling like i’m just hanging out with friends which is great! The only difference is that when i’m shooting photos rather than just hanging out i’m not drunk. i’m kidding.
Kid photos are fun. Kids do kid things and I take photos, it’s the best! Sometimes I say things like “hey! you should look over here and smile!” Sometimes they do and sometimes they run away. Hey, that’s fine. They probably have a plan. I can get on board with that. I did take these kids to the junk yard. I knew before I even got there that it’s not the smartest idea. I will not bring kids to the junk yard again. I will bring them to the park or some other nice location without rusty nails and old tires full of water. lesson learned. oxox
STU! JULIE! WINNIE! DASH! you guys are great. oh & the winnie & dash are twins! they will be bff’s forever. at least i hope! 
tara:jeff:avery:samantha! for sure top 10 cutest families!
I’ve shot the Wallace family twice now. They are good at getting their photo taken, laid back & easy. We talked about doing the photos at the grocery store….this didn’t happen. But who comes up with ideas like that? awesome people do! we’ll do the grocery store next time! I be the puppy is a real dog now! I must come over and hang out with that dog again! please!!!! oh, and we should do a photo of Avery on his long board in the grocery store parking lot.
The delightful Wallace family lives right off of Park street and we did all the photos with in walking distance to the house. The taco place! and this yellow building that may or may not be a chinese restaurant & their backyard.
Ada::Kia::Brett
Have you guys noticed that the weather is dreamy dreamy dreamy! You should probably get some family photos taken! I have some really good location ideas! how about little america! We can go there when it’s open or not open. unless there is a fence. then I guess we’ll have to jump the fence! I know I have more ideas they just aren’t coming to me right now.
or i can make you sit on a median in the middle of the road like i did with the Kia & Brett team! it’s safe. don’t worry. the cars will probably hit me before they get to you. or i guess it could also go the other way around. sign up for photos now!
Kia and Brett make cute babies. clearly. We had a lovely afternoon shooting at the studio and then out in the world.
Heidi & Chad and these three kids!
Shooting the heidi-chad team was a delight & a joy. These guys want to have fun. I would be like….ok, I think we got it guys! right on! then they would be doing headstands against the wall. How could I not shoot that? and the hula hooping was just them waiting for their turn to be photographed. Oh, man….I should be claiming these photos were all my idea! I know fun when i see it. FUN. RIGHT HERE! bam. ok, happy monday. Everyone should get some family photos taken. Because I like taking them and I bet you will enjoy having them! oxox sv
It’s the lillypad baby!
Abigail and Brian have a baby. They named her Lilly! i drove out to their house sorta in the middle of nowheres in cross plains. i think there are killers lurking in the 10 acres of woods behind their house. Abigail tells me she’s not worried of killers. That’s good. cause she’s the one that lives there. oh, and their house is this log cabin with the most beautiful CB2 furniture. and this really really cute baby that is around here and there. I had a lovely time. I just keep waiting to be invited back. oxox
oh i should tell you more about this lilly! She stares at you. like she’s looking into your soul. Ah! You know there’s that thing where they say babies can on see shapes. so maybe she was mesmerized by my blond hair floating about the room. she was maybe the cutest baby i’ve ever seen. or 3rd cutest. hard to remember. There are a lot of babies out there.
Abby:Nate:Enzo!
I’ve known Abby forever. At least longer than i’ve known most people. I used to shoot weddings with Abby when she was a hard ass. We worked at the same studio and she would wear all black and kinda scared the shit out of 22 year old me. That was really for only like 2 weeks, turned out she is really nice. And so is Nate. If you meet him at a party he’s worth talking to for sures. I’ve probably taken Abby & Nate’s photo a dozen times now. ok, maybe 6. This is my favoritest story ever! Nate maybe has a little bit of a lazy-or maybe it’s a wandering eye…oh i don’t know. If you want me to take this info down from the blog Abby-just let me know. So Abby was trying to convince me that if I took their photo I could get really good at lazy eye photography. I think. So there you have it world! i’m coming out right now as the Lazy Eye Photographer Extraordinaire.
Nate & Abby have the cutest little boy ever, Enzo. He will do great things with these parents. I’m sure of it.
This sorta looks like the spot where the cool-aid guy busted through. I think about him a lot. OH-YEAH!
Alyssa & Jake!
Alyssa and Jake cracked me up. I picked them in my car, they were waiting on the corner. I decided to do some horn honking when i saw them, which is kinda a risky move. You don’t want your new clients to think you are crazy. I am not crazy. I do like to honk. They were/are great. Jake jumped in the car and was like, “how’s it going sharon v!” I love that. They called me sharon v all day. We had a good afternoon. Mostly we took photos but sometimes we drank a beer.
Jake lives in Iowa. They met at a bar in Madison on a game day…for like 20 minutes. They had zero friends in common. What are the chances? I think small or at least smallish. Then Alyssa only called him cause she was in Iowa for her grandfathers funeral. He was still like 3 hours away. But look at this! They are in love & getting married. I love these stories.
There was talk of having a frolicking run down the hill after the engagement. This is a reenactment.
yep. that’s a toilet back there. I didn’t crop it out. classy photographer-that’s me.
ANNA! OLIVER! PARIS!
One of my first sessions in the new studio were of Anna & her adorable family! They are an energetic group! I guess that’s what kids are, huh? It was great hanging out with you guys and I hope you enjoy the photos!
Right now I am having a family photo special! The info is right below this blog posting! Get your session on the calendar, the weekends are filling up. And it will be fun. I promise.
Isthmus dating!
I do photos for the isthmus sometimes. I did this assignment on first dates. This girl Lorri went on 5 first dates, which sounds super exciting! she has a blog about her life. you should check it out: http://your-illfitting-overcoat.blogspot.com/
Right-so the part of the assignment I got was to take photos. But not photos of Lorri & her dates but people I can talk into going on a date. or a sorta date while I take their photo. I went on 4 dates. It was a great week full of adventures! Adventures are my favorite. I talked Heather & Eric, Kristel & Mike, Kristel & Bryan, and Andrew & Jennifer to go out with me. Kristel went on two dates! Ok, so the first date was at the gallery with Eric & Heather. Mostly this date was successful except the gallery people got mad at us for taking photos in the gallery. After they said we could….I even got a little badge that said visitor or something. It always kinda throws me a bit when I get a talk’n too. So we left & got a drink at the Pauls Club.
The next date was a night walk at the Arboretum with Kristel & Mike. I learned some valuable lessons this night. Taking photos on a night walk is not easy. We were with a group. I got yelled at again for taking photos on a night walk. I get it that my flash was disruptive to the night part of walk. AHHH!! & trying to keep up with the group-talking photos-not talking photos-cold. When we the walk was over we got drinks at the Mason on Park Street. Super cute bar!
The third date was contra dancing at the Gates of Heaven Synagogue at the James Madison Park with Kristel & Bryan. Bryan was nervous so i think he had a few drinks before we went. or he was really thirsty. maybe he was just thirsty. The contra people gave Kristel & Bryan a little dancing lesson before the real dancing started. It wasn’t enough. In the middle of a dance I think Bryan got really nervous and left. & it’s scary to do all these moves and everyone else has them down……& then it feels like people are mad at you. I didn’t have to experience any of this-but I get it. Life feels like that sometimes. Then I think someone yelled at Kristel cause her dance partner left the group. It wouldn’t be the same if someone wasn’t irritated with us. This was for sure my most favorite date! It was so so funny! Kristel & Bryan had some melt down moments in the basement where they yelled at each other for a few minutes and then i took some photos of them dancing. Disasters bring people closer together. right? i hope so. Then we went to the Mickeys and had some drinks.
The last date was with Andrew & Jennifer! We went to the Union to see a free movie. The movie was Catfish. This movie was great! See it.Sooooo…..by now I feel like i’ve got this down! We showed up early early early to take photos in the theater without bugging anyone! Mostly I just had them eat popcorn & look cute while I took their photo. They were good at it. Nothing terrible happened. It was smooth! You can even get a beer & drink it during the free movie. I feel like I found out a Madison secret.
Margaret!
I shot Margaret’s senior photos last summer. She was a natural in front of the camera! Her mom came along & they were a hoot.
Lesley + Trent
I shot Leslie & Trent’s engagement photos about a week before their wedding. We went to some great locations & i love these photos with all my heart. This lesley has some great style.
Heather + Cory
I had a great time shooting Heather & Cory’s engagement photos! Heather wanted to get some yellow balloons! How fun is that? very! we had an interesting time at the clown store on the west side, i think it brought us all closer together. The mmoca stairs is one of the best places for indoor photos in Madison. Then we headed to a park where i think heather’s hair did this beautiful feather/wind look. I look forward to Heather & Cory’s wedding, they are going to make a super awesome photo station! Yesssss!
Emma!
Emma & her mom Penny were a delight & a joy. I think they might even be friends in their regular life.
We went to the union and made a couple other stops along the way. Oh, and yes to the lake. There was some trespassing. But it’s fine, I promise.
What high school do you go to? Marshall High School
What are your plans for next year? Next year I plan to attend the University of Minnesota-TwinCities and majoring in Communications and minoring in Spanish
Any fun stories from your senior photo session? Trespassing in backyards to get pictures by the water in my rainboots or climbing down rocks by the union, thinking forsure I was going to fall.
What is one of your favorite senior memories? going to a Hawaiian/Beach themed student section dress up night at a boys basketball game, dressed as a tacky tourist. We had floaties and a mini pool…we went all out for the occasion.
Isthmus photoshoot!
I shot brett newski this weekend for the isthmus. the story is about how he is going to start booking shows for the Pub on state st. I think. I got there a little early and found some fun locations within a blocks radius. The photos in front of the actual Pub sign were a total bust. I hope they don’t use those in the paper.
brett does some fun things in life I learned. like he is in a famous band. i decided he’s famous. he might not be. he goes to the gym on sunday afternoons and started his own graphic design business. that makes him an entrepreneur! to stalk brett start here:
http://www.yespleasemedia.com/
I’ve decided i”m gong to try to write more on the blog, words are not my strongest…strongest whatever. do people want to hear words? maybe. you always skip over them right?
Baby Ruby!
I got to shoot a cute cute baby! she was 3 months old. I couldn’t believe how easy it was, she didn’t even cry once. I think the camera really loves her.
Jill & Nick!
I shot Jill & Nick’s engagement photos in the Willy St. area and then we went to the water. Jill bid on the engagement session at a silent auction, and won! I wonder if it felt like winning to her? They are a totally cute couple. Our first scheduled session was rained out and Jill wanted her people in Texas to know Wisconsin has nice weather. We were all happy the sun came out a couple days later. WISCONSIN IS THE BEST! (mostly.)
Alyssa!
I shot Alyss’s senior photos! She’s play the violin and that’s pretty awesome. another awesome thing about Alyssa is that she has 2 different eye colors! We had some good times exploring Madison.
Shawn + Chris
I took Shawn & Chris’s engagement photos a couple weeks ago. They were really good in front of the camera are into fun. Their wedding is next weekend in Spring Green and I think it’s going to be a really good one! We took the photos at the Kohl Center, State St. & The Union. At the Kohl center we were reenacting their first photo together, I wonder how accurate we were. I’m going to guess not very. There were up for anything, i love that.
Sophie
I took Sophie’s senior photos the other day. I think we had some good adventures on the East side. Senior photos are some of my most favorite photos to take. I still have some sessions available! call to set up a session.
Family photo!
I shot a family photo a couple weeks ago. I really liked the family, they were totally into fun. they even did some handstands!
Becky & Bennett
I’m going to shoot Becky & Bennett’s wedding in June! After the engagemenet photos we went to the Context store to look at cute boy clothes and Bennett got an awesome pair of jeans that i imagine he’s going to wear everyday for casual friday at the office. Becky was very supportive of the jean buying. i think they make a really great team!
it’s Katie Krueger! an entrapreneural genious! i think.
I took a head shot for Katie Krueger because she wrote a book. how cool is that. i’m going to say very. very cool.
I met her a couple years ago because we were on the same kickball team! katie has 4 websites! she must be very busy. i just looked at the http://www.katiekrueger.com/blog. i liked it. here are the other 3:
http://www.FindFundingMagazine.com
http://www.ProjectJapaleGoune.com
http://flickr.com/photos/katiekrueger
she writes grants and does other cool things i’m sure. i kinda think she’s foxy. right?
Goat Radio
It’s a band! I would like to do more band photos so i was so happy when the Goat Radio people called me to do photos. I would call them “team” and i think they liked that. maybe. I haven’t seen them play but i imagine they are super fun. I bet they sing romantic songs about girls. maybe not.
holly is broken!
holly went snowboarding and broke both of her wrists! she didn’t even make it down the hill her first run.
she does seem very positive about the whole thing. i guess, what else can you do?
It’s a birthday party!
Abby turned 18. She brought 9 of her friends to the studio to take some really fun birthday photos.
I liked them. and they had some really good jokes.
Erin & Jimmy!
I am going to shoot Erin & Jimmy’s wedding this summer. I think they are very fun = very fun wedding. They were up for anything, even on a cold day. That’s what i love, enthusiasm for photos!
Mad rollin’ dolls.
I shot the team photos for the Madison roller derby team The Resevoir Dolls.
Illinois.
Tina, Pat, and I were in Illinois and i took some engagementy photos of them.
then there was this kid in front of the pet store and he bought a mouse.
that’s pretty awesome.
Tina and Pat are in love.
Autumn & Tyson
I’m going to be shooting Autumn & Tyson’s wedding next summer, I’m super excited for it!
These are their engagement photos.
Lynal!
I took these photos of Lynal, Hemmingway, and their family last Sunday. The windiest day ever! It even snowed about 14 snowflakes 10 minutes before the shoot happened. They do know a about secret unwindy place which is very awesome. I sorta thought Lynals parents look like they should have have a band together….you know very hip parents.
did i spell lynal’s name right? maybe? cutest boy name ever.
TWINS!
This is Winnie & Dash! They are very cute. My favorite part is that they would sometimes look at me like an adult and very unkid like. i thought it was funny. I think if they could talk they would have some really good jokes. I guess they talk….just not very well. (that’s my joke.)
Nick tells jokes
I photographed Nick Mortensen yesterday, he is a comedian here in the Madison. He has a case of the ADHD (right?) and he tells stories fast…. and then we’re on to the next story and the next story… It’s very entertaining. I don’t have to worry about making any small talk.
