Monthly Archives: August 2007

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kristin + justin * august 18 2007

08.23.2007 – 5:40 pm

do you remember last saturday? maybe you do. it was your typical average august day…. that is as long as you live in asia during monsoon season. but non-stop rain in august in minnesota? thats not quite right…

none the less, despite the lack of what most people think of as “ideal” weather conditions, we really made the most of it. luckily the wedding plans were all indoors and the only thing we really missed out on was playing a little touch football in the grass with the wedding party. :) that would have been pretty fun!

all in all, kristin & justin were totally great and were even game for some shooting outside in the rain (with an umbrella of course). i actually do really like days like this and some day i hope to photograph a bride and groom in the middle of rainstorm (sans umbrella). that’s gonna be very very cool someday. ;)

kristin and justin

kristin and justin

kristin and justin

kristin and justin

kristin and justin

kristin and justin

By kristian | Posted in weddings | Comments (0)

what’s a great digital SLR camera?

08.20.2007 – 4:24 pm

i get this question sometimes too. :) the easy answer is: ALL OF THEM!
well… sort of. there are lots of folks out there that want to step-up their photography skills and feel as though the logical step is to purchase a digital SLR camera. while this is logical, the problem that most run into is that they feel that their photography will jump leaps and bounds once this happens. people get too caught up in the camera body and forget that the point is in the USE of it.

people at weddings ask me all the time “hey! what camera do you use? how many megapixels is that thing??”. the short answer is, IT DOESN’T MATTER! :)

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By kristian | Posted in tech | Comments (1)

what’s a great point-n-shoot digital camera?

08.20.2007 – 4:12 pm

i get this question all the time. in fact years ago i actually used to sell film and digital cameras at both ritz camera and best buy. believe it or not, the best digital cameras out there aren’t always the ones that sell the best.

i could go into a long rant all day long on what the best one is, but i’ll cut to the chase first and then explain a little. if you want the point-n-shoot camera that will give you the best quality images in the widest variety of situations, the camera you want is the FujiFilm F31fd (sometimes just called the F31).

fujifilm f31fd

its the one i own, and many many pro photogs choose it too. unfortunately the chances that you’ll find it at a local store are extremely slim so online is your best bet at places like Beach Camera or eBay. this model is getting hard to find because its being replaced with the F40 and F50, but sadly, they simply are not as good as the F31.

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monica + ryan * engaged to be married

08.17.2007 – 3:58 pm

just last night i got to spend some time in dinkytown and on the U campus with monica & ryan. we had a fantastic both outside in the PERFECT evening weather as well as at the kitty cat klub. we got some really neat shots and here are a few of my faves from it.

monica and ryan

monica and ryan

monica and ryan

monica and ryan

By kristian | Posted in engagements | Comments (0)

its almost that time of year again!! state fair anyone???

08.16.2007 – 2:07 am

so after a two year hiatus, i’m thinking of going back and doing some shooting at the state fair again this year. two years ago i took 5 couples to the state fair and had an absolute BLAST! well, so far i’m going there with one couple, kris & jamie, but i’m wondering if anyone else wants to go and have a wild and fun time.

if anyone is, LET ME KNOW! :) i’d love to do some more this year and expand on some cool ideas i have.

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