Tailgating Cookbook

Hellloooo

I know it’s been a very long time but I have been having a ton of fun this summer.

Its been a really busy year at the studio and trying to fit all the fun I have in the very short summers we have here in WI had been a challenge. Here in WI we are big in tailgating. Not just the GB Packers games but the Brewer games the badger games. Oh so many ways to make a party just right. So loving tailgating it was easy to come up with the semi pro tailgating cookbook which is what we are working on. With my many talented friends Kelly Fisher with lullabellecreative.com who is working on the design, Kathy Carter is working the the writing, and Cindy and myself are working on the photos. Its so much fun working on projects we can control and do whatever we feel like doing. I believe sometimes we need to take control of our own creativity and follow what our heart wants to be doing. So here’s a little piece of my heart. I had so much fun shooting these.

ICE and more ICE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cindy and I had the craziest shoot last week. We spent three days with our new friend Ann from Manitowoc Ice. Do any of you know how fast ice melts on a set. Well let me tell you right away.

We had one set for the straight ons, one set for a higher angle and one set blue background to just shoot the ice. I thought great I like to drink and like to look at beverages this will be fun let me tell you a little fun but a ton more work than I thought. We would shoot one angle tweaking the light to get the best highlight on the ice and then move it to the next set. By the time we moved it to the next set the ice would be melted and we would have to replace the top ice and retweak the lighting. all in all I think we did a bangup job. On the fourth morning we decided to try some splash shots using the Manitowoc Ice and came up with some really fun photos. I hope you enjoy

Check out www.manitowocice.com for all your ice needs. They are the greatest Ice made ever

 

 

 

An Artist day

It”s not to often I get to shoot art. Literally art. I had the pleasure to do a shoot for Strathmore they make artist paper and work with a real live artist. His name was ScottJamesVandiestine.com if you want to check him out but watching him do his thing fascinated me. I felt so free shooting him available light in our back shooting are windows.I don’t get that pleasure very often either. Feeling so in tuned to every one of his strokes we had perfect harmony. S0me day I know he’s going to be famous and I get to say hey I shot that guy doing his thing.

Hope you enjoy his work as much as I did shooting him

A New Year

I’ve been sitting here cleaning off my desk which is what I always do at the end of the year you know my once a year thing to do when I started reflecting the last year. There have been many changes at the studio this year all good but with many learning curves to go with.  We decided to go video along with photography which has been a new exciting learning curve for me. I hired a very experienced photographer videographer Shaun Pitts and I was brought by my deceased mother a very talented Jeff Vehrs which has brought together a fantastic team.

I’ve always thought I wanted to live in a climate that was warm all the time but I had the good fortune to shoot in florida in the middle of summer. I was shooting for Continental Girbrau industrial washer machine that could wash 1000 pounds of laundry at a time. Well let me tell you it was 130 degrees on the top of that machine where I had to shoot a couple shots. Not good for someone from Wisconsin. My client Amy thought I was going to pass out and worried she would have to pick my off the concrete. I’ve changed my mind I think I rally enjoy the four seasons as long as I can go somewhere warm in the winter.

I feel so blessed to have this job and get to travel for work. Kelly Fisher took me on a road trip to Balimore.

 

 

We had an extra day so Kelly dragged me to go see the capital. So much history to see. I was so grateful that she was more like me than my husband Stuart and she wanted to see and not read. Well believe it or not this ws the second hottest place I had to shoot at and I was dying of heat stroke. I believe I had a bad knee going on and she dragged me miles and miles.

White House

I was so hot I had to jump the fence and run through the White House sprinkler. Sure beats having a stroke.

Then I spotted this guy driving one of those bike carts that carts people around. Kelly come on we have to do this. I know how these work because sometimes when it’s cold I take one back to my car after the packer games anyway she was really hesitant no I dont want to. I begged and pleaded and said if I walked another mile I would die so she agreed to try it. At first she felt really uncomfortable but then she started enjoying herself. He even took her to a store so she could get her kids something.

 

 

 

 

Tims the man

 

All and all we had a blast. Good food good shoot.

Cindy and I flew to Charlotte shooting Sean Caisse for SCA tissue. It was for his autograph card he is a Nascar driver. Thanks you again for coming with me Cindy she always makes things go so much better.

Then Shaun and I got to go to Miami to shoot the Homestead Nascar Race. Talk about fun! Shaun shot video while I shot stills. We got some great footage and photography. Being behind the scenes is always a hoot. Of course I got kicked out of three different places what why cant i just be up here for a few more minuetes. No one was using the deck. Come on I begged no if we let you we have to let every press people get down. Auwww.  Keep your eye out for Shauns video it will be coming out shortly

So of course I was feeling guilty because the weekend we had to shoot was opening of deer hunting and Shaun had to miss it so we decided to take a ride to the keys. We ended up going fishing in the gulf. We both said it would’nt it be cool to catch a shark. Well all be damned if we didn’t both catch a shark. 

Fiesty thing that fish was. we caught some makerils I think and a garbage fish. I believe I caught more fish than the guys.

Shaun at the ocean

Now last but least I am very honored to say I shoot for the Green Bay Packers. I’ve always wanted to be famous for some reason and I think my fame will come when I am dead. I have two big pictures in the Packer Hall of Fame and many photos on calendars puzzles cups ect. I would like to thank Kate Hogan for all her support with these endevours. I’ve shot with the Packers the Packer pro Shop mainly since before the Pros hsop was anything. They were one room with one gal running the whole show. I felt sorry for her. No look at it. The Por Shop is bigger than life. You can get anything and everything there. Love It! Shop there often.

So one day Kate calls and says do you want to shoot a game. Of course I replied. Well I never get to just soot a game Im always there shooting for alternative reasons. This time Shaun and I had to shoot every player on the field in their uniforms on the field. Of course its 40 below or it felt that way took me two days to thaw out and they couldn’t have their jackets on because they were selling the throwback uniforms and we had to get them the files that night. Needless to say we got everyone on the team in uniforms and they sold the uniforms that week. It’s amazing how fast they went. I did get a few fun shots.

 

All and all it’s been a very productive year. I want to thank everyone that has worked with us, everyone that has thought about us and everyone that will be thinking about us in the 2011. Without all of you in our lives our lives would be incomplete and a little boring. I have been blessed with love and friendships, health, and willing to continue to learn throughout each year. I want to send a blessing to Marge Krug and My grandmother Aurita Korvela, and Bernie Brice who have left us this year. They will always be in my thoughts and prayers.

Writing this I cant tell you how I feel or really how tired I am so I will be on my way up north to my paradise on the lake and regroup for the next year. I am grateful for everything! Have a very Happy Holiday and here’s t the New Year everyone! Make it the year of you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full Throttle Saloon

Helloo Everybody

More on Sturgis! We camped at a camp ground right outside Sturgis called Lamphere Ranch. Full throttle bar was down the road just a long walk away. We would ride all day putting 2605 miles on the bike that week and at night we would park the bike and have some fun.

Talk abut fun Full Throttle Saloon had to be the funnest bar I have ever been to. Not only do they have two bands playing at a time many tattoo booths where you could watch people including my husband getting their tattoos through the window. Keep coming to the blog yu may even get a peak at Stuarts tattoo you really don’t want to miss it.

All the people we met were so nice. I thought bikers would be hard and cold but I soon learned they are big marshmallows who love everyone. We met people from everywhere almost every state in the US, Canada, even Europe. It truly was a trip of a lifetime and very much needed.  Im working on the Full Throttle Video so it will be continued.

Oh Ya you can drive your bike right into the bar. Way Cool

More Sturgis

I cant tell you how much fun Stuart and I had in Sturgis. It has been killing me that I haven’t had a minute to go through my videos and photos. The trip was very spiritual for me. Sitting on the back of a bike for 8 days just watching the scenery go by was healing in itself. My life is very hectic especially how busy we have been at the studio so I wasn.t sure how I would fair doing nothing. I faired all right and really didn’t want to leave.

Every morning we got up with the sounds of many roaring engines and jumped back on the bike for another adventure. From the badlands to Devils rock to the most amazing winding roads I’ve ever been to. Every day I was more and more amazed.

Heres Sturgis downtown. This street was like this the whole week no matter what time of day.

Enjoy  

sturgis the sling shot

Come check out Sturgis. There will be weekly updates so you wont want to miss any.

Johhny Greaves

I’m trying to be better at updating my blog. I’ve been very bad at it so keep your toes on because I’m going to Sturgis on Friday so the stories will be getting better.

I went to John’s race Cindy’s little brother on July 23 2010. He was racing in Oshkosh. It was a short  course and a night race so I was trying out the new video camera. I think I did pretty good. He did great took a second. CJ his son races buggies and took at third. Being 15 years old and standing on the podium with the old men looked real funny.

Check the video out.

4th of July

Hi

I had a wonderful time up north at our cottage on Pelican Lake WI. It rained some but we had fun around it. Did some rafting on the wolf river. Bowling was a blast won $50.00 off my husband stuart.

We have a new addition to the studio family. Her name is Ferrgie and she is Cindys new puppy. They came for a visit up north and my big 90 pound chocolate lab was afraid of her.

Check out the video clip of Ferrgie out new friend

Helloooo everybody

I know its been awhile but I’ve been on a world wind of travel. Cindy and I went to Turks and Caicos for Vacation. We had a wonderful one bedroom apartment like beach house right on the water. Water which of course was the bluest water I have ever seen. Aquamarine Beach houses if you want to check them out. Very reasonable. and nice. People are very nice also. One night we were walking down the beach on an adventure to find a beach bar we could see the lights from afar and the moon was out in all force. It was surreal the way the moon light up the whole beach. Didn’t have my camera that night though. Isn’t it always when you need it you don’t have it. We had a very relaxing time with a few adventures.We took a ferry to Middle Caicos. The ride was fun but the island kind of boring. They said they has pink flamigos and yes they did have them but they were a mile away and you couldn’t get to them.

We did find a fantastic resteraunt called Danials. I have some photos of Danial and his wonderful fish. We had the beaches all to ourselves which is good because I like to tan the fat in private.

We walked for miles taking in all the smells and warmth.

The end