Tali

On Saturday, 12-21-13, Tali and I had a photo shoot at my studio in Minneapolis, MN. Tali and I became Facebook "friends" after I photographed the Emerald Spring Fashion Show at the Skyway Theater in Minneapolis earlier this year. She was one of several young ladies and guys who participated in that event. 

When I looked at some of her images it appeared to me that she was very comfortable in being in front of the camera. A couple weeks ago I contacted her to see if she would be interested in doing a shoot in the studio. Although I didn't have anything specific in mind... just shoot some of my normal lighting set-ups. Obviously, Tali did her homework and saw that I use a red gel on a black background in one of my set-ups. One of her outfits was a red leather jacket, black top, red & black pants with red high heel shoes...this outfit couldn't have been any better for this particular lighting set-up.

Tali was very easy to work with and with any luck we will work together again. 

I've posted a few images below from the shoot....you can see the rest of the images here...Tali

Tali

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Some Night Shots along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis...

I finally got out to do some night photography aka low light photography on Saturday, 11-16-13. The last time I got out to do this type of photography was in January 2013 walking around Minneapolis/St. Paul area , then in February in the Florida Keys.  It seems I only get out to do this type of photography in the fall and winter. The are a few reasons for going out during those seasons. I only had one close encounter with a "drunk" person.

On Saturday I went back to the area of the Stone Arch Bridge and 3rd Avenue Bridge going over the Mississippi River. I like photographing along the Mississippi River.

During the day it was cloudy with mostly a light rain. I like going out to do photography in the city while the pavement is wet..both day or night. The reflections on the streets from the different lights make for a more interesting image. When I left my house there were just a few sprinkles...mostly a fine mist. I wasn't completely prepared for a hard rain...just because I was hoping it wouldn't rain.

I came away with about 10 images from the evening. I posted three of them to this post. The others are uploaded to my website under Night Photography- Minneapolis/St. Paul. There's a link to the gallery after these posted images.

Night Photography

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MMA: MECCA II Premier MMA at Mystic Lake

On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Driller Promotions and Sterling Entertainment Group put on another MMA Event...this time it was held it at the Mystic Lake Casino. Driller Promotions and Sterling Entertainment Group Presnts: MECCA 2: Premier MMA at Mystic Lake Hotel...

Here are a few images from the event....there is a link toward the bottom of this page where it will take you to the galleries of the other 12 fights...

Here is a short write up about the event from MMA Torch: MECCA II at Mystic Lake

MECCA II at Mystic Lake

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Boxing: Jungle Boy Boxing Presents "The Fall Brawl"

On Saturday, 10-19-13 I went up to Carlton, MN to photograph Black Bear Casino Resort Presents Jungle Boy Boxing... The Fall Brawl. 

There were six fights scheduled including the Main Event...Matt "The Predator" Vanda vs Brooke Wellby.

Ismail "Sharp Shooter" Muwendo (14-0 (11 KO) out of Minneapolis was scheduled to fight Erik "Mighty Mouse" Aiken out of Oak Hill, WV, but Erik never showed up to fight.

I was looking forward to Ismail's fight, since he was one of the reasons I got into photographing boxing. 

There is a link to my website where I posted my images of all five fights toward the bottom of this post or click HERE. 

Ismail "Sharp Shooter" Muwendo

Matt Vanda

The Fall Brawl

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