The Doll Series | Onalaska Wisconsin Photographer

I've been exploring a new series to have a little fun for my personal portfolio.  It's based on antique dolls.  These two lovely ladies are actually sisters and they were awesome during this shoot!  Also, my sister did the make-up and styling for the shoot, which made it so easy to bring the vision alive!  The goal is to see the vacant looks of dolls, their pristine porcelain skin, and the subtle painted details that make these dolls so similar and yet so different.  My goal is to add a few male puppet dolls into the series as well as a few other ladies.  But for now, this small chunk of images will satisfy my photo itch! La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer, Baby Photography, La Crosse Wisconsin Photographer, Onalaska Wisconsin Photographer, Holmen Wisconsin Photographer, West Salem Wisconsin Photographer, WI, Endless Images, Photographer La Crosse, Photographer Wisconsin, Wisconsin Photographer, Minnesota Photographer, Winona Minnesota Photographer, high school senior phootgraphy, central high school wisconsin, wisconsin highschool, aquinas high school

The Blurs Series | Wisconsin Art Photographer

Another diptych of my latest series.  To be felt rather than viewed.

The Blurs Series | Wisconsin Art Photographer

From a new series I've been working on entitled Blurs; a large collection of images that have no discernible details, but which are rich in tonality and movement which guides your eyes through the scene.  It's meant to be a tranquil look at the natural world, one in which no influences exist, just shades of light.  The colors of each image influence the mood during observation but the rest of the viewing experience is left to the observer and their own mind.  It's a quite enjoyable body of work to produce, albeit, somewhat frustrating at times.  I'm simply manipulating what I see to produce each image, but I cannot manipulate what is actually there.  It is in the choices that I make that will determine my final image, which is proving to be quite an exciting journey!

The Droplets

The snow is finally starting to melt and I've been seeing tons of little puddles with steady drops keeping them full all over the place (outside, that is)!  So I just couldn't resist getting in a few shots of this glass top with water!  I'm in need of a good night's sleep, but this little mini-project was well worth the time!  Plus, I got to play with the beauty dishes I made!  They turned out great, were quite affordable, and diffuse light beautifully!

The Center of the Flower

This flower is now just a bunch of dried petals and an abruptly cut stem, but in it's glory it was just an amazing flower.  I came across it one day as we were walking around La Crosse.  It was part of a whole yard full of flowers growing just higher than the white picket fence that held them in.  It made me think of simpler times.  Ah...lovely!

The Light Spots

I'm pretty sure that no one will be able to guess what I photographed here in this image!  If you have an idea, let me know!  Until then, just enjoy the image!  =)

The Beauty in Death

This is a small sampling of my latest project (finally one that I'm working on just because I want to, not for any specific reason).  I wanted to capture the essense of fall, but I wasn't satisfied with what I was getting from the normal scene of fall colors on the trees.  As my mom and I were out walking one day, I saw a gorgeous leaf that had fallen from it's branches.  It was slightly dried up and at the end of it's life, but it was too beautiful to pass by.  That essentially how I got started exploring this idea of "beauty in death" and so far I've been happy with the results.  They're actually scanographs which I'm having fun with since I don't do them very often!

The Shape

I love the shapes of things, especially taking those shapes out of context and really exploring them for what they're worth!  I'm working on doing a whole series of shapes similar to the one above.  If you have an idea of what the above shape might me (I think this one's a rather easy guess) let me know in a comment!  If not, just appreciate it for it's smooth curves, sleek shines, and overall essence...