Whats up

Hey everyone,

I know... it has been way to long and I promise it won’t take months for me to blog again. I just wanted to catch everyone up to speed on what I’ve been doing.

I had the two shows and they went great. I had tremendous support from my friends and family. I also ended up taking “Best in Show” at the AI Graduation show for the photography department.

I got my bachelor's degree in photography from The Art Institutes International Minnesota. I didn’t get a "D+" (I just love that movie) but I was so happy that I almost hugged a stranger that day!

So, for the last two months or so I have been catching up with friends and family, enjoying watching my favorite NFL team (the Green Bay Packers) win the Super Bowl, and loving having homework-less Sunday evenings.

Also, the Campus Club, my current employer, published their Centennial Celebration cookbook, which I did all the food photography for. Let me know if anyone wants a copy they’re going for $14.95! There are a lot of great recipes in here that I have never made, however, I have tried them all.

Other than that, I have been working at the Campus Club, wrote some wedding agreements and still continue working as an intern with the Minnesota Timberwolves...(Which I just realized that I never blogged about this subject).



I got hooked up with the internship through my teacher Becky Olstad (www.beckyolstad.com). She introduced me to David Sherman(www.davidshermanphoto.com), the head photographer for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was looking for an intern, so we met and he hired me on. It has been a great learning experience.

I learn everything from shooting tips, learning how to operate remote cameras, editing, and the whole nine yards when it comes to being a professional sports photographer. I have learned a lot from the 15-year-old vet… That’s right, he has been the T-wolves photographer for 15 years and was at the All-Star weekend in LA photographing for the NBA!

I forgot to mention I also just bought a Canon 1D Mark 3 and a couple weeks ago David even let me shoot my first full NBA game. He often has me shoot specific assignments for him but my main responsibility is to do his photo uploading to the NBA during the games. Before and after games I help with setting up his remote cameras. I am getting more shooting assignments now that I have a camera! I got to shoot the last game against the 76ers. Well... my assignment that night was to protect the floor camera but he let me shoot while I was sitting there and his head assistant Jordan Johnson (www.jordanjohnsonphoto.com) allowed me to use his new Canon 70-200. Pretty sweet experiences, here are some photos!