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Photogen Inc Featured: To Each Their Own Blog!

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"We would  just love to feature you, your work in the MPLS fashionindustry, hear more about your style and inspirations..and just feature the talent that is Eliesa!!!!"

These are the words that came along in an e-mail a few months ago and of course I was more than happy to meet the lovely Kate and Molly of To Each Their Own.  This is a lovely fashion blog, focusing on fashion in the Midwest! Apparently these two sisters fell in LOVE with the November issue of Metro and they flew in from Chicago and Arizona to meet with me!

I'm very honored and humbled to be featured on not only photography, but my outlook on the Minneapolis fashion scene as well! What a treat!

I'm super happy with how the article turned out - CHECK IT OUT HERE!

 

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Special THANKS to Kate and Molly for a fabulous afternoon and great conversation!

Here's to Fashion!

 LOVEe

The Keepers Issue!

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The 2nd annual Keepers Awards are out in the January issue of Metro Magazine! The essence of this award is to honor 8 amazing artist (actors, musicians, dancers, etc) who are doing big things and that Minneapolis also wants to 'keep' in the city! When I got the assignment, I really wanted to focus on straight up portraits of these people. No bullshit, just a striking portrait. Take a peek at a preview of the article below + unpublished portraits of all the winners!

The Keepers are:

Brock Davis: Ad Man Taja Will: Dancer Monica Haller: Photographer / Writer Toki Wright: MC Randy Reyes: Actor Ethan Rutherford: Writer Max Lohrbach: Fashion Designer Mo Perry: Actor

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Check out the full issue on news stands now!!

LOVEe

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The [Film] Book!!

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WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!

I am SUPER excited to share with you all the launch of my first book!!

It's been on my goal list for a while now to create a coffee table book and it really started out as a personal project for myself. I am a huge believer in creating something with your images. When we live in an age of computers and iphones, every image seems to stay on a machine. I love prints, canvas, albums and - alas - books!  As I started talking about this project, I started noticing an interesting response...people actually wanted to see it!

The [Film] Book features images from my film cameras over the last year. You all know how passionate I am about film, so this is very special to me! I also wanted to share my thoughts in the book so I chose to do so through quotes. I'm a big quote-girl, if you couldn't tell, and I thought there was no better way to inspire than to use references that you can take with you on a daily basis!

So, without further adieu...

I present to you...

The [Film] Book

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If you are interested in purchasing a copy of The [Film] Book, click here to go to the Photogen Inc Store!

LOVEe

Capture Studios!

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One of the BEST things about my job is raving about the people I love to work with! I think anyone who has come in contact with Matt from Capture Studios has nothing but amazing things to say, both about him as a person + an amazing artist!

Matt makes some A-Freaking-MAZING videos and I am very happy to have the opportunity to work with him often! Below is a video from the Faleel wedding a few weeks ago! It is so fun having a friend on set with you during a wedding, because there is a true artist collaboration going on! Be sure to check out to videos below + The Capture Blog!

JAMAL + JESSICA // Minneapolis, MN from capture studios on Vimeo.

Here is a video that Matt also did as a promo video for Joynoelle!

JOYNOELLE PROJECT from capture studios on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

LOVEe

May I Have Your Attention, Please...

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This past week, while on the Bend [Trip], I had some time to think and discuss life, love and all it's possibilities with some wonderful women. Sometimes you don't realize something until you say it out loud. And I realized something BIG! I've felt frustrated with myself recently. As an artist, as a photographer and as a person. I couldn't figure out where or why I had these feelings, I mean, I have the best job in the world, right?

Then, I said it. I'm a people pleaser. I love to make people happy. And I know that my images make my client's dreams come true. However, the artist within me needs something more. I need to remember to make myself happy with my images to keep things fresh and creative. I need to make myself happy before I can continue to make others happy.

Thus, I have decided to take my blog back! I will continue to post images from weddings and all our other shenanigans,  but instead of posting images that I know my clients, magazine editors, etc will like, I am going to post the images that I personally LOVE!


"How many cares one loses when one decides not to be SOMETHING but to be SOMEONE."

~ Coco Chanel

Cheers to Happiness!

eliesa

Special thanks to Laura for this fabulous photo!