For The Pro's

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!

Bend [Trip] Update!

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Words can not express how lucky I feel. And for so many reasons.

This trip has been SO much fun, but more importantly, I feel like I have walked away with some true friends for life. I know, I know, I'm getting all sappy on you, but seriously. I have had a blast with these women. Whether we are going on adventures, taking crazy photos, or having deep conversations, we have been having the best week ever.

I feel refreshed. Not necessarily in a photography/art/business sense, but in life in general.

Sometimes when you run your own business, you can feel burned out. I currently feel ready to take on the world!

Make sure to check out our fabulously hilarious adventures!!!

And a THANK YOU to Lauren Clark for these first 2 photos!

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LOVEe

Bend [Trip] - Bad Ass Women Who Shoot Photos.

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I'm on vacation this week with 6 other fabulous women photographers in Bend, Oregon. The purpose of the Bend [Trip] is to simply chill, hang out, shoot some photos, but mostly relax with some amazing people.

The line up is:

Wreckless Girl: http://www.photo.wrecklesscreative.com/
Shannon Sewell: http://shannonsewell.com/
Laura Kay Photography: http://www.laurakayphoto.com
Lauren Clark Photography: http://www.laurenclarkphotography.com
Kelly Moore Photography: http://www.kellymoorephotography.com
Sarah Rhoads: http://wearetherhoads.com/

We also have a kick ass blog that you should all check out HERE!

We will all be updating the blog this week with new pictures from our adventures, so be sure to check in...often!

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LOVEe

Joynoelle Fashion Show!

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Last night was the big Minneapolis show for Joynoelle's new collection! The event took place downtown at Gallery 13 and there couldn't have been a more posh crowd in the city!

Photogen Inc was a proud sponsor of the show and we have been working hard the last few months with the designer to shoot her new ad campaign. We also collaborated with the A-MAZING Matt Brue of Capture Studios to create the amazing promo video below!

Juut did an amazing job on the hair + makeup, along with Flora Bella for the fabulous arrangements and Nelle for the lovely handbags. Penny of Penny Larson Jewelry dressed the models in her oh-so-stunning jewelry too! Dancers from the Minnesota Shubert Performing Art Center gave an incredible performance and Crispin and Cocoa & Fig for the yummy treats!

JOYNOELLE PROJECT from capture studios on Vimeo.

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Congratulations to Joy on her new collection!

eliesa

Team Photogen Inc!

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Ladies and Gentleman, please help me welcome two new assistants to Team Photogen Inc!

We are growing faster than ever here, which meant it was time to bring in some new talent!

Tom and Melissa are two people who have a serious passion for photography and I am very excited to have them as part of our crew!

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Here are some super-fun out takes from recent weddings - ENJOY!

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There will be some seriously BIG announcements coming soon!

eliesa

Film: Pinhole Camera!

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Before my last trip to Vancouver, the shutter on my film camera went out; therefore, I had all of this film to shoot and no camera to shoot it with! My good friends Ral and Danelle of RAD Studios took me to their local camera shop, Beau Photo, where they had a slew of film cameras to purchase! I was originally going to get a Holga camera, but I own 3 of them already...and then I saw it...Holga's newest in their line of simple cameras - the panoramic pinhole camera.

This camera is as basic as it gets. No viewfinder, no shutter (really), and no telling how you have exposed correctly or if anything at all is in focus. I. was. in. heaven. Just the anticipation to see how things would turn out was too good to pass up, so I purchased the camera and on I went!

My good friend Bill, with Richard Photo Lab, gave me a call one night asking "Eliesa, what in the HECK did you do with this film?" Here are a few of the results...

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LOVE > FILM!

eliesa