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Archive: ‘Events’



My photo is on a billboard!

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

No, not a photo of me (thank goodness!), but one of the photos I shot for the Missoula County DUI Task Force. Remember a few months back when I was hired by the Century Council to photograph their grand announcement of Cops in Shops in Montana? (See this blog post to read about it.) I made several images for them of a local Missoula cop getting tough on alcohol in a grocery store.

And now, it’s up on a billboard! Pretty cool!  I can’t get over just how large that photo is. I actually saw it after shooting a short and very sweet wedding at the Gibson Mansion. (Congratulations Stacey and Bryan!) They had a lovely ceremony and are such a nice couple and family. I can’t wait to post a few of my favorite pictures from their day.

But for now, I’ll leave you with billboard photos:

missoula event photography

missoula event photography

The task force was very nice and gave me photo credit.

If you want to check it out yourself, the billboard is near the Stephens Ave. and SW Higgins intersection, right around Romeo’s Italian Kitchen and near Pattee Creek Market.

Cheers,

-Kristine

Missoula people (and beyond) – enter for a chance to win a FREE photo shoot and gift certificate to Big Dipper!

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Missoula people (and other folks within a reasonable distance of Missoula) – please enter for a chance to win your very own FREE 45-minute photo session with Kristine Paulsen Photography! But wait – there’s more! Along with your photo shoot, you’ll receive a gift certificate valued at $20 for Missoula’s very own, deliciously delectable Big Dipper Ice Cream, just in time for these warm months coming our way.  Total value for this contest: $120!  Your cost? Free!

Why am I doing this?  #1. I love photography.  #2.  I love meeting new people.  #3.  Ice cream rocks my socks off.  #4.  I want to spread the happiness of photography and ice cream!  Hey, why not?

You’re probably wondering how you can enter to win.  All you have to do is comment on this blog post with your favorite of all favorite places in and/or around Missoula to take photos, and then tell me why you love that spot so much.  (Feel free to list more spots if you’d like!)  Do you love Caras Park?  Do you have an absolute favorite spot in Pattee Canyon?  Does the Bitterroot River make you weak in the knees?  Tell me!  And be sure to tell your friends about this contest, too.  There needs to be at least 10 comments on the blog for the contest to take place.

I’ll randomly select a winner who will be notified via e-mail of their fabulous new prizes (free photo shoot and ice cream!).  We’ll set up a time to talk and meet in person to discuss the type of photo session you’d like (yep, folks – this photo session can be an engagement shoot, a senior/graduate session, a “just because” shoot with your best friend or maybe a portrait of your child or even your pet!).  And, we’ll also figure out where we want the photo session to take place.  (Please note: I don’t do traditional in-studio portraiture, but instead focus on on-location, dynamic shoots that make for unique and stunning images.  Take a look at some of my past posts in the blog archives or go to my web site to get a feel for my work.)

When I meet you for your photo session, you’ll receive your gift certificate to Big Dipper, we’ll start shooting and it’ll be a blast!

You’ll receive 5 free images for use on your own blog, Facebook, MySpace, e-mail, what-have-you, and additional (high-resolution) prints can be purchased through me at reasonable prices.  Trust me, these prints will make your jaw drop.  They’re gorgeous!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me – I’m happy to hear from you.

And now, tell your friends, and comment away!  (P.S. Your e-mail address won’t be shared.)  This contest will be active for a week – I’ll notify the happy winner Tuesday, April 6th!

Cheers,

-Kristine

Cops in Shops in Missoula

Friday, February 19th, 2010

I recently blogged about an event that I photographed Wednesday, the Cops in Shops kickoff event for the state of Montana.  The Century Council blogged about it the other day and put up a few photos of the Attorney General Steve Bullock.  I’m going to include a few more that I thought were kinda fun.  One of the police officers posed with his motorcycle in the beer aisle of the Safeway on Broadway looking very stern (he was such a good sport!)…don’t try to fake your age, folks!  We also did a few shots with him acting as a cashier checking someone’s ID.  These may be used on some billboards, too – I don’t know if that’s a for sure thing or not yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as I hear!  In the meantime, here’s the screen grab from the Century Council’s blog…scroll down to the end of this post for the motorcycle photos:

Also – the Chronicle of Higher Education published their story about Susie, the woman whom I photographed in Pablo, Montana.  I took a screen grab – here it is!

And now, some police photos:

Senior photos – set aside some time for your very own session!

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

It has been a while since I shot these photos of a group of friends (it was way back in September! agh!), and I’ve been meaning to post some of my favorites, and I’m just now finally getting around to it.  I hope you like them!  We all had so much fun on our walkabout session – just going from spot to spot and soaking up the beeeeeautiful light.

Also, before I post those gems, I just wanted to mention that I had a great shoot for the Century Council this morning.  Today kicked off the state of Montana’s “Cops In Shops,” and I was there to photograph Attorney General Steve Bullock, Director Jim Lynch of the Montana Department of Transportation, Alcohol Education Coordinator Lisa Scates of the Mt. Department of Revenue and Missoula Chief of Police Mark Muir. We even managed to squeeze in some photo ops from a few other members of the Missoula police force and had a great time doing it.  Some of those photos may even run as billboards!  Super exciting!  I’ll keep you posted on that.

Also, I’m still waiting to hear about when the Chronicle of Higher Education is running the article for which I shot photos – I’ll let you know when it’s up!

And now – the long awaited photos from Sepetember – ohhhh, how I adore the light…mmmm.

Cheers!

-Kristine

Here’s to a great 2010! Happy New Year, Everybody!

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

To ring in the new year I decided I had to grace my blog with the presence of some pretty awesome fireworks. Guilty admission: they’re from July 4th at Seattle’s Gasworks Park.

But, they’re still pretty epic, don’t you think?  Enjoy!

AND, have a happy and safe New Year!

Cheers!

-Kristine

Fireworks at Gasworks Park in Seattle

Happy New Year, my friends!

The Whiskey Rebellion Serves up Some Smooth Tunes

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

It was a good night for dancing at the Union Club this past Friday since the Whiskey Rebellion were the music-makers for the evening.

I had a great time shooting some quick (very quick – 10 minutes quick!) portraits for the band out back of the Union Club.  Handily enough, there happened to be fire escape on the building, which we used as a portrait prop.

We all dashed back inside so the band could get started, and they’re great!  I highly recommend checking them out at their next gigs – one of which will be at the Jack (bar and saloon) in Lolo.  (And this bar is awesome, too!  In fact, from what I know, it’s kind of legendary.  I highly recommend checking it out too – you can’t go wrong with a bar that has a hollowed out tree trunk set up as a swing, right at the bar!)

Anyway, check out some of my favorite shots from the evening – and take a listen to the Whiskey Rebellion when you’ve got a chance – and don’t forget to kick up those heels and dance!

Cheers,
-Kristine

Fun with fire escapes!

I was seriously digging the lights.

And some couples came out to dance, which was nice to see.

Crooning into the mic.

Having fun with an upbeat piece.

Working the chords.

Some drumstick action.

Singing away.

The whole band!

These broncs can buck! Missoula’s rodeo delivers.

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

I went to the fair in Missoula a week (or was it a couple weeks?) ago and had tickets to go to the rodeo with my boyfriend and a very good, old friend from my days in the midwest.

It was pretty great – I haven’t been to a rodeo since I was a wee thing passing through Jackson Hole – and I figured I’d take my camera along just for the heck of it.

Disclaimer: I wasn’t shooting as a press photographer so I didn’t have the freedom to move around the arena, but I think some of these shots are kinda cool.

Have fun checking them out!

It’s almost as if he’s levitating.

Check out the air this bronco got!

Finally, the light became interesting.

These oxen were enormous!

Cute little boy wearing his dad’s jacket.

It’s amazing how skilled these guys were.

The little guy was so adorable!

And these chicks had some serious skill.

Mad bull.

I like the guys’ faces behind the action.

Cheers!
-Kristine

Montana Food Bank Network’s Canstruction Event

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

The last couple days have been a bit hectic, but it’s been great. I was busy helping out the Montana Food Bank Network cover their Canstruction event held at Southgate Mall in Missoula.

Canstruction, if you haven’t heard of this before, is an event where teams work to create and build structures out of cans. Various local organizations are paired up with architects and compete against one another for awards. All the cans of food are donated to the Montana Food Bank Network after the competition has ended.

It was pretty cool to see what the teams came up with, and even more fun to see how much everyone was enjoying themselves. Very heartening.

I was busy taking photos during the entire event, as well as video, and put together a short-ish video to document it.

Check it out! I think it’s kinda fun! :)

Canstruction 2009
If your computer has the capabilities, be sure to watch it in HD!

Thanks!

-Kristine

 

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