Kristine Paulsen Photography – Lifestyle Portraits, Editorial and Wedding Photography in Missoula Montana

Is there anything more serene or magical than watching snow fall at night? We had a little storm a couple of days ago in Missoula that blanketed our town with about 7 inches of beautiful, fluffy snow. I couldn’t help but document it in a simple video and as a still photo, too. Check out the small slices of the evening below – the first is the final photo; the second is the behind-the-scenes video. (To watch it in HD, which makes a huge difference in viewing quality, hover over the video, click the HD button at the bottom right and click the corresponding link that pops up.) Enjoy!

A Simple Snowstorm from Kristine Paulsen Photography on Vimeo.

Missoula, Montana gets its first December 2012 snowstorm.

On the docket: portraits and the last 2012 wedding!

Cheers,

-Kristine

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It’s an understatement to say 2011 has been an absolutely wonderful year for weddings in so many ways. I don’t have words to express how thankful I am to have met so many amazing people, and to have shared such beautiful, touching moments with you all. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!

And now, here’s a little video to showcase the very best of 2011 – your smiling faces, the love in your hearts, and moments that have changed your lives. Thank you for inviting me to document this for you. It’s truly been an honor.

On the docket – portraits!

Cheers,

-Kristine

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This past spring I had the wonderful opportunity to help produce a documentary about the Paxson Art Project taking place in Paxson Elementary School in Missoula, a program that was developed by the Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC). Visiting artists came into the school and taught kids from kindergarten through fifth grade new art concepts. Currently these kids only receive 6 hours of art per year. Yes, you heard that right – per YEAR.

I stopped by these visiting artists’ classes and put together an informative video about the project which will be shown to folks around the area to hopefully help educate them about the need for art for kids.

Please take a moment to view this video, and if you find this as important as I do, please feel free to share with others. Thank you!

The video is about 10 minutes long (but so worth the watch), so you may want to get the video started by pressing the play button. Once it begins loading, I’d suggest pressing pause until the video is fully loaded, then begin watching. Don’t forget to have your volume turned on! Also, if you’d like to watch the video in HD (high definition, please click the link below the video to be taken to the Vimeo site to watch in HD.)

On the docket: portraits and weddings!

Cheers!

-Kristine

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Remember a few months ago when I was off gallivanting in Portland, Oregon? It wasn’t all gallivanting, and, in addition to a lovely portrait session I did on Cannon Beach, I was also working with Pedal Portland to help develop and design their new website for their new business – from their logo, to their video, to their finished website. We had a great time making photos for the site, creating some multimedia content, and overall, creating something that could really benefit Portland people interested in exploring urban bicycling.

Take a peek at the video we produced – and if you like amusing bloopers, stick around ’til the end. :)

So, drum roll please….I’d love to introduce Pedal Portland’s website! Please check it out and tell your friends (especially if you’re in the Portland area). Enjoy! (Click on the image below to visit the website – if you want to see a cool animation, be sure to use either a Chrome or Safari browser as Firefox isn’t able to show the animation in its full glory.)

On the docket: weddings, portraits and bridal sessions! Woo hoo!

Cheers,

-Kristine

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Today’s Wordless Wednesday post features a video I just put together for Peter the Pie Guy who’s become a regular at the Missoula Clark Fork River Market on Saturdays in the spring and summer selling his made-from-scratch pies.

I call this: { Peter the Pie Guy – an Ode to Betty Lou } Now, let’s let him do the talking! (Click the play button below to get it started. You may want to press play and then pause to let the video start loading. To watch in HD, click the HD button and follow the instructions.)

On the docket: engagement sessions!

Cheers!

-Kristine

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So, I love dairy products. There. I said it. It’s out. I love them unabashedly, wholeheartedly, forever. Especially ice cream. And especially when it’s ice cream made by Big Dipper in Missoula, Montana. Their rich, creamy, unique flavors are just several of many reasons to love their ice cream. Throw in great community involvement and business-to-business collaboration and you’ve got a perfect recipe for a wonderful, local ice cream shop. There’s a reason people love this place.

There have been some great changes and additions to the shop in Missoula (new neon signage as well as the Coneboy ice cream truck) and I was asked to make some photographs for Big Dipper to highlight these changes. I have a weakness for multimedia, too, so I made a short video to document the fun atmosphere of this business. But enough chit chat – on to the photos and video! Be sure to have your sound on for the video and click the play button to get it started. (There are two versions – a longer one with a staff interview and shorter one without the interview.) Also, I’ve got to give a huge thanks to the participants in the photos and video! You were great!

P.S. Can you find the actual big dipper in the sky? I was so happy the sky was clear so the stars were visible!

Here’s the long version of the video (2 minutes 16 seconds):

Here’s the shorter version of the video (1 minute 51 seconds):

On the docket: senior sessions and family sessions!

Cheers!

-Kristine

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I’m so excited! I finally get to announce one of my newest options available to those of you out there who are planning on getting married – save the date engagement videos!  (And, hey, if you’re not getting married and you want one “just because,” that’s awesome, too!)

Take a peek at the one I created for Panika and Austin, whose photos have graced this blog in two previous posts (this post and this post). We had a lot of fun with this video and made it in between making engagement photos. I hope you enjoy it – feel free to share with friends. :) And remember, I’m based out of Montana, but I’ll travel, too. (And enjoy it!)

(P.S. the video might take a while to upload even though it’s only about 2 1/2 minutes long. To get it loading, press the play button, wait until you see the “bar” start to creep along and press pause to let it fully load before viewing.)  Also, I’d recommend watching it in HD, so be sure to click the HD button before loading if you’d like to watch it at a higher quality.)

Cheers!

-Kristine

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Hi all,

I finally got around to putting together a fun (and short) little video which features my vibrant, photojournalism style of shooting….the photos are from the wedding I shot in Cancun.  I hope you like it!  I think it’s kinda fun and makes me smile – hope it does the same for you! Feel free to share with friends if you like it. :)

Cheers!

-Kristine

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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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I recently got a new camera body and have been playing around with its video capabilities. Here’s a little bit I put together from a recent camping trip. I’m still learning its functions, but am just blown away with its capabilities, especially since it’s HD.

Check out the following and be sure to set it so HD is on.

Happy viewing!

-Kristine

Camping at Rock Creek, Montana.

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