Dancemania is probably an understatement because the ladies at Oula's first annual dance party at the Stensrud Building in Missoula seriously ROCKED their FEET off. I had such a blast photographing so many happy people shaking their groove thang (huge kudos to Kali Lindner who created Oula!), and I hope you'll investigate all the awesomeness that is Oula. (I swear, if I hadn't been photographing, I would have been a "dancemaniac" as well!) This fab party was put together by the lovely Kelsey Motes-Conners from Glacier Parks Weddings and Events, who did a seriously wonderful job. Accents of fuschia along with pink drinks really popped and ...
Green Investment Group Acquires Old Smurfit-Stone Site – {Missoula Editorial & Commercial Photography}
Getting back to my photojournalism roots a bit, last week I was hired by Cork Tree Creative to photograph a press conference with Governor Brian Schweitzer and Ray Stillwell at the old Smurfit-Stone mill site to announce Green Investment Group, Inc.'s (GIGI) acquisition of the site. This is the seventh Smurfit-Stone paper mill acquired since 2006 by GIGI, an Alton, Illinois-based company that acquires and redevelops Brownfield sites throughout North America. (A Brownfield site is an abandoned or underutilized industrial or commercial site that is well-positioned for redevelopment.) Plans for the future use of the Missoula site are ...
Rockin’ Recessionistas – {YWCA Missoula Fashion Shoot}
I had such a fabulous time the past several days volunteering my photography for YWCA's Secret Seconds 2011 Recessionista campaign. The models totally rocked their shoots as well as the Secret Seconds clothing they were showcasing, we all had a blast and made some great images to help promote an extremely worthy cause. You can grab some affordable styles and make a difference, too - all sales at YWCA Secret Seconds help women and children in crisis, including the YWCA's domestic violence shelter. Thanks ladies! I'm looking forward to doing this again! Cheers! -Kristine ...
A Boy and His Rabbit and a Few Goats for Good Measure – {Western Montana Fair}
I decided to swing by for the opening day at the Western Montana Fair since my mom was in town visiting. She and I are big fans of cute animals, and we happened to find some super adorable ones at the fair. There were chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits, goats, llamas, bulls - you name it. I'm always impressed by the kids (and adults) who take such good care of their animals. This young man with the rabbit was no exception. His rabbit, R.J., was getting all sorts of pets and hugs from his youthful owner. He was kind enough to let me take some photos of him with his rabbit (who is a lion head breed, by the way), and to tell me a bit about how his ...
My photo is on a billboard!
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 ...
Cops in Shops in Missoula
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 ...