A walk in the snow... some mulled wine... meeting with old friends... wrapping presents... holiday music... and a little work too!! Gotta love the holidays.
I arrived in Detroit on Friday and was instantly whisked away to Greenfield Village for some hot cider, caroling, Model T rides... and shivering while watching fireworks!! Followed by an evening of reconnecting with friends from college.
And now, just prepping for the annual Sushi Stroll in the Snow... a tradition my friends and I do every December... who doesn't walk to a sushi dinner in the middle of winter in Detroit.
Below is a map of my travels for the next few weeks. If your in any of these areas... just let me know and we can meet up for some holiday cheer or even a photo shoot (I of course have my camera with me)!!!
Happy Holidays to everyone... stay warm... have fun!!
Love,
A
Oh BTW... here's a link to what I've been working on today. Jenny & Simon's slideshow...
CLICK HERE for the Slideshow!!!
I arrived in Detroit on Friday and was instantly whisked away to Greenfield Village for some hot cider, caroling, Model T rides... and shivering while watching fireworks!! Followed by an evening of reconnecting with friends from college.
And now, just prepping for the annual Sushi Stroll in the Snow... a tradition my friends and I do every December... who doesn't walk to a sushi dinner in the middle of winter in Detroit.
Below is a map of my travels for the next few weeks. If your in any of these areas... just let me know and we can meet up for some holiday cheer or even a photo shoot (I of course have my camera with me)!!!
Happy Holidays to everyone... stay warm... have fun!!
Love,
A
Oh BTW... here's a link to what I've been working on today. Jenny & Simon's slideshow...
CLICK HERE for the Slideshow!!!
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November 23, 2009 //
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Last week I was so excited to meet up with three of my couples from years past who all happen to live in SF... (my favorite city!!... even more than New Orleans... but if NOLA were in Cali... it might be a toss up)
My weekend started Friday night with Amy & Michael... an incredible couple that lives in SF and Australia... but travels all the time in Asia... and had their wedding on Mackinac ... can you believe it. I was able to photograph their wedding in Fall of 2008... it is was so much fun to reconnect .. they've now convinced me I need to start shooting in Australia and China... sounds awesome!!
Then it was a Saturday lunch with Michelle & Jeff at the classic SF joint Tadich Grill... I met up with these two a year and a half ago at a coffee shop in SF... then months later I was photographing their touching wedding in Ventura... I had such a great time I could have sat and chatted with them forever (even if they are PC/Nikon users... I won't hold that against them)!!
Then it was on to an amazing dinner with Missy & Christian. I was honored to photograph this couple just a few months ago on Mackinac. We had so much fun chatting about the island... AND California... I just love it when my two worlds join together.
It was soo wonderful to be able to meet up with everyone... I can't wait to see them again. Man... I love that I can keep in touch and become friends with my couples... no matter where they live!
THEN on Sunday ... was all for me... a day of photography .. a day to be inspired by my favorite city... by the people... the food... the sounds... everything!! I even ended the day by catching the Richard Avedon exhibition at the SF MOMA.. he is amazing... it totally started me thinking about my own photography. If you are in the bay area this week check it out... it ends Sunday Nov. 29th.
Here are a few pics from my favorite places in SF... Chinatown (and my dim sum... yummy.. no I didn't eat it ALL... my eyes were a little bigger than my stomach)... then on to City Lights Bookstore and the Vesuvio (in North Beach).. home of the beatnik poets... Kerouac, Ginsberg... etc... now THESE guys are awesome... just being in the bookstore makes mind open up and reminds me how much I love 20th century literature... (yup, that literature degree comes in handy once in awhile)
I hope you all have a wonderful happy joyous Thanksgiving... I'm off to go pick up my mom from the airport... first time she's in Cali for Turkey day... then... your not going to belive this but her and I back up to my fav. city... SF yet again.. I just didn't get enough last time!
May you all find gratitude in the smallest of things... and through that find joy in the world around you!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Love,
A
My weekend started Friday night with Amy & Michael... an incredible couple that lives in SF and Australia... but travels all the time in Asia... and had their wedding on Mackinac ... can you believe it. I was able to photograph their wedding in Fall of 2008... it is was so much fun to reconnect .. they've now convinced me I need to start shooting in Australia and China... sounds awesome!!
Then it was a Saturday lunch with Michelle & Jeff at the classic SF joint Tadich Grill... I met up with these two a year and a half ago at a coffee shop in SF... then months later I was photographing their touching wedding in Ventura... I had such a great time I could have sat and chatted with them forever (even if they are PC/Nikon users... I won't hold that against them)!!
Then it was on to an amazing dinner with Missy & Christian. I was honored to photograph this couple just a few months ago on Mackinac. We had so much fun chatting about the island... AND California... I just love it when my two worlds join together.
It was soo wonderful to be able to meet up with everyone... I can't wait to see them again. Man... I love that I can keep in touch and become friends with my couples... no matter where they live!
THEN on Sunday ... was all for me... a day of photography .. a day to be inspired by my favorite city... by the people... the food... the sounds... everything!! I even ended the day by catching the Richard Avedon exhibition at the SF MOMA.. he is amazing... it totally started me thinking about my own photography. If you are in the bay area this week check it out... it ends Sunday Nov. 29th.
Here are a few pics from my favorite places in SF... Chinatown (and my dim sum... yummy.. no I didn't eat it ALL... my eyes were a little bigger than my stomach)... then on to City Lights Bookstore and the Vesuvio (in North Beach).. home of the beatnik poets... Kerouac, Ginsberg... etc... now THESE guys are awesome... just being in the bookstore makes mind open up and reminds me how much I love 20th century literature... (yup, that literature degree comes in handy once in awhile)
I hope you all have a wonderful happy joyous Thanksgiving... I'm off to go pick up my mom from the airport... first time she's in Cali for Turkey day... then... your not going to belive this but her and I back up to my fav. city... SF yet again.. I just didn't get enough last time!
May you all find gratitude in the smallest of things... and through that find joy in the world around you!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Love,
A
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So I promise this will be the last time I babble on about New Orleans (especially because this weekend I am off to my favorite city.. well prior to being in NOLA.. San Francisco... the jury is out and will let you know next week . . will it be NOLA or SF!!).
Well... along with a life changing 30 hour car ride... amazing photo shoot... inspiring photo conference.. NOLA was also sooo much fun because I got the chance to see .. not 1.. not 2... but THREE very dear friends I hadn't seen in years that all live in NOLA... I was so stoked to hang out these peeps in their city and each one had different things to show me... I LOVED IT!! I had FRESH deep fried Cajun shrimp one night at 3 in the morning from a tiny little grocery store... I watched the Saints break a record while listening to live jazz in the background... I saw a group of peeps jitterbug like crazy... and I even saw an extremely raunchy 80 year old Jazz Singer flirt with the crowd while singing and dancing his heart out (at 2 in the morning)... just to reiterate again... I LOVE THIS CITY!!
Well.. .the very last photo shoot I did... was especially cool... my friend Joe (who I grew up with in our tiny little cow town in the middle of a corn field) let me capture a window into his New Orleans life... Joe in the privacy of his home... with his books and notes strewn all over (he's a writer... as you might be able to tell from the pics)... imagine NOLA meets the Sun Also Rises...
I absolutely LOVE doing lifestyle shoots... no posing... no thinking... no purpose .. just me capturing someones everyday life ... in the place where they can be most comfortable... their home... I really hope to do more of these... what a fun way to capture a chapter in one's life!
Hey Buddy... thank you again so much for letting me see a glimpse of your life.. .and capture it!! This city has definitely adopted you... and you it!
Okay... bye bye New Orleans ... until next time!
May you all discover new places of joy... be it in your back yard... or half way across the world!
Love,
A
Well... along with a life changing 30 hour car ride... amazing photo shoot... inspiring photo conference.. NOLA was also sooo much fun because I got the chance to see .. not 1.. not 2... but THREE very dear friends I hadn't seen in years that all live in NOLA... I was so stoked to hang out these peeps in their city and each one had different things to show me... I LOVED IT!! I had FRESH deep fried Cajun shrimp one night at 3 in the morning from a tiny little grocery store... I watched the Saints break a record while listening to live jazz in the background... I saw a group of peeps jitterbug like crazy... and I even saw an extremely raunchy 80 year old Jazz Singer flirt with the crowd while singing and dancing his heart out (at 2 in the morning)... just to reiterate again... I LOVE THIS CITY!!
Well.. .the very last photo shoot I did... was especially cool... my friend Joe (who I grew up with in our tiny little cow town in the middle of a corn field) let me capture a window into his New Orleans life... Joe in the privacy of his home... with his books and notes strewn all over (he's a writer... as you might be able to tell from the pics)... imagine NOLA meets the Sun Also Rises...
I absolutely LOVE doing lifestyle shoots... no posing... no thinking... no purpose .. just me capturing someones everyday life ... in the place where they can be most comfortable... their home... I really hope to do more of these... what a fun way to capture a chapter in one's life!
Hey Buddy... thank you again so much for letting me see a glimpse of your life.. .and capture it!! This city has definitely adopted you... and you it!
Okay... bye bye New Orleans ... until next time!
May you all discover new places of joy... be it in your back yard... or half way across the world!
Love,
A
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Man I love this city... I can't believe I've only been home a week... I miss the city already... and can't wait to go back.
Okay ... but next time... I'll fly both ways... none of this driving 30 hours... no offense Kelly & Jim (it was definitely fun ... and not half as bad as one would think to be in the car for 30 hours).. but I would much rather have that 30 hours spent listening to jazz and hanging out in the city...
SO, once we arrived in NOLA... did the AMAZING French Quarter photo shoot (see previous blog... soo cool) on Monday... THEN it was finally time for the reason we went... Pictage Partnercon... WOOO HOOO!!
All I have to say is ... WOW... it totally blew my mind and was so much fun. I loved that there were less than 500 photographers... it gave the whole conference such a small intimate feeling.. and that all the meals were included... every time I talked into the ballroom I met a new photographer. I made so many new friends from all over the country .. .I can't wait to keep in touch and share!!
And the lectures.. .amazing... I found myself crying everyday at how touching and heartfelt the lecturers were... and how they touched me in the heart. I always like to think that when I tear up hearing something its the sign of Passion and Truth!!... boy was there a lot of passion and truth going on!!
Some of my favorites...
Mike Colon: "Defining your style"
Justin & Mary Marantz: "How to be a Rainmaker".. Mary had me crying like a baby
Joe Buissink: "Are you in a rut?"... tears galore again!!
Tasra Dawson: Women Only.. a super cool session for us girls only with an awesome panel
And Jim Collins (CEO of Pictage... had an awesome opening speach... "Dream, Create, Inspire"... I definitely did all three!
And I also cannot let this entry go without mentioning my new favorite LOVES....
Livebooks!!
-keep your eye open for a whole new look for Andrejka.. I am so excited to start working on a brand new customized website... just for Andrejka Photography.. woohoo... thanks Deano and Jay for putting up with all my questions...
Couture Books!!
--I am soooo excited to start offering these GORGEOUS BOOKS... Seriously.. .I have seen nothing like these... I am in LOVE... (is it sad... I'm in love with a book)... but wait till you see them!! Imagine the most beautiful art book from your favorite bookstore... with your favorite artist... now imagine that book is your life!! Dave you rock and thank you for letting me sit there and drool over your books day after day!!
Okay... just a few pics of the city...
But hold on .. I still have one more NOLA entry... of a super cool lifestyle shoot I did with a dear friend of mine. Just a little peak into the window of his New Orleans life...
May you all DREAM-CREATE-INSPIRE your own individual passions, truths, and joy!
Love,
A
P.S. next time I am going to shoot more city pics... pathetic... only 3!!
Okay ... but next time... I'll fly both ways... none of this driving 30 hours... no offense Kelly & Jim (it was definitely fun ... and not half as bad as one would think to be in the car for 30 hours).. but I would much rather have that 30 hours spent listening to jazz and hanging out in the city...
SO, once we arrived in NOLA... did the AMAZING French Quarter photo shoot (see previous blog... soo cool) on Monday... THEN it was finally time for the reason we went... Pictage Partnercon... WOOO HOOO!!
All I have to say is ... WOW... it totally blew my mind and was so much fun. I loved that there were less than 500 photographers... it gave the whole conference such a small intimate feeling.. and that all the meals were included... every time I talked into the ballroom I met a new photographer. I made so many new friends from all over the country .. .I can't wait to keep in touch and share!!
And the lectures.. .amazing... I found myself crying everyday at how touching and heartfelt the lecturers were... and how they touched me in the heart. I always like to think that when I tear up hearing something its the sign of Passion and Truth!!... boy was there a lot of passion and truth going on!!
Some of my favorites...
Mike Colon: "Defining your style"
Justin & Mary Marantz: "How to be a Rainmaker".. Mary had me crying like a baby
Joe Buissink: "Are you in a rut?"... tears galore again!!
Tasra Dawson: Women Only.. a super cool session for us girls only with an awesome panel
And Jim Collins (CEO of Pictage... had an awesome opening speach... "Dream, Create, Inspire"... I definitely did all three!
And I also cannot let this entry go without mentioning my new favorite LOVES....
Livebooks!!
-keep your eye open for a whole new look for Andrejka.. I am so excited to start working on a brand new customized website... just for Andrejka Photography.. woohoo... thanks Deano and Jay for putting up with all my questions...
Couture Books!!
--I am soooo excited to start offering these GORGEOUS BOOKS... Seriously.. .I have seen nothing like these... I am in LOVE... (is it sad... I'm in love with a book)... but wait till you see them!! Imagine the most beautiful art book from your favorite bookstore... with your favorite artist... now imagine that book is your life!! Dave you rock and thank you for letting me sit there and drool over your books day after day!!
Okay... just a few pics of the city...
But hold on .. I still have one more NOLA entry... of a super cool lifestyle shoot I did with a dear friend of mine. Just a little peak into the window of his New Orleans life...
May you all DREAM-CREATE-INSPIRE your own individual passions, truths, and joy!
Love,
A
P.S. next time I am going to shoot more city pics... pathetic... only 3!!
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Oh my goodness!! Words cannot express how much fun I had in NOLA (like the locals call it)!!
In fact it was such an amazing week . . .that the blog for New Orleans and Pictage's Partnercon... is going to take 2 maybe even THREE to cover it...
So to begin... I'm going to skip past the 30 hour drive... skip past the actual conference... skip past all the cool people I visited with.. .and go straight to the AWESOME photo shoot Kelly Segre & Jim Minics had set up in the French Quarter!!
Now first I have to blame these two for convincing me on this crazy little adventure... and of course THANK them!! Not only would I not have attended the conference but I wouldn't have been able to tag along on this super fun shoot. Kelly had arranged for a local model and makeup artist to help out... and I have to add.. the model is wearing Kelly's wedding dress... how crazy cool is this dress... and how perfect for the French Quarter.
So Monday afternoon the three of us, as well as the entourage of people who would just watch and stare, wandered through the streets of NOLA... taking in the gorgeous scenery and using it for the sweetest backdrop ever... we even had the opportunity to shoot off the balcony of one of the oldest buildings over looking the promenade... classic French Quarter style
This isn't my usual style... but I loved doing it and it always helps to think in a different way... so fun to get creative in a different city!!
Check out the pics... at the end there's even a few funny ones of the K & J!!! GOTCHA!!
Thanks again K&J... it was amazing...
Stay tuned for... "the rest of the story"...
Love,
A
In fact it was such an amazing week . . .that the blog for New Orleans and Pictage's Partnercon... is going to take 2 maybe even THREE to cover it...
So to begin... I'm going to skip past the 30 hour drive... skip past the actual conference... skip past all the cool people I visited with.. .and go straight to the AWESOME photo shoot Kelly Segre & Jim Minics had set up in the French Quarter!!
Now first I have to blame these two for convincing me on this crazy little adventure... and of course THANK them!! Not only would I not have attended the conference but I wouldn't have been able to tag along on this super fun shoot. Kelly had arranged for a local model and makeup artist to help out... and I have to add.. the model is wearing Kelly's wedding dress... how crazy cool is this dress... and how perfect for the French Quarter.
So Monday afternoon the three of us, as well as the entourage of people who would just watch and stare, wandered through the streets of NOLA... taking in the gorgeous scenery and using it for the sweetest backdrop ever... we even had the opportunity to shoot off the balcony of one of the oldest buildings over looking the promenade... classic French Quarter style
This isn't my usual style... but I loved doing it and it always helps to think in a different way... so fun to get creative in a different city!!
Check out the pics... at the end there's even a few funny ones of the K & J!!! GOTCHA!!
Thanks again K&J... it was amazing...
Stay tuned for... "the rest of the story"...
Love,
A
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Andrejka, These photos are amazing!! I absolutley love each and every single one of them :) Can't wait to see the ones from Hawaii, all that talking about your wedding made me want to see pictures!!
(03.22.10 @ 06:26 PM)