Thanksgiving Highlights

Behind the Scenes at a Target Photo Shoot

Back in December, I got some extraordinary news.  I won a contest from my internship at Target Headquarters (by the way, have I shared this video that Target did, featuring Ryan?  How cute is that?).

Now that the above final product is out, I can finally show some behind the scenes stuff!  I was in the Target Back to College 2012 catalogue, and it was an amazing experience.

For the other models in the catalogue, this was just another day on the job.  But for me, I was out-of-my-mind excited; a New York photo shoot in a Chelsea Market studio, with a photographer who shoots Jcrew catalogues?!  I'm still out-of-my-mind excited, I guess :) 

The set: much smaller than I expected!

They had the shot I was intended for all planned out, and everything was ready to go.

As the shoot was a whole 2 days after my college graduation, I was thrilled to see that they had Michigan gear all ready for me :)

If I could live in this Chelsea Market studio in New York's Meatpacking District forever, all of my design dreams would instantly come true.

Racks of sample clothing kept me entertained for hours.

In hair and makeup

I'm so used to being behind the camera, but I must admit, I liked this angle too!

Guess who isn't a model??  Hint: Look at the heights... haha.

The hair/makeup/stylist/stylist assistant hovering between shots is a real thing!

The finished product:

I feel super lucky to have gotten to take part is something so out of the ordinary for me.  It was so much fun, and I definitely wouldn't mind doing that every day :) 

Friday Musings 8.24.12: Summer Traditions

One of our most treasured family traditions of summer is going to Tasty Treat, our local ice cream shop up north.  Pretty much anyone in our family would do almost anything for their black raspberry soft serve.

Some years ago, someone clearly not part of the town decided to open a Dairy Queen right across the street from Tasty Treat.  This is a town with 2 traffic lights, one McDonalds, one grocery store and that's about it, so the DQ really stood out.  It's remarkable that DQ is still open, however, because on almost every summer night there is a line outside of Tasty Treat that really picked up around the time the "other one" opened; around the 4th of July, the line goes down the whole block.  Rare is it to see a car at the rival.  Just goes to show that no matter what, some originals can never be messed with.

Friday Musings 4.20.12: Art Show

My printmaking art show was yesterday.  This was my most creative semester, and I loved being able to spend time in a studio and play with ideas, turning them into artwork.  My stuff is without a doubt the least artistic of the class, but what's the point of life if you don't throw yourself out there and try new things? At least that's how I'm justifying it :)

Friday Musings 4.6.12.

Last weekend, we were able to play together with our family in Ann Arbor, MI.  We came across this amazing photo location.  We took some time to test out S's new Nikon in the alley filled with graffiti.

We nicknamed the location "Diorama Alley."  It's a long story.  Anyway, enjoy some fun photos from Diorama Alley!

Have a happy weekend!

S got an SLR!

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Finally! S has joined the club!

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During the birthday celebration weekend, Stephanie received the most wonderful birthday gift.  A digital SLR camera!

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The camera of choice is the Nikon D3100.  So far, it's been fantastic! Though it hasn't been used to it's full potential quite yet, expect to see some fun photography coming up! 

Do you have a preferred camera brand? Have you used a Nikon before? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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