Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Rock Band Photographer, Madison WI

We ended up at the Grand Hotel
It was empty, cold, and bare.
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside,
Making our music there.
With a few red lights, a few old beds,
we made a place to sweat.
No matter what we get out of this,
I know we'll never forget.

~Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple~


Here is my first time photographing a Band. It was tough not photographing my usual laughter and smiles shots but I honestly have to say, I think this danced along my artistic side a bit more. It is a lot of fun breaking away from I am used to and getting a chance at photographing something as fun as this. Plus, I LOVE LOVE LOOOVE the dirty-dark photos so this was right up my alley.
Enjoy the quick peak at the band Smoke n Mirrors and THANK YOU so much to all of you for letting me do this. You were all champs in that cold weather!



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Thursday, February 2, 2012

~Through the Looking Glass~ NICU Photography

"She is everything that is perfect
wrapped in a tiny bundle."

~Bon Johnstone


Due to a request by the Mother of this little one, I am not allowed to release any names/information on this beautiful girl. She was born at 30 weeks old and I was lucky enough to be asked to capture this moment in her life.

I, myself, grew up with a sister who was born with physical birth defects. I spent the first 8 years of my life playing in different hospitals while she went through surgery after surgery (37 to be exact). My Mom would leave for months sometimes to stay with my sister in Boston while my Dad stayed home and took care of my brother and I. Hospitals, breathing tubes, nurses, and long drives just became part of our lives. I remember playing in the elevators was a great pass time. :)

Looking back, I wish we would have had taken more photos from those years. It was a huge chunk of our lives, kept only in our memories. We have minimal photographs from that time and to me, I believe that should have been when we took the most photos. My sister actually flat-lined on one occasion. We almost lost her and we wouldn't have had hardly any photos of her. Yes, it was a difficult time and well, lets face it, no one wants to photograph something that makes us sad.

I do not see these moments as being sad though, I see them as being triumphant. Times where these little children are fighters, they're strong, willful and they keep going where some adults would give up. No matter what, it is definitely a time where there should be plenty of photographs taken. So years from now, when that child is fifteen years old and they think their most recent break up with boyfriend bozo is the end of the world! You can show them a time when they had real worries. You can show them just how amazing they really are and how important life is.

So after all of that being said...I am starting a new program. It is called "The Looking Glass" where I will photograph and provide prints for the family of infants in the NICU for FREE. So if you know anyone who has a little one in the NICU or has a little one in the hospital. Please pass along my name.





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Mommy feeding her baby for the first time.
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For more information on photographs through "The Looking Glass" please email me at angv13@yahoo.com