Bulk Mailing

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I may be behind the times, but I have been trying this bulk mailing thing this year for the first time and although it takes a little more planning I am glad I am doing it.  Since the cost of mailing is a little bit cheaper, I have been inspired to send out some more interesting mailings including a poster / party invitation which will mail out next week in a pretty 8.5x11 hot pink envelope.  If you have not yet sent out sorted bulk mail I would recommend giving it a try - send me a note or post a comment if you don't know where to start.[gallery order="DESC" orderby="title"]

More Burlesque Portraits

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I was excited to finally 'finish' this project I started in January, between winter colds and my shooting schedule I had to postpone the second day of shooting, but it was worth the wait.  Here are some of the new portraits from the Chicago burlesque community.

Art Buyers Roundtable - Thursday 3/10/11

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I am excited to be hosting this great APA event at my studio on Thursday the 10th.  Linda Levy of the Workbook will be moderating a panel of Art Buyers from Energy BBDO, DDB, Abelson Taylor and Ogilvy & Mather.  The group will be answering questions about what they do, how photographers are chosen for projects, industry trends and other topics. Register to attend here:

http://apamidwest.blogspot.com/2011/02/art-buyers-round-table.html

Behind the scenes

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Extra big thanks to AB Kirsten Kuhlmann for shooting and editing this behind the scenes piece from our recent shoot with Digitas: click here to view

And also to assistant, Colin Beckett, for shooting some behind the scenes stills seen here along with a team photo I shot:

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This was a fun one - thanks to Monica Zaffrano for producing and Leslie Pace for styling.

Long Term Projects

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There's something really great about revisiting an old theme and seeing it with a new perspective. For me, of course, its always burlesque. Finding something that you can always get excited about and look at in a new way makes working on a long term project especially rewarding.  Every winter, I like to create new work around this theme, knowing I will have a great excuse to send it out to clients for a fun spring promotion. After doing only videos last year, I am going back to the basics - black and white portraits of local Chicago performers.  I'm looking forward to sharing the finished results after finishing the sessions I started in January.  There is another video planned too, but I won't spoil that surprise just yet...