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A game-changer

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to one and all,

Sometimes a product or service comes around and you can just tell that it’s going to be big and have an impact on what you do and how you do it. I got a new camera about a month ago and I can already see that it will be taking me in new directions. Canon came out with the 5D III about six months ago and I waited for any bugs to be worked out that usually happen with a new product launch. Besides a number of technical features that I won’t bore you with, the camera also shoots HD video. Now to my photography friends, this really isn’t anything new becuase still cameras have had this capability for a number of years. Shooting video isn’t something that I really want to do, but I can see where at times I can be doing a little bit for an added bonus for the client.

I was shooting in a couple of coal mines in Indiana and Kentucky last week for Central Fabricators (they make buckets for earth moving equipment) and besides shooting the stills, I was able to flip a switch and shoot a little video as well. When I got back to the see this video on the computer, I was blown away by the quality!

Here’s one of the snaps from the shoot and we had a perfect day! Here’s also the same scene shot on video and it’s worth checking out as well!

Thanks as always for taking the time to see what I’m doing and I hope that you have a great rest of the week!!!

Kev

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Chevrolet and the University Of Illinois

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to one and all!!!

I did a shoot for Chevrolet last May over at the U of I in Champaign, Illinois and I’m now able to share the first part of that shoot. Chevy has teamed up with the U of I to do a promotion with the football and basketball teams and I got hired to snap the shots! Chevy wanted shots of some of their different cars with Memorial Stadium (football) and Assembly Hall (basketball). I went over a few weeks before the shoot and scouted the locations and did some quick test shots for the people in Michigan. We looked at the weather and picked what ended up to be a perfect day, beautiful blue skies and lots and lots of sun!!!! For the different ads, we shot individual shots of the cars at each location and then did a group shot of all of the cars as well.

Today I’m sharing the group shot at Memorial Stadium!!!

I hope that you have a great week to come and thanks as always for checking out my work!!!

Kev

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Hannibal, Mo. and a Sunday drive!

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to all!!!!

I remember as a kid when we as a family would hop in the car on a Sunday afternoon and take a nice “Sunday drive”. Back 40 years ago, gas was .30 cents a gallon and didn’t require a call to the banker to get a loan to fill up the car. You were able to go out and have a nice drive in the country for a couple of bucks and everyone had a great time! We can still take those drives on a Sunday afternoon today, but maybe not as often as we did when I was a kid!

We had another beautiful weekend’s weather here in Peoria, so we decided to take advantage of it and take a nice Sunday drive! We ended up down the road in Hannibal, Mo. and it’s one of those great Mississippi River towns! They have a great little downtown and it’s fun to walk around and check everything out!

Here’s a few of my shots from an afternoon spent in Hannibal, Mo.!!!

Thanks as always for checking out my work and I hope that you have a great week to come!!!

Kev

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Busch Stadium in STL

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to one and all!!!

Wow, the weather this past weekend in Peoria and St. Louis was outstanding! We had some rain and a wonderful Canadian cold front that pushed all of the heat and humidity out of the area. The temps were in the mid 70’s and it could have been nicer! We were able to get out of Peoria for a much needed weekend of R & R in St. Louis and it was great. It had been a couple of years since we’d been to a Cardinal game and the weather was perfect on Saturday night, so we grabbed some tickets and made a night of it! There are few stadiums that offer such a beautiful background as Busch Stadium and seeing the city of St. Louis and the Arch as the view is wonderful!!!!

I was able to get a great panoramic shot of the stadium and the city and that’s what I’m sharing with you today!

I hope that you have a wonderful week to come and thanks as always for checking out my work!

Kev

PS, Being a Cubs fan and having my horrible team hopelessly out of the playoffs, I didn’t shed to big of a tear when the Cardinals lost the game! he-he-he!!!!!!

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Tee it up for the troops 2012!

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Tuesday morning Peoria greetings to one and all!!!!

For my friends here in the US, I hope that you have a safe and wonderful Labor Day Weekend! It’s going to be very nice to have a short work week!

This past week I was out shooting for the second year in a row at the Tee it up for the Troops charity event at Mt. Hawley country club here in Peoria. It’s an great event that has raised a bunch money nationally and locally here in Peoria as well! In the morning round of golf, all the golfers are current or retired military and Mt. Hawley and Peoria Country Club provide free golf to all participants. It’s a very nice event and I think that everyone has a great time!!!!

Here are a few of my snaps from the day to check out!

I hope that you have a fantastic week and thanks as always for checking out my work!!!!!

Kev

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It’s time for some football!!!

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to one and all!!!!!

It’s getting to be that time of year when football season gets going! Already the local Peoria High School teams had their first games this past weekend and we’ll have the college and NFL seasons starting in the next couple of weeks. I can’t wait to see a game in person or just kick back on the couch and watch them at home!

Right before I left for my world shoot back in July, I was able to do a shoot for my friends at Schutt Sports! We had a great shoot as always and shot a variety of shots and it worked out great!!! Here’s one of my shots of our three football players all decked out in some Schutt gear!

Next weekend here in the US is Labor Day weekend. If you’ll be traveling like I am, have fun and be safe!!!!

Thanks as always for taking the time to check out my work and I hope that you have a great week!!!!

Kev

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Hydro Gear

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to all my friends around the globe!!!

I always like it when I get to shoot with a new client and this past week I got to do a shoot for Hydro Gear! Unless you’re in the riding lawn mower manufacturing business (or you’re from Sullivan, Illinois), you’ve probably never heard of Hydro Gear. The company is the global leader in the manufacture of hydrostatic transmissions and a number of other products. It’s one of the best parts of my job to be able to go in and see what a great company is doing and how efficient and quality driven that they are!

We just scratched the surface on day one with all that we did and I can’t wait to go back and shoot some more photos for them! Here’s some of my shots from that first day of the people of Hydro Gear.

Thanks as always for taking the time to check out my work and I hope that you have a great week to come!!!!

Kev

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DeMorgenzon Wine Estates

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to all!!!!

One of the places where we got to shoot at a couple of weeks ago in South Africa was the DeMorgenzon Wine Estate. It’s a place that you can see up on the hill and the views from this estate are incredible!!! I know that when I go back to visit South Africa, this will be one of my stops again and I’ll be able to spend a little more time next time!

Here’s some of my snaps from the DeMorgenzon Winery!!!

I hope that you have a wonderful week to come and thanks as always for checking out my work!!!!

Kev

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Rio de Janeiro Sunset

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Monday morning Peoria greetings to all!!!!

I made it back from my world trip this past Wednesday and four hours later I was on my way to Griffin, Ga. for a shoot on Thursday and Friday! I’m leaving today for a shoot here in the Midwest, so it’s crazy busy and that sure is a wonderful feeling!!!!

Last weekend I was shooting in Rio de Janeiro and one of the things that I wanted to do last year when I was there was to get a night shot of the city! It didn’t happen becuase of time constraints last year, but this time it did! We were able to shoot from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain and it’s a heck of a view of the entire Rio area! If you’re going to go in the future, I can highly recommend it!!!!

Thanks as always for checking out my work and I hope that you have a great week to come!!!

Kev

Cape Town, SA

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Monday morning greetings from Rio de Janeiro!

I’ve been on an incredible shoot over the past two weeks and we’ve got a few more days here in Brazil before coming back home to Peoria on Wednesday and that will be very nice! Lots of stuff and people to shoot in Dubai, South Africa, Namibia and finally here in Brazil. To me it’s always incredible that I’m asked to do shoots like this, so I feel very blessed indeed!

Here’s one of my snaps of Cape Town, South Africa at night and this one looks spectacular!!!!!

Thanks as always for checking out my work and have a great week to come!!!!

Kev

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