FLOW northside artscrawl photo contest.

As you may know I showed some work at the FLOW Northside Artscrawl this summer in my neighborhood. I showcased photos of an urban CSA that I've been working with. I brought my camera along to document the day a bit and entered a few of my photos in a contest that FLOW is hosting.

The submitted photos have been narrowed down to 25, of which 2 are mine. The winners will receive a cash prize as well as the privilage of having their photos used in FLOW 2013 promotional materials.

I would appreciate it if you would stop by FLOW's website and vote for your favorite three photos. If you're curious, my photos are the first two (numbers 1 and 2) but I encourage you to look at all 25 and vote for your favorites.

Thanks!! :)

chef-in-the-box { frost on flower }

I do a work share at a local urban CSA in north Minneapolis. I help out with all kinds of things including photography, of course. This past weekend a couple of chefs from the Red Stag Supper Club set themselves up in a makeshift kitchen inside of the McKinley Community building and made numerous delicious meals using what they found in a share box.

I learned a lot, had a great time photographing, and got to sample some amazing food. :)

bat mitzvah fun. { frost on flower }

A couple of weeks ago I photographed my first Bat Mitzvah. Coincidentally the Mat Mitzvah was for a girl named Emma - that made the night slightly confusing for me as I was constantly turning my head when someone called her!

The party was held at the Hopkins Center for the Arts and her parents did a wonderful job of putting everything together. Everyone seemed to enjoy the food, dancing, games, wax hands, and more.

an adorable family. { frost on flower }

This family was so fun to meet! It turns out they live really close to me in north Minneapolis! We met at a little park in Brooklyn Center tucked behind the Community Center, surrounded by various highways and a rather unsuccessful pocket of strip malls. It's a funny little part of Brooklyn Center that you would never go to if you didn't have a big reason - this is probably why the strips malls are so unsuccessful. But that's part of what makes this park great! It's usually nearly empty! There is a small lake, a lawn for games, trees, paths, and a playground. It was a perfect spot to photograph an adorable 18 month old and his older siblings. Lots of chasing, running, crawling, and getting covered in wood chips were involved in the making of this session. :)

I'm trying to get much better at narrowing down my favorite photos. But again it proved to be quite difficult! This family was so adorable and incredibly photogenic. Without further ado.. here are some of my favorites:



We started with some family photos with all of the siblings so the little guy could ease his way into the session.





He was pretty much ready to go right away. :)







We brought out the bubbles to see what kinds of expressions I could capture but he ran after them too quickly!  His big sister helped out.









This was just before he showed us how well his huge muscles work and he broke the stick right in half!





A little game of peek around a tree got a few great smiles.  :)





Future football star?  He had a great grip and ran for it as soon as he had the ball.  :)





A pro at the slide!













This is moments before I found myself completely covered in mulch.  ;)

















The coordinating shoes was a great idea!









It's amazing how often it happens, and I know I've said it before, but I really enjoy photographing kids who are so similar in age to my Olive. :)