Cheese tray

ASMP Minneapolis chapter meeting

I have been supplying the food for every meeting for the last two years. I love cheese and you can guess where I am from. I like to add a little touch to the cheese and sausage tray. All of the food I get from Sams club, which I have been a member since 94. Getting a packages of sausage, ham & cheese, and placing it on a tray is so quick. But it looks so good. Putting it all together only takes about 15 minutes. I was asked, so I timed it. Just wished I took a picture of the last ham and cheese trap, it looked amazing.

Like the commercial. I brought them CHEESE...

Rosebud Restaurant -SB3

all photos taken with an iPhone

Strictly Business 3

ASMP meeting in Chicago

April 1-3rd

at
Allerton Hotel
701 N. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL

What an Awesome place to meet wonderful people from all of the US to listen and talk about the business of photography. So many great speakers to charge your mind and guide you though this unclear career from all levels of photography. I have been a member of ASMP since 2008 and going to meeting off and on for two years before that. Been on the local chapter board for the last two years. I am a big ASMP supporter.

On every trip I go on I am thinking what about the food. What is special this this area? What do the locals like? What images can I find about the restaurant. You can tell a lot about a restaurant on the images on their website. What gets my month watering is presentation... Yes see the inside of a restaurant is nice, but what does the food look like. I want to see an image that sticks in my mind until I get to that destination. I do this on most of my trips.
Rosebud Restaurant

720 North Rush Street

Chicago, IL 60611-2504

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(312) 266-6444

On this trip, I found such a restaurant that I had a hard time waiting to see what the food would taste like... I was looking for a walking distance restaurant from our hotel and found this restaurant that locals like and great reviews. Rosebud's website images were amazing. I just knew this was the first stop on my taste of Chicago. So once the plane landed and made my way to the hotel by subway to drop off my bags, I headed to Rosebud Restaurant... I even eat light on before the plane ride.

This restaurant had two levels and an outdoor seating area. I was taken to the upstairs area, a quite rich in textures. It was about 10:30 am and I was ready to eat... Fresh bread with olive oil and balsamic to start me off. I had already had my eye on the Fusilli Carbonara. Fusilli pasta tossed with prosclutto, mushrooms and peas in a rich parmesan cream sauce. It was one the best carbonaras I have had. The taste popped in my mouth. Just the right amount of food, if I hadn't eaten so much bread. It was so good I cleaned my plate. If I was given more bread I would have cleaned it completely. Oh and it was only $10.50. I was so full I only had a small soup for dinner at Friends Sushi.

There are some great building around this area of town. I wished I took my camera just to be able to get great pictures of all the cool stuff in Chicago. I can see coming back soon. So many more restaurants were on my list and this time I am bring my car too. The conference kept us busy.

I had to add some views from a friends window from his window at our hotel. I have to say my room was big, nice and okay views. But his was small, and horrible views. I could see staying at the Allerton Hotel again. I like my hotel room. Friendly staff. Clean. The location was great. Blocks away from everything...

ASMP Runway Fashion Show

ASMP Fashion Show at Art-A-Whirl May 14th, 2010

I was one of the photographers who participated in setting up and shoot for this event. Fashion Photo shoot was presented by Costume the Cities and Vicknair Photography. Costume The Cities provided the costumes for local models. Hair and makeup was done by Faces Etc. of MN.

The model to the left is Taylor Houska. He had incredible poses.



Prince make up was done by Faces Etc. of MN. He even had the Prince poses down. He was a joy to work with.

There were a total of four model that I was able to photograph. The whole experience was exciting and a lot of fun. It was great to work with Lance Vicknair, Steve Umland, David Anderson, Karl Heber, & Jason Braun. Other photographer shooting that day were Sara Bebeau, Bryan Keith Jones, Katie Naylor, John Magnus, and one more shooter.

Thank you to all.... This was a great event