Nice to get some good press form the Independent Music Award in the Mountain Xpress:
http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2007/040109arts_journal/
Wednesday
PUSH Asheville Fashion Show
Greetings rock stars and slaves to fashion... this one is all for you!
Last Friday I spent the night with 30 beautiful women, rockin music and killer threads and it was all in the garage! Actually, it was the PUSH Asheville inaugural fashion show at The Garage in Biltmore with Jen and Juice providing some great jams.
The PUSH Asheville Fashion show showcased local designers and encouraged everyone to go support local thread shops. The models were wearing clothes from all local shops like, Hunk, Union, Frock, Hip Replacements and the Honey Pot to name a few. There was standing room only at the Garage as they models strutted their stuff on the cat walk.
It was great to see Asheville supporting a locally driven fashion show, I am sure it quieted several nay-sayers regarding Asheville's ability to host a fashion show. The energy in the room was high, the support great and I am already looking forward to next years show!
Enjoy the images... If you want to see the all the images from the show go to www.jonleidel.com then click on link #3 Performance Images, then PUSH Asheville.
Dancer from Asheville Dance Revolution
A dancer from Asheville Dance Revolution gets the crowd warmed up with some high flying dance.
Jen from Jen and the Juice... love the hat!
Local fashion, who says the men can't look stylish!
More local fashion...
Pink pants are back! (I guess they never really went away)
Last Friday I spent the night with 30 beautiful women, rockin music and killer threads and it was all in the garage! Actually, it was the PUSH Asheville inaugural fashion show at The Garage in Biltmore with Jen and Juice providing some great jams.
The PUSH Asheville Fashion show showcased local designers and encouraged everyone to go support local thread shops. The models were wearing clothes from all local shops like, Hunk, Union, Frock, Hip Replacements and the Honey Pot to name a few. There was standing room only at the Garage as they models strutted their stuff on the cat walk.
It was great to see Asheville supporting a locally driven fashion show, I am sure it quieted several nay-sayers regarding Asheville's ability to host a fashion show. The energy in the room was high, the support great and I am already looking forward to next years show!
Enjoy the images... If you want to see the all the images from the show go to www.jonleidel.com then click on link #3 Performance Images, then PUSH Asheville.
Dancer from Asheville Dance Revolution
A dancer from Asheville Dance Revolution gets the crowd warmed up with some high flying dance.
Jen from Jen and the Juice... love the hat!
Local fashion, who says the men can't look stylish!
More local fashion...
Pink pants are back! (I guess they never really went away)
Monday
Miss Lilliana Lula Garrett
Yesterday I had the privilege to spend some time with Miss Lilliana Lula Garrett at Lake Louise in Weaverville. Say that 5 times, fast! :)
Miss Lilli is an adventurous little girl who loves to climb, feed the ducks and go down the slide, which is what made Lake Louise park perfect for our shoot. The weather cooperated wonderfully and though it was a little chilly at first, the sun kept us warm as followed Miss Lilli from the swings to the slide, to the ducks, to the rocks and back to the bouncy bridge with a ride on a springy turtle in between. Miss Lilli, or "Lill Bit" as her Dad called her (which was one of the sweetest things) showed no fear and she ran back and forth on the play structure, looking over the edge at the sliding pole and keeping me, Mom and Grandma on our toes as we attempted to keep up with her energy.
I had a wonderful time starting my morning out with this energetic little girl and I hope that I get to see her again soon!
Hope you enjoy a couple of these images from yesterday monring!
Cheers,
Jon
Swingin' Lilli - her blue eyes are so beautiful!
We laughed as it looked like Lilli was imitating the Duck's walk, too cute!
Adventurous Lilli climbing up the play structure. The 2 front teeth + the blond hair + the blue eyes... that is one cute little girl.
Lilli goes for a ride. I love the side lighting on this shot.
Miss Lilli is an adventurous little girl who loves to climb, feed the ducks and go down the slide, which is what made Lake Louise park perfect for our shoot. The weather cooperated wonderfully and though it was a little chilly at first, the sun kept us warm as followed Miss Lilli from the swings to the slide, to the ducks, to the rocks and back to the bouncy bridge with a ride on a springy turtle in between. Miss Lilli, or "Lill Bit" as her Dad called her (which was one of the sweetest things) showed no fear and she ran back and forth on the play structure, looking over the edge at the sliding pole and keeping me, Mom and Grandma on our toes as we attempted to keep up with her energy.
I had a wonderful time starting my morning out with this energetic little girl and I hope that I get to see her again soon!
Hope you enjoy a couple of these images from yesterday monring!
Cheers,
Jon
Swingin' Lilli - her blue eyes are so beautiful!
We laughed as it looked like Lilli was imitating the Duck's walk, too cute!
Adventurous Lilli climbing up the play structure. The 2 front teeth + the blond hair + the blue eyes... that is one cute little girl.
Lilli goes for a ride. I love the side lighting on this shot.
Wednesday
Face Book!
Hey Everyone!
Just a quick update before I depart for the weekend.
Jon Leidel Photography now has a Face Book Business page. You can search for Jon Leidel Photography on Face Book, or try this link. Once you find the page, become a fan and post something to the wall. I have started a discussion as well, so add your .02 cents to the topic.
Hope to see you all out there soon!
Cheers,
Jon
Just a quick update before I depart for the weekend.
Jon Leidel Photography now has a Face Book Business page. You can search for Jon Leidel Photography on Face Book, or try this link. Once you find the page, become a fan and post something to the wall. I have started a discussion as well, so add your .02 cents to the topic.
Hope to see you all out there soon!
Cheers,
Jon
Tuesday
Roxanne and Michael
Whew! I just realized that I have not lifted my head form the computer in a couple of days. I have had so much going on between photography, Journeymen Asheville's movie screening and my life outside of my studio that things are zipping by. It is 70 degrees outside and I am sitting here editing... kind of sad. I am going to get out of here and take the quadrapet out for a spin, she will like that.
Before I leave, I thought I would post some images from the surprise wedding I attended in Charlotte 2 weekends ago.
Roxanne and Michael decided that instead of dealing with the stresses of a "regular" marriage, that they would elope at their own engagement party. So...
They invited 150 people to their engagement party at the Levine Museum in Charlotte. All of them showed up and I think a couple brought friends :). Micheal took the mic on stage and thanked everyone for coming and addressed the rumor that Roxanne and he were already married by stating that indeed, they were not yet married... AND... they are getting married in 20 minutes, so sit tight!
Once the news washed over the crowd, they applauded jumped up and down and had wonderful looks of disbelief.
The bride and groom rushed out of the room, went into back rooms to get changed while the staff of the museum took out cocktail tables, brought in 160 chairs and set up an aisle.
Now starts the fun for yours truly. So, I knew this was going on before hand and that didn't make my job any easier. I was running around like the proverbial chicken! I had 20 minutes to capture the essence of the groom, groomsmen and Michael's Dad changing into their suits, plus capturing the bride changing into her gown with her bridesmaids. WHEW! Stairmaster... who needs one?! :)
Roxanne and Michael came back in and got married, went upstiars for the quickest wedding party shots ever done, the staff rushed out the chairs, brought in the band and partied for several hours.
Everyone had the time of the life... Roxanne looked beautiful, Michael had a smile on his face all night and bothe of their parents got down and boogied a little on the dance floor.
I certinaly feel that if I can shoot in those circumstances, I can shoot anything, anywhere, anytime!
Here are a couple of images from the wedding... I hope you enjoy them.
The Beautiful Bride
The ladies in the world's fastest wedding party shoot.
Gettin' down!
The happy couple on the dance floor
Roxanne looks like Sophia Loren here...
Michael feeling supported by his fellas.
A wonderful sparkler departure.
Before I leave, I thought I would post some images from the surprise wedding I attended in Charlotte 2 weekends ago.
Roxanne and Michael decided that instead of dealing with the stresses of a "regular" marriage, that they would elope at their own engagement party. So...
They invited 150 people to their engagement party at the Levine Museum in Charlotte. All of them showed up and I think a couple brought friends :). Micheal took the mic on stage and thanked everyone for coming and addressed the rumor that Roxanne and he were already married by stating that indeed, they were not yet married... AND... they are getting married in 20 minutes, so sit tight!
Once the news washed over the crowd, they applauded jumped up and down and had wonderful looks of disbelief.
The bride and groom rushed out of the room, went into back rooms to get changed while the staff of the museum took out cocktail tables, brought in 160 chairs and set up an aisle.
Now starts the fun for yours truly. So, I knew this was going on before hand and that didn't make my job any easier. I was running around like the proverbial chicken! I had 20 minutes to capture the essence of the groom, groomsmen and Michael's Dad changing into their suits, plus capturing the bride changing into her gown with her bridesmaids. WHEW! Stairmaster... who needs one?! :)
Roxanne and Michael came back in and got married, went upstiars for the quickest wedding party shots ever done, the staff rushed out the chairs, brought in the band and partied for several hours.
Everyone had the time of the life... Roxanne looked beautiful, Michael had a smile on his face all night and bothe of their parents got down and boogied a little on the dance floor.
I certinaly feel that if I can shoot in those circumstances, I can shoot anything, anywhere, anytime!
Here are a couple of images from the wedding... I hope you enjoy them.
The Beautiful Bride
The ladies in the world's fastest wedding party shoot.
Gettin' down!
The happy couple on the dance floor
Roxanne looks like Sophia Loren here...
Michael feeling supported by his fellas.
A wonderful sparkler departure.
Wednesday
Wow... Where does the time go?
Hello People!
I am back from a whirlwind weekend that included a trip to Atlanta to cover 2 Umphrey's McGee shows at the Variety Playhouse, a trip to Charlotte to shoot a wedding, another Umphrey's McGee show at the Neighborhood Theater, and trips to 2 friends homes to visit their beautiful children. Now that I am back, I am posting some pictures of another beautiful child that I shot right before I got on the road.
Meet Banyan! This is the newest addition to the wonderful Keliher family, of which, the now famous Pyper is the oldest child. Banyan is totally rockin out, sitting up very comfortably on his own, very engaging and has a lot to say about his sister and his Mom. Banyan came by the studio to hang out with me for a couple of hours and we got some great shots from our time together. He is a very curious little man that was looking all around checking out all the cool new stuff he found in the studio. He is also very in love with his big sister Pyper and had her singing itsy bitsy spider to him during our shoot (which was one of the cutest things I have had the pleasure to witness). When Pyper was out of sight, Banyan let fly with some "hollywood" tears to get her back where he wanted her. Smart little man.
Here are a couple of imaegs from our shoot. Hope you like them.
So engaging!
Looking for Pyper
Tummy Time with Banyan singing
And a little acting to get big sis back by his side.
I am back from a whirlwind weekend that included a trip to Atlanta to cover 2 Umphrey's McGee shows at the Variety Playhouse, a trip to Charlotte to shoot a wedding, another Umphrey's McGee show at the Neighborhood Theater, and trips to 2 friends homes to visit their beautiful children. Now that I am back, I am posting some pictures of another beautiful child that I shot right before I got on the road.
Meet Banyan! This is the newest addition to the wonderful Keliher family, of which, the now famous Pyper is the oldest child. Banyan is totally rockin out, sitting up very comfortably on his own, very engaging and has a lot to say about his sister and his Mom. Banyan came by the studio to hang out with me for a couple of hours and we got some great shots from our time together. He is a very curious little man that was looking all around checking out all the cool new stuff he found in the studio. He is also very in love with his big sister Pyper and had her singing itsy bitsy spider to him during our shoot (which was one of the cutest things I have had the pleasure to witness). When Pyper was out of sight, Banyan let fly with some "hollywood" tears to get her back where he wanted her. Smart little man.
Here are a couple of imaegs from our shoot. Hope you like them.
So engaging!
Looking for Pyper
Tummy Time with Banyan singing
And a little acting to get big sis back by his side.
Mother Earth
Hello all...
I realize I haven't posted in a couple of weeks, I have been busy with the volunteer work I do, plus a good deal of shooting, editing and marketing. I feel like I have been in front of the computer for weeks! I did get out to do a little hiking and disc golf during the nice weather we have had recently, thankfully! I also had a great Valentine day with my sweetie and hope all of you had a wonderful time that day as well.
A while back I took pictures of a family that I have been shooting for several years. Mom was pregnant with their second child and I thought it would be fun to have their first daughter paint Mommy's belly with her finger paints. That shoot went great! We had so much fun painting Mommy, getting paint everywhere and even Daddy got in on the painting as well. During the editing I thought that some stages of the painting on Mommy's belly looked like a globe... and a light bulb went off... why don't have I have my artist friend Gabriel Shaffer come by the studio and paint a pregnant Mommy's belly like a globe. So, last week we did.
Thanks so much to Gabe (drop by his site and check him out) for donating his artistic talents and to Maria for being such a wonderful model. I love the way the image came out and I hope to do more paintings with some local face painters and pregnant Mommy's, so if you know a pregnant lady (preferably one who is late in her term) let me know.
Hope you like it!
I realize I haven't posted in a couple of weeks, I have been busy with the volunteer work I do, plus a good deal of shooting, editing and marketing. I feel like I have been in front of the computer for weeks! I did get out to do a little hiking and disc golf during the nice weather we have had recently, thankfully! I also had a great Valentine day with my sweetie and hope all of you had a wonderful time that day as well.
A while back I took pictures of a family that I have been shooting for several years. Mom was pregnant with their second child and I thought it would be fun to have their first daughter paint Mommy's belly with her finger paints. That shoot went great! We had so much fun painting Mommy, getting paint everywhere and even Daddy got in on the painting as well. During the editing I thought that some stages of the painting on Mommy's belly looked like a globe... and a light bulb went off... why don't have I have my artist friend Gabriel Shaffer come by the studio and paint a pregnant Mommy's belly like a globe. So, last week we did.
Thanks so much to Gabe (drop by his site and check him out) for donating his artistic talents and to Maria for being such a wonderful model. I love the way the image came out and I hope to do more paintings with some local face painters and pregnant Mommy's, so if you know a pregnant lady (preferably one who is late in her term) let me know.
Hope you like it!
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