Website Launched

     I recently launched my new website! Check it out at www.brandonlepasti.com. Don't think this means the end of my photo blog though. My new site has a link to my blog and I plan to continue updating it with photo posts and other random thoughts as often as I can.

     Thanks goes out to Pixpa for providing clean and simple website templates at such a great price. Their EasyStudio Control Panel  is very user friendly and so far their customer service seems to be pretty on top of things whenever I have any issues. 

     Another special thanks goes out to my friend, Robert McGraw, for creating my new logo and helping me with my business system. Currently, we are working on the design of my business card, resume, and leave behind. As well as some other fun stuff! Bobby (Robert) is an amazing graphic designer! He is extremely passionate for what he does. It's great when a designer is just as excited to create your business system as you are, if not more. His website is currently under construction, but I will make sure to post it on my blog as soon as it goes live. 

     Thanks again everyone!

www.brandonlepasti.com

Port Prep Round 4

     Here are the last set of images I presented for Portfolio Preparation. Thanks goes out to those who provided their time and efforts for my photographs. I hope you all enjoy.

     The first two photos are of Greg Campbell - President of The Campbell Logan Bindery located in the historic warehouse district of Minneapolis.

Shelves full of various fabrics used for book covers and etc.  

     Greg sitting at his desk in the research library.

     Greg's son, Duncan Campbell (Vice President), working in the library binding room.

     The Campbell Logan Bindery has been family owned and operated for over fifty years. The way they operate is pretty old school... a lot of hands-on work, which allows them to provide their clients with a more custom-made design. I will be working with them in designing my portfolio book, which I am very excited for. Check out their website at www.campbell-logan.com. Or better yet, visit them in person. The experience of being there feels as if you have stepped back in time!

Michael Courteau. English Instructor. 

Jeff Burkett. Mathematics and Science Instructor. 

     Thanks goes out to, Kate Engelmann, who assisted me with the above image.

     A final thanks goes out to my photo instructor, Anthony Marchetti, and my fellow classmates for a great quarter in Portfolio Preparation. I appreciate all the helpful advice and criticism you all have given me over the last however many months! 

Inspiration

     I plan on posting my last set of images for Portfolio Preparation some time this week, but in the mean time, here are five professional photographer's whose work inspires me:

1. www.chrisbuck.com (celebrity portraits and etc.)
2. www.danwintersphoto.com (celebrity/ musician/ athlete portraits and etc.)
3. www.dannyclinch.com (musician portraits and etc.)
4. www.frenchfred.com (skateboard photography and etc.)
5. www.jonathanmannion.com (celebrity/ musician portraits and etc.)

     Also, I will have my website up and running some time within the next seven days, so stay tuned for that. I am excited for it!

Port Prep Round 3

    I am a bit overdue with these photos now, but here are the four images I turned in for our third class critique in Portfolio Preparation. Thanks goes out to Dana Nissen and Richard Mattox for taking the time to be in my photographs. Enjoy!

Dana Nissen PhD. Humanities Instructor. 

    Richard Mattox was once known as a notorious drug dealer around the Twin Cities, particularly North Minneapolis. People within the drug realm often called him "Caddie," for he used to roll around in a triple white Fleetwood D'Elegance and a red and white Coupe Deville. Many feared him and some even tried to kill him. Richard is another fine example of someone who's mess was turned into a message by the grace of God. Now Richard works in the construction business and is a loving and supportive father of two kids. He is active at The Rock Church Center as a greeter and has been on mission trips around the world. Richard now makes it his duty to reach out to those who are troubled, remembering how lost and mislead he once was himself. (Photo/s above and below)

 

    Thanks goes out to Christopher Broll for assisting me with the post production of the last image. He is a wizard at Photoshop. Check out his photography, as well as some time lapse videos of some of his more extensive post work. http://www.christopherallen.ph/

    As always, I want to thank those of you who visit my blog and support my photography. Check back soon to see my final round of images for my portfolio preparation class. I can hardly believe graduation is just around the corner!