Internship

     Over the last 2-3 months, I had been interning for Conor and Larry Callahan at 514 Studios, located in the historic warehouse district of Minneapolis. Larry (Conor's Dad) has worked as a commercial photographer for over 30 years and is the owner of 514 Studios. Conor is a man of many jobs. Not only is he the studio manager at 514, but he also works as a freelance producer, photo rep., and owner of Pavlv - a company that helps market for photographers and other artists. Both Conor and Larry are extremely knowledgeable in the field of photography and I am very grateful for the lessons and experiences I had gained throughout my time there.

     Below is a portrait I made of Larry standing next to his old mono stand in the back corner of the studio. Thank you, Larry, for having patience to stand for my photograph even though you had so much going on that day while preparing for your trip to New York.

Lawrence J. Callahan. Commercial Photographer. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

     Check out the following websites to learn more of what Conor and Larry are all about:

- callahanandco.com

- 514studios.com

- clreps.com

- pavlv.com

     Thanks again for looking at my blog! Make sure to check out my website to view more of my images! www.brandonlepasti.com

amorphous

     First off, we had a great turnout for our group exhibition at the Northrup King Building last night! Thanks goes out to everyone who made it. Another huge thanks goes out to everyone's hard work who was a part of the show. It was a fun night!

     There is another photo exhibition this coming Thursday, June 14, at the Art Institutes International Minnesota in Downtown Minneapolis. A few of the same photographers will be there from last nights show, but there will be a lot of new ones as well! Check below for info.

Time: Thursday, June 14, 2012. 6p.m. - 8:30p.m.

Location:
Art Institutes International Minnesota
15 S. 9th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Click on names to view websites)

Photographers:
Heather Bartlett
Jatten Daniel
Molly Dougherty
Spencer Falls
Kyle Frederick
Ge Khang
Brandon Lepasti
Lillian Mohs
Kim Pechter
Ally Wurts

Website: amorphous2012.com

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     Join us for "First Thursdays" at the Northrup King Building in North Minneapolis on June 7, starting at 6 p.m.! Nine emerging photographers (including myself) from the Art Institutes International Minnesota will be holding a group portfolio exhibition, where each person will have up to 7-10 prints hung and more. Check below for details!

Time: Thursday, June 7, 2012. 6p.m. - 9p.m.

Location: 
Northrup King Building
1500 Jackson St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Suite 332

http://www.northrupkingbuilding.com/firstthursdays

(Click on names to view websites)

Musical Guest: Native Slang

Photographers:
Ashlee Bennett
Jatten Daniel
Molly Dougherty
Kate Engelmann
Brandon Lepasti
Lillian Mohs
Tyler Pomroy
Alexis Tepp
Ally Wurts

     Every first Thursday of the month, artists at the Northrup King Building open their studios to the public to view/ purchase their work. I find this to be a fun and relaxing way to spend an evening. Before or after checking out our photos, you'll get to see numerous other artists and their work! Stop on by! We would really appreciate it.

     A special thanks goes out to our photo instructor, Sarah Whiting, for being a huge part of providing the space for our show!

TWS - Your Turn Photo Contest

     Roughly a few months ago, I entered an image of Dan Liedahl into Your Turn Photo Contest - an amateur photo contest held by Transworld Snowboarding Magazine. There were four categories to enter in: "Ultimate Jib", "Into The Dark", "White Room", and "Pipe Dreams". My image won the "Ultimate Jib" category. Now we are down to the four finalists of each category. The winner receives a free trip to High Cascade Snowboard Camp to be a part of the photography workshop they hold there. This would be a huge opportunity to make some photographs and to make some great connections. Check the link below to see the photo I entered, as well as the other three finalists.

TWS - Your Turn Photo Contest: Finalists

Portfolio Round 2

     I'm way overdue on posting these photos. Lately, I have been preparing for graduation and a couple upcoming portfolio shows I am participating in (one of which is my graduation show). I will make a blog post on the events soon. For now though, here are a few images I turned in for the second round of photos for my portfolio class.

     Thanks goes out to Marlene for inviting me into her home to photograph her. Thanks also goes to Bob and Irene for having my grandma, my mom, and myself over for snacks and photos. This year marks Bob and Irene's 60th Wedding Anniversary! What great inspiration they are to us all.

** To clear up any confusion, the two people photographed below do not know each other in any way (just in case some of you mix up the names Marlene and Irene). 

Marlene Doheny (Photo/s above and below)

Robert F. Lundberg

     A special thanks goes out to, Christopher Broll, for his assistance in post production of the last image. It's amazing what he is capable of in Photoshop. www.christopherallen.ph.

     Finally, thanks to all of you for visiting my blog! For more work, check out my website at www.brandonlepasti.com.

Portfolio Round 1

     Mark F. Heiman has worked in web technology at Carleton College since 94, where he is now Senior Web Application Developer. He also runs a publishing company on his spare time called, Loomis House (named after his homes original builder), focusing primarily on folk music related themes. 

     Mark built the library (pictured below) from scratch within roughly a three month period. The space used to be a kitchen and bathroom when the house was first built in 1856 by George Loomis, brother-in-law of John North (founder of Northfield). The house was turned into an apartment building in the 1950's. Mark bought the house in 95 and began his own renovations. He now lives there with his wife, Laura, and kids: Eleanor and Oliver. The library consists of approximately 3,000 books, a hidden door that leads to the basement, and a pull down movie screen toward the end of the room that they refer to as the "Movie Palace".  

Mark F. Heiman.

Mark and his son, Oliver. 

     Thanks goes out to Mark, Eleanor, and Oliver for being so cooperative. Thanks also goes out to Laura and my fiance, Sara, for making us a fantastic meal afterwards. 

     Another special thanks goes out to Christopher Broll for his assistance in post production of the first image. 

     For more of my work, check out my website at www.brandonlepasti.com.

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