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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

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!