We were so excited to see our clients Dan and Will Waibel, featured in the home section of the Chicago Tribune. They did an excellent job in design and it's continually amazing to see their talents and craftsmanship expressed in each unique project. We were also so excited to see two of our images in print. A big thank you to the Chicago Tribune! Please visit the link below for the full article- here.
A good musician friend of mine down in Nashville has launched a Kickstarter project to get his latest album off the ground. If you've watched very many of my wedding videos you've probably heard a song or two of his. Anyway, he's been writing away and is now ready to hit the recording studio, but he needs your help.
His new album is titled "Blank Pages" and he's using a few images I captured for him. Go to his Kick Starter page and make a contribution!
This last December I was assigned by Medical Economics Magazine to photograph a Peoria local for their January 10th issue. The subjects name was Dr. Paul Kinsinger and he brought us Piggy Paste. Dr. Paul was an absolute hoot to work with. He is probably the most down to earth individual I've had the privilege of photographing! Below are a few captures of the final image in Medical Economics Magazine.
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I woke up this morning and checked out fstoppers website to see my name screaming at me in their most recent post. If you're not familiar with fstoppers CHECK THEM OUT! They're a great resource for photographers of all experience levels.
I recently submitted a BTS video to their annual behind the scenes competition. I still haven't heard anything regarding the final results of the contest, but I'd say this is a good sign.
One of the best things about this job is getting to experience the unexpected. I can go from photographing food one day to 14'x88' evaporates the next. To say that least "oversized" is an understatement. I've never seen anything this large go down a two lane road. I can't remember the exact weight, but the trailer alone had 80 tires with two semi's to push/pull this behemoth up hills. Out of the blue I received a call from Dedert Corp from up near Chicago needing photographs of a "large" evaporator vessel in transit. The vessel was being fabricated in Morton, IL and was be transported to Nebraska. All I can say is I love my job.
It's always a blessing to have the opportunity to work with clients in different capacities. Will Waibel has, for the last year or so, trusted me with the photography of his custom designed homes [Dan Waibel Designer/Builder]. Of course Will's has long left the "client" category and has found his way into the "friend" zone. When they asked me to film a highlight reel of their wedding I was super excited. I knew it was going to be awesome!
Will and Lindsay found an incredible location to make the memory of their wedding even more beautiful. Peoria, IL is home to the Pettengill Morron house which has been standing for almost 150 years. The vintage setting really provided an incredible atmosphere making my job a piece of cake.
Congratulations Will and Lindsay!
UPDATE: We have just launched out new Wedding Cinematography Blog were we will be discussing all things pertaining to wedding videography. Come and join us!
If you're interested in wedding videography drop us a line.
I finely made my way back up to Milwaukee for the second time. It only took me a year or so, but I made up there again. Anyway, I toured the museum and walked the streets with some fantastic friends having a great time. However, you don't visit my blog for my anecdotal commentary of my life. Due to this fact here are the pix from the escapade. Enjoy!
If you're wondering how I could visit Milwaukee and not take pictures of the incredible museum itself then you missed the part about this being my second time. Check out my pix from the first trip.
As you can imagine it's really hard to find places in Illinois that don't look like... well... Illinois. What I mean by this is... It's hard to find locations that aren't just endlessly flat. Thankfully, with Peoria being a river town we have some bluffs that we can work to our advantage in creating the illusion of be on-location in the exotic locales throughout the United States.
Here's a few results from our photoshoot shot out at Camp Wokanda, A boy scout camp just North of Peoria a little ways off highway 29. Since Wokanda was located right on the river valley bluff we had some best looking "hills" illinois has to offer. I hope you enjoy this small series.
If you or your business are looking for a commercial lifestyle photographer I would love to discuss with you what Black Olive can offer you. We're a small company based out of Peoria IL. We are available for assignment worldwide.
While shooting video this past weekend for a wedding with Katelyn Turner Designer + Photography (www.katelynturner.com) we had the great opportunity to take a "professional" group shot of ourselves before leaving for the night. This is seriously how you end a day well!
After re-watching our Film+Fashion photoshoot video I realized that it had received 1300+ views since this January when I posted it. While for some YouTube video's this isn't any great feat, for my lowly channel this was big. After investigating I found source of the spike. Our video was posted on fstoppers.com blog. Apparently the consensus is... I'm a hipster. Kind of odd since my whole purpose for the shooting film was to gain experience with a medium and I hadn't had experience with. Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool to get our video introduced to a bunch of photogs as a "great" video. Don't know if you'll appreciate it as much as I did, but hey, I don't care!
The thing I love most about the commercial photography business is the opportunity to be challenged and to experiment with something different. I just got back from the first of a mulit-part photo shoot with Michael's Italian Feast. If you're familiar with my portfolio you'll know that I haven't shot a lot of food before... actually before tonight I hadn't shot any. Here's a couple "Behind-the-scenes" phone images to give you an idea of what's to come!
Considering the time constraints I feel like I walked away with some great images which I'm super excited to see on their new website that'll be coming soon.
In Christ,
David Price
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While on the slopes yesterday I received an email informing me that Dan Waibel Designer/Builder went live with their new site. This particular news is exciting for me due to spending all of last year working with them to photographically capture their portfolio.
Dan Waibel is designer and builder of high-end custom homes throughout Central Illinois. As you will quickly witness from their portfolio, each house, each remodel, each custom furniture piece is it's own unique work of art. Their attention to detail and styling is simply magnificent.
I hope you enjoy browsing their portfolio as much as I did capturing it. You can visit their whole site at www.DanWaibel.com
Our first week in February and Peoria, along with the rest of the midwest, got dump upon with 15-20+ inches of sweet white stuff. Unfortunately, I was down with flu so I missed the opportunity to get out in it while it was busily building up around me.
This past weekend I remedied that, by getting out for a senior session with a Julie. Needless to say, 15 inches of snow creates a pretty interesting environment for photography. It was a welcome change from the norm. The normality being fall colors and city streets. Don't get my wrong, I enjoy those settings, but it's just great to have a change up!
You'll noticed however that some of the photos look very summery... that's thanks to the lovely Luthy Botanical Gardens in the Peoria. They've kept up a wonderful indoor atrium that was perfect to add a little variety to the final collection.
Cellar Media and I just released our first docu-short for my church Providence Church. It features the Castle family as they expound on how they have found encouragement at Providence as they began to worship into their everyday life. I hope you find this docu-short to be an encouragement to you and your family as you seek Christ's Kingdom.
I don't normally do this sort of thing, but with Black Olive's Herbie vs Challenger photoshoot last year I feel like we have a connection. Today is Dean Jones' 80th birthday. If you're not familiar he stared in the original love bug. Happy Birthday Dean!
Below are a few pix from the Herbie vs Challenger photoshoot. I hope you enjoy! While Hannah doesn't exactly look like Dean, I think Wesley did an incredible job recreating Herbie! Thanks again to all those who made that photoshoot possible!
Once I start a project I like to wrap up the loose ends quickly. So here I am, before my previous post is cold in its grave posting the semi-conclusion to the Film + Fashion photoshoot. I say "semi" due to the fact I still have not developed the film from this little expedition. That detail is dependent on others to make happen and therefore must wait. Anyway, it got me thinking. Why not release the BTS from the shoot now along with the digital images that were shot and then re-release it along with a developing BTS video once I get that developing bit taken care of.
Project Background
Some of the "why" questions regarding this shoot will not be answered in the BTS video. I didn't think on my feet fast enough to talk about that on set. So, I'm going to take the opportunity to answer them now. Why film? well, I am a product of my generation and while I'm a photographer, I have actually never shot/developed film before now. I didn't go to school specifically for photography and therefore never had the opportunity handed to me.
However, the fascination with film as grown over the years and after literally 4 book boxes full of old camera's being dumped in my lap I couldn't pass up this opportunity to give film a whirl. Dirk Jaegle, friend and strong film advocate, came along to provide insight and shoot alongside. Needless to say we had a blast.
Throughout the entire day we tested out 5 cameras: • Argus 35mm w/ a 50mm f3.5 lens
• Spartus Full Vue (120 film)
• YvigAlander Billiant (120 film)
• Tower (120 film)
• Agfa Isolette (120 film)
Another camera that you'll see a lot of throughout the video is the Kodak Dualflex IV. Unfortunately this camera shot 620 film which is harder film stock to come by so we weren't able to give it a run at this point, but it made for a great prop.
The Video
As always I was blessed again by Matt Blick of Cellar Media doing the BTS filming. Matt and I have done several gigs (Mission: Acquire, Herbie vs Challenger, Archer and Zowie) together and I love the work he produces.
Our first week in February and Peoria, along with the rest of the midwest, got dump upon with 15-20+ inches of sweet white stuff. Unfortunately, I was down with flu so I missed the opportunity to get out in it while it was busily building up around me.
Once I start a project I like to wrap up the loose ends quickly. So here I am, before my previous post is cold in its grave posting the semi-conclusion to the Film + Fashion photoshoot. I say "semi" due to the fact I still have not developed the film from this little expedition. That detail is dependent on others to make happen and therefore must wait. Anyway, it got me thinking. Why not release the BTS from the shoot now along with the digital images that were shot and then re-release it along with a developing BTS video once I get that developing bit taken care of.
Project Background
• Argus 35mm w/ a 50mm f3.5 lens
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