Andrew Blahnik's "Blank Pages" Kick Starter

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!

Photo Books!

There's nothing more fun than getting photos printed. However, books are especially enjoyable. I recently got two new sample books printed to show prospective clients. Here's just a few snaps to give you an idea of what they look like.

In Christ,

David Price

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1st Baptist Church of Aledo, IL - Commercial Photography

Matt Blick from Cellar Media called me up a couple weeks back and asked if I was available to help out with a website project he was working on for a Church in Aledo, IL.  Matt is a highly creative individual focusing most of his time on video, he ventures in design every now and again and is really quite good. It's always a blast getting to work with him. Check out the final site [1st Baptist Church - Aledo, IL] loaded with Black Olive imagery.

In Christ,
David Price
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Commercial Lifestyle Photography - Peoria, IL

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.

In Christ,
David Price
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Film+Fashion BTS video shown on fstoppers.com

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!

CLICK HERE to take a look at the fstopper's post.

In Christ,
David Price
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Friends!

Where would this world be without friends? Specially those who let you take their pictures.

In Christ,
David Price
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Losing My Jacket

Spring is slowly taking over winter one day at a time, but this past weekend was the first weekend I was able to get out and shoot without my jacket and that means a lot. Windy? yes, but that just made it interesting. This past Saturday I hit the streets of Peoria, IL with some old and new friends. Kirsten Krupps and Brian Robbins joined us to model and I had the opportunity to shoot beside Dirk Jaegle, and Justin Dwyer.

We spent a short piece of time experimenting with a concept I have for another, more involved, photoshoot. Can't wait to get out for that one. Anyway this was my first experience working with Kirsten and Brian and I have to say I'm looking forward to doing more shoots down the road. After shooting on the bridge we had the opportunity to go aboard the Spirit of Peoria for the remainder of our time which we didn't pass up. All I can say is if you're wanting a sweet classic venue here in the Peoria area check out what the Spirit has to offer.

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In Christ,

David Price

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Client Site Launch - Dan Waibel Designer/Builder

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

In Christ,

David Price

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The Providence Video Project

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.


Providence Church :: The Castles from Cellar Media on Vimeo.

In Christ,
David Price
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Film + Fashion Photoshoot - Peoria, IL

This past weekend I invited some photography friends out for some experimenting with some old film cameras I received as a gift (see post: "unexpected gift"). We were blessed by the presence of two wonderful models, Caitlan and Alyson. Both models, surprisingly, were only in the area for a short period of time. One was from Idaho and the other - L.A.. To say the least... it was a fantastic happenstance. Due to the cold January weather here in Illinois we set up a black seamless in a large warehouse and hunkered down for a day of shooting.

Here's just a tiny preview of what is to come... unfortunately we won't have the film developed for another couple weeks, but hopefully this will tide you over until then. Oh and Matt Blick of Cellar Media, my favorite BTS guy, came and shot some footage for me. I hope to throw something together for you shortly!

In Christ,
David Price
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Andrew Blahnik - Publicity Portraits - Nashville, TN

This past weekend (yep Christmas Eve) I hit the streets of Nashville with Andrew to get some new publicity images for for him to use, they may even end up on his new album that's currently in the works.

Andrew is working on a completely new sound, but you can hear some of his older work here. He's a got a lot of talent and love for the Lord, that right there is a killer combination. Anyway, I hope to get the rest of his images up soon. Stay tuned!

In Christ,
David Price
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The Centralia Mine Fire - Music Video

The Centralia Mine Fire is a Peoria, IL based independent rock band. I have had the opportunity to watch these guys over the years develop into the band they are today. However, before I get too sentimental here's the live music video Matt Blick of Cellar Media and I created for them. Enjoy!



In Christ,
David Price
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Tis the season...

... to start sending/receiving Christmas cards. As a photographer, it's interesting to how many times your pictures show up on cards that you receive. I have photographed Samaritan Ministries Christmas staff images for the past couple years and it's always fun to see the end result.

 On a similar note, Samaritan just recently launched their new site. This site is blanketed with my images. I'm looking forward adding to their collection in 2011.

Have you considered how custom, not stock, photography can add that personal touch needed to connect with your market? Let's talk!

In Christ,
David Price
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Herbie vs Challenger - Behind the Scenes

Many thanks to Cellar Media for capturing the day so vividly.  As you know, creative collaboration is something I love being apart of and this project is a great example of that. With all the people coming together on such short notice and being willing to work to make this happen, I consider myself blessed. Thanks guys! You can't help but smile while you watch this... I guarantee it!



Creative Director - David Price (Black Olive Photographic)
Behind the Scenes Director - Matt Blick (Cellar Media)
Herbie Owner - Wesley Garrard
Herbie Driver - Hannah Finley
Challenger Owner - Dan Stone
Challenger Driver - Kyle Motsinger
Assistants - Caleb Finley, Jacob Guenther, Aaron Blick,

In Christ,
David Price
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Kristy - Creative Portrait Session - Peoria, IL

Had the opportunity to work with the 2010 Miss Heart of Illinois. We walked the streets of Peoria Illinois and got pretty creative if I don't say so myself. In addition we couldn't have asked for better weather, we had just the right combination of clouds to blue skies giving a wonderful natural softbox to work with.. Below is just a glimpse of some of the fun we had before the mosquitos came out. 

In Christ,

David Price

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Eureka College - 2010/2011 Faculty Headshots

This past week I photographed the Eureka College faculty staff. Shooting this number of headshots at one time was new things for me. For all my photog friends out there I've posted a pic of my mobile studio.  If you're interested in getting professional headshots for your business or organization please contact me to schedule a shoot!

In Christ,
David Price
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Michelle - Artist Shots

Michelle is a graduate of Bradley Universities' musical program. She went on to receive her Masters from Indiana University just this year. Back in the area to visit family she called me up to get a quick session in. I was open the weekend she was planning on being in town and we made it happen. We started off the day down by Peoria's Civic Center capturing a modern set up shots. We then made out way up to Bradley's Dingeldine Music Hall to take advantage of classical pillar entrance. Her plan is to populate her new website with these images. Along with headshots she was interested in getting some shots strictly of her instrument to use throughout the site.

In Christ,
David Price
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Heart Technologies Inc. - Decatur Office

I just got back from a vacation in SC and I'm trying to get back on top of things. Sorry for the delay in posting. A week or so ago I went down to with Heart Technologies to their Decatur branch to take more publicity images for their marketing department. They were looking for "real" images that represented what they do without the use of professional models. All individuals are apart of the Heart team down in Decatur.

To say the least I had a fantastic time hanging out with them and I can't wait to see how they use the images. I've posted a view a couple images we captured throughout the day.

Enjoy!






In Christ,
David Price
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Heart Technologies Inc. - Peoria Business Showcase Booth

Business showcase was fantastic! The Heart booth looked great and I have to say was one of the more popular from what I saw while at the convention. I must admit I took a really pathetic picture of their booth. It really doesn't do it justice. Hopefully you can look past it's short-comings and focus on the the design and specifically the images that made the final cut! I was promised, by Amy, a better shot of the booth. So... once I get that I'll replace the one you see below!

(photo taken from Heart Technologies facebook page)

(photo taken from Heart Technologies facebook page)



In Christ,
David Price
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DeLadurantey Law Office - Commercial Photography, Milwaukee WI

A while back I made a trip up to Milwaukee, if you keep up with this blog you may remember seeing some of my street photography from that trip. However, the streets were not the primary reason I made the trek. I was up on assignment taking corporate headshots for DeLadurantey Law Office. While being based out of Peoria, IL being able to break those borders on occasion and visit other cities it fantastic!




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David Price
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