Post by Lucy

I hope you had a chance to pick up a copy of last week's City Pages - I had a ton of fun shooting the cover photo and feature images for the very summer-y Ultimate Minnesota Picnic story (you can also read it all here!).This was a rather extensive shoot with several picnic arrangements around various themes (kid friendly, date picnic, vegan options, etc.) - with each requiring different styling (done by myself, the CP art director, and various staff writers). This would have all gone extremely smoothly, except for the day we needed to shoot is was 95 degrees and there were rain showers every 30 minutes. So, while I think the end product turned out very well, there was a *ton* of behind-the-scenes scrambling going on. But those moments are where the memories are made, right?Anyway, I hope the article, and these photos give you some picnic inspiration! We had all better take advantage of this lovely warm weather while we have it around.Happy Friday!

post by leslie

On Tuesday, I got to photograph Janelle Monáe's show. I WAS SO EXCITED! I absolutely adore her new album, and I paid more than $100 for a ticket (before I found out I could photograph the show!). And I never do that. Ever.The show was fantastic. The costumes were fantastic. The dancing was fantastic. I was very happy. You can read the review of the show and see more of my images here.

post by leslie

This weekend, I had a newborn shoot with TWINS! Uh, you guys. These parents? Parents of multiples? They should get all the trophies. ALL OF THEM. They are killing it at the parental olympics because they are simply surviving. To say I was in awe of the work, effort and patience that these parents had is an extreme understatement.But those babies sure are cute! Enjoy! For your internet shares of the day:+ How a newspaper cartoonist was fired.+ The government wants to monitor people in the press. THIS IS NOT OK. You know who does this? PUTIN.+ Signs from the weekend protests.

post by leslie

Last week, I got to photograph the lovely Nala here for her first birthday! Believe it or not, I rarely get to shoot Shelties, even though I have such an amazing love for them. She was so sweet, and it was such a great way to spend an afternoon!