Fantastic Plastic Studio Portrait Night

Fantastic Plastic, a fantastic photography group organized here in good ol' Bozeman by the local camera shop, meets once a month to indulge in the awesomeness that is the krappy kamera. This latest meeting was held in F11 on Main Street in a studio set up in the back. 3200 film was shot, many many lights were used and we had a blast. My mom gave me a fisheye lens for my Holga for Christmas this year and this was its debut. I have never used a fisheye before but dreamed of the day when my Holga and it would meet. Success! My next goal for the fisheye: photograph my crazy fun cousins and our soon to be new home, Seattle.

Any questions about Fantastic Plastic? Please email F11 and they would gladly give you any info you need. Dianas and other plastic cameras also welcome.

Friends I Have Met In Bozeman: Bob

I have been in Bozeman 4.5 years and met many unique and beautiful people along the way. As a barista at Wild Joe's coffee for the past 4 months I have gotten to know many of the locals and regulars who are the soul of downtown Bozeman. Bob and I met at Wild Joe's and have had many great conversations, including the hour conversation we casually had yesterday while I photographed him. We discussed the concept of having only meaningful conversations rather than chit chat/small talk, feminism and my sister, his many interesting paths of life and various destinations of adventure (Maine, Bozeman, Seattle, Vancouver, Spokane and Alaska). Bob is one of the many faces I will remember and treasure from my home in Bozeman.

Livingston Montana

My good photo friend, Leslie, and I decided to make an outing to Livingston, Montana last week to photograph somewhere other than Bozeman. Unfortunately it was extremely windy (I think there was a high wind warning) and cold so we didn't last very long. We did have an encounter with a local who was asking us why we were photographing her house (we loved the blue color) and got some good talking in. The last photo in this set is somewhat inspired by my friend Amanda Guy who has her similar work up in Crush Wine Bar in Whitefish, Montana.