Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph Andrew Bogut, Brandon Jennings, John Salmons and Larry Sanders of the Milwaukee Bucks. I'm not going to lie: I was nervous! I shot Bucks players at the same event a few years ago and was really happy with how they turned out. But it is still a bit disarming when all of a sudden you have four very tall athletes standing in front of you!

I snapped this photo of my assistant, Lacy, to give an idea of the size difference:

All in all, it was just as much fun as it was last time and I think I got some really fun shots!

I just found out that a photograph that I took for the socially responsible company Mayu, (which specializes in hand made alpaca knitwear from Peru www.shopmayu.com) is going to be featured on the cover of Chicago's Mindful Metropolis Magazine (http://www.mindfulmetropolis.com) next month! 

Behold, beautiful Elizabeth!

Per the lovely chilly fall weather, I donned my own Alpaca Flap Hat last night and got called "adorable" multiple times. Yay for Fall!

This past May, I presented at Pecha Kucha Milwaukee (for more info www.pecha-kucha.org/night/milwaukee)

Dwellephant (www.dwellephant.com) was on hand, creating one-of-a-kind artwork of each of the presenters. I ran across his website today and found the one he did of me, so I thought I'd share it with everyone...

PRESENTER: JESSICA KAMINSKI
One of our favorite folks in Milwaukee, Jessica Kaminski, gave an excellent presentation on being half-Polish, half-Puerto Rican. Or as she refers to herself, “Polarican.” Which reminds me of the word “Polaroid.” Which is perfect because she’s a photographer. Perhaps Polaroid can make her a limited-edition camera and call it “The Polarican?” Something to think about, Polaroid.

I don't know if I have ever mentioned this on my blog before, but I LOVE MOVIES!!!! And, subsequently, I love the Milwaukee Film Festival. So, imagine my delight when they contacted me to inquire about photographing this year's campaign. 

Prior to the meeting, I had just finished watching one of my favorite movies, Amelie. 

The film festival slogan is "See For Yourself" . Both the movie I had just seen and the slogan reminded me of this scene from the movie:

So I pitched the idea of creating a series of images in this style. It was really important for me to keep the saturated colors of the movie as well. After a two day shoot at the Milwaukee Skylight Opera Theater, and the time and talent of an excellent crew, I think we created a stunning campaign. There are a series of 14 posters currently circulating the city, but here are a few samples:

For more information on the film festival, please visit www.milwaukee-film.org