Here are a few sneak peek photos from Saturday’s engagement photo shoot with Jennifer & Brian at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I’ve known Jennifer since 5th grade, but it was great to finally meet Brian and see how happy they are together. And despite what they may say, they’re so photogenic!
(For those who don’t know, I do portraits in the Kansas City area. First-time customers can get the sitting fee and a high-res CD for $99.)
My friend Tekia had her Breaking Bread catering event Thursday evening. (My Breaking Bread post goes into more detail about the event.) So much work went into the evening from so many people. Tekia and company spent hours frying chicken and preparing other southern foods, sculpting and painting the beautiful artwork on display, and figuring out the logistics all the way down to seating charts. They did a great job of bringing art and food together.
Canon 60d
1/85 sec., f/3.5, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), ambient light
A couple weeks ago while riding bikes, Jerod and I stumbled across this random sculpture in what looked to be an abandoned field. I don’t carry my DSLR camera on my bike, so I went back yesterday evening to photograph it. According to the forecast, we’re supposed to have rain every day for the next week, so this may be the last glimmer of sunlight you see on the blog for a while.
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/11.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (40 mm)
My friend Tekia has an incredible catering opportunity coming up. It’s called Breaking Bread: A Soul Food Communion, which is part of The Dining Room Project: Art, Food, & The Ritual of Eating. Breaking Bread will be a buffet style meal based on family recipes. The event will also feature works of art by John C. Sutton III and Beth Nybeck. Below is a photo of Tekia with her newly acquired piece of art depicting the soul food experience, by the very talented Sutton. I’m very excited to experience this event in a couple of weeks!
Canon 60d
1/500 sec., f/8.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (40 mm)
You may recall that a couple weeks ago we went to Potwin Pottery. This is the beautiful cross Jerod painted freehand. What a great addition to our bedroom!
1/8 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55mm lens (55 mm)
Sometimes we need to go back to simpler days by doing something as innocent as coloring or painting. We spent yesterday in Topeka doing just that at Potwin Pottery. I think all three of the adults had just as much fun as my seven-year-old nephew!
1/45 sec., F5.6, ISO 400
18-55mm lens (18mm), no flash fired
Photographic Rhodes 