Local First Milwaukee at Newaukee: Third Thursday

This morning, Local First Milwaukee held its first Third Thursday networking event of 2012! It was well-attended by many businesses. Newaukee and Art Milwaukee were the hosts and did a swell job of showing off their location beneath the Plankinton

Gallery Night: January 20, 2012; photo-exhibits

+Grohman Museum (downtown, MSOE). Working Legacies: The Death and (After) Life of Post-Industrial Milwaukee. photos by David Schalliol. Open from 5-9p. +Tool Shed (East Side). La Decadanse. Photos by Balthazar and SM Kubica. Open from 5-9p. (write-up at 3rd Coast) +Haggerty

Photo-Education Ops: Spring 2012, BS @ PS

Once again there’s some great educational opportunities around the topic of photography coming up for professional and amateurs… For working professionals and aspiring professionals…the “Real World Estimating Workshop” on February 19th. For amateur shutterbugs who are still interested in working

4×5 Portrait: Ms. Wilberding

This is a sneak-peek at a recent portrait I made of a friend. She, like me, is going through some changes in her life, and we decided that this would be a good time for a portrait, to document her

Flashback: June 2008, Bob Watt

I read the AV Club’s obituary of Bob Watt this morning and it reminded me that I was lucky enough to photograph this artist a few summers ago. He was definitely a character, easy to work with, and true to

Casting Call: Boulevard Theatre: 8 actresses needed

The Boulevard has been near and dear to me for many years…please spread the word on this!  For Immediate Release:   Boulevard Theatre announces immediate auditions for a modern staging of acclaimed French playwright Pierre de Marivaux’  THE FALSE ADMISSIONS.      The Boulevard

Workshop: “Real World Estimating” February 19, 2012

Topics: Best business practices for photographers, graphic designers, and creatives; writing up estimates for clients (creative’s and client’s perspective); a “live feedback” estimating writing portion. Audience: graphic designers, photographers, self-employed creatives in general! Presenters: still being arranged Cost: minimal, at

“Do you remember me?”

I know that many of us fall for the “nostalgia trap” – that tendency to look at old photos and make statements like “things were better back then,” “things were simpler back then”, and so on…I don’t know if it

The Set-up/The Shot: RP’s Pasta

Recently I had a significant shoot with RP’s Pasta of Madison. Three days of photographing pasta! Here’s a couple snaps to show what the set looked like and what the results were; hope you enjoy. For gear-heads—ProFoto lights, Nikon D200,

Overdue: Mom and Dad and other portraits

I made these portraits of my parents in June 2009, at the same time I made this portrait of my grandpa. I’m not sure why I haven’t posted them before, but this lovely post from the New York Times moved

Local First Milwaukee: Third Thursday at Fein Brothers!

This past Thursday was the monthly “Third Thursday” meet-up of Local First Milwaukee (LFM). Local First Milwaukee is a business alliance that I am a member of; we work hard to educate local consumers about the value that comes from supporting

Two Milwaukee-area B+W Photo-Shows

Recently, I had the privilege viewing two new B+W photo exhibits on display in the Milwaukee area. One is a solo show at Mount Mary College, in Wauwatosa; the other is a group display at Grapes and Tastes, in Cedarburg.

>photo< So. Dang. Meta.

In this photo that I made at the Milwaukee Holiday Parade yesterday, title-sponsored by Johnson Controls, volunteers are depicted preparing shopping carts for the food-drive portion of the parade (by Hunger Task Force). In the shopping carts? A portrait of a

Flashback: French Horn Rebellion, 2007

Shot these images for a now defunct publication called MKE. The evening was bitterly cold, but certainly worth it to meet the swell brothers of the French Horn Rebellion. A cold dark night, a ring-flash and two willing and interesting

Two new opportunities for creative Milwaukeeans (and one already established)

It seems like our economy is moving towards a greater and great percentage of people being self-employed. As someone who’s been self-employed for over 10 years now, this is exciting to hear. Self-employment is a unique way of making a

October was busy.

Personal Work: Dia de los Muertos

This past Friday, on my way to an assignment for Mount Mary College, I swung by Walker’s Point to make some photos during the preparation of the Dia de los Muertos Parade. It was apparent what a photogenic event the parade

Pride of Milwaukee: Ganger Design

Not gonna say much here, just gonna say this: Jeff Ganger is pretty dang swell. He’s a designer with a mind to help small and green businesses look as professional as they can, and to do it affordably. He’s passionate

Our Milwaukee: at the Humane Society

Our Milwaukee, the “buy local” advocacy group I belong to, held its monthly Third Thursday networking meeting at the Wisconsin Humane Society‘s building this past Thursday. The Third Thursday meeting is always an interesting one, as you learn who are the

AIGA-Web Design Meet-up

Tonight was a meet-up of the AIGA-WI and Web Design groups, held at the ever-entertaining Lakefront Brewery. Lakefront, like Troy Freund Photography, is a member of Our Milwaukee, and is also committed to green manufacturing operations as evidenced by their