An American In Paris

Website Updates

I have decided to update my website (finnaly, I know). So far I have only updated the photos on the Digital page as well as updated my About page. On the About page I have added a link to my Facebook page (Kealan Wardle) and have added a twitter account as well @kealansphotos. I will be updating the other pages soon. This is exciting!

Finally another shoot!

It's been a while since I've done some photos but I finally got my act together and got back on to the saddle (that's and expression right?) Julia (a model that I have worked with before) wanted to update her portfolio and asked me to do some photos for it. We had talked before about doing something different, outdoors, maybe on some train tracks. The weather here has not been at its best so we ended up doing an indoor shoot. We were kind of rushed with it but I think we are both happy with what we got out of it. I'm looking forward to doing another shoot soon!

The first of Paris!

Last week I came up with an idea, an idea that would force me to see more of Paris and to discover places that I have yet to discover. Rules: I have to visit each arrondissement in Paris. I have only one day for each of them. I must use only one full role of film each. Today I visited the 1st arrondissement of Paris, started on L'Ile de Cite and moved my way across the Louvre and up past Les Halles. This was my first attempt at this so I was a little afraid about spacing the photos. I didn't want to use them all too quickly but I had to finish my role before I went home. On this role I got a lot more photos of the building and sculptures than I hope to get in future arrondissements. I hope for the next role I will get more candid photos of tourists and locals.

Niki

After I did photos with Julia she introduced me to a friend of her's who is also a model and suggested that we did photos together. She invited me to a party that her friend was having and lets just say it was an interesting first impression. To be fair it was her party, but she couldn't decided if she wanted to work with me or not. Through out the evening it went from her not wanting to work with me, to her really wanting to work with me but couldn't, to "so when are we going to do a shoot?" I thought I would give a second meeting a try so we got drinks and talked about if she really wanted to do photos with me or not. We decided to try to do a shoot in a cafe that belonged to a friend of mine. My idea was to get there before it opened and do some darker black & white photos with no body else in the bar. I got a hold of my friend and we were given an hour before they opened and an extra hour outside before Niki (the model) had to run off to work. When we met for the photos my friend was late so we did a few photos outside while we waited. We then went in and did some photos for about half an hour and then went back to her place and did a few more before she went to work. It was rushed but I get some that I wanted. I will see if we can get together again and do some more when we both have some more free time.

Photos in the park with Julia

Last week I met up with a model about doing some photos. After doing the photos of Liv jumping in Denver I got excited about changing my style a little, trying to do something that I haven't done before. When we met I didn't really know what to ask for because even I didn't know what I wanted. We sat down for a coffee and when over different ideas. We decided to do some photo in Parc St. Cloud just outside of Paris. The idea was to do something that didn't really belong in the park. Some dressed up shots and some dressed drown shots. She also asked if we could also schedule a shoot with her and her boyfriend copying some clothing adds that she liked. We got to the park and starting doing photos of her in lingerie with a raincoat over it, hinting with the color underneath. 15 mins into the shoot she stepped on and got stung by a bee and I had to run to the pharmacy get some anti-itchy cream before we could continue. The day went well but she was kind of tired after the bee sting. A few days later we did the shoot with her and her boyfriend. For the adds that we wanted to duplicate I had to use my flash (which I usually am not a fan of), the photos went really well. They had a good time and I think we got some good photos out of it. On a side note I got a letter from Crossroads Clothing Company. I happened to win second place in the contest!

Trip to Denver and Photos with Liv

I recently returned to Denver to prepare and open my art gallery at Red Rocks Community College. I arrived just under a week before the exhibit was to open and spent a lot of my time buying and cutting mats. The opening day went off well, finishing everything just in time. Not that many people showed up but did get to see a lot of my friends. I think they all enjoyed themselves. I just would have been nice if some people showed up that had heard about the show but didn't know me. The photos will be up for two more weeks so I'm hoping they will a lot of traffic. I received an email being informed that there would be an article in a local paper about my exhibit. Part of my plan for my trip was to meet up with a Denver model and try to add something different to my porfolio. I had gotten a hold of a few before I left; one about b&w and something different and interesting with the other. Long story short they both canceled along with about four other models that I had contacted. Liv then told me that she was interested in doing photos together and we set up a shoot. I went out and bought balloons only to walk out and find it raining. I thought that if I didn't call her than she would have to cancel and if she called too late I would have already been there and therefor too late to cancel. I had driven for a short while when I received the text asking if we should cancel. I lied about how bad the weather was were I was and hoped for the best.