I’m stumped. Something in my kitchen smells with an awful vengance and it’s driving me nuts. If I were a bettin’ man, I’d say Tobin spilled some milk someplace, sometime and somehow mysteriously covered it up.

..my hunt continues.

~dave

Ever since I was a kid, I have had very fond memories of my Aunt Betty. Trips to Des Moines, Iowa without air conditioning, timeless family stories, trying to decode conversations in Norwegian, and yes…. Snickers candy bars. Oddly for a kid, I use to have this crazy addiction to Snickers. Every time I’d make the perilous trip to Iowa with my mom and dad to visit Aunt Betty and Uncle Joe, she’d always have one in her hand when I arrived. It was a guaranteed thing! It wasn’t more than a few years ago, she brought one with her to give me at a family get-together. This simple act of giving, meant the world to me over the years, and taught me about honest love and the passion of her spirit. Without a doubt, I have always known that she has given everything of herself to her entire family. A lesson we can all learn from. I regret not being able to spend more time with my family over the years, but I will always know that she has had a special place in her heart for me all awhile.

After a long struggle with illness, she passed away today, surrounded by her family. Although deeply saddened by her passing, she is in a wonderful, loving place. My prayers speak loudly to my Aunt Betty and my cousins Mary, Joanna, Heather and Kirk.

We will miss you Betty!

~dave

I had a truly cool senior location-shoot with Bree a while back! By no means did we shoot my normal downtown locations. Nope.. We hit up the Town of Center. Most of you are saying, “where the heck is that??” Well, it’s just north of the Fox Valley by about 10 minutes.

We shot amongst a vacant cheese factory, in cornfields, backyards and a mobile home that must have been abandoned since the late 80′s! So awesome!

Die hard Harry Potter NERD!!! I love it!

~dave

I recently donated some time shooting photos for the Appleton Police Department K-9 program. Below are a few shots with Officer Matt McQuaid and his awesome dog, Mato.

~dave

Matt and I shot Cody’s senior photos in the Old Third Ward, downtown Milwaukee a few weeks back. The locations there are ridiculous… So cool! We even learned something new during the shoot! Apparently……………………. you need a permit to shoot photos in Milwaukee. We felt the love from a Milwaukee Police Department motorcycle officer, whom shut us down while shooting against the city’s skyline. Well, you live and you learn. Next time, I’ll look into that permit.

The rest of the photos can be seen HERE!

Enjoy!
~dave