Athena Photography popping up at the mall :: Southgate Mall

I've been known to mix my still photography with some motion...you might say, I'm finding my creative path with video. Where does moving pictures belong in Athena Photography? Well, my answer to that right now is through small short clips edited together to make energetic and authentic pieces of motion fun. I like to be low profile, low fuss and full of real life.
An agency here in Missoula, Partners Creative, came to me with a job, some direction, goals, and requests for some photo/video  action for the Southgate Mall campaign. After mixing my day with photos, time-lapse, and video clips I handed over the footage for Partners to edit and voila here it is!

1 iPad 2 and an iPod classic - Dad purchase with daughter help

1 iPad 2 for Kevin - biggest gift given by Athena to a boy...ever!

1 thought of getting an iPad for myself

3 bras (black, neutral, and a fashion pink/purple one)

1 Orange Julious

3 Cafe Dolce meals

2 pairs of sunglasses that will work for late night cruising in the Ural motorcycle

1 Fan for my rental in the Wilma

1 step stool for those times when I need an extra foot over my model

3 more meals at Cafe Dolce

2 pairs of black polish-able work shoes for Kevin

1 hairdo with Anna

1 pair of black work pants

2 scoops of gelato at Cafe Dolce

...all the things I have been to the Southgate Mall for since this job....haahaa...all that advertising really worked on me :)

I'm being Auctioned off :: Photo Session :: Missoula Art Museum

me-- joyful, creative, spontaneous looking for the curious, timeless, confident, and uninhibited. What do you love-- your long hair, your big belly, your father or daughter, your off road truck? I love my ambition, attraction to contrast, pops of color, old items, avocados, and photographing on location. I hope to meet you over a healthy donation followed by collaborative drinks. Find me at MAM on September 15th for a closer look ;)

A portrait session by Athena photography will be auctioned off tonight at the Missoula Art Museum for their Artini Fundraiser called Facetime! I'm very honored to be selected and to be a part of this event.  I'm loving that community feel, community support and community love!

big sky montana holds a big photo of mine

Another new discovery...the feeling of walking out a store, looking up at the beautiful sky, and then noticing that my image is on the bulletin board in front of me.

It was a job I did for Community Medical Center here in Missoula, MT. One from a series of three shots for their Emergency Department and Community Physician Group campaign. 
Here they all are...

Lots of fun, and just the kind of work I want to be doing (you know, if I can't shoot rollergirls or myself - Ha!) 
I loved working with the CMC team and thank them for picking me to be a part of it.

Cover Shot!

This week I found out that my image was chosen for the cover of the 2011 Rocky Mountain School of Photography catalog.  I love this image of Pippin and Jen and I'm proud to have it on the cover.  Jeanne, the owner of RMSP, gives one of the best image critiques at the school.  I'm very flattered to have her thumbs up.  If you asked Jeanne five years ago, if she thought she would ever have a dog, let alone a dog wearing Fifi & Romeo designer clothing on the cover, she would have said no.  I guess she couldn't resist that cute Frenchy too.  Also, I would like to thank my agent Page, without her this image might not have crossed Jeanne's desk. 

Every year, somewhere, somehow I get to visit my friend Jen.  We talk non-stop, eat sweets, run around having fun - and then pause for a photoshoot.  Now that I think of it, it's the only time I see Jen pause.  The photo above is our last shoot together, somebody forgot to tell Pippin that it was Jen's photo shoot.  As any French Bulldog lover knows, they steal the show.

Here are some past Jen photo shoots you might remember.

rockin' rollin' car show and pin up girl contest

Here are my favorite PHOTO BOOTH pictures from the event the Hellgate Rollergirls and Hot Rod Lewies put on last weekend. Sunny and hot, stressful a tad, and super fun. Thanks to my hard working assistant 'Texas',  beautiful girls, handsome cars, and reapplying some Secret deodorant (I know mom, it's bad for me) I made some photos I'm happy with.