Last Weekend

Last weekend Lauren and I got a chance to explore Sioux Falls a little bit and spend some time with her uncle, great aunt and second cousin.

While exploring Sioux Falls Lauren and I found a really neat willow tree along a bike path that runs along the Big Sioux river, and Lauren even talked me into getting in front of the camera a little bit--whether that's good or not is up to you.

We also got to see some very cool old family residences and an awesome, very red old Texaco station.

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©Joe Ahlquist

©Joe Ahlquist

©Joe Ahlquist

©Joe Ahlquist

 

 

©Joe Ahlquist

©Joe Ahlquist

©Joe Ahlquist

©Joe Ahlquist

©Joe Ahlquist

Trying to Keep Busy

Since I'm not covering any assignments at the moment for any papers, or anything, I've been trying to stay busy and shoot a few photos of at least something each day.

Some of the things get a little bit repetitive, but that can present its own challenges. Trying to find different angles on the same activities will benefit my shooting when it comes to shooting the same types of events repeatedly for a newspaper or other organization.

Also, just shooting for the fun of shooting is very rewarding, plus it's helping to keep me sharp.

I'm also looking for any freelance assignments I can get (my photojournalism work can be seen here), and looking to do some portrait shoots, so any class of 2014 seniors, families or parents looking for children photos feel free to contact me at joseph.ahlquist01(at)gmail.com, on Facebook or through my website. Examples of my portrait work can be seen here and my family/children work can be seen here. 

Here are a few photos from the last couple of days since my last post.

All photographs ©Joe Ahlquist

My Posts Have Been Few and Far Between Lately...

So, I've been quite busy this last month or so.  This post is made up of photos from two family sessions I did last month, an afternoon walk my girlfriend and I went on, and photos from this last weekend when my family came down to visit, and this isn't even all of the stuff I've shot in the last month.  I have photos from work, random stuff, and from school accumulating on my computers.  

There are tons of photos on this page, so I'll keep the text to a minimum.  I probably wont be posting for a while now because of school and work and stuff, but hopefully I'll get to another post before too long.  For now, enjoy the photos here. 

All images ©Joe Ahlquist