I Head a Church Bell, Softly Chime

These are my grandparents, Gordy and Carol Grindeland, in the spot where they had their first kiss sixty-three years ago. This spot, precisely, is the vestibule of my great-grandparent's house in Prospect Park, Minneapolis. They were thirteen.

For the last nine months, I have been living in Prospect Park. I feel a jolt of happiness every time I realize how I am connected I am to my grandparent's history. I voted for president in the elementary school where they met. I jog past the church where they got married.
I will be sad when I move away next month.

Together, my grandparents are inventors, authors, and travelers. When they were in their thirties, they retired for a year and took their three kids on a twelve month Odyssey around the lower forty-eight and Hawaii. I love their spirit of adventure.

They have been married for 57 years, as of May.

Note:
-You can see my great-grandparent's house in the Chomp website my sister and I made for G and G. (Its the one on Arthur Ave.)
-My grandpa wrote a book about their year's journey called A Camping Man's Dream.

Also, the photo frame came from Photoshop Hero. Thanks, Pshero!

Out to the Ball Game

I shot the High School state baseball tournament last month for the Winona Daily News.
Wabasha-Kellogg had a smashing success in their first two games, then lost the final.

Chelsea Lin Reller

I took the Senior Portraits of my friend, Chelsea Lin Reller. Our parents were high school friends, and our dads were college roommates. Aside from being a beautiful model, Chels is a talented actress. You can see her in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Children's Theater this summer.


Its nice to be able to photoshop these images. I took out a boat lift and a tree to simplify the background of the shot above. Chelsea's eye color, however, was not changed.

We took these images at my cabin in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. I didn't have all my strobe gear with me, so I improvesied with a big white towel . It worked like a charm.