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Sanger Pit, Mankato, Minnesota at sunset.

The Best Places to Take Your Dog for a Walk In and Around Mankato, Minnesota

April 5, 2023

What do you do when you want to get away from the mundane daily walks through your neighborhood with your dog? Do you search up Google Maps and look for new areas, or do you ask people if they have any recommendations?

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Pittsburgh skyline from West End Park.

Life After Death

September 8, 2022

Content Warning - Death

I’m sorry if the writing is a mess, I was crying for most of it.

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In blog, personal Tags blog, personal, personal blog, death
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Face paint glowing under the black lights, with a yellow highlighter in front of the face glowing bright.

Fujifilm X-T3 - Fujinon 50mm f/2 @ f/3.6, ISO 3200, SS 1/125

Using Black Lights for Portraits

August 23, 2022

I think most people have a fascination of the effects of black lights, being exposed to their color twisting effects in places like bowling alleys, laser tag, and arcades. Like most people, I found it interesting how certain colors would just pop and seemingly glow. I’d seen a couple photographs over the years showcasing these effects, but none of them were interesting enough to truly peak my interest to try it myself.

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In blog, photography, black light photography Tags portraits, portrait, photography, studio, studio photography, photo studio, black lights, black light, blacklight, black light portrait, black light portraits
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A 9 foot roll of paper on two stands serves as my photo studio. Everything in the living room serves a purpose for either work or photography, with the newest addition being Miah’s bed where the vacuum is in this photo. The closet is absolutely filled to the brim with photography gear, and I can’t really see it serving any other purpose anytime soon.

A 9 foot roll of paper on two stands serves as my photo studio. Everything in the living room serves a purpose for either work or photography, with the newest addition being Miah’s bed where the vacuum is in this photo. The closet is absolutely filled to the brim with photography gear, and I can’t really see it serving any other purpose anytime soon.

A New Beginning

September 11, 2021

I’m currently sitting here in my new apartment in Mankato, finally going down the path I set my eyes on years ago. I’ll be graduating in two years with two degrees, Multimedia Technology, and Interdisciplinary Studies. I tacked on the Bachelor’s of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies because, financially, it made the most sense since it would make me a “full time” student, and that helps a ton with grants and scholarship money.

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In blog, personal, photography Tags blog, blogs, blogging, personal, personal blog, photostudio, photo studio, mankato
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Light Painting 101

March 4, 2021

I took the time the past two weeks to take a shallow dive into what light painting is, what it’s used for, the pros and cons of using it, and why you should learn how to use light painting to advance your photography!

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