Update 8/22/08!

Response was a little overwhelming, so as of today (less than a day after I posted the information), I am booked completely for the next several weeks. If I've already contacted you, you're on the list. If you're still interested in headshots or any other photo project, please feel free to email me and we can make arrangements for you.

I really appreciate the positive response to this promotion and you can expect to see photos to start popping up here and there over the next few weeks. Thanks everyone!

-Drayke
612-703-5125
drayke@photosynthetique.com
http://photosynthetique.com

I've nearly finished all of the images from Kakkoi|Con 2008. The only ones remaining are from the Ball Joint Doll event on Sunday, and those should be done and uploaded tonight. What a fun weekend! I had a great time and I am really looking forward to next year, knowing now what I need to change to make things even bigger and better! Special thanks to Ryan and Samm for making me the official Con photographer and giving me this amazing opportunity!

Enjoy!

The whole set is here.

Check out this great set of images from my photo shoot with Holly L. as Poison Ivy. She's going to be entering it into a costume contest (I won't say which, just to be safe), and I'd say that she has a pretty good chance. Not only did she create an awesome cosplay, but her natural attributes and beauty really set off the whole image. Always a great model, she made this one really easy!

Holly is absolutely one of my favourite people to work with, so do me a solid and send all of your "good luck" vibes in her direction and let's hope she wins!

Click the image to see the whole set!

If you're looking for creative wedding photography in the Minnesota region, look no further than Weddings by Drayke. I have plenty of openings yet for the fall and winter seasons of 2008, and am now booking for 2009. I'd love to help make your special day last a lifetime!

Drayke Larson
Photographer - Photosynthetique Imaging
612-703-5125
drayke@photosynthetique.com

The Cannon River

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I'm in a bit of a lull between assignments, and I've realized that it feels weird when I don't have a mess of photos to edit. That will change soon enough, as Kakkoi|Con is coming up in less than two weeks. I'm sure that I'll long for these days then!

Maybe I'll go take some night photos tonight, just to keep my mind limber.

I hope everyone survived the weekend in one piece. It's Tuesday afternoon and my body is still suffering from the beating it took. I was hit in the face with a juggling thing (seen here, narrowly missing esch), several beer cans, I tripped and nearly fell down two flights of stairs, and this Jedi gave me a sound thwomping on the head with his lightsaber. So much fun was to be had though, you couldn't have kept me from going!

I sometimes forget how many friends that I have until I go to Con and nearly all of you are there. (And for those who weren't there, what's wrong with you? You're missing the biggest, funnest, geekiest party of the year!)

For any of you who have photos from Con, don't forget to tag them with "CVG2008" so everyone can find them!

To see my whole set, just go here or click on any of the images in this post!




What's going in this image? I took it and I don't even know!

Finished editing "V"

V was very interesting. It was full of vim and vigour. A victorious night of vindictive vigilance and variable vampires. There may have been some virtuous virgins as well, but I doubt that such vitality was verbose.

Sorry, couldn't help myself there. :) The show was a great time, with some pretty interesting sideshows, industrial/techno musik and some very attractive people both on-stage and off. Michelle Lee (AKA Fauxface) was the organizer and the one who asked me to attend. Her fashions were fun and I'm looking forward to working with her again at Kakkoi|Con.

Click on either of the images to see the whole set and comment on whether or not I was overusing certain techniques, such as...vignetting. (Yes! I knew that I had to have one more in me.)

"Are you coming, Daddy?"

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Work continues on the images from the V Fashion Show last week. They should be up and ready by Monday. In the meantime, here's some cuteness!

I was down taking some photos of the 35W bridge reconstruction when the sirens blew for the tornado warning. I managed to get some beautiful images while I was down there though. The above is easily my favourite though. To really appreciate it, you need to click it and check out the big version. To see the rest of the images, click here.

Green Windows?

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Found in the warehouse district.

Swingin'

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Originally uploaded by Photosynthetique

My little cutie!

Blasphemina's Apple

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Originally uploaded by Photosynthetique

Lord Moon's comment on Flickr:

"No Snow White! Don't take it!"

Along a Lonely Rail

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Originally uploaded by Photosynthetique

Here's one of the first images from Blasphemina's spring fashions. Kim is such a great GL model.

Sunlight over the Swamp

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Work is progressing on the images for Blasphemina's Closet's spring fashion line. In the meantime, I wanted to share this great image of a swampy marshland along the St. Croix River, just outside of Red Wing, Minnesota. I was following what is supposed to be a water access road, but it turned out to have great access than I anticipated! About half a mile along, the road hit a flooded area so I stopped to take some pictures. It was very nerve-wracking trying to turn around on a very narrow single-lane road with thick muddy water to either side.

Images from the Ann Bancroft event!

Ann Bancroft

The "Explore the Four Corners" event was a wonderful experience. The speakers were inspiring, the settings well made, and everyone was a joy to speak to. It was not completely without hitch, as the backdrops and props for the Tokyo corner (where I was) were not fully set up due to workers being locked out of the Depot earlier in the day so we had precious little to work with. Samantha Rei and her models, being the professionals that they are, were still able to pull it off with aplomb. I think that everyone had a really fun time, and getting the chance to hear Ann Bancroft speak was a rare honour. She is truly a courageous human being, someone who has worked hard for and achieved her dreams. I hope that in a few years, when Inara is old enough to appreciate her words, we can go see her speak again, as Ann is absolutely one of the best possible role models a young girl can have.

Thank you to the Ann Bancroft Foundation for hosting such a beautiful event, and thanks to Samantha Rei of Blasphemina's Closet for continuing to let me take pretty pictures at all of her events!

(Clicking on any of the images will take you to the full set.)


The girls of Blasphemina's Closet


Samantha Rei meeting Ann Bancroft


Girls of Blasphemina's Closet


Samantha Rei of Blasphemina's Closet