THAILAND! Epic Adventure for me, potential slow response for you!
As winter finally hits Chicago I am taking off to go to a wedding of two dear friends in Thailand! So if you are trying to contact me by phone or email, please be patient. Unfortunately I won't have much access to email as I tour the islands, temples, go kayaking, rock climbing, and tiger petting. My Epic adventure begins January 17 →
Holiday Print Deadline
I am SO happy because I remembered to order all my prints on time! The biggest problem with remembering is that I don't have the patience to wrap them and wait for Christmas to hang them up! I would post more photos but some of the prints are presents. ARGH!! I hate waiting to surprise people!!! Please remember my holiday print →
The Importance of Prints
The Importance of Prints Have you ever framed a photo just so that you could remember what fun you had at that moment and who you were with? With digital images, files on hard drives and CD's, too many people have turned their back on framing simple, seemingly insignificant photos. My challenge to you is to put your memories on your wall. →
It’s 7-24-10. Do you know where Liesl Diesel is?
I guess I get to go all over the place, part of my job description. I have a hard time keeping up with my blog because of it! Over the past year I have been to Malibu, CA, Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, New York City, Las Vegas, Naperville, Milwaukee, Streamwood, Oak Park, Pittsburgh, Myrtle Beach, Charlotte, Jefferson Landing, Raleigh, Wake →
Thoughts from a Steamy Ninja Mug-o-Joe.
I know a lot of people. But I only know one man who has the unique skill of creating a ceramic ninja mug. Andrew Tarrant of Trespasser Ceramic and I have an ongoing banter about whether my ninja skills could take down his gigantic frame, which is trained in the sissy art of Aikedo and some kind of Midieval warfare where the →
Show Time!
On Sunday I did my first ever bridal show! Although I've been shooting for nearly 7 years I never did a show until I moved down to the beautiful sunshiney south! A detail shot of my business cards with a wedding parent book printed by Graphi Studio This hanging system is something I've had for a long time, it's infinitely adjustable and even →
Eleven Years of Love!
Happy birthday to my sweetest son, Eben Nathaniel! His name "Eben" is taken from Ebenezer, which means stone of help. It fits him so well. I love you Eben! <3 Mama Diesel
Hitting the Rocks with Friends!
As promised, I am back to blogging, and I have a TON to catch you all up with since I've been MIA for a couple of months! Back in November I went climbing at The Red River Gorge in Kentucky! August gets checked before his first climb on day 1. His shirt is just so appropriate :) I loved the early morning shadows. Mike's →
It’s Alive!
My apologies for not blogging in nearly two months! In preparation for two upcoming bridal shows I have been working on the redesign of my portfolio wedding and portrait website! That ever work-in-progress website, along with full time school, two crazy-awesome kids and a photo biz has been keeping me pretty hopping! With sanity quickly finding me (don't worry, we never unite for →
PSYCHED for my PSYCH TALK!
A Psych Talk? What's that, you say? I am totally PSYCHED for my upcoming Psych Talk in Pittsboro, NC! Martha Manning is hosting me in her sweet studio on November 17th! Come join us from 7-10pm and some fun socializing afterwards! You can RSVP on facebook! I will be covering the basics of the psychology of composition, how our mind subconsciously responds to images, →
Blinding Light
My sweet son, such a willing model when his mom gets excited over light :) His eyes are blinding to me. Eben sits in blinded light Love you crazy boy! ~Mama Diesel
Self-Dorktraits Explained
A lot of people ask me how I do my self-dorktraits and, instead of writing it out to every person who asks, I decided to make a post so I can just link it whenever I get a new query ;-) I keep it super simple for these quick snap shots and use all available light. The key is to keep →
