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The Swamps of Editin

Liesl — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:49 +0000

Before some of you begin to wonder if I’ve taken a permanent leave of absence from blogging . . .

The answer is absolutely not! Just stuck in the mire swamps of editing and the delightful adventures of a traveling shooter!

As usual I have been shooting all over the place and my blog always takes second place to delivering to clients, this is why you all love me, right?

I am traveling a minimum of 4 hours every weekend until mid-October but I will try my best to keep fresh work up on my blog, but keep an eye on my facebook fan page because I throw images up on it as I edit!

A shot of me hard at work. I am the geeky looking shadow wearing a back pack and a camera on my face, which makes me look slightly wolf-ish . . .

Shooting myself in the shadows! Ninjas Unite!

It’s 7-24-10. Do you know where Liesl Diesel is?

Liesl — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:42:55 +0000

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 Forest, Pinehurst, even the Red River Gorge!

So where am I right now?

Jekyll Island, GA. Tomorrow, actually today, I will photograph an EPIC wedding! Here are two cell phone photos from my travels in this evening!

Entrance to the Island!

Even my cell phone shows the moon rise over the ocean, I can’t wait to shoot this with a real camera tomorrow!

Ben & Becky, I am SO psyched to shoot your faces in a few hours!

Liesl Diesel

Hot Mama in Vegas, Baby!

Liesl — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:18:30 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day all you wonderful mommies out there!

And to my mother, thank you so much for supporting me even when I do crazy things, I know you will always have my back!

You are the best mom on the face of the planet and I love you like crazy!

: Ayla is magically delicious!

I got to take these photos of my good friends during a recent trip to Las Vegas, Red Rocks!

: I love the connection in this image, Tina & Aaron love her so much.

Tina & Aaron are sweet friends and also happen to be professional photographers, also! View their amazing work at Vrai Photo!

So sweet.

Ayla smiles even when drool is oozing out her mouth, she has the best disposition!

: If ever a spot was picture perfect, this is it. Yes, that is a real mountain behind them and not a painted backdrop.

: Babies make lovely sandwiches, so I have heard . . .

: Anyone who has ever spent more than 2.7 seconds around Ayla discovers that she is so easy to love. Her loving family has helped her to grow a free open spirit which is so attractive!

: The model rock family!

Love you guys, see you soon!

Liesl Diesel

Manhattan Masquerade

Liesl — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:28:25 +0000

Well it always seems like amazing things happen to me when I travel. People always take very good care of me, and honestly sometimes I must admit, I feel a little spoiled. Last weekend my flight was canceled to New York City because of all the crazy weather sweeping the nation. I jumped online and grabbed a last minute ticket before they all disappeared! Now instead of getting in Friday around midnight, I would get in at 5pm. What is a girl to do? Well Sven was awesome enough to invite me to to to a masquerade birthday party for two friends of his that night!

The party was at Agozar Cuban Restaurant and it was PACKED!

The masks were custom made by one of the Italian sisters whose birthday it was.

The sisters all together in one shot!

Confetti EVERYWHERE!!!

I met some great characters that I will not soon forget!

Now I can’t wait to see what adventures away me on my next trip!

Liesl Diesel

Hitting the Rocks with Friends!

Liesl — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:29:56 +0000

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 infamous Peter Pan imitation!

Shadows were my friend on this trip!

The boys got all posey on me. What faces!

You are looking at this and thinking, “that leaf must be significant . . .” Don’t worry. It’s not.

Aaron is SO INCREDIBLY SKILLED!

self portrait with Sara!

I am certain Aaron was telling me something important here. But I really don’t remember what it was :)

On top of being a phenomenal climber, Aaron is also a Chicago based photographer! Check out his site!

Tina Carter of Vrai Photo was one of the main trip planners, but I give most of the credit to Baby Ayla :)

Thanks everyone for tolerating me, I look forward to our next trip!

Liesl