The Harter Family - West Bend, WI Family Portrait Photographer

Here are a couple edits from the Harter Family's family portrait session in downtown West Bend, WI. There weren't too many mosquitoes that day, which is a very good thing :)

Amy "trashes" the dress!

Amy is one of my closest friends, she has posed in and commissioned work from me before. She recently got married, and yesterday was her day to wear the dress and have fun without a care in the world and be herself. She had an interest in antiqued, off-color editing--so I got to play with that with a few of these and they turned out great! Such a gorgeous bride!

Nikolas & Jessica

Nik and Jessica are two very good friends of mine. We were all at a friend's wedding a couple weeks ago, and I managed to steal some shots of them being their happy & beautiful selves.

Vendors, Eagle River

I realize I haven't posted in awhile. I graduated now, and I'm trying to get on my feet in the real world.

I just went on a week-long vacation with my extended family on my moms side. We do this every year--go up north, rent a lodge. Still trying to keep active on creating my Vendors series, I took the above images. Timmy's Holiday Corner is a small deep fried food joint in downtown, Eagle River. The other food stand is from alongside the snowmobile racetrack.

I plan on cataloguing my work from last semester yet in drawing, and some other images from the summer. I plan on doing more portrait work for portfolio development, especially now that i have my SB 600 now. I'm still looking for jobs and am planning on moving to Madison in the fall. My first post-grad summer has been mostly consumed by my part-time/temporary/back-up job. Portrait studios have seen and liked my resume, I just have to wait for my turn now.

Peace out.

Sketches for a new series: "Vendors"

Spaces For Lease

Today I presented my portfolio for my series "Spaces For Lease" in Advanced Photography class. Despite my nerves, I feel it went fairly well. Here are a few examples of some shots that made the cut. For the full portfolio and the artist statement, go to my Flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/emilybartos

Senior Exhibition

Finally. I have photographs of what has consumed my time and sanity this final semester of college. The show opened April 11 and closes this Thursday, April 22nd. Thanks all who came to see it in person, but for those of you who hadn't gotten a chance, here is a taste of the show.