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Pam & Scott’s wedding in Boulder, Colorado {Part II}

kevinvonqualen — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:03:08 +0000

The dreary skies parted and the rain stopped allowing us some sunshine to photograph at their reception at Chautauqua Park. Timing could not have been more perfect. Everyone ate, shared stories, and danced into the evening.

Thanks Pam & Scott for choosing me for your wedding. Thanks Kerinsa Marie for photographing alongside me.

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Pam & Scott’s wedding in Boulder, Colorado {Part I}

kevinvonqualen — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:36:02 +0000

When I showed up to Pam & Scott’s wedding in Boulder, I was expecting Pam to be understandably upset that the previously sunny day had dropped an unusual 30 degrees. Snow was melting from the ground and it was raining steadily. But Pam was more happy and excited than I’d ever seen her, not letting anything ruin her day. Despite having to stay indoors the entire day, we got great images because of their great spirits.

When the ceremony was over, we walked outside and the rain had stopped and the sun was trying to come through the clouds. Patience paid off, and we had a great 10 minutes in the sun at Chautauqua Park, coming up in the next post.

Pam & Scott’s ceremony took place at the historic First United Methodist Church of Boulder in the gorgeous downtown at the base of the Flatirons.

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BIOGRAPHY: Photographing Boulder, Colorado ceramics artist & surgeon, Pat Ting. {Part II}

kevinvonqualen — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:15:46 +0000

Pat - It’s one of those things that, I played piano so much when I was younger that, you know if you think about it, you’re gonna screw it up.

While I was photographing Pat’s ceramics, he began tinkering on his wife’s piano, seeing if he could remember prior years of piano lessons. It was the perfect background music while viewing his work, so I began recording. You are listening to Pat playing the piano as I photographed his ceramics.

BIOGRAPHY sessions move beyond the digital medium to sharing stories and presenting work in a traditional analog manner…the book. Books are made for each BIOGRAPHY session containing photographs, quotations, and the story.

Pat’s website: http://www.tingteas.com

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BIOGRAPHY: Pat Ting – Boulder, Colorado surgeon & ceramics artist {Part I}

kevinvonqualen — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:51:13 +0000

I’ve been photographing Pat’s work for a few years now, and we’ve become friends in the process. In exploring these BIOGRAPHY sessions, I wanted to record his story within one of his elements…his home. In our interview, Pat shares about inspiration for his designs, how proceeds benefit people in Indonesia, and how his day job of being a general surgeon relates to his ceramics hobby.

Click ‘play’ below to hear the entire 6 minute interview.

Pat - There is a lot of leeway in surgery that you just don’t get in the visual arts…If I was, for example, a professor and had to train residents, I would really require them to take some kind of visual arts course…With visual arts, you pick up on things, you see things, that we’re not trained to see as surgeons…Some of the real details with putting tissues together and looking for abnormalities, I think those visual cues you can actually develop in painting or doing sculpture or woodwork. So I would really want my students to do that.

Pat’s website: http://www.tingteas.com

Thanks to Pat for sharing twice, as I forgot to hit ‘record’ the first time…

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