Carl&#039;s Blog &#8211; Visions Photography &#8211; 319-286-8483 &#8211; Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Des Moines, Chicago

Grant Wood Arts Festival – Anamosa

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Carl Bromberg

On Sunday, June 12 I went up to Anamosa with a dear friend of mine, Stephanie Webb aka “Stubby” who is one awesome artist. She had been invited to be one of the artists and this was her first show. To see more of her work, check out her facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/Genre-Of-Stubby/164348730292414#!/pages/Genre-Of-Stubby/164348730292414

The pictures shown here are a sample of random shots that I took during the day. LoL If you know me, you know that my camera is never far away! 🙂

As Always have a great day and Stay Positive!

Carl Bromberg
Visions Photography – Go beyond the snapshot, YOU deserve something special!

319-286-8483

Orchestra Iowa – Mahler Symphony #5

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Carl Bromberg

I once again had the honor of photographing a fantastic performance by Orchestra Iowa this past weekend. They performed a flawless example of Mahler Symphony #5!

One of the things I really enjoy about photographing live music is capturing the expressions and intensity on the faces of the musicians!

This is my 2nd year of working with Orchestra Iowa and hope to be doing this for many years to come! 🙂

I know I have said this before, and I will probably keep saying it, we have a world class Orchestra right here in Cedar Rapids! So get out to Orchestra Iowa’s web site and order your 2011 – 2012 season tickets! Don’t miss a single performance!

As Always have a great day and Stay Positive!

Carl Bromberg
Visions Photography – Go beyond the snapshot, YOU deserve something special!

319-286-8483

Old McDonalds Farm – Bever Park, Cedar Rapids

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Carl Bromberg

Old McDonald had a farm…..Ok, sorry I couldn’t resist! LoL Anyway a few random shots from a recent trip out to Bever Park.

Enjoy, and be sure to let me know what you think! 🙂

A little Artistic Blur.

As Always have a great day and Stay Positive!

Carl Bromberg
Visions Photography – Go beyond the snapshot, YOU deserve something special!

319-286-8483

Iowa Renaissance Festival

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Carl Bromberg

A few of my favs from the Iowa Renaissance Festival this past weekend in Amana! What a great way to spend an afternoon, Fun Times!

As Always have a great day and Stay Positive!

Carl Bromberg
Visions Photography – Go beyond the snapshot, YOU deserve something special!

319-286-8483

Recent Randomness

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Carl Bromberg

In addition to working with clients and producing images that go beyond ordinary images for them, I really enjoy getting out and doing personal work. I find it is great practice for improving how I “see” things and it really helps me to constantly improve my photography skills! LoL in other words I have my camera with me just about anywhere I go! 🙂

These first two images are from the big snowstorm we had the first of Feb, just two months ago. I’m sooo happy the “white stuff” is gone for a while! 🙂 I like these two images because they also show my mural that Stubby Webb did for me last November. 🙂 Thank you Miss Stubby!

I love the challenge of Street Shooting also. A couple of weeks ago Claire McGranahan, Greg Frieden, and myself went exploring in downtown Cedar Rapids. The thing I like about street shooting is there is always a picture waiting around just about any corner, a blank canvas so to speak! It’s great practice on the art of “seeing” These next 4 are just some playing around with window reflections.

The image below is a shot of Claire shooting straight up the building. 🙂 Sorry Claire, I couldn’t resist! 🙂

I loved this wall! A couple of stencils of a flag and Statue of Liberty.

A random boot left in a parking lot, you just know there is a story behind this, but not sure I want to know what it really is! LoL 🙂

This was taken inside a parking garage, I liked the way the sunshine was pouring in.

As Always have a great day and Stay Positive!

Carl Bromberg
Visions Photography – Go beyond the snapshot, YOU deserve something special!

319-286-8483

http://www.facebook.com/carl.bromberg

You can also see more of my work at the following sites.

http://www.facebook.com/visionsphotography.cedarrapids.ia

http://www.twitter.com/visionsphoto

Artistic Adventures 4

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Carl Bromberg

Once again, it’s been a while since I posted some personal work, too long! LoL

The weather has been getting warmer and it reminded me of trips out to the blind and that I hadn’t posted any of these images yet.

Late last fall, I went out to Lake MacBride Raptor Center with Greg Frieden and Stubby Webb, two really good friends of mine. What a great place!

You can not only get up close and personal with the raptors that are in their care, but they also have a blind. The blind is SUPER for observing nature and birds and wildlife of all types. We were able to observe deer, cardinals, raccoons, finches, and woodpeckers all while sitting in the blind.

Great way to get away from everyday life and just enjoy being alive! You can really learn a lot about life just watching nature.

As Always have a great day and Stay Positive!

Carl Bromberg
Visions Photography – Go beyond the snapshot, YOU deserve something special!

319-286-8483

http://www.facebook.com/carl.bromberg

You can also see more of my work at the following sites.

http://www.facebook.com/visionsphotography.cedarrapids.ia

http://www.twitter.com/visionsphoto

Orchestra Iowa – Verdi Requiem

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Carl Bromberg

On March 19, 2011 I once again had the honor of photographing one of Orchestra Iowa’s performances! Words can’t really describe how much I enjoy these events and working with the great people and musicians that make up Orchestra Iowa!

I arrive and talk specifics with Christy Frost and Robert Massey on what they are looking for. We scope out my “spots” which varies with the different venues. This venue was the Concert Hall at College Community which has some of the best acoustics in this area.

The musicians start their warmup which gives a subtle hint of the great performance about to unfold. Then silence for a few minutes until maestro Timothy Hankewich comes on stage and takes charge. The music starts….

It’s hard for me to describe what happens next, but I’m gonna try! 🙂 Once the music starts the best way I can describe it is I just zone out. I see the faces on the musicians, hear the music, the music inspires me, and that just multiplies on itself throughout the performance.

A special Thank You to Orchestra Iowa for placing your trust in me and allowing me to photograph their events!

Thank you to Claire McGranahan also for helping out at this event! Great job and great eye!

photo by 2nd photographer Claire McGranahan

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

As Always have a great day and Stay Positive!

Carl Bromberg
Visions Photography – Go beyond the snapshot, YOU deserve something special!

319-286-8483