COLLIN HUGHES

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trick jibbery

05.17.10

All my life I have grown up on and around the lake, so I was really excited to be invited by my friend Alex Horner to go out for an afternoon to shoot some awesome wakeboarders. The other day we headed out to a lake in the north metro to hangout and shoot in the hot summer air. The day was perfect with the session taking place on a nice secluded stretch of beach. Just a few of us were hanging out taking turns sessioning a couple rails; super chill and a ton of fun.

Unfortunately I had a camera body take a dip in the lake only an hour after arriving, but I was still able to salvage some of the images I shot from the early afternoon. I stayed some time after shooting on my backup body, but because of my anxiousness, I decided to leave early to go take care of my water-soaked camera body and phone. As you'll be able to tell from Horner's video, I missed an epic sunset with some wonderful light at the end of the day!

Regardless of the setback, I'm looking forward to the next couple sessions in May and June. I am so pumped to work with such awesome riders and people on this mini story! Alex and I will probably be working together a lot more in the future, so I'll make sure to update with anything we do.

He put together an awesome edit from the day (I even have a little cameo at 1:00!), check it out:

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Ben Berndt:

What body took the dunk? You may be okay since it was freshwater as long as you popped your battery right away and left it powered off. I dropped an old 20d into lake superior and it worked fine for another 80k clicks after I dried it off for a long time. The lens however had water spots on the inside elements.

(05.18.10)

collin hughes:

hey ben, thanks for the info! it was my 5dmk2 body, and even though it was barely submerged, it didn't have a lens on and still got water inside the mirror and sensor opening. Everything else was relatively dry, it wasn't powered on, and I removed all the batteries asap...but I sent it in to canon pro services yesterday to get it taken care of right away, I've got work I need it for this week!

thanks for the comment and tips man!

(05.18.10)

Joshua Tranby:

sosick collin!!!! I am liking alot!!!

(05.19.10)

melissa oholendt:

Bummed about Candy the Canon but still you got some sweet photos. Good work C-to-the-H.

(05.19.10)

Spencer:

YOur awesome!

(05.25.10)

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Spencer

04.19.10

One of my good friends Spencer Combs, who's wedding and day after you might remember from last November (here), is also an awesome wedding photographer. Since his wedding six months ago, it's been a crazy and wonderful journey for him, shooting nonstop and traveling, all while working to be the best husband he can be.

Let's not forget though, that he also just launched his new blog (http://spencer-combs.com/blog/) and I'm super proud of him. We both got together a couple weeks ago and did a fun little shoot, he even managed to make me look decent! Go check out the new site and show him some love, maybe even subscribe to it in your RSS or bookmark it to come back easily!

see the full story of Spencer here: http://cargocollective.com/collinhughes/341242/Spencer

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melissa oholendt:

How awesome is it to have one of your best friends be a photographer? Pretty sure no one could capture Spencer better than you. You are fantastic.

(04.20.10)

Connie Urbach:

WOW!! What a handsome man!! Great action shots! Yes, he's my "son-in-law!"

(04.21.10)

Spencer:

That guy is crazy!

(04.21.10)

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Ben and Colleen

04.10.10

Two good friends of mine who look so good together that I had to do a shoot with them. Story coming soon.

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Briony:

these are lovely

(04.11.10)

melissa oholendt:

They are gorgeous together. I'm afraid of what would happen should their genetics combine to birth a child...probably world ending beauty.

(04.12.10)

Ana:

Your photographs are all really great. Do you do like senior portraits? Granted, I still have a few years... But really, great photography. Keep it up

(04.14.10)

kristen:

Love the black and white. They both have such beautiful skin.

(04.19.10)

Tom:

You're both really gorgeous

(05.03.10)

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Nathan and NYC

03.31.10

A week ago I got home from a rockin trip to NYC. Not only was it my first time visiting, but I got to meet a ton of sweet people and try some amazing food. While I was there I did get a chance to shoot a couple times, including this dude you'll see here. Nathan is a portrait photographer and actor whose studio is located super close to Times Square and Central Park. I had an awesome time meeting and getting to know about him (considering we're from the same area in Minnesota).

Another short shoot and awesome meetup, and so refreshing to shoot in another city! I'll be posting more from this trip in the coming weeks.

View the entire story here:
http://cargocollective.com/collinhughes#331780/Nathan-NYC

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geneoh:

nice, dude!

(03.31.10)

Chase Giunta:

Great shots man, so jealous. I'm next. Be in NYC shortly to take my pics. Haha.

(03.31.10)

eliesa:

sweet. fuckin nyc. love it.

(03.31.10)

Travis Johansen:

The second to the last shot makes me feel overwhelmed and I'm not even there. I've never been to NYC- but it sure looks big! And btw- I know Nathan's uncle!

(03.31.10)

cait:

love the light on that balcony! great set.

(04.01.10)

melissa oholendt:

Yes. Love these. Especially love the one of him tying his shoes - for some reason that clicks with me.

(04.05.10)

Bethy:

Great shots! Found you through someone's facebook... I'm a photographer from MN as well. Love your photography- keep it up! ;D

(04.28.10)

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Emily & Matt

02.16.10

With the harsh winter season upon us here in Minnesota, I was blessed enough to have a beautiful day to shoot these two. This house on a lake proved to be an awesome getaway, and both Matt and Emily were fun to work with.

You can view more from Matt and Emily's Story here:

http://cargocollective.com/collinhughes#254582/Matt-Emily

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carolina:

phenomenal photographs!!
gorgeous pictures, gorgeous couple!

(02.16.10)

Tom deBruyn:

Dear Collin,

Your pictures inspire. You've been blog rolled.

Much love,
Tom

(03.02.10)

Crystal:

Your work is so classy, timeless and full of emotion! Love checking out your blog.

(04.09.10)

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