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Ines

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:15:52 -0600

I did a small test shoot with Ines in June.

Check out the full story here

Bight Club

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:31:38 -0600

I shot Bight Club's press images back in June for their new LP "Dreamworld vs. Minneapolis". The new record drops this Saturday and I have to say it is worth the listen. Bight Club is Jeremy Nutzman and Tony Rabiola (and Business Bear). If you're in the metro area, make sure to catch their record release party at the Kitty Cat Klub this Saturday July 24th.

View Bight Club's entire story HERE

Listen to "M.O.N.E.Why" - by Bight Club

Excerpt from local magazine Vita.mn, one of the Twin Cities' raddest music and art scene magazines:

"Yes, they're from Minneapolis. No, they don't sound like Doomtree or Rhymesayers. And yes, they're getting buzzy - fast. Fresh off a Vita.mn Are You Local? best new band victory and an attention-grabbing South by Southwest stint, Bight Club is back with their debut LP "Dreamworld Vs. Minneapolis." Despite their roots, Bight Club is anything but Midwest humble..."

Website: http://www.bightsite.com/

Melissa

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:23:42 -0600

Melissa is a model from LA with Vision/Agency Models who I found through similar friends while I was shooting in southern California a couple weeks ago. We put
together a quick test shoot late one night with the help of makeup artist Mai Ta.

View Melissa's entire story here.

Gene and Jill

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:22:47 -0600

I am so thankful to have been apart of Gene and Jill's wedding, not only as a photographer, but also as a friend. A magical day and beautiful couple, whose love can be seen simply in the way they look at one another. Gene and I have been great friends for just over a year, and I was honored to be apart of their celebration. Gene and Jill, you two are the best and we all love you! I also had the opportunity again to work with my friend and awesome video man Matt Brue of Capture Studios.

Because I rarely post weddings, this is going to be a long one. You can view Gene and Jill's entire wedding story here.

Breanne Düren

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:37:06 -0600

Breanne is girl with a big heart: not only for music but also for friends and family. You might know her best for her part in Owl City. You should also know then that she has her own music project which is all about making music that you should definitely take a listen to.

A big thanks to Eliesa from Photogen Inc for being a stylist for an afternoon and helping make this happen!

You can view the rest of the photos from Breanne's story: here

"Catch You"

"Daydreams"

Check out her music here as well:

http://www.breannedurenmusic.com/

http://www.myspace.com/breanneduren

The North Shore

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:42:08 -0600

Visited the North Shore for a day with my girl and had the most beautiful weather.

Sam and Nastassia

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:19:50 -0600

Sam and Nastassia's fun session out by Lake Minnetonka. You can view the full story here.

trick jibbery

Mon, 17 May 2010 19:01:34 -0600

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:

Spencer

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:46:26 -0600

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

Ben and Colleen

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:07:21 -0600

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

Nathan and NYC

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:27:27 -0600

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

March

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:18:52 -0600

This next month is going to be crazy, I'm so pumped to get out of Minnesota for a few days. I'm offering some crazy good prices on sessions while I'm there. So if you're in the mood for some fun or to hangout, email me and we'll make it happen: ch@collin-hughes.com

Emily & Matt

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:23:46 -0600

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

Gene and Jill

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:26:26 -0600

Gene and Jill; Engagement at the Apple Orchard

Gene and Jill are two super great people, and I've known the both of them for quite some time. Even though they've been engaged since April we decided to patiently wait for fall just so we could shoot in prime time fall conditions at a favorite apple orchard of mine. Both Gene and Jill helped me in planning our photo outing, which I am most thankful for.

Gene is a fellow wedding photographer, you can see some of his killer work here. I'm looking forward to shooting these two again and their sweet wedding in June.

View the full Story here:

http://cargocollective.com/collinhughes#205428/Gene-and-Jill

Royal T

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:36:32 -0600

Let me introduce you to a good friend of mine, Taylor Pemberton. I honestly can't say enough about how cool the kid is, even though I've only started to get to know him personally over the past month. Even though he's young, I admire his drive, genuine attitude, and mature thought process about the work and ideas he generates. He has finally launched his new blog and website, something that I've seen come together over the course of the past few weeks (even though he's been working on it longer) and I'm pumped to say you can view it here: ROYALT

Here's an excerpt on what he and RoyalT are all about:

"Royal T is a multi-disciplinary design outlet founded by Taylor C. Pemberton. Since 2005, Royal T has catered to several corporations, individuals, friends, and fellow artists over a variety of creative subsidiaries. Current specialization includes: branding & identity, typography, print, illustration, photography, multimedia, web, and more. Within our select creative network, Royal T has the ability to collaborate with a variety of talent to accompany any client request."

Taylor and I did this shoot a only about a week ago, hoping to squeeze something in with the short time he's been home doing work for renowned design agency Space150 and his ventures west before the holidays. The pictures are really just to show him in his element, being the cool dude that he is.

So don't forget to check out his work, maybe even tell him what you think! ROYALT

As for me, I'm working on creating a separate private gallery for certain projects I've worked on over the past few months, including personal ones (and possibly some of the architectural models I've been making for my undergrad). It will be great to link these galleries with my blog in order to give people an good way to see posts without having to scroll through pages or search a ton.

Christmas is on it's way, I'm super pumped to get some time away from work and architecture studio to spend time with my family and friends, not to mention my awesome girlfriend. It will also give me a chance to post some more things which are way overdue.

I hope everyone's holidays are shaping up to be awesome!