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Root Elements: GOLD project

On July 27, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

Had an amazing day of shooting out on a cliffside with the Root Elements people. And we didn’t burn down the forest, so that’s a big win! Models: Emma Brown, Matt Hall, Ambrose Koll, and Jenn Rauscher.

St. Louis Renaissance Faire

On July 24, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

I am envious of that nun’s Lute-shaped ukulele.

St. Louis’ historic Soulard neighborhood

On July 22, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

Best known for the country’s second-biggest Mardi Gras celebration and as a mecca for drunk bros in the St. Louis area, Soulard is actually a very pretty little neighborhood.

Jill at Laclede’s Landing

On July 20, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

You can see some more shots from this shoot at Jill’s blog, Stilettos on Sunday Morning

Urbex with Liz

On July 17, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

We found a secret door that didn’t look like a door that let us into this old warehouse. Fun Fact: There’s rarely any decent air conditioning in abandoned warehouses. We shot until we were too sweaty to keep going.

2015 Northwest Arkansas Juggling Festival

On July 15, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

Banneker School

On July 13, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

Well, if you’ve been getting sick of these posts, good news: This is the last school. I’m going to miss having these little adventures every week. Actually, since I uploaded all of these and set up my blog to post them every couple of days going a month into the future, I’ve been missing having…

Wilkinson School

On July 10, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

This was a very popular school with non-photographers. Lots of people from the neighborhood and former students wanted to peek around.

Gratiot School

On July 8, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

I’d been looking forward to this school for a while, since it was one I’d seen several times and had been frequently curious about the innards of. This felt like it was probably one of the older schools we visited, and I just checked and it was the oldest, having been built in 1873. The main section…

Eliot School

On July 6, 2015 ·
By Allan ·

This school was extra trashed. I suspect that there might not be a fully functional alarm system at this particular school. A man of fewer strict morals re: trespassing might want to take advantage of that some day.