some more color….



From the kite festival at High Camp / Squaw Valley. It wasn’t quite as windy as anticipated, but I still managed to grab a few nice shots, and my son had a great time!

face paint and brushes Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe

stars & stripes with eagle flag Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe

kite festival Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe

hat, Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe

kite festival Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe

August 1, 2010 | Filed under: misc — Tags: , , — NinaMiller @ 10:24 pm | | Comments (0)

Rhyolite



As I was shooting junk, Danielle chatted with its owner, who thought we might have fun at Rhyolite, an abandoned mining town just outside of Beatty. He was right, of course : ). The first thing we noticed was funky art, from Jesus (I think) with a bicycle to an oversized tiled bench; and on to old buildings and train cars. Where to go first?!? Again, not enough time… is there ever?


(Have I mentioned I love details?)

religious art at Rhyolite Nevada

photographer laying on tummy - anything for the shot

Nina Miller on art bench, Rhyolite Nevada

art bench detail, Rhyolite Nevada

art bench detail, Rhyolite Nevada

art bench detail, Rhyolite Nevada

art bench detail, Rhyolite Nevada

shacks at Rhyolite Nevada

shacks at Rhyolite Nevada

shacks at Rhyolite Nevada

door detail at Rhyolite Nevada

mercantile at Rhyolite Nevada

detail of old truck at Rhyolite Nevada

detail of old truck at Rhyolite Nevada

old train car at Rhyolite Nevada

old train car at Rhyolite Nevada

old train car at Rhyolite Nevada

old train car at Rhyolite Nevada

old train care detail at Rhyolite Nevada

April 26, 2010 | Filed under: misc, travel — Tags: , , , , , , — NinaMiller @ 7:57 pm | | Comments (4)

Nevada roads



Nevada, in my opinion, should be called the “Like-Nothing-You’ve-Ever-Seen State”. Random stuff everywhere. WIth a whole lot of nothing in between.


On the way to and from Las Vegas a few a bunch of weeks ago, where my close (photo)friend Danielle and I went to immerse ourselves in the world’s largest photography trade show and convention, we stopped a few times to pull out the cameras; so many more things to shoot along the way, so little time! In Vegas itself we had zero time to shoot, which is really a shame, there are so many photo ops! Next time… maybe ; )

Nevada roadside rainbow

Nevada roadside rainbow

Nevada road shooting
(Who can tell me what’s wrong with above image?)

Nevada roadside photo fun with Danielle

Nevada roadside

Nevada "world's largest firecracker"

Nevada roadside landscape

Nevada roadside junk yard

Nevada roadside junk yard - rusted car detail

Nevada roadside junk yard - rusted car detail

Nevada roadside junk yard - rusted car detail

Nevada roadside junk yard - kids' Lederhosen

Nevada roadside junk yard - self portrait

Nevada roadside shooting

Nevada roadside shooting

Nevada road

As a group of bikers passed us, Danielle pulled out a camera and I drove alongside them for a while. She caught this priceless shot of Pretty-In-Pink’s deadly look:

Biker pretty-in-pink in Nevada

April 24, 2010 | Filed under: misc, travel — Tags: , , , , , — NinaMiller @ 6:27 pm | | Comments (0)

Sherrin and Dan’s welcome dinner



Sherrin and Dan hosted a most delicious pizza welcome dinner, filled with lots of hugs and laughter, just the way it should be! What I couldn’t believe was to hear that they have the same birthday! That’s just too random… it MUST be good luck! Loved the environmentally conscious gift bags.


Here just a handful of impressions:

bride-to-be with future mother-in-law - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

little boy - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

guest - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

guests - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

guest - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

groom-to-be - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

groom-to-be's brother - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

bride-to-be and groom-to-be - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

bride-to-be and groom-to-be - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

gift bags - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

pizza! - Lake Tahoe wedding photographer

August 13, 2009 | Filed under: misc — Tags: — NinaMiller @ 1:21 am | | Comments (0)

aaah… Truckee – endless details



I’m getting hooked on this detail stuff…

old commercial refrigerator (I think) in Truckee

gas meters in Truckee

gas meters in Truckee

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: misc — Tags: , — NinaMiller @ 11:53 pm | | Comments (0)

flowers – again!



I need to hang out with Katina more – I seem to always end up with a gorgeous arrangement for my house! Love that. This one was “left over” from the Chamber Mixer at the North Tahoe Event Center.

floral arrangement - Lake Tahoe wedding photography

floral arrangement - Lake Tahoe wedding photography

floral arrangement - Lake Tahoe wedding photography

floral arrangement - Lake Tahoe wedding photography

floral arrangement - Lake Tahoe wedding photography

April 19, 2009 | Filed under: misc — Tags: , — NinaMiller @ 12:43 am | | Comments (0)

Truckee Treasures



My camera and me spent some time in the back streets of Truckee today, and found countless intriguing details – I just love weathered wood, peeling paint, colors and patterns. So here a few impressions:

shadow on a wall - Truckee

close-up of rusted copper wall

door undergoing remodeling

wall art leaning against post outside of Truckee store

door on old Chinese Herb shop

pattern of worn paint on wood

side view mirror on old truck

window shutters inside old bus

old barn door

March 31, 2009 | Filed under: misc — Tags: , , , , — NinaMiller @ 10:21 pm | | Comments (0)

hooray! my new logo is here!



I decided to change my logo to reflect my web address, and while I was at it, I overhauled my entire branding – stationery is still on its way, this is what it’ll look like:

focus photo tahoe logo - Lake Tahoe wedding photography

focus photo tahoe stationery - Lake Tahoe wedding photography

March 10, 2009 | Filed under: misc — Tags: , , , — NinaMiller @ 12:20 am | | Comments (0)

happenings



A lot is going on behind the scenes, and I haven’t been shooting or posting much – I’m working on new sample albums which will be waaaaay cool, and I just can’t wait to have them; and then there are the vendor profiles… more on that later – I’m excited!

February 5, 2009 | Filed under: misc — NinaMiller @ 6:50 pm | | Comments (0)

update!

I just got done updating the website quite a bit – check it out!

November 15, 2008 | Filed under: misc — NinaMiller @ 11:47 pm | | Comments (1)
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