Happy Holidays from the kids at TKA Photography

We’ve been nutcrackers, elves, toys, and this year we were our kids! Here's hoping you'll enjoy the Holidays with the excitedness and wonder of a child.

We wanted to share the before and after photos for everyone to enjoy. No children were harmed in the making of this photo. Happy Holidays!

Bring Your Layouts to Life Contest - Press Release

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Five senior art direction and design students from Twin Cities’ Brainco, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and Miami Ad School were selected in Terry Anderson Photography’s “Bring Your Layouts to Life” contest.

The contest awarded students Brett Essman and Michelle Swanson of Brainco, the team of Donny Brunner and Josh Feuerhelm of Miami Ad School and Leanora Porter of MCAD with a half-day photoshoot on November 13, 2008.

Brett Essman called the experience “amazing,” saying “I knew I wanted to go into this field, but after my first real-life photoshoot with Dewey (Koshenina), I know this is my calling.” Art director Donny Brunner and his copywriter partner Josh Feuerhelm, were also grateful for the experience.

Brunner said the advice and pre-production work from photographer Jeff Schmieg turned a “good campaign into a professionally-produced ad that looks great in my book.” He continued, “Terry truly wants to do his part in elevating the creative and advertising community in Minneapolis. The opportunity to actually produce a campaign has been a great learning experience and something I won’t soon forget.” Feuerhelm agreed, stating, “We were able to work with an awesome crew in a fantastic studio and leave with great looking ads, just for entering a contest. You can’t beat that.”

Leanora Porter, who shot with Bill Bartlett on her campaign for Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, said she had a “fantastic experience.” “What a great opportunity. My new layouts with the new photography have been added to my portfolio.”

Judging of the contest, which brought in twelve entries, was done by a select group of three Twin Cities’ Creative Directors: Randy Justice of Tango Creative, Scott Pfeil with SK Marketing and Tom Bleakly of Tom Bleakly Advertising, Inc.

Terry Anderson Photography is a commercial studio serving the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. The talented and accommodating team of six full-time photographers works with agencies, corporations and design firms to create visually-stunning images for use in print and web-based marketing. For additional studio information, visit www.tkaphoto.com.

Guess The Image contest winner

Congratulations to the winner of our 1st Guess The Image contest, Jana Solberg. She submitted one of the two correct guesses (a bird’s beak).

With two correct guesses, we pull one name out of a hat to break the tie. We hope Jana enjoys her two AMC movie tickets.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a guess. Lobster claw was the most popular guess, although a couple of our favorites were Lobster Boy's fingers and Mrs. Potato Head's lips. Here is the actual photo that the mystery image came from.


Watch your email in early January for our winter edition of the TKA Studio update.

Super Heroes and Rock Stars…

Yes, that’s right, just another day! That is, just another day for Jeff, whose recent project with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety required skills beyond those of mere mortals! The campaign's goal was to promote the use of high visibility clothing and equipment for motorcyclists by creating outlandish characters which stand out on their own.

The fun and challenging aspect of this job was creating the Kid Rock-like superstar and superhero characters from the ground up. Jeff, with the help of stylist Tami Galvin, spent many hours searching for just the right costume materials and the perfect models to bring these characters to life. Throw in a little Photoshop artistry to enhance the Super Hero's muscular build and voila, we have a set of photos that thrilled our client. Way to go, Jeff and Tami. What a dynamic duo!

Myron and the chicken bus

What’s it like to ride on a bus where chickens outnumber passengers by at least 2 to 1? Just ask Myron, our studio coordinator/assistant extraordinaire. As most of you know, Myron recently returned from Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan region where he’s worked with several communities from three language groups that border on this lake. Although beautiful, the Lake Atitlan area has been isolated from much of the progress of the last 100 years.
Its people still live in poverty and suffer from being "second class" citizens of their own country. Myron’s church youth and adults have developed a strong partnership with twelve like-minded churches in the region.
Working alongside these church partners, Myron and his travel partners have made a difference in this area through construction projects, medical clinics, children’s ministries, water purification and education, as well as computer literacy and leadership training.
If you would like to learn more about Myron’s humanitarian work in Guatemala, please take a minute to visit bridgebuilders and read more of their story. And remember, Myron continues to visit Guatemala every year, so get your coffee orders in early!