PIXELARTS - PHOTOGRAPHY by HARDY KLAHOLD

98th birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:03:00 +0000

Helen Braun celebrated her 98th birthday last Sunday. Her grandchildren invited me to Helen's birthday dinner at the Denver Country Club to take portraits of her grandmother. Everyone had a great time, thank you for letting me be a part of this important family celebration.

Heaher & Todd

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:18:00 +0000

Engagement shoot at the Trading Post at Red Rocks. The three of us had a great time together and U can't wait to shoot their wedding in August.

... and all over sudden Heather had this new had in her hand.

Engagement shoot at the Broadmoor

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:58:00 +0000

Steve and Rebecca get married at the end of June. Time for the engagement shoot at one of Colorado's finest Hotels - The Broadmoor. Steve after we were done: " I had a blast!"

Going green

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:21:00 +0000

That's the "new thing". I try to go green where ever I can. I think digital photography was a great step in the right direction. No chemicals anymore! Now I got this information from my album supplier Queensberry. What a wonderful idea, watch this:

Double Star

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:07:00 +0000

On Monday I was on the road again with the ABC wedding consultants. Perfect weather to go downtown Denver and to pay some of the finest venues a visit. First stop was Denver Botanic Gardens. After that we headed to the recently opened Ritz Carlton. What a place! After this we learned at the Warwick Hotel how to turn a napkin into a double star. Staff member Gary taught the consultants a special lesson to make their clients reception table even more beautiful.

Teacher Gary (r) shows the consultants how to make the perfect double star.

Stephanie & Steve

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:55:00 +0000

What a wonderful wedding. The ceremony was at St. Malo - Chapel on the Rock and the reception at Mary's lake Lodge and Resort. While it was snowing and cold in Denver, the weather in Estes Park was just fine. Stephanie and Steve and their 150 guests had a wonderful time.

Cover photo

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:09:00 +0000

Larry Malohn is in love with his hobby. And like all the others, who have a hobby, Larry tried to create the perfect environment for his hobby. Larry lives that dream in a 1.700-square-foot workshop in Morrison Colorado. The Wood Magazine sent me to Larry to take photos of the workshop. For Larry a dream came true: The Magazine turned him and his workshop into the cover story. Congratulation Larry!

Russian Invasion

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:17:00 +0000

Last week I was hired to follow a delegation of 30 ardent Russian doctors and health care professionals, who were in Denver. The Rotary Club of Denver and five other clubs hosted the delegates, in partnership with 9Health Fair, Colorado’s largest volunteer-driven nonprofit health fair program, during a week long crash course on reviving Russia’s fallen health care system. They participated in the Open World Program to examine health fairs with the expectation of implementing the same type of exhibitions back home. Delegates observed several 9Health fairs in and around Denver.
The delegates, selected with the help of Rotarians in Russia, met with national, state, and city leaders throughout the week, exchanging information and ideas about the two countries’ health care systems. I really felt honored to be hired and cover the program throughout the week.

Simpsonized

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:29:00 +0000

Yellow seems to be the color of 2007. The Simpsons movie painted this country yellow. I had to do something - simpsonzing did the trick. I hope my clients don't mind to have a yellow guy among their guests.
Other than that, I started my diet plan today to stay in shape for the new season.

New website

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:13:00 +0000

The work is done: My new website is available at www.pixelartsphotography.com. It looks great! I updated all images. Now you can see what I did in 2007. I'm really proud of all my work. Drop me a line line and let me know what you think. If you need more information about my servives, fill out the new contact form. I will get back to within 24 hours.

Lina und Stella

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:21:00 +0000

I just came back from from a vacation in my hometown in Germany. The wedding season is over. Great opportunity for me to catch up with family and friends. I enjoyed the most, that I got to spend some quality time with my nieces Stella (12) and Lina (6).

To do list

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:27:00 +0000

This is amazing, what people come up with. Have you have ever thought about making a book out of your to-do lists? You can check this box, because it's already done. Sasha Cagen was first. Watch and smile.

Shoot for the Warwick Hotel

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:02:00 +0000

pixelArts goes on TV. Watch me working.

On TV

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:17:00 +0000

Have you seen the American Bride TV yet? If not it's a great resource to plan your wedding. It's even more interesting now... I'm in in! The Warwick Hotel in Downtown Denver asked me to shoot a wedding, while Nancy Elder from American Bride TV was shooting with her team in the hotel. It was quite exciting and a great opportunity for me. The reception and ceremony rooms where beautifully decorated for the shoot. What a great place to get married. After 3 hours we had everything on tape. I can't wait to watch it. Nancy told me that the show will on in December.

oops - season almost over...

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:22:00 +0000

... and my last entry was in May. Sorry, I haven't forgotten. Being a one man show can be exhausting and you sometimes forget about the little things. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do and I don't wanna change a thing. A lot of fun stuff happened since May and I had a great season. I just want to share some of my favorite images of the year with you. Enjoy!

Hurry up

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:22:00 +0000

This weekend I felt like the bride on the photo, who try to race the bus. I shot this photo on Saturday. Emily and Phil had a great wedding at the Grand Hyatt. The reception was on the 38 floor. The guest overlooked downtown Denver and the Foothills. What a wonderful background for their wedding reception. The ballroom was covered in brown orange... bright orange flowers everywhere on brown linen. The florist did a great job. I loved just looking at it and so did the guests.
After the wedding I had to rush home. The night was over for me at 4.30. My plane to Fort Lauderdale left at 7.30 on Sunday morning. I started shooting a Bar Mitzvah Party at Hard Rock Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. It was great fun Jonah and his 160 guests had a blast at the Hotels Night Club. Now I'm back at the studio looking at a bunch of photos.

Natural Light

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:16:00 +0000

I shot a wedding yesterday. A beautiful place in the Foothills of Denver. I was with the bride and we did some portrait shots, when I discovered this great window with the sun coming in. I told her to move over there: "Look at this dramatic light situation." She leaned at the cabinet door and looked beautiful in the sun. I love natural light and I hate to use the flash. Sometimes you have to, but than I always try to find a wall to bounce the flash. I would never point a loaded flash towards a human being.

Kids gone wild

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:18:00 +0000

Last weekend I did a job in Hollywood/Florida. Of course we went to the beach for some shots. The weather was perfect. We found a a great spot, not so crowded. After we did the first shot, my pants were already wet. We all had a lot of fun and the kids loved it. After 15 minutes or so, there was not a dry spot on them. Finally they asked their parents, if they can go into the water. Like they haven't been already. After a little hesitation, Joel and Marcy finally agreed. Happy kids and a very wet drive home. My pants ended up in the dryer that day.

Ready to go

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:15:00 +0000

I'm just back from Chicago. I was at the Pictage Partner Conference 2007 in Chicago. Hung out with a bunch of photographers. It was big and I can honestly say, after 2 days, I had a total information overload. But I'm pumpt up now, ready to go for the Season 2007. I came back with a lot of ideas and fully motivated.

Spring is Here

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:07:00 +0000

"Once there was a thing called spring,
When the world was writing verses like yours and mine.
All the lads and girls would sing,
When we sat at little tables and drank may wine
Now april, may, and june are sadly out of tune ..."
Do you know this Frank Sinatra song? - Looking out of my window yesterday and today this lyrics came to my mind. Hopefully this will change in the next couple of days. I have some engagements sittings scheduled. My clients deserve the sun of Colorado over Red Rocks and not the cold and wet weather we have right now. Hopefully the weather forecast is right and we will have a nice weekend. Like a week ago, when I shot these photos.

Greyhounds and Soccer

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:34:00 +0000

Members of the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) on the road again. The Fact Caravan is one of my favorite monthly events with the ABC. It's a great opportunity for me to check out the venues. On Monday we started early in the morning at the with Radisson Hotel Denver Stapleton Plaza where we met with Anthony Pacheco who gave us a tour through the Hotel. After that we went to the Courtyard by Marriott Denver/Stapleton where the sales manager Loretta Sanchez proudly presented us a totally remodeled Hotel. Stacey Arthur met with us at the Renaissance Denver. After that we had lunch at the Red Lion Hotel Denver Central. Interesting venues waited for us in the after noon. We started with Mile High Greyhound Park and the Mile High Event Center. I've never been at the Mile High Greyhound Park. It's an interesting place and definitely a different place to get married. For me as German Dick's Sporting Goods Park was the most interesting venue on this day. The brand new soccer stadium for the Colorado Rapids is the a beautiful stadium. The first game ever was played there April 7th. Public tours are not open till May 4th, so we felt really special to be there.

Email from Katja

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:43:00 +0000

Today I received an email from Katja? - You probably think, who is Katja? Katja Rieckermann is saxophon player. A very good one and she is German, like I am. So another import from the old world. Recently she was in Denver on stage with Rod Stewart. She is Rod's saxophon player for years now. But Katja also has her own musical life. That's what her email to me was all about: Her new CD is finally available. Great music from a great musician and I can't wait to listen to it. If you need some samples, go to Katja's website.

Lindsey & Luke

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:06:00 +0000

Finally after 51 days of snow on the ground the snow starts to melt. This was a beautiful weekend. Perfect for Lindsey's and Luke's engagement photos. Both wanted their pictures taken in downtown Denver. They like the urban look. Fine with me. I met them at Union Station and we just walked around and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Like always, I had a lot of fun and I can't wait to meet them again at their wedding. If you want to see all the images of Lindsey and Luke, just go to Pictage.com.

Early Valentine's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:24:00 +0000

Only 2 days and lovers all over the world celebrate Valentine's Day. Every February, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love is in Parlement of Foules (1382) by Geoffrey Chaucer: "For this was on seynt Volantynys day. Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese (chose) his make (mate)."
This poem was written to honor the first anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia. A treaty providing for a marriage was signed on May 2, 1381. When they were married eight months later, he was 13 or 14. She was 14.
625 years later my wife Tammy and I find ourself sitting at the boulder Dushanbe Teahouse having our little early Valentine's Day celebration with tea and pastry. A great place to celebrate this special day.
In 1987, during his first visit to Boulder, Mayor Maksud Ikramov announced that Dushanbe planned to present Boulder with a Teahouse to celebrate the establishment of sister city ties. From 1987 -1990, more than 40 artisans in several cities of Tajikistan created the decorative elements of the Teahouse.

YEAH!!! More Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Hardy Klahold) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:52:00 +0000

It seems to become a pattern. When the week goes towards the weekend, the blizzard move in. I think the last time we have seen the ground was two weeks before Christmas. I like the snow. Coming from Germany and being used to the rain, snow is definitely the better choice. If there wasn't the snow blowing.