Toy Soldier Float

This photo features a wintery Christmas day at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park. Taken during the parade during a Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, this photo features the Toy Soldier float that leads the Toy Soldier band down the parade route. The shot looks right down Main Street, USA towards Cinderella's Castle, while Christmas decorations and snow falls on the street.

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Disney's Seven Dwarfs

This photo features the Seven Dwarfs from Disney's version of Snow White. The dwarfs here are marching down Main Street, USA of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park during the parade for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. If I have the right, the Dwarfs from left to right are Happy, Sneezy, Bashful, Grumpy, Sleepy, Doc, and Dopey. Right behind the dwarfs is a float carrying Snow White and Prince Charming. And behind them is the iconic Cinderella's Castle as it is bathed in purple light and it's Christmas Ice lighting.

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Christmas Parade on Main Street

This photo features the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Parade as it heads down Main Street, USA at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park. In the photo are all of the Christmas decorations, the snow the falls during the parade, and several floats, not to mention the 7 dwarfs and Snow White and Prince Charming. In the background is Cinderella's Castle lit up in purple.

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Osborne Family Lights at Dusk

This photo of the Osborne Family Lights was taken immediatelyafter the lights were turned on for the first time for the season at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Looking west, the shot also captures the sky with a little bit of light in it, bringing out the beauty of the Osborne lights even more than normal.

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The Opening 21-Seconds of Illuminations

This stunning photo features the opening 21-seconds of the Illuminations: Reflections of Earth show at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center. I took the photo standing directly across from the American Pavilion, and framed the photo with two lamp posts and palm trees. The shot features 5 different fireworks explosions. The center white candy-cane shaped firework is the opening salvo that was fired from the American Pavilion.

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Teal & Blue Christmas Castle

This photo features Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park. In this shot, the castle is bathed in teal and blue light, and also has it's Christmas lights on. With the street lights in the foreground, this shot is very pleasing to the eye.

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Family Portraits

If you are looking to get family portraits taken in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, feel free to contact me. We can do outdoor, studio, of any location you choose.

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Entering Disney World

This photo features the new devices used to enter the parks at Walt Disney World. The light in the device turns green when it accepts your pass and fingerprint. This one I shot while entering Hollywood Studios.

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Thumbtack

I just set my photography business up on thumbtack.com. Thumbtack is a website for service professionals in dozens of categories, anything from accounting, to bodyguarding, to any business, craft, design and web, legal, pets, photography, repair and technical support, and writing. If you have any of those businesses, I highly recommend using Thumbtack to gain clients. I've averaged 7 new potential clients who have requested bids for my services so far. It's fantastic! If you want to check them out, use this link. It doesn't cost you anything, and give me a little pocket change if you join, so it's win-win for all of us. Thumbtack.com

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Dollar Shave Club

Have you ever heard of the Dollar Shave Club? They offer fantastic razor blades and fantastic prices and they deliver right to your door. Check them out here. If you check them out through that link, you get the same great price, and I make a bit of cash. It's a win-win for all of us. Go check it out. Start off by clicking here.

Blue Wishes

This is a magnificent photo of the Wishes Nighttime Spectacular fireworks show at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park. The shot features Cinderella's Castle in a deep blue, almost purple light, with multiple fireworks exploding behind it.

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Rocket's Red Glare

This photo features an explosion during the Wishes Nighttime Extravaganza and the new Beast's Castle at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park. The fireworks in this photo are a brilliant red color, which add to the beauty of the purple castle.

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Fireworks and Castles

This photo features some of the beautiful fireworks shot off during the Wishes Nighttime Spectacular. There are many different layers to this wonderful fireworks show, and while most of the photos you see of it will include the iconic Cinderella's Castle, this one features the new Beast's Castle as the fireworks explode in the night sky behind it.

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Beautiful Reflections

This photo features the beautiful reflections of downtown Minneapolis, and the new Lowrey Bridge in the Mississippi river. I took this photo at the edge of the Minneapolis water treatment facility.

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Magical Umbrella's at Magic Kingdom

These yellow and white umbrella's sit outside of the Plaza restaurant and Plaza Ice Cream Parlor. I have enjoyed many sundae's from the Ice Cream Plaza while seated under these umbrella's that sit near Main Street, USA and have a fantastic view of Cinderella's Castle.

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The End of Halloween

A busted pumpkin sits along the shore of the Mississippi River near the Stone Arch Bridge and across from Downtown Minneapolis.

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Red & Green Christmas Illuminations

I took this photo during an extended Illuminations that was put together for the Christmas season. I'm not sure how often they did this extended version and only saw it once of the three times I saw Illuminations on this trip. But it was fantastic and beautiful. In this shot, all of the fireworks are red and green, two traditional Christmas colors. I took the photo from the 2nd level balcony of the Teppan Edo restaurant in the Japan Pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot center.

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No Minneapolis Skyline

This photo is taken from a very popular location to get a nice view of the downtown Minneapolis skyline. The photo features the Stone Arch Bridge, the Mississippi River, the Mill City Ruins, but the skyline of this beautiful city is completely obscured by a thick blanked of fog.

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Minneapolis Foggy Fall Park

On the day before Halloween, 2013, Minneapolis was covered in a blanked of fog. This photo captures a park along the Mississippi River on the opposite side of Downtown Minneapolis.

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Top of The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover

This photo features a close-up of the roof top decor on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park.

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Epcot's Illuminations in White

This photo features some of the fireworks shot off during Illuminations at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center. I shot this from the Japan Pavilion, and in this photo, all of the fireworks are white, and they are beautiful!

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Illuminations in Purple

This beautiful and eye-catching photo of Illuminations was shot from the Japan Pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center. The fireworks in this photo a purple and white and really stand out against the Japan foreground.

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Modern Twin Cities Wedding and Portrait Photography by William Drew Photography

I am a Brooklyn Center, MN based Wedding and Portrait photographer. Below you can see a few samples of my work. You can see more samples on my main website which you can find here. Contact me for pricing and availability.

Stars and Stripes

This photo is of the Wishes fireworks at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park. The photo was taken at a time to feature stars projected onto Cinderella's Castle, while red balls of light shoot up in the sky next to it, creating red streaks in this long-exposure photo.

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Arching Fireworks and Imaginations Waterfall

This photo features some of the arching fireworks from the Illuminations show at Walt Disney World's Epcot center. The photo also features the beautiful upsidedown waterfall that is outside of the Journey Into Imagination building in Future World.

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The Minneapolis 35W Spaghetti Junction

This eye pleasing and spectacular photo of Minneapolis features the fantastic downtown skyline, as well as the evening traffic flow on 35W and I-94. The headlights and taillights of the passing traffic make beautiful eye-pleasing painted light in this photo. The photo also features the IDS Tower, the Capella Tower, the Wells Fargo Center, and of course the Foshay.

Minneapolis From 35W

This stunning photo features the Oz like downtown skyline of Minneapolis. I took this one while standing on a pedestrian bridge that spans 35W where it joins in with I-94. It is a fantastic spot to get shots of the skyline. Featured in this photo are the former IDS Tower, the Capella Tower, the Wells Fargo Center, Target Plaza South, and of course the Foshay.

Jaw Dropping Beautiful Fireworks Photos

I went out and found a fantastic spot to photograph the Minneapolis Aquatennial fireworks on July 20th, 2013. I have taken many fireworks photos that have made many people say "wow!", but this was easily my best night of shooting fireworks. The entire night, the location I picked, the downtown Minneapolis skyline, the Mississippi river and the colorful lights reflecting on it, the beautifully lit up 35W bridge, and of course the main event, the fireworks. Below are a few of the pics from the night. If you want to see the entire gallery, just bang your mouse here.







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Minneapolis Night Photography Workshops!!!

William Drew Photography (that is me), will be hosting a series of night photography workshops in Minneapolis during the summer and fall months. To get more information on these workshops, visit my workshop page on my photography website. You can find that page by clicking here.

2nd Minneapolis Night Photography Class Added!

I will be leading a Night Photography Workshop in Minneapolis on Monday, August 19th. If you are interested in becoming a better photographer, see more information here.

How To Photograph Fireworks

We have all seen photos of fireworks that take our breath away. What if I told you it was really easy to get those breath-taking photos? Well, if you follow the steps on the following page and you will see just how easy it can be.

All of the instructions are on my facebook photography page here: William Drew Photography How To Photograph Fireworks

If you would like to learn more about photography, check out my Night Photography Workshop and sign up today! You can find out more about my workshop at: http://williamdrewphotography.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/6/nighttime-photography-workshop

Minneapolis Night Photography Workshop

I will be leading a Night Photography Workshop in Minneapolis on Monday, July 29th. If you are interested in becoming a better photographer, see more information here.

Like Me

I am now on facebook as a photographer. If you have enjoyed the photos I have posted on this blog of mine, please go to my new facebook page and like it. I will use the page to promote my work, and also to give specials and deals to everyone who follows the page. So, go do it, you can find my facebook page here: William Drew Photography

The Mississippi, The New Lowry Bridge, The Minneapolis Skyline

I took this photo from the 42nd Ave Bridge in Minneapolis. This beautiful night time photo features the mighty Mississippi River, the new and beautifully lit Lowry Ave Bridge that spans the river, and the fantastic Minneapolis Skyline. Both the new bridge and the skyline have their lights reflected in the river.

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Minneapolis Skyline at Dusk

The sun had just set and had left a very beautiful glow in the sky of orange, purple and blue colors. Those colors made a fantastic background to the fantastic Minneapolis Skyline in this photo I took from along highway 280 to the east of the city.

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The Witch's Hat Tower

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This photo features the Witch's Hat Tower at Prospect Park in Minneapolis. The tower is sitting on the highest natural land area in Minneapolis. The tower is one of the few original water towers standing today in the Twin Cities area.

Prospect Park is a historic neighborhood within the University community of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The area is bounded by theMississippi River to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota to the east, the Burlington Northern railroad yard to the north, and the Stadium Village commercial district of the University of Minnesota to the west. The neighborhood is composed of several districts which include the East River Road area.

An urban village once served by streetcar, Prospect Park is now a combination of multiple districts and uses. Families live in single-family homes onTower Hill while University students reside in apartment housing in the western districts. Estate homes of the early to mid 20th century line East River Road. The South East Industrial Area (SEMI) in the north contains light manufacturing, rail yards and remnant grain silos. University Avenue houses a mix of retail and restaurant businesses from the Stadium Village area.

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Panama City Beach Sunset

It was a sunset bathed in red light on this day in Panama City Beach, Florida.

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Tiger's Lair

At Walt Disney Worlds Animal Kingdom theme park, two Asain Tigers play in thier water fountain/pool.

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School Bell

This is the school bell on the oldest existing school house in the state of Minnesota. It is found in Taylors Falls.

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The Scorcerer's Hat and the Stars at Night

This is another night-time photo of Mickey's Scorcerer's Hat at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios. I have taken a handful of these photos over the years and this is one of my favorites.

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Wide Angle Imagination

Using a wide-angle lens for the first time, I was able to try getting a unique photo of Epcot's Imagination building. I line myself up so I was right at the corner of the beautiful pyramid of the Imagination building, and looked straight up it's angled roof.

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Minnesota State Capitol

The Minnesota State Capitol building in St. Paul, MN
This photo was taken on a bright and beautiful summer day in St. Paul, Minnesota, and features the State Capitol building in all of its glory.

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Big Thunder Mountain Under Construction

Big Thunder Mountain was closed during my most recent visit as it looks like they are doing some major upkeep on the ride. In this photo here, taken from the walking bridge on Tom Saywers Island, shows a beautiful reflection of the wildest ride in the wilderness and the construction guys working about it.

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Snow Covered Evergreen

The sun came out and spread it's light on the freshly fallen snow, sending glittery light towards me as I shot this photo of this snow covered evergreen in Minnesota.

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Expedition Everest on a Cloudy Day

The sun peaked out behind some clouds, which made the Expedition Everest ride stand out against the cloudy background in this photo at Walt Disney Worlds Animal Kingdom.

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Purple Illuminations and Japan

Standing on the 2nd floor balcony at the Japan pavilion at Epcot, I took this photo of Illuminations that also features the lit up buildings in the area.

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Empty Hockey Net

This lonely and empty hockey net sat on the ice at Bellvue Park in Brooklyn Center, MN on one sun shining winter day.