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Aaron C Packard
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Fine Art/Commercial Photographer who is now opening an artisan photo lab.
https://fotolabno7.com
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The key to understanding capitalism is that dog treats have shapes like "steak" even though that means nothing to the dog. The target audience isn't the dog, but the human, and the goal of the product is not to satisfy the dog, but to make the human feel like a good dog owner.
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Happy Franks-Giving!

Photos by Aaron C Packard.

Thank you to everyone who was part of the Rocky Horror Preservation Society shadow cast, the VCA and Coyote Twin for hosting, and everyone who attended our Halloween screening!

#rockyhorrorpictureshow #vermcult #drfranknfurter #rockyhorror #sodak
A portrait of a Dr. Frank-N-Furter impersonator posing innocently as they sport a black corset, plastic pearls, and a leather jacket covered in pins. A picture of Dr. Frank-N-Furter dancing with a silver lined cape on stage in front of Magenta, Columbia, and Riff Raff singing about being from Transylvania on the movie theater screen in the background. A photograph of a sold-out movie theater during a Halloween screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Coyote Twin theater in Vermillion, South Dakota, featuring the shadow cast gathered in the center aisle and in the front row. In an empty house, in the middle of the night, a Tim Curry impersonator struts on stage in a red corset as the real Dr. Frank-N-Furter sings “Don’t Dream it, Be it” as the movie plays.”
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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I cannot tell you how excited I am to have my artwork at the William Havu Gallery!

#williamhavugallery #havugalleryartist #denver #artist
Within a contemporary art gallery, William Havu, Sharon Havu, Klaire Lockheart, and Emma Powell strike celebratory poses whilst in front of a couple brodalisque paintings.
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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I took a break from making paintings… so I could paint this skeleton! I used a combination of Black 2.0 and Black 3.0 to upgrade a pair of plastic skeletons. Are you decorating for Halloween too?

#culturehustle #blackestblack #halloweendecorations #PaintItBlack #halloween
October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Now’s your chance to compete against other art collectors to win this little painting!

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#wheresmymedici #bemisbenefit #artpatron #brodalisque #art
October 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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If the Internet requires me to spin around my artwork like I’m a game show assistant, then I’m dressing up for the occasion! Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain is part of the 2025 Bemis Benefit Auction.

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#wheresmymedici #brodalisque #paintingreveal #artauction #art
October 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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It was my pleasure to chat with Lori Walsh on In the Moment for South Dakota Public Broadcasting about my photography.

#sdpb #inthemoment #apaawards

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This screen capture begins with the green In the Moment logo and includes the title “An artistic tour of South Dakota” plus credits Lori Walsh, Ellen Kirsten, and Ari Jungemann. The black text reads, “Aaron Packard of Vermillion created this award-winning photograph while in Pine Ridge. The sunset in the background radiates up from the horizon with a red glow, passing through gold tones, and fades to a dull blue night sky. To create the warm orange light glowing inside the teepee, Packard positioned an intense light source, powered by a hidden generator. This light was synced up to his camera.” The lower right includes the photograph.
September 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Thanks to the Plain Talk for sharing this exciting news!

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#apaawards #southdakota #photographer #newspaper
A screen capture from the Vermillion Plain Talk with the headline of, “Packard Receives Top Photo Honor From APA,” above a photograph of titled Intense Illumination in a Tent by Aaron C Packard. The photograph depicts a family shown in silhouette in front of tipi glowing orange with warm light during sunset.
August 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Did you see @aaroncpackard.bsky.social’s portrait of @badhandbooks.bsky.social yet?
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New official photo of Bad Hand Founder and CEO Doug Murano. CHILD OF THE CORN!
A black-and-white photo of a man peering through stalks of corn into the camera.
August 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I’m tempted to state that we “dig” black and white photography at Fotolab No.7, but I’m afraid you won’t like my bonehead puns.

#believeinfilm #classicphotography #paleontology #fotolabno7
A menacing little triceratops skeleton toy bears its teeth in a sneer as it stands on top of a single magenta box of film, which reads, “Black & White Photographic Film, Arista 400 EDU DX, 135x36.”
August 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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You’re not a dinosaur if you use film. You are timeless!

Come check out all the new black and white film and color film we have for you classic photographers in southeast South Dakota.

#dinosaurs #kodak #ilford #fotolabno7
A small stegosaurus skeleton toy poses in front of two box of 35mm film and a tiny plastic triceratops skeleton stands atop another box of new film within a white photography space.
July 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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I was happy to teach an oil painting workshop to several brave students at the Arts Education Institute, and as a bonus I got to see the current Midwest Nice Art exhibition!

#artssd #midwestniceart #southdakotaartists
In this mediocre selfie, a nerdy art patron with a red bandana peeks into the lower left corner of a white walled art gallery filled with nice artwork, as a more handsome nerd peeks into the frame in the middle ground.
July 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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When analog photography ruled the Earth…

Traditional photography is still going strong here at Fotolab No.7 in Vermillion, South Dakota!

#fotolabno7 #TyrannosaurusRex #JurassicPark #filmphotography
A mighty, yet plastic, Tyrannosaurus rex stands atop a pile of boxes of 35mm film to bellow a terrifying roar as a banner of film drapes in front of her in this photograph.
July 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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If you think bringing dinosaurs back to life is impressive, just wait and see what Fotolab No.7 has in store…

#dinosaurs #JurassicPark #dinosaurphotography #fotolabno7
A group photo of plastic dinosaur toys in front of a white background included a blue dilophosaurus with a lolling tongue, a violet stegosaurs, a red triceratops sniffing the air, a blue-green brachiosaurus, a small green sauropod who probably works at a gas station, a miniature blue ceratosaurus, an exuberant orange pterodactyl, and a wee little green velociraptor. A photograph of extinct animals rendered as plastic fossil toys starring a beige stegosaurus and triceratops, who are surrounded by a blue parasaurolophus, a green dimetrodon, a blue sauropod, a red hadrosaur, a green triceratops, and red Tyrannosaurus rex. A group of plastic prehistoric creatures cluster together in this photograph taken in a South Dakota photo lab. The lineup includes a green ankylosaurus, an orange Tyrannosaurus rex, a sketchy looking little red t-rex, a tiny violet stegosaurus, a brown and yellow parasaurolophus posing in the center, a dark green spinosaurus with a vicious smile, a small blue and green Dakotaraptor, and a startled looking orange pterosaur flapping their wings.
July 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Psst! Do you need a disposable camera? Drop by the lab the next time you’re in Vermillion.

#fotolabno7 #disposablecamera #singleusecamera
A photograph created with a wide angle lens shows a suspicious character standing in the doorway of Fotolab No.7 revealing half a dozen single use cameras pinned to the inside of a plaid trench coat.
July 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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It looks like Aaron is making his own fun at the lab! What’s the best thing you’ve made with a roll of film?

#fotolabno7 #believeinfilm #stopmotion #filmphotography
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Just another day at the office…

#bestpartyanywhere #sturgisbuffalochip #sturgis
July 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Here are some of the photos I produced for the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival’s staging of Romeo and Juliet.

#sdshakes #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare
A vertical portrait of actor Aaron Allen dressed as Romeo wearing a white shirt and brandishing a sword, lunging within a dramatically dark park. A horizontal head and shoulders portrait of actor Caroline Borio wearing a pink Juliet costume and leaning up against the dark bark of a tree in a moody park. A horizontal photograph that depicts a small feminine hand reaching over a stone wall to be held by a larger masculine hand emerging from the cuff of a white sleeve.
June 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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A few images of the amazing Kelly Yazdi from Camp Zero 2024.
June 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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If you’re feeling particularly artsy today, you might need some black and white film… (How sacrilegious is it that Aaron photographed this black and white film in color with a digital camera?)

#fotolabno7 #blackandwhitefilm #kodakfilm #blackandwhitephotography
Resting upon a light beige wood-like desk, and bathed in white light from the out-of-focus window in the background, a set of four small green and gold boxes that contain film are printed with text that reads, “400 TX, TRI-X 400 Black and White Negative Film, Kodak Professional.”
June 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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How long has it been since you last had photos printed?

#fotolabno7 #photographylab #printingphotos #photoprints
A small stack of 4x6” prints sit upon the catch tray of an Epson SureLab D1070 printer, and the top photo features the text “Fotolab No.7” in white overlaying a small heap of film canisters resting on a white envelope.
June 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The world is burning… let’s make art.

#sunsetphotography #dystopia #sodak
June 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I adore this latest addition to the Thunderdomesticity series! Aaron C Packard and I were lucky work with so many incredible people to create this epic post-apocalyptic photograph.

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#thunderdomesticity #wheresmymedici #art
Standing in front of an outdoor exhibition wheat-pasted to an orange wall, an artist beams whist holding a large framed photograph titled Night Watch with Maenads, which features nine dramatically lit dystopian dames ready for destruction. A product mockup illustrating both sides of a white ceramic mug printed with the Night Watch with Maenads artwork along with a bouffant-ed skull logo.
June 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Hey friends out there, my printer might be dead! 🤬
I will make the final verdict today…so, in that case, a new one will have to put on order today.
Might be putting out a big ask to buy some art to help out…
A photograph taken in the studio of photographer Aaron C Packard of an Epson Surecolor P9000 with tools and repair materials strewn about in front of it.
May 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I bought Salsa Verde Doritos for this painting because I liked the color of the bag, but they disappeared from the store immediately afterward. What’s a snack you used to enjoy but can’t find again?

Photo by Aaron C Packard.

#brodalisque #PKFGrantee #doritos #chips
Artist Klaire Lockheart’s gloved right hand reaches into the frame of this photograph with a paintbrush to add a wee bit of shadow to a depiction of a green Doritos bag, resting behind a yellow Lay’s potato chip bag within a larger composition of a dramatic man cave.
May 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM