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East Lansing Photographer-Todd L Church-Wedding and Portrait Specialist bio picture

Todd L Church Photography

Specializing in weddings, corporate headshots, model Portfolios.

We bring a sense of professionalism mixed with fun to every shoot.

What do you get when you hire me?

You get a commitment to excellence.

I bring my knowlege of photography and years of experience photographing people and working in various lighting situations.

I often work with another photographer who is also a great friend.

You will get the utmost satisfaction of knowing you made a good choice when you see the photos we create.



Where do I draw my inspiration?

I am a lifelong learner and lover of art.

I've taken weeklong workshops in woodcarving with Pietro Vinotti and portrait painting with renouned artist, Paul Leveille. 

I have met photographers, Bruce Dale, Joe Bussink, and Yervant, as well as, numerous locals who work day-to-day in the field.

I took
a course in photojournalism at Michigan State University. I have a BA
in Public Policy and have studied every subject from Astronomy to
Political Science.

I attended High School with Magic
Johnson, Photographed Michael Moore, Madonna, and Barak Obama and shook
hands with Jack Kevorkian. (yikes on that last one LOL)

I have my photos on book covers by Tanya Anne Crosby, Shauna Granger and, Amanda Leigh Cowley.

My
brother, Steve, won the 2010 National Assocaition of Broadcasters radio
engineering award for his pioneering work in digital broadcast and Mp3
technology.

I've traveled as far away as Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and had close encounters with polar bears in Churchill Manitoba.

I have traveled to Maine, New York, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and everywhere in between.

Where do I draw my inspiration?

Mostly from YOU!!

I get inspired by watching you laugh at your engagement shoot and cry at your wedding.

I get inspired by helping you learn to pose as a model or by teaching you how to use a camera as a photographer.

I get inspired by the light as it glides over your face how it looks when it makes the twinkle in your eyes.

I love to capture your moments and I am mindful of the need to deliver a quality product that you will cherish for generations.

Monthly Archives: February 2012

Strange but true – The story of the MacKinnon’s Bride book cover

New York Times Best-Selling author, Tanya Anne Crosby, purchased one of my collaborative works of art  for the re-release of her book, “Mackinnon’s Bride,” a 1996 best seller.   Claudia Lucia McKinney put her special touch on one of my photographs and offered it for sale as a book cover.   Crosby didn’t know  the model...

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Workshop for Models

It seems these days that everyone is doing photography workshops to train budding photographers. I have hosted a few of those myself. Recently, however, a couple of my friends and I decided to host a workshop for models instead. Each model pays for their hair and makeup and an hour of shooting time. This allows...

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