Hot! Hot! Hot! That’s how I would describe Michigan’s summer weather. My brother and I have been working out in the hot sun building his deck and garage and as the sun beats down I find myself longing for the beaches of Traverse City. I love the atmosphere in Northern Michigan. I have found some...
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Tags: beach, beauty, bikini, girl in a bikini, grand traverse, hot, Meg Howard, model, modeling, Old Mission penninsula, photo shoot, photos, Traverse City, woman
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Posted in Fun stuff
I hosted a photography workshop last Saturday at the Presbyterian Church in Traverse City. I was a little nervous because I didn’t know exactly how many people were going to show up or how the workshop was going to run exactly. I started these workshops last summer and the first one only had four models....
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Tags: digital camera, model workshop, modeling, modeling training, photography training, photography workshop, todd l chruch, todd l church, todd l church photography, Traverse City, workshop
Yesterday started out sunny. It looked like a perfect day for a shoot. Leslie Sevenski and I had scheduled this a couple weeks ago and we both were eager to get out on the lake in Interlochen to look for a fishing shanty. The idea we had was to use the shanty in the shoot...
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Tags: beauty, blonde, cowboy hat, interlochen, model, modeling, Northern Michigan, photo shoot, photographer, photography, sexy woman, shanty, Snow, Traverse City
Today I had the opportunity to photograph Katie Millron. She needed some photos to enter the running to be crowned 2010 Queen of the National Cherry Festival. Although the field is very competitive I am sure that our photos are going to help her chances of winning. First prize gets an $8,000 scholarship and a...
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My father, who is in his mid-seventies, was married recently to Sue Taggart, a woman who was our next-door neighbor when I was growing up. Sues’ son, Brent, was my best friend and Sue was like a second mother. Our families often went on camping trips together. We sometimes camped at the Interlochen State Park....
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Tags: eaton rapids, interlochen, Michigan, milton church, photography, slide show, sue taggart, Traverse City, traverse city wedding, wedding, wedding photographer, wedding photography
The weather outside is frightful but the smile is so delightful. lol. It was freezing a couple days ago when Jenna and I embarked on a mission in Downtown Traverse City to capture some great senior photos. I do my best even when the wind is blowing the icy chill right through my bones and...
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Tags: coat, cold, girl, mittens, Northern Michigan, photographer.portrait, senior photography, smile, Snow, snowy, teen, Traverse City, winter
I wanted to post a video slide show from Jessica and Kyle’s spring photo shoot but unfortunately the music starts as soon as you open the blog. It also causes the blog to run slowly. So instead of posting it here I thought I would just give you the link and you can check it...
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Tags: beach, Couples, dressed up, engagement shoot, great photographer, photographer, romance, romantic, slide show, Traverse City, vineyard, walk on the beach, wedding photography
I took these photos a little while ago and I haven’t had the chance to post them. Matt and Kristie hired me to shoot their summer wedding so I offered to shoot their engagement session as well. We met at the beach in Frankfort, Michigan and set out to take advantage of the beautiful fall...
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Tags: barefoot, beach wedding, bride, fall colors, frankfort michigan, groom, kiss, love, marriage, Northern Michigan, our wedding, romance, romantic, Traverse City, wedding photographer, wedding photography, Wedding Photos, wedding pictures
Saturday, December 26, 2009 Posted in News
(images of the house interior are taken from the HGTV website and were not taken by me) Carter Oosterhouse came home to Traverse City and did a complete makeover of Elise Campbell’s home in Traverse City . Elise’s mother was featured because she is a single mom of three who took on an additional three...
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I downloaded a fun action today from Deke McClelland’s website. http://www.deke.com. Photoshop actions are a set of instructions that you can load onto a photograph to automate an effect. The water droplet effect turned out pretty good. It was completely automated in Photoshop. This is a photo of Meg Howard that I took last year...
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