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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.
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.
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
I recently shot a senior portrait session at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, (formerly the State Hospital). Marla Shooks and her mother braved the cold temperatures to get some wonderful shots. Shooting in snow is challenging but also rewarding. The lighting was beautiful as it reflected softly from the overcast sky onto the fresh snow. This type of lighting makes a photographer’s job much easier.
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