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Some Days
You Ever Feel This Way? Some days are just like that. This is from one of two lonely little theaters on the main drag in Escanaba Michigan. We visited the town this summer and it vibrant town. I love towns like this, there is so much to see. Continue reading
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It’s all in the shoes 👟
Those Shoes I really love finding images when multiple elements start to line up. I was these brides’ maids standing in the parking lot after the wedding and I notice the shoes, the hands and the dresses. It was a question whether they would line up in an interesting graphic way. The images below is… Continue reading
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It’s been a busy week. So many birthdays 🎉
I love the way my kids have made their own relationships with each other. It fun watching how each of them, with their own special personalities, relate to each other. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the three are all have group conversations without me or their mother. And to be frank I don’t… Continue reading
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Reflective
Patrick Image from a recent senior session I know this may be techie… but. The new lens I got when I sold off my medium format gear has been so much fun in studio. I can shift between strobe shooting and available light with one lens, f5.6 to f2 in without swapping lenses or cameras. … Continue reading
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Can I have this Dance?
This is from a recent wedding Elise and I attended. I love those little moments in the swirl of the other activity. Continue reading
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Contentious Meeting
There was a disagreement and ensuing standoff on what my priorities should be at the morning staff meeting. This young lady has become an integral part of our operation. She’s a great distraction when Im trying hard to get retouching done and she is so friendly that we need to put her up in… Continue reading
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We went flying and my son drove.
My view during Ryan’s lesson. Yes, that’s right, Ryan went flying. And, of course, I went for the ride too. It was a pleasant flight in a nice plane. Ryan eagerly awaited his lesson. Little did he know that, very shortly, he would do a touch-and-go landing by himself. Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955