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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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Show your colors
A new image from a recent business headshot session. Revealing Rex’s personality was fun, particularly when thoughtfulness was put into clothing choices, posing, and expression. Rex knows himself and how he wants to appear professional despite his industry’s typical understated and reserved approach to portraits. Find more info about our services here: https://www.wehmeierphoto.com/business-headshots Continue reading
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What A Thrill
I’m not always able to see how my clients use our images. It’s a mystery. But occasionally, I get a glimpse, and the image below is one such time. Congratulations to two talented musicians, Bryan Polacek and Katherine Lucena on their great honor to be included in the World Saxophone Congress 2023 – Gran… Continue reading
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What a Hoot
A fun evening on the deck listening to two owls singing. Continue reading
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I can dream, can’t I?
I saw this nifty ride at the Chamber Business After Hours at the Porsche Orland Park yesterday. They also had some good looking Porsches to look at as well. 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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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