Adrienne Gaggi has some modeling training and she obviously learned well. Rarely do I see a high school girl easily show such a wide variety of expressions – and soooooooooo effortlessly.
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray with his children at a Cleveland Indians game in 2008
I met Richard Cordray in 2008 when he was campaigning for Ohio Attorney General. I was hired to photograph two of his appearances in Cleveland for publicity purposes. After he was elected, I had the privilege of photographing his inauguration in Columbus.
I am usually skeptical of anyone running for elected office – always wondering about their true motivation for seeking that position.
Spending time with Mr. Cordray allowed me to see a side of him that the general public doesn't as he interacted with his wife and children, staff, the news media and local politicians. What I found was a man who is committed to his family, is respectful of others and truly passionate about the legal rights of Ohioans. I believe Mr. Cordray is an excellent Attorney General and has earned the right to continue fighting for Ohioans for the next four years. Please join me in returning him to office as Ohio's Attorney General.
Ashley Butcher, our North Ridgeville Class of 2011 SpokesModel, showed off a variety of looks for her senior portraits. Watch the video and see for yourself. Which poses(s) did you like best? Please share with a comment here.
A few weeks ago, I photographed Katie Olson of Olmsted Falls who is considering a career in modeling. Here's a video from her session at Huntington Beach in Bay Village.
Americans spent $74 billion just to say “I Do” last year.
A story on ABC's Nightline focused on a couple that budgeted a “mere” $75,000.00 for their wedding.
So what could possibly add up to that kind of figure? For starters, they spent over $9000.00 for French tips and pedicures for the bride, mom and sister compared to $3800 for professional photography! That's an interesting difference of priorities. The couple feels their wedding photos – which they will have for a lifetime – are less important than finger and toenails – something that will grow out in a couple weeks.
As a wedding photographer for nearly 30 years, I've witnessed couples who chose their photographer based mainly on price – only to be disappointed with their photographs later. Suddenly, the price becomes inconsequential and the lost wedding memories the priority. Unfortunately, there is no going back to re-photograph the wedding day.
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So what is the most important aspect of a wedding to spend your hard earned $$? Please click “Comment” and share your thoughts.
Last week, I was blessed with the opportunity to photograph my third member of the Liddy family from Olmsted Falls. Sean, like Donnie and Melanie before him, was fun to photograph. His confident manner was easy to capture in his portraits.
Just like his parents, Teri and Don, Sean will be the kind of person to motivate others to accomplish great things.
To see more of Sean's portraits, watch his video on YouTube or Facebook.
Kara Solomon – SpectraLight Senior Portrait Scholarship Winner
Recently, I had the opportunity to photograph Kara Solomon – a North Ridgeville High School senior who is truly a “free-spirit.”
Kara's energy and playfulness made the session “fly” by as seen in one of her portraits here. What made her session extra special is that she is one of our $350.00 senior portrait scholarship winners!
“Receiving the $350 scholarship truly means the world to me. Without it there would have been no way for me to pay for senior pictures,” wrote Kara in a recent note.
We are thrilled to have the opportunity make senior portraits a reality for her.
By now, you've seen the photo of the 33-foot, 40-ton whale that crash-landed on a sailboat off Cape Town. When I first saw it, I immediately thought something was “fishy” with the picture. I've seen photos of huge fish hanging on ordinary fishing poles that were created by combining two different photos in Adobe Premiere Elements or Adobe Photoshop. Apparently the recent whale photo is the real deal!
To show how two different photos can be merged together to create the unexpected, I took a photo of a golfer (David Gillock – Mayor of North Ridgeville, Ohio) and combined it with a squirrel photo. The image seen here was used on a calendar for the North Ridgeville Rotary Club.
A couple other photos for the calendar were created in a similar fashion. Check them out at http://bit.ly/b8Wgid
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When I first saw the photo of the 33-foot, 40-ton whale that crash-landed on a sailboat off Cape Town, I thought the picture was a fake.
For years photos similar to this have been created by combining two different pictures in Adobe Premiere Elements or Adobe Photoshop. Apparently the whale photo was not done this way but is an actual, unmanipulated image. I can't imagine what a shock that would have been to see that huge creature landing in my boat!
To show how two different photos can be merged together to create the unexpected, I took a photo of a dentist (Dr. Casey O'Conor of North Ridgeville, Ohio) and combined it with a photo of model teeth. The image seen here was used on a calendar for the North Ridgeville Rotary Club.
