A great way to share your big day

Two original albums and 4 hardcover books to share We source all our albums from Italy.  The company makes all the albums for the Vatican and the National Archives in London.  The quality is superb.  They have numerous cover and paper options giving us the ability to customize your order to meet your needs. For… Continue Reading

The power of a shape

Nicholas We don’t always have to “see” our subject to know exactly who or what it is. This shot was taken with a ProFoto 4′ x 6′ soft-box directly behind Nicholas.  The brief pulse of the strobe instantly outlined him and created a wonderfully detailed silhouette.   Continue Reading

On being yourself and being genuine

Felted American Stetson I have loved hats for as long as I can remember.  My father would come from various business trips with a new hat or matchbox car for me.  Like an idiot I destroyed or sold off most of the matchbox cars, but I still have quite a few of the hats.  When… Continue Reading

Shadow play

Practicing in the studio with Kyle More often than not the trick with studio lighting is getting it just where you want it, without having it spill all over.  This image was light with a single strip box fitted with a grid to channel the light in a very confined pattern.  What makes it powerful… Continue Reading

Ice Storm – fleeting beauty

Pine Tree becomes art in an Ice Storm As I lay in bed listening to the icy rain hitting the windows I was excited with the prospect of getting out with my camera to record the magical coating of ice that just such a storm creates.  I knew I didn’t have anyplace to go this… Continue Reading

What is mundane today is soon nostalgic

Downtown Rochester prior to 2012 renovation Soon downtown Rochester will begin a tremendously disruptive construction project to update the sewers under main street.  The street will be torn out, the original sewers dug out and replaced with significantly larger pipe to handle the modern day requirements, and then the street and sidewalks will be rebuilt.… Continue Reading

A cold morning at the Zoo

Stalking a non-existent prey I led a photo-walk this morning at the zoo.  I had over 50 people signed up and roughly 25 showed up.  About what I expected with the sudden cold snap.  I could have been warmer but I stuck it out.  The female Tiger was out and quite active.  The shot above… Continue Reading