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Archive for January, 2008

January 31

I’m important to my dog.

For a variety of reasons…

In this photograph lulu helps me set up the lighting for an indoor shoot and gets an itchy spot taken care of as a bonus.

We’re both happy!


January 26

A Fun Engagement Shoot

J and A were up for any goofy idea I had — so be warned — when I get these images done you are gonna LOVE them!  Heh.  And they were AMAZING despite the fact that it was FREEZING outside and everyone’s lips were chattering.  Now that’s dedication to a common goal!  ::grin::

And how adorable is the nine year old?  I lurve her.  She was so much fun to get to smile…


January 26

Why Hire Light Crayon Photography to take YOUR images?

C’mon. Admit it. It’s a valid question. There are a meeelion photographers in this area and all over the place. Some cost a lot. Some cost virtually nothing.

Eventually every small business owner has to answer this question — why would you trust me?

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this and here’s what I’ve come up with…

1. Personality.

2. Creativity.

3. Technical Skills.

And I don’t want to make this a sales pitch. Really. I just wrote a lot of blah blah blah and deleted it because I think I can show you why you might consider working with me — in two images…

Scenario: 80th birthday party. Family gets together in dark restaurant with bad lighting and wants images.

Straight out of the camera:

Great expression, right? I love his face so much. Here’s what I can do… the “after” shot:

Would you love it if this were your dad?

And one more.  Same scenario:


January 24

A lovely vocalist

Meet S. We had a fun and goofy time today today wandering around downtown Rochester finding places to take pictures where it wasn’t blizzarding or freezing. She was AWESOME and willing to try any idea I had — and I think the results will be so worth it…

Here’s a sneak peek for the darling Ms. S — more to follow!


January 23

I love taking photographs…

and I love editing them.

Sometimes pumping up an image during editing takes it from good to interesting or from cool to WOW.

I LOVE this one — the way the bride is framing the image — but the couple in the background is exuding their own happiness. This image makes me smile every time I look at it.