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10 Resolutions to Keep This Year
Forbes magazine's web site has an excellent article on new year's resolutions. And not the ones that you've already abandoned by the 2nd week of January. These are resolutions that will likely make...
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DIY Bare Bulb Attachment
This attachment is meant to expand the capabilities of your shoe-mounted flash by giving it the appearance of being a bare bulb, which spreads light in 360 degrees, not just in the direction the flash...
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Lighting a Gymnasium for Sports
Nikon speedlight, battery and wireless syncWhen HS seniors that are athletes come through the studio for their senior portraits, I like to support the teams they play for. During this time of the...
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18-Mo. Old Toddler Photos
Every once in awhile, you see a child and think, "She must have everyone she meets wrapped around her little finger." Mattingly is one of those special children. She's an adorable 18-mo. old little...
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Curling is "Chess on Ice"
Stones in the houseThe Rochester Curling Clubheld a free hands-on curling demonstration at the Fairport Junction ice rink in the Village of Fairport over the weekend. I’ll admit, I’ve been intrigued...
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Photographing Beer
I recently started photographing various trademark beers for Fairport Brewing Company, a local microbrewery. Although all the foods and beverages that you see in magazine and television advertisements...
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Digital Photo Restoration
A client that I had done portraits for two years ago came to me with a beat up photographic print of his wife's parents that they wanted restored. It was the only print of this photograph that the...
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Olivia - Fairport HS Senior Portraits
Olivia was the first of this year's model reps. in the studio for the upcoming HS Senior portrait season. While I had alot of high school athletes come through the doors of the studio last year, I...
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McKenzie - Fairport HS Senior Portraits
McKenzie is one of five model representatives from Fairport High School that are getting the word out on the street about the unique senior portraits done at Luke Photography. She is very outgoing and...
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Ashley - Fairport HS Senior portraits
Ashley is the 3rd model representative from Fairport's Class of 2014 to have her senior portraits taken at Luke Photography. She plays basketball almost year-round and is a starter on Fairport's...
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Corteney - Fairport HS - Senior Portraits
I love photographing the contrast of warm and cool colors together, as shown here by the warm reddish orange of Corteney's dress and the cool blue of the worn denim jacket, then the warn rusty tones of...
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Sports Team Portraits a Different Way
Field hockey team that was composited from 26 individual photos of the individual athletesLuke Photography has been working with the booster clubs at the local high school do create unique and...
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David - Fairport HS Senior Portraits - Class of 2014
David is one of the studio's ambassadors from Fairport High School for the Class of 2014 and plays on the varsity soccer and baseball teams. He was photographed in early April, at the beginning of the...
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Kelsey - Fairport HS Senior Portraits - Class of 2014
Kelsey had just finished her last final exam in the morning of the same day her senior portrait session was scheduled. I half expected her to be tired....or cranky....or both.....but I was pleasantly...
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Sarah - Fairport HS Senior Portraits - Class of 2014
All I knew of Sarah before she walked into the studio was that she played 2nd base on Fairport’s varsity softball team. We had that in common, as I played 2nd base for many years. By the time her...
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Ryan - Fairport HS Senior Portraits, Class of 2014
Ryan was one of those boys that didn't have much interest in having his senior portraits taken, and was mostly here because his mother wanted him to. After his initial consultation where we talked...
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Jenn - Fairport HS Senior Portraits, Class of 2014
Jenn is the other half of the Crater twins, a lacrosse-playing brother and sister from Fairport. During her consultation she described herself as funny, easy-going, and athletic, and I found her to be...
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Greer - Thomas Aquinas HS Senior Portraits, Class of 2014
After Greer's session, I was starting to think that the studio was specializing in those high school boys that wanted nothing to do with senior portraits. He wasn't too thrilled with the idea of...
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Drew - Fairport HS Senior Portraits, Class of 2014
Drew comes from a family of soccer players. He has three younger brothers and they all play, sometimes totally 11-12 games a week for the family. Knowing how important it is, and knowing how good of...
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What Successful People Do On the Weekends
Mid-December paddle in the snow and ice of Hemlock LakeBefore I worked as a full-time professional photographer and opened my studio, I worked as a part-time photographer, and devoted most weeknights...
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