[lei] photography ..::.. the blog

Marie and Guy are two of our friends who also happen to be models, and i asked them if they would help me out for a shoot I had in mind involving the Aud that is being demolished in Buffalo.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with Buffalo history, the Memorial Auditorium or “Aud”...

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I work with Kelli at my day job and she is getting married in a few weeks, we were talking one night and she mentioned that she had wished she had done an engagement shoot with her wedding photographer (who she booked before she met me haha) and I offered to do a shoot with...

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I had a blast with “T” in the studio a few days ago!  He was so annimated and not shy at all!  Everytime I took a picture he changed his pose!  That’s better than some of the adult models we work with!  T is a natural in front of the camera.  I have included a...

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First let me say, I have some pretty great friends and family!  I have been wanting to do a “Trash the Dress” shoot for a while now, but I lacked a model and a dress for the shoot! A little history about what a “Trash the Dress” (TTD) shoot is all about… TTD is a...

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I had an opportunity to shoot a large family this past weekend and we had a great time exploring Beaver Island State Park together.  Towards the end of the shoot we had the adults climbing trees because the kids didn’t know how!  The adults  couldn’t believe it!  So of course we had to step in...

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As mentioned in the previous post, we flew home last weekend for two birthdays.  I posted Mark Allen’s pics a few days ago, and here are a few snapshots from Boppy’s Birthday.   Lots of old friends, a proclamation from his son, the Mayor of Aberdeen, and a flag flown over the capitol in his honor...

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This past weekend I had the chance to photograph Baby Ava!  She is so precious!  Most babies sleep for the entire session, but Ava was wide awake for everything!  Her big sister posed with her for a few shoots and they were both naturals.  Brian and I had a great time, thank you for welcoming...

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This past weekend flew home to Maryland to celebrate two birthdays!  First we had Mark Allen’s 3rd birthday on Saturday and then Boppy’s 90th birthday on Sunday!  I will start with Mark Allen’s…we got the party started at Chuck E. Cheese, where my mom jumped in on the fun and hopped on the carousel!  Classic. ...

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Saturday morning I had the chance to go photograph Taylor, Bella and Mommy and Daddy at their gorgeous new home on Grand Island!  What a beautiful family.  Taylor has the cutest platinum curls and Bella has the best baby cheeks I have seen in a long time!   Taylor(the oldest) is going through a very independent...

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Friday night we had a shoot with Alexis!  She was very shy at first, but then her mom ran to the car to get her tiara and she opened right up!  I turned around to fix the lighting set-up and when I turnedback  around she had swapped out the original chair with one she liked...

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