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How to Find The Best Wedding Photographer

A Google search for "Wedding Photographer" turns up millions of hits! How do you find the best wedding photographer with all these options? The good news is there are lots of great photographers in the Fox Valley area of Wisconsin. The odds are you will find one of them. The bad news is that even the best photographer may not the right one for your wedding! So what things should you look for to find the best wedding photographer? Here are some of my suggestions. What makes a photographer the best for you? A great photographer provides a great experience…

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February 11, 2019

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A Winter Night in Neenah

It was cold, and snowy, and dark (one of the longest nights of the year). But out we went anyway to make some beautiful portraits. I like to say every day is an adventure and this day certainly was. Jump out of the warm truck and grab some photos and then back to the warmth to thaw out my numb hands. My beautiful model didn't mind the cold at all - oh, to be young again! Technically, these are a mix of natural light portraits along with some fill light portraits with a softbox. All were taken with either a…

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January 4, 2019

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Fireworks

It was a beautiful July 4th in Neenah & Menasha. We watched the fireworks from Neenah this year and watched both shows (Menasha in the background to the right). I did not really even try this year to get a great picture. I just set my camera up and turned on the intervalometer and let the camera take pictures. This way I grabbed some nice photos while enjoying the show. Enjoying the show is a good thing because it passes so quickly. Good words for life - enjoy the show because before you know it the show is over!…

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July 24, 2018

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Pelican at Sunset

There has been an unusually large number of pelicans by the dam on Doty Island this year. I estimate 300-400! Not sure why but they sure put on a show. We went bird watching in the evening and I planned ahead and brought my 70-200 with a 2X teleconverter. This shot was taken at 400mm and the bird flew directly overhead. The feather detail is just amazing. These birds are so big and such wonderful fliers. God sure is amazing when he solves an engineering problem! With the extender the lens is a f/5.6 so with the lateness and the…

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August 11, 2017

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Hey Mister!

Hey Mister! What ya doin' down there? The things you see laying on the ground in Menasha! This was taken on a Thursday evening while watching the clouds go by. You don't need a fancy camera - just carry a camera with you and have it ready at all times. Panasonic Lumix LX7 | 4.7mm f/3.2 | 1/250s

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August 8, 2017

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Another Sunset

Another beautiful sunset in Neenah. This is from the Friendship trial on the Fox River. A cold front was moving in and created beautiful clouds, colors and light. This is a composite of 10 photos stitched together in Photoshop CS6. The challenge here was to keep the ISO down to prevent noise while getting a low blue shutter speed and sufficient depth of field. Canon 5d MkIII | Canon 24-105 f/4 L | 24mm | 1/25s at f/6.3

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August 8, 2016

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Two Bridges in Winter

Four inches of fresh snow last night and everything is clean and beautiful. I went out to get some macro (close up) photos with my new 100mm lens. Ended up doing some landscapes instead. Too much snow to climb through so I stuck to the parking lots and roads. Of course, that didn't prevent me from stepping into a deep water filled rut! Nothing like a shoe full of water to wake one up! Snow pictures are often difficult as your camera will fight you for the exposure. The camera thinks the world is grey and so makes the snow…

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January 27, 2016