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How to pick your Executive portrait look

Oct 14, 2019

How to pick your executive portrait look for your branding can be confusing. Plain background, environmental, studio, it all depends on your branding. What works for someone else may not work for you. Look around, get ideas and then present them to your photographer. Make it clear what your vision is. Professional Image Tips - on clothing, makeup, colors.....Executive portraits - more photos Here is Anthony on a white background. We like to turn ...

Hobo Chic Avant-Garde Style fashion shoot

Jul 29, 2019

Hobo Chic Avant-Garde Style fashion photoshoot. Get a few talented artistic people together, models and wha-la, our own Avant-Garde Hobo Chic photo shoot. Everyone had a blast and we ended up with some awesome shots. See for yourself. Here is the line-up of talentPhotographers - Brian Kolin, Cheryl DebonoWardrobe Stylist - Maggie Michaelangelo - by the way, all outfits were purchased at resale shops or goodwill. How about that? Save some money and look crazy ...

Travis Kelce's Eighty-Seven & Running

Jul 26, 2019

Cleveland photographer documents Travis Kelce as he comes back to his hometown to give back with an extraordinary Cleveland event! This was Travis's first event in Cleveland. He had hosted Walk the Walk in Kansas City for several years. He was blown away by the turn out in Cleveland and his organization is excited to partner with the Heights Foundation to help fund their transportation needs. Travis was joined by his family and friends. The Cleveland event raised ...

Tanzania Africa Series #5 Ngorongoro Crater

Feb 19, 2019

We left our hotel in Arusha on Wednesday afternoon to head to Karatu, where we would stay overnight before heading to the safari in the morning. We traveled down a narrow, winding, dirt road to get to the base of the Ngorongoro Crater. The landscape was absolutely breathtaking, especially during sunrise. While heading down, we had to keep our eyes peeled, as an animal could be hanging in a tree or could run out into the road at any moment. We were on the lookout for leopards ...

Tanzania Africa Series #4 Maasai Boma

Feb 19, 2019

While visiting the third school, we had an opportunity to visit the homes of a few Maasai families. This experience was pretty surreal for me, as my only real exposure to this type of lifestyle was in textbooks and the Discovery Channel. I won’t pretend to be an expert on the Maasai people, but a few key takeaways for me were: Maasai are one of the best-known local populations because of their traditional lifestyle, culture, and dress.They live in bomas, or small enclosed ...

Tanzania Africa Series #3 Children

Feb 19, 2019

Children of Africa.Ngaramtoni P/school - Arusha Mundarara Primary School.Lesing’ita We visited 3 schools throughout the week. Most of our time was spent at Ngaramtoni Primary School in Arusha, where we helped expand their chicken coop and served lunch to the children. The children at Ngaramtoni were very welcoming with their fist bumps, high fives, and hand holding. They even remembered our names! Stout brought a few soccer balls and jump ropes, so we were able to play ...

Tanzania Africa Series #2 Prints

Feb 14, 2019

Tanzania, Africa Series: Part 2 of 5, Printed Photos In addition to volunteering at the schools, I wanted to do something more for the children. I’m a photographer, my passion has always been photography, and the more I thought about it, I wondered if these children had ever actually seen a photograph of themselves. I decided I’d bring a Polaroid camera, snap some pics, and hand them out. I was figuring 100-200 kids, which would mean 20 packs of Polaroid film. No ...

Tanzania Africa Series #1 Intro

Feb 14, 2019

Tanzania, Africa Series: Part 1 of 5, Intro Having recently returned from Africa, I’ve finally overcome my jetlag and I’m so excited to share my experience with you! I am feeling so fortunate to have been part of such an amazing opportunity. Last year, my daughter, Kadie, asked if I would like to join her and the company she works for, Stout Risius Ross, LLC (“Stout”), on their humanitarian trip with Convoy of Hope to Tanzania, Africa. What??? Of ...

Cleveland Browns 2018 Season

Feb 11, 2019

As I'm sure you all know, Brian shoots for the Cleveland Browns. He loves it, and he's great at it, wait until you see his pics below. Sports photography, not really my thing. I think it's tough. Running up and down the field with a big ass lens and two to three other cameras strapped to you, trying to get the shot... the money shot. Oh and try not to get trampled on by a player that comes barreling into the sideline, who, by the way, doesn't care about your camera or you ...

Mushrooms in Northeast Ohio

Dec 28, 2018

Mushrooms in Northeast Ohio in the Fall of 2018 for some reason was incredible. I can't remember hiking in the Metro parks and witnessing such an abundance of varieties. Maybe I just wasn't looking? Not sure. Although I do love cooking with mushrooms, I can't say I would want to risk eating wild mushrooms without the knowledge. Looks like on October 16th it was reported that the Cleveland Clinic had more than 12 cases of people eating poisonous mushrooms since August. No thanks, I love ...