Sneak Peek - The S Family | Onalaska Wisconsin Family Photographer

Sometimes you just have to let loose and have some fun and this family was definitely prepared for that!  Plus, don't you just love that candy stained tongue from the little guy in the front?!  With grandparents, grown siblings, and the newest kids in the family, this group got everyone together for a big family shot.  It must have been all the turkey they ate the day before (which was Thanksgiving) that inspired this silliness, but it was well worth it (especially since it lead to some very cute smiles in the following images)!  Grandma R is actually enrolled in the Photo Composition courses (renamed Photo Techniques for next semester) that Savanna teaches at Western Technical College, so it was really wonderful getting to meet the rest of her crew! La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer, Baby Photography, La Crosse Wisconsin Photographer, Onalaska Wisconsin Photographer, Holmen Wisconsin Photographer, West Salem Wisconsin Photographer, west salem WI photographer, west salem baby photographer, WI, Endless Images, Photographer La Crosse, Photographer Wisconsin, Wisconsin Photographer, Minnesota Photographer, Winona Minnesota Photogrpaher, baby photographer la crosse, baby photographer onalaska, onalaska wi baby phtoographer, la crosse wi baby photographer, la crosse wisconsin family photographer, onalaska wisconsin family photographer, wisconsin family photographer, family photographer, la crosse wisconsin photographer child, child photographer, childrens photography, high school photography, senior photographer, senior photography, high school senior

Sneak Peek - Ms. A | La Crosse Wisconsin Portrait Photographer

A big congratulations goes out to the lovely Ms. A on her upcoming graduation from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse!  She will be graduating in December with a degree in the science field and we'll be able to say we knew her before she cured a major disease, discovered a new energy efficient fuel, or did something else super amazing!  As a graduate myself from UW-L, we love meeting, working with, and photographing other students of the university and especially the alumni!  We send along our best wishes for her future goals and accomplishments!    La Cosse Wisconsin Wedding Photographer, Wedding Photography, La Crosse Wisconsin Photographer, Onalaska Wisconsin Photographer, Holmen Wisconsin Photographer, West Salem Wisconsin Photographer, WI, Endless Images, Photographer La Crosse, Photographer Wisconsin, Wisconsin Photographer, Minnesota Photographer, Winona Minnesota Photogrpaher, la crosse WI photographer, la crosse WI photography, bridal photographer, groom photography, Onalaska wisconsin photographer, Onalaska wi wedding photographer, la crosse wi engagement photographer, onalaska wisconsin engagement photographer, onalaska wi engagement photography, la crosse wi engagement photography, university of wisconsin -la crosse

The Art & The Updates | La Crosse Wisconsin Photographer

I have always had a place in my heart for successful diptych images (two images displayed side by side, cohesive in nature - as defined by me).  So, I suppose it makes sense that so many of my fine art images end up diptychs!  This one was no exception.  This was from a very short series I did a while back in which I was challenging myself to view my surroundings in black and white and all the lovely shades of gray in between.  Every now and then, I like to force myself out of my normal comfort zone for personal projects such as that.  Anyway, I think it was definitely a worthwhile way to spend a 6 hour drive (to and from) and a weekend in the Minnesota cities!

Speaking of artwork, I'm very proud to announce that I am officially an award winning, internationally published photographer!  That is a wonderfully fulfilling accomplishment for myself and my business.  For at least a year or so now, I've been able to hold the official title of award winning, published photographer, but, recently, one of my images was published in a British territory near Spain, allowing me the amazing opportunity of adding "international" to the title!  And, as if that wasn't exciting enough, the image was of the La Crosse's own Riverside Park eagle statue that's featured here!  Needless to say, this photographer is having a wonderfully happy 2012 so far!

One last note, as I've been doing for some time now, I'm still teaching photography courses (and, hopefully expanding with a few new courses in the Fall) at Western Technical College, through their Lifelong Learning program.  If you're interested in taking some of these courses, visit their website and look for the instructor named Westbrook (that's me)!  Hope to see you there!

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The SHRM Group | La Crosse Wisconsin Business Photographer

I was asked to photograph a business club at UW-L the other day and got to meet some great students!  The girls above belong to the La Crosse chapter of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).  We did these portraits right before their meeting so I didn't have a ton of time to get to know their club a bit more, but they all represented themselves very well and I think they're definitely representing UW-L in a great way!  We were able to find this spot in the hallway where this exposed brick presented itself as a wonderful background.  It was right next to a huge window as well, which gave us awesome natural light!  All in all, it was quite a fun (and fairly quick) project!

The Photo Contest | Wisconsin Portrait Photographer

I entered this image into a photo contest through Photographer's Forum and received notice today that it was selected as a finalist!  It's going to be published in a limited edition book entitled Best of College Photography 2011!  I'm so honored and excited!  I thought all my readers and clients out there might like to hear the news as well!  (And a special thanks to Baby E and her family for their contribution - those little baby blues would win anyone over!)

The Sun's Faces

Sometimes some of the best images come from these abstract, high contrast situations.  I absolutely love finding these situations!  I'm working on putting together a course called Black & White Technique all about learning how to "see" in black and white and how to post-process specifically for black and white.  I almost wish there were some sort of contact lenses out there that would allow a person to only see in black and white (and shades of gray).  I think that'd be awesome to try for a day (although, I absolutely freak out just putting eye drops in my eye, so I probably couldn't enjoy them anyways)!  For now, we photographers just have to settle with teaching our minds to view the world in monochromatic colors!

The Courses

That's right, now's the time, to sign up for these classes and get to snappin!  The best thing I ever did for myself, my business, and my art was to take courses in photography!  Not only do you get to learn about photography, you also get to interact with other photographers, gain practical experience/knowledge, learn tips from the pros, share your own advice, and have fun while doing it all!  Don't hesitate any longer.  If you're near the La Crosse campus, sign up for these once-a-week classes!  They're packed with great information and they're taught by me! 

I'll be teaching the three series of the Photo Composition course, plus a brand new course that WTC and I developed - Infant Photography.  If you have an infant, will be having an infant, plan to have an infant, know an infant, love infants, etc. then this is the course for you!  It'll teach you everything you need to know about photographing those little ones! 

I'd love to see you in class, so log-on, call in, or mail your registration before the classes fill up!

The Photo Course(s)

Hey all!

I wanted to invite everyone to register for the class I'll be teaching at Western Technical College during the summer.  It's entitled Photo Composition - Beginner and it's going to be super fun!  You'll be able to learn all the basics about taking a good photo with the camera you own!  This upcoming Fall semester, I'll be teaching the Photo Composition - Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced courses as well as Infant Photography!  So if you want to brush up your photography skills or even enhance your already awesome ones, just register with WTC!  I hope to see you there!

The Semester Finals

Hi Everyone!  Sorry I haven't updated in a while!  It's finals week at school and my last exam is on Wednesday.  Hopefully, once I get that done, I'll be all free to post some new shots!  Thanks for your patience!