Quote Of The Day

“The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions.”
—William F. Scolavino

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"If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember this whole thing was started by a mouse." -- Walt Disney, Animator, Film Producer

Quote Of The Year

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? [Christmas] came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
—Dr. Seuss (1904-1991); writer, cartoonist

Quote Of The Day

“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.”

—G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936); writer, critic

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"When the solution is simple, God is answering."
-- Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

Kid Favorite

ANother Favorite

A favorite from this past year!

Oak Island Sunset

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"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort."
-- Jesse Owens, Olympic Athlete

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"Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you'll have left is your character"
-- Vince Gill, Musician

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"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents."
~James Madison

Red Cliff Marina Sunrise! Summer 08'

Bayfield Marina Sunrise

Quote Of The Day

"Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress."
-- Nicholas M. Butler, American Philosopher

Save The Date

Did a 'Save the date' image for a client, and to be honest, I had never heard of the term 'Save the date!', until Savanna and Brandon clued me in...

Anyway I did the card design...you're looking what we started with on the bottom and the finished product at the top!

Quote Of The Day

“Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end.”
—Dr. Thomas Dooley (1927-1961); physician of the US Navy

Those that won't be counseled can't be helped.

~Ben Franklin

Quote Of The Day

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”

—Gail Devers (b.1966); three-time Olympic 100 meter champ

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"It's good to have money and the things money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things money can't buy.
- George Horace Lorimer

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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."

-- Christopher Reeve, Actor

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"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

~George Washington

Keegan Riley

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"My father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world."
-- William Rosenberg, Dunkin Donuts founder

another image...

More images of Savanna & Brandon...

Savanna & Brandon

Spent some time at the Como Park Conservatory with Brandon & Savannah for engagement images! Good Call, Savannah! We had alot of fun and I'll include some outdoor images later on...Oh Yea! Wedding is coming up quick...May 2nd!

New Snow!

Quote Of The Day

“As for courage and will we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead. ”
—Andre Norton (1912-2005), novelist

Quote Of The Day

"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them."
- George Bernard Shaw

You can’t control others’ acts, but you can control your reaction to their acts, and that is what counts most to you.

No one can make you feel any negative emotion-fear, anger, or inferiority-without your express permission. There will always be people who find perverse enjoyment in upsetting others, or who simply play upon your emotions so that they can use you for their own selfish purposes. Whether or not they are successful depends entirely upon you and how you react to their negative behaviors. When you are forced to deal with such people, recognize from the outset that they are trying to upset you, not because of something you may have done to them, but because of some problem they have with themselves. Tell yourself: "This isn’t about me. I will not allow this person to upset me. I am in control of my emotions and my life."
-Napoleon Hill

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“Character is the total of thousands of small daily strivings to live up to the best that is in us.”
—A. G. Trudeau (1903-1991); former General of the US Army

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'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.!"

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“If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.”
—Beryl Markham (1902-1986); adventurer, author

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It appears that Nature often knocks individuals down with adversity in order to learn who among them will get up and make another fight!
~Napoleon Hill

Quote Of The Day

Positive Thinking Versus Positive Knowing

You always act in a matter consistent with your beliefs. The most important belief system you can build is a prosperity consciousness where you absolutely believe that you are going achieve your financial goals. We call this positive knowing versus positive thinking. Positive thinking can sometimes be wishing or hoping. But positive knowing is when you absolutely know that no matter what, you will be successful.

Sannibel Island Engagements

Quote Of The Day

“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.”
—Lucy Larcom (1824-1893); poet

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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ”
—John F. Kennedy (1917-1963); thirty-fifth President of the United States

Remembering Summer

Quote Of The Day

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
—Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), writer, cartoonist

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"Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us." Thomas Paine

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"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open."
-- Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor

Quote Of The Day

"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem."

-- Henry Kissinger, secretary of state

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"The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself."
-- Bo Bennett, Author

Quote Of The Day

"The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness."
-- Lee Iacocca, Auto Executive

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"I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."
-- John D. Rockefeller

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"I don't believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing."
-- Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president

Strength Grows Out of Struggle

Strength Grows Out of Struggle

by Napoleon Hill

Struggle is a clever device through which Nature compels Humanity to develop, expand, and progress. Struggle is either an ordeal or a magnificent experience, depending on the attitude with which one approaches it. Success is impossible without it. Life, from birth to death, is literally an unbroken record of ever-increasing, unavoidable struggle. Our education is cumulative—we get it a little at a time from every experience we encounter. “Do the thing,” said Emerson, “and you shall have the power.” “Meet struggle and master it,” says Nature, “and you shall have strength and wisdom sufficient for all your needs. ”The strongest trees of the forests aren’t those most protected but those that must struggle against other trees—and surmount them—for survival. My grandfather was a wagon maker. In clearing his land for crops, he always left a few oaks standing in the open field where they were exposed to the full heat of the burning sun and the blasts of the wind. As a result, these trees were far tougher than average. It was the timber from them that he used for wagon wheels, bending them into arc-shaped segments without fear they would break. Struggle similarly toughens the human spirit for the buffeting of life. Most people go through life following the line of least resistance wherever a choice lies open to them. They fail to recognize that following the line of least resistance is what makes rivers crooked – and sometimes does the same for men. Once we understand the broad purpose of life we become reconciled to the circumstances which force us to struggle. As a result, we accept struggle for what it is – opportunity. The necessity for struggle forces us to move when we would otherwise stand still. And it leads us eventually to the full realization that success comes only through struggle. My first boss after I finished business college was Gen. Rufus A. Ayers, whose law business was so extensive that I often had to help him on nights and holidays. At the finish of each of these sessions, he always apologized for causing me to work overtime. But he added: “You’ve been a big help to me—but a bigger help to yourself through the experience you’ve gained this evening.” And I’ll never forget the answer I received when I once asked one of Henry Ford’s top aides for his formula for success. “I manage to get in the way of men like Mr. Ford,” he said, “and pray that when they want something done they’ll call on me.” By running to meet struggle, rather than trying to avoid it, you too can use it to help you learn, grow – and succeed.

Quote Of The Day

"I have failed over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed."
-- Michael Jordan, basketball player

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"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who sought and found out how to serve."
-- Albert Schweitzer, Humanitarian

Quote Of The Day

"Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities."
-- Napolean Hill, Motivational Writer

Quote Of The Day

Four Rules For Life: 1. Show up. 2. Pay attention. 3. Tell the truth. 4. Don't be attached to the results.

- Angeles Arrien

The Lake Superior Shark Myth!!

I realize the image of yours truly isn't very flattering, but the shark attacking my daughter is what is suppose to be seen. And "NO", there are no Lake Superior Sharks, but this was a fun photoshop image. My family and I are big sailors and love sailing our Big Lake (Superior). We also love creating images there with families and engagement couples, so If you are in the area-let us know in advance!!

Quote Of The Day

“A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.”

-Oscar Wilde

The Hendrickson Family

This is the Hendrickson family, which I've known since their 'oldest' was just 5-6 years old, right Trish? Anyway, this was this year's Holiday Portrait.

I haven't been very adept at putting my clients images online, but will make a consciuos effort to post more photographs..

Quote Of The Day

“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.“
-Abraham Lincoln

Quote Of The Day

“At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), scholar, writer, philosopher

The Dirkes Family

Quote Of The Day

"Let justice be done though the heavens should fall."

-John Adams

Quote Of The Day

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

-Sir Winston Churchill

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"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

-Benjamin Franklin

Quote of the Day

"Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were."
-- David Rockefeller

Marina Images, via Photoshop

Quote Of The Day

Unless you are the lead dog, the view is always the same!

--Overheard around a campfire, Grand Marais, MN Aug 2008

Brian, Holly & Keegan

Quote Of The Day

“Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have sacrificed part of himself to his farm or country, fought to save it, struggled to make it beautiful. Only then will the love of farm or country fill his heart.”
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), aviator, writer

Candace & Candyce

Marina Images

Quote Of The Day

"You are going to fall off a cliff trying to get a better photograph someday!"

--my loving and hopeful wife, Linda

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“Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it.”
—George Santayana (1863-1952); philosopher, poet

Candace, Candyce and Linda..."My Girls"

Taken during MEA break. The girls and I decided to spend some time in Bayfield and the Fall Colors...Beautiful!!

Kevin & Nicole, pt. 2

Quote Of The Day

“Only a life lived for others is worth living.”
—Albert Einstein (1875-1955), theoretical physicist, philosopher

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"I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way."
-- Martha Beck, Author

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"Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success."
-- Bo Bennett, Author

Quote Of The Day

“Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.”
—Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935); poet, winner of three Pulitzer Prizes

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“There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.”
—George Burton Adams (1851-1925), educator, historian

Keegan Riley

Keegan, our grandson, was photographed about an hour ago. His wonderful 'grandma linda', took this about 10 minutes before he went down for a nap....