Calendar Says Spring is Here!

Calendar says so....but this image created just weeks ago conveys a different message.

Created on Madeline Island, WI in mid-February by my lovely Bride, Linda.

NEVER SAY NEVER

NEVER SAY NEVER

There is no such thing as no chance. Don't think about the things you can't do. Think about the things you can do. No matter what the level of your ability is, you have more potential than you can ever develop in a lifetime. You have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could do. There are no limitations to what you can do except the limitations of your own mind. Your range of available choices right now is limitless. Look at things as they can be.

Christa & Dan, Bayfield, WI

“FOCUS ON YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST”

Your future is a big adventure. Prepare for your future don’t live in the past. Savor your good memories,use any bad ones as lessons in life.
Carve out a niche for yourself in your imagined future. Think, feel and see yourself as successful. To achieve any goal in life, you need to project your end result. Think of the elation, the satisfaction, the joy you’ll feel. Carry these ecstatic feelings with you every dayand they’ll bring your desired goals into view.
Sooner or later, you can win if you think you can. The cards you are dealt in lifeare less important than the way you play them. Everyday you’re offered a new deal and new cards.

Attitude

Seems to me that business success – or any success – is determined principally by one thing – your attitude to what is happening around you. Life is, after all, what happens while you’re making other plans. I clearly remember seeing the following on someone’s cubicle wall, which captured exactly what I thought:
ATTITUDE
by: Charles Swindoll (www.insightforliving.org)

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.

Kamini & Daryl, Duluth, MN

Kamini & Daryl were married ain Superior, WI and reception was at Canal Park in Duluth, MN. A Beautiful Bride made every image a ‘Winner’. Thanks You Daryl and Kamini.

Brad & Sue, Duluth, MN

An example of our "Page Design" service that is available on all of our wedding albums we produce.

Sue and Brad were married in Duluth, MN. THis was a fun wedding with lots of great ops to capture images, especially along Duluth's waterfront at Canal Park.

Mike & Melissa, Sanibel Island, FL

Was fortunate recently to capture a couple od engagement's while vacationing on Florida's Gulf Coast.
We created this image on Sanibel Island early one morning; having to decided to photograph's in Florida before their summer, Minnesota Wedding.

Sue & Brad

Brad and Sue, married in Duluth on a nice warm August Day. Resulting iamges and album are quite beautiful and it turns out Sue is a pretty good sailor! http://www.thompsonportraitdesign.net/gallery/suebrad/pages/A.html

"Sunset On North Bay, Oak Island"

Taken Fourth of July Weekend, while on the hook with Friends Bob & Eileen, Geno and his pooch Franc. Looking toward the west towards Duluth. Later that night we sat on the beach and enjoyed a campfire and watched the lightning storm over the Canadien Border, several miles to the north.

"Last Morning at the Marina"

We moved our sailboat from Buffalo Bay to Roy's Point the night before...waited till morning to fuel-up and do the last minute winterizing work...Haul-out is always a sad time....meaning the season is over.

The sky looked like it might show some interesting color, so I grabbed my Canon and waited...watched the early morning show and captured images like this one.

"If They Knew"

Created this image for a mom's Day gift...we included images that were with her sister (Post Later).

But this image really caught our eye, since his smirk told us the story...

Forest Sentinel

I photographed this Grey Owl on my way home to Bayfield. This graceful creature flew across the road in front of me and I decidfed, since I’ve got a camera with me, to turn around and attempt a shot. After what seemed like an hour, it finally posed for and flew off about three minutes later.
My friend Harvey Schafer took advantage of a painting technique and finished this image for me. Thanks Harv!!

Spring Fawn

This poor little girl was photographed near the marina at the Buffalo Bay Yacht Club, Bayfield, WI. We’re not sure what happened with her, but she never moved far from this tall grassy area….seemed to be looking for mom. Was taken with a long lense to prevent getting to close.

Jaimee & Alex, February 23, 2008

This was an image from last weeks wedding at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church.

Photographed from a low angle help to add dimension to the image while keeping it balanced with the Bride and Groom.

Jaimee & Alex were super to photograph and the resulting images helped set the tone for the upcoming wedding season.