Last week, Ginny and I went to campus to shoot Morgan Pegg’s senior pictures. Morgan had some great ideas for shots that we hadn’t done before, so we had a good time working with her on this shoot. Morgan was a natural in front of the camera. We will miss seeing her parents around Culver and wish Morgan all the best for her future.

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This past week, Ginny and I went to Culver Academies campus to shoot a senior named Sarah. What was great about this shoot, aside from Sarah’s personality, was that we got to shoot the horse Sarah rides. This took some pre-planning, as we had to be supervised for this part of the shoot (safety reasons), but it was worth it! Sarah also likes black and white shots, so we played around with some black and whites; some emphasize the white highlights and others emphasize the black highlights. Ginny suggested we do a black and white of Sarah approaching us with the horse, as Ginny wasn’t fond of the background, but liked the idea of the approach. It turned out to be one my favorite shots. We also wanted to get the riding hall in the background of a few shots, so we adjusted aperture settings to achieve that with a blur. Sarah also wore her graduation dress for some shots, so we have a great mix of her in this set. I’ve since taken the horse a bag of apples to snack on, as I was grateful for his cooperation.

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On May 16th, I photographed Culver Academy junior Bud Graham on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee. We got some great photos as the sun was actually shining, adding some color to what has been an overcast sky this Spring. (As I often do, I asked Bud to meet at the Senior Ring. When he arrived, I asked him to stand by one of the pillars in the Ring, to which, he gave me a questioning look. I then recalled that he was a junior and not allowed on the Senior Ring. As an Alumni, you’d think that I’d have remembered that.) Bud was faithful to the Culver tradition and stayed out of the ring.

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Last week I photographed, CMA senior Max Terhar on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee of Culver Academy’s campus. The sun was actually out and it was a little hot, a pleasant change considering the weather that we’ve had in Northern Indiana this Spring.

Our session was fun and relaxed as I’ve gotten to know Max this past year. He was the captain of Culver’s Prep Hockey Team and is currently the captain of the Varsity Baseball Team. Max is a terrific athlete who will go far with his skills.

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Last week I did a quick formal photo shoot with Culver Academy student Bryan DeVries in Culver’s beautiful Legion Building. This was a quick, fun photo shoot as we were going for a specific shot to match some framed photos of Bryan’s sister and brother that are already hanging in his home.

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