27th Annual Chefs' Sampler

Once a year, some of the best restaurants in town band together in support of the Children's Home Society of Florida.  Yes, food is what brings us together...And this year, the 27th Annual Chefs' Sampler brought together some 2,500 food lovers and good-time-havers!

Hosted by FSU Seminole Head Coach Jimbo Fisher and wife Mrs. Candi Fisher, this event went down in the books as a great success!

I hope you enjoy the snippet of photos here on the blog, and you're welcome to check out the rest here:
http://www.leehowellphoto.com/Clients/Events/27th-Annual-CHS-Chefs-Sampler/

For more information on how you can positively impact a child's life, please visit:
http://www.chsfl.org/Home

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I love helping friends and family with camera advice...And quite often I get asked questions like: How does this work?  What mode should I use?  Is it too dark or am I just not doing something right?  How did you get that shot?

Those are all great questions, and each answer is typically rooted in the fundamental building blocks of photography and camera operation.

I've spent a lot of time and money over the years educating myself on these principles...No matter how much you learn in a book or in a class though, most of your applied knowledge will come from making mistakes...And boy, have I made a bunch over the years!  :-P

Now I want to share what I've learned with others who may be struggling with their cameras!

This course is going to be geared towards the non-professional audience...Mothers who want to take better day-to-day photos of their families; Amateurs who need a firmer grasp on what their camera can do; The person who scratches their head at all those choices:  Av, Tv, M, P...Can I pick a vowel?!

We'll go over things like ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance, Camera Modes, Lighting, How to hold a camera (AKA...How NOT to hold a camera) and many more topics!  We'll talk about how to manage your photos and what you can do with them once you have them saved to your computer.

But what happens when you leave our class and set forth with camera in-hand on your first attempt to get that shot of the cat pawing at your dog, or your son getting on the bus for his first day of school?!  Will you remember everything?!

Yes!  You better!  Because after you learn the basics, we're going to spend an hour one-on-one - You, your camera, me and a photographic obstacle course!  When we're finished, you won't dread picking up that camera and not knowing which button does what...

So shoot me an email or give me a call!  Let's get your name on the list and the camera in your hands! :-)

Jacqui & Patrick

My wife & I met up with Jacqui & Patrick at Maclay Gardens this past Saturday...I was forewarned that Patrick might be a little camera shy, so I came with my bag of tricks.  But we never saw a hint of that as we progressed through the shoot...Perhaps because his shyness was overtaken by being so head-over-heels in love with Jacqui!

Set to marry in March at Mission San Luis, it was truly a pleasure being able to capture these moments between the two...And here's to many more to come!

For now, just a very quick preview! :-)

Basic Camera Class

I love helping friends and family with camera advice...And quite often I get asked questions like: How does this work?  What mode should I use?  Is it too dark or am I just not doing something right?  How did you get that shot?

Those are all great questions, and each answer is typically rooted in the fundamental building blocks of photography and camera operation.

I've spent a lot of time and money over the years educating myself on these principles...No matter how much you learn in a book or in a class though, most of your applied knowledge will come from making mistakes...And boy, have I made a bunch over the years!  :-P

Now I want to share what I've learned with others who may be struggling with their cameras!

This course is going to be geared towards the non-professional audience...Mothers who want to take better day-to-day photos of their families; Amateurs who need a firmer grasp on what their camera can do; The person who scratches their head at all those choices:  Av, Tv, M, P...Can I pick a vowel?!

We'll go over things like ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed, White Balance, Camera Modes, Lighting, How to hold a camera (AKA...How NOT to hold a camera) and many more topics!  We'll talk about how to manage your photos and what you can do with them once you have them saved to your computer.

But what happens when you leave our class and set forth with camera in-hand on your first attempt to get that shot of the cat pawing at your dog, or your son getting on the bus for his first day of school?!  Will you remember everything?!

Yes!  You better!  Because after you learn the basics, we're going to spend an hour one-on-one - You, your camera, me and a photographic obstacle course!  When we're finished, you won't dread picking up that camera and not knowing which button does what...

So shoot me an email or give me a call!  Let's get your name on the list and the camera in your hands! :-)

New Maternity Session Offer!

Back in February, our local photographer's guild had Damon Feccit as our guest speaker...His program focused on a style of maternity progression photos that he's become famous for, and how to capture that same look and feel on our own!

Well...About that same time, everyone we know got pregnant! Must be something in the water :-P

We asked our friends Morgan & Marjan if they would be willing to pose in multiple sessions over the next nine months to get a sample for potential clients - When they saw what the finished product would look like, they were all for it! I can't thank Marjan enough for taking time out of her busy schedule to make this a reality!

In case it's not immediately obvious how awesome it was to literally watch this project GROW...It was amazing! So much fun to see the subtle changes from session to session and know that as the baby grew, they were preparing to welcome baby Olivia into the world as proud first-time parents! :-)

HOW CAN YOU GET STARTED?!
Well...I'll skip step one....

If this approach of photographing your pregnancy looks like something you might be interested in, contact me ASAP! The sooner we can get started, the better!

We'll meet each month of your pregnancy, and once more when the baby's arrived! Your total investment would be $400 with the option to pay in installments...When we're all finished, you'll receive a custom-designed ready-to-hang canvas print of your progression! For an additional $75, I will arrive after delivery to photograph those first few moments of your new family!