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    Hockey Night

    Sunday, January 31st, 2010

    Seniors

    Eleven Seniors took the ice last night for their last home game at Benedictine High School.   They played their hearts out and spent a frantic last minute trying to tie the game up, but unfortunately they ended up on the short end of the score by one goal.

    Skate

    The guys had a great season and still have a couple of games left to finish out the year. Hopefully, they’ll play those games as well as this one and when the buzzer sounds they will be on the winning side. It was great to watch them skate last night!

    Benedictine High Hockey

    Moving the Puck

    Way to go Seniors! Best of luck in the future, both on and off the ice!

    To order pictures from this event click HERE

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    An Evening at the Jennings Center

    Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

    Earlier this week I was at the Jennings Center for Older Adults to do some work.  They were dedicating a new apartment building and wanted some event coverage.  They also needed to update some of the staff head shots.  So, I arrived a couple hours early and setup shop.  First come first serve.

    I was warned ahead of time that a lot of the staff didn’t like to have their pictures taken, but then again who among us would be thrilled to line up for a corporate mugshot?  What I found, though, was a great group of good spirited people that didn’t complain a bit and they all gave perfect smiles and had a good time in the few minutes we spent together.

    Corporate Headshots

    After finishing up with the portrait work I moved across the street to cover the dedication ceremony of their newly completed St. Rita Senior Apartment buildings. Bishop Lennon from the Cleveland Catholic Diocese was in attendance to take part in the event and to bless the building. I snapped this shot as he was waiting to be called to the podium. On of my favorites from the night.

    Bishop Lennon

    It was a really nice event. People in attendance appeared to enjoy themselves. The food was really good. Of course, the Jennings Center is a beautiful campus as well.

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    Spice of Life

    Saturday, October 17th, 2009

    Last week had the good fortune to hook up with the crew from Spice of Life Catering and photograph the behind the scenes action at one of their Plated Landscapes events.    This time around the guys were at the MacKenzie Creamery in Hiram, Ohio.

    Pumpkins

    MacKenzie Creamery specializes in all natural, artisan goat cheeses and in that theme every course of the dinner that evening contained a goat cheese or cream related ingredient.

    The evening started off with a hayride and hike around the grounds, a look at the construction of the new creamery building and some  great appetizers.   When the guest returned to the home, they were greated with a final appetizer and a fabulous place setting.

    Setting

    Each course is paired with a carefully selected wine to add to the flavor of the meal.

    Wines

    I spent my time in the kitchen watching all the action and making sure to take breaks to try every plate. Hands down, the Long Island Pumpkin Bisque was my favorite course, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy the Short Rib, the Buttermilk Fried Chicken or the Tarte Tatin as well! ;)

    Prepping Plate

    Salad

    Dessert!

    If you get an opportunity to sit down to a Plated Landscapes meal, or any meal from Spice of Life, I strongly encourage you take it. These guys bring out some delicious food!

    More pictures from the event can be seen at LoC Photo!

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    Tyler said "Go!'

    Monday, August 3rd, 2009

    Team Tyler

    Team Tyler crosses the finish line during the Cleveland Triathlon on Sunday. Eleven families of children with CP took part in the race to raise money of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland.

    As the families reached out for donations I began to wonder if there was something other than money I could offer. I asked Team Tyler if I could photograph the race for them. With one parent taking part and the other watching their other children, I knew photography wouldn’t be the highest priority. My offer ended up getting presented to UCP and they wanted to know if I could shoot all the families. I didn’t even think about it. Of course I would and they could have the images to use for promotion for next years race and pass along to the other UCP families that raced that day.

    The rest of the images are HERE.

    Congrats to UCP, the racers, the volunteers and the families involved for a great event. I’d say I’m looking forward to photographing it again next year, but my wife and I are thinking of actually racing in it as part of Team Tyler! Of course, if we decided not to race, I will definitely be there with my camera in hand to capture the day again.

    Read more about Team Tyler HERE

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    Getting Sand Kicked in Your Face

    Saturday, July 18th, 2009

    I headed out to Mentor Headlands this morning to get some fresh shots of the Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse. Yeah, I’ve got a thousand or so shots of it already, but you never know what you’ll find. The lake was rough and the sky had some great clouds so maybe a masterpiece was out there waiting for me.

    I did shoot the lighthouse. Nothing I haven’t taken before, but while I was there I stumbled upon a soccer tourney that was taking place right on the beach. I guess Soccer in the Sand travels around the nation putting tournaments like this. Pretty fun to watch…and shoot!

    On the move

    Tough Defense

    Blocked!

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