Paul Lender

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Left of Center Photography is simple, relaxed, fun photography that captures clients being themselves. The studio comes to you so that your photos are in the places that are part of your memories.

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The Boys of Summer

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Is there anything better than taking in a ball game on a warm summer night?   Tonight I finally got to see my team, the LoC Ducks, on the field for the first time this season.  The guys played tough, but fell short by a run.  Doesn’t matter that much.  They had fun and got to hang out with their buddies for a couple of hours.  Playing the dirt, spitting sunflower seeds and, at this age, probably some slightly inappropriate jokes on the bench. Getting pretty much like the Bigs if you ask me.

The Wind-up!

Clutch Hit

Man on Second

Safe!

Friends on the Field

I’ve been sponsoring my kid’s teams for the past couple of years – soccer, t-ball, softball, baseball. It’s a good way to give back to the city leagues. I don’t feel guilty about not coaching if I’m footing part of the bill for the team! ;) And since I’m not coaching I get to shoot more of the action so expect lots of photos this summer – maybe not here in the blog – but over at the LoC Facebook page (become a fan!)

My Team

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Soccer season started today.  Team LoC didn’t get off to bad start.  The boys played tough in 0-3 loss.

The Player

And they had fun!

Personal Post – First Day of School

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Well, summer vacation has come to an end in these parts and the kids headed back to school this morning.   I, on the other hand, took a vacation day so that I could have the house all to myself!

First Day!

Accessories

Gym Shoes

Waiting

Paige Carter

Ready for a Senior Portrait!

Bus Stop AT the Bus Stop

Off The Go

Riding on the BusGoof ball!

Field of Dreams – Summer 2010

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

The Mitey Mite Little League team  I sponsor made it all the way to the championship game this year.  Their reward was to play at Classic Park – the home of the MLB Minor League Lake County Captains.

Summer of 2010

I owe these guys a lot of thanks. They brought all us all along for a fun ride on hot summer nights. Easily one of the best coaching experiences I’ve ever had. The guys I coached with were great. The parents of these young kids were great. It was just fun and that was because everybody involved was just there to have a good time.

Since I coach, I don’t often get to take any pictures of them in action and nothing was different on this night. Once the game started I had to hand the camera over to my wife. I did take the pregame time to snap off a few shots of the kids though.

This is my son looking just a little focused. Or he’s sick of me taking his picture….

Attitude

Batter

The crew for the Captain’s went all out too. They had us up on the Jumbotron. Too bad they didn’t tell us how to put out team names on the board. I guess Bay Village and Strongsville played the day before us.

Jumbotron!

And that’s me coaching first base. Most of my duties consisted of yelling “run, Run, RUN!”. Occasionally, I’d switch it up to “Go! GO! GO!”

On Base

Thanks again to all the parents, coaches and kids involved. It was a great season!

Cousins – It’s a Tradition

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Every year, just before the Fourth of July, we get our kids and our nephews together to take a pictures of them all for the grandparents.  It’s tradition.  You don’t mess with that, right?

The whole group is six kids all under eight years old – ranging from two to eight for realz (my wife just told me I was using “actually” too much).   How hard is it to get eight kids to look at you?

Not Interested

Actually (doh!), it’s not as bad as that looks. I was testing out the lighting and told them to relax.

Here is what’s cool about photographer’s kids. I just put mine on the log and got it one shot.

Attitude

For me, the best shots came at the end of the session. I told them to just play. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – nothing beats taking a picture of a child just being a child.

What are you looking at?

Toes and Rocks

And, ACTUALLY, that’s all I have to say in the post.

 

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