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November 2009 |
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep."
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~ Scott Adams |
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| Fascinating Beauty - Gallery Online |
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With tremendous support of many reading this newsletter, my family and wife, Fascinating Beauty experienced a warm welcome at its opening in October. Special thanks goes to Amy Lambert and CI|Creative Space for hosting the show. |
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| Holiday Family Portraits |
As you plan your holiday gatherings consider a family portrait at your home by yours truly. I offer two packages:
ONE - the Curt Swanke Special where I come in and shoot the whole family in less than 15 minutes of everybody being there.
TWO - A comprehensive family portrait and a variety of individuals and individual families.
The Thanksgiving Holiday was quite busy and I expect Christmas to be the same. I am generally available before Christmas through the early afternoon of December 30. I eagerly look forward to capturing a special moment in your family's history. See sample gallery. |
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US Wedding Project |
US Wedding Project featured in Examiner Story by Judy Rosella Edwards
A new professional goal for me is to photograph a wedding in every state of the Union.
To help achieve this goal I will provide a standard wedding package, a $1500 value,
to the first couple in each state who e-mails me stating why their wedding best represents their state.
Travel and hotel costs will apply, Illinois, Indiana & Oregon are already represented.
See the map & more information |
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Need photography, web creation or marketing help? - e-mail Jeff |
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Weddings, Weddings Weddings
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Summer weddings seemed a little slow but the celebrations definitely picked up in September and October.
As you head into the holiday season and you learn of relatives getting married, do your relative and me a favor
by having them check out my wedding opportunities at www.jeffmcsweeney.com.
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Portraits |
Senior Portraits, Business Portraits, Personal Portraits
I LOVE people above all as my photographic subjects - portraits and weddings really fill my soul!
Here are 5 highlights over the past few months.
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Illinois Inns and Bed & Breakfasts |
Illinois Bed & Breakfasts are rich in their hospitality and distinction of each owner.
I have been blessed with visiting and photographing a number of locations this year and meeting amazing people.
If you have not taken the plunge I encourage you to visit the Illinois B&B website, or check out one of the Inns I have photographed below.
The Irish Inn
in the Heart of the Shawnee Forest
Located in the south east corner of Illinois, the hosts know and love the area and encourage opportunities to explore the forest and communities along the Ohio River.
Irish Inn website
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Market Street Inn
Taylorville
Featured in a home just a block from the square, this home
was built by the Hoover family in 1892, 400 years after
Columbus discovered America.
Market Street Inn website
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Thanks to a very generous friend who lived in Alaska for 10 years, I was treated to ten days of Alaska from a residents point of view.
My trip in early August centered around the Anchorage area as shown in this Google Map.
The full gallery of edited images, with commentary may be viewed at the Alaska! Gallery.
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"Celebrating Introversion"
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As part of my Fascinating Beauty project I was honored to meet Tonia Collins who needed a cover photo for her book, "Celebrating Introversion."
Check out the book at Tate Publishing.
Tonia is working on the next book in her series - "How to Date an Introvert." If you have stories you would like to share as the introvert or dating the introvert please e-mail them to Tonia. They may end up in the book. |
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Staci Barrett - Photo Film |
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I love to brag about my students. I wish I could take credit for their success but I am confident many of them already exceed my talents. The creation of this 'Photo Film' is just one such an example. |
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