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wuwm headshots

andystenz — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:43:31 +0000

I had the privilege of shooting a series of headshots for 89.7 WUWM the other week. Since I basically only listen to WUWM, I was excited to meet all of the on-air personalities.

We did one high key B&W and one color setup for each of the talent, and then a few group shots. The B&W’s are going to be used in the reception area and the color and group shots may be used in a variety of places.

At one point with the large group shot, my ears were on overload. Because I listen to WUWM all the time and know their voices, when we were getting organized and everyone was talking it sounded like there were 10 different radios on at once!

Here’s a composite of my favorites of the B&W headshots:

From L to R, top to bottom:
Bob Bach, Bob Reitman
Bonnie North, Susan Bence
Mitch Teich, Amanda Shalhoub
Stephanie Lecci, Tom Luljack
Marti Mikkelson, Marge Pitrof
Erin Toner, Dan Harmon
Ann-Elise Henzl, LaToya Dennis

samantha’s pewaukee senior photos

andystenz — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:07:37 +0000

Here’s some shots from Samantha’s senior photos session. We had a great time shooting at and around their house the other day. Many blessings on your senior year in school Sam!

the boys club

andystenz — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:07:53 +0000

A few years ago, three couples we knew each had a baby boy. Those boys are turning three this year and I was able to spend some time capturing two of them recently. These little guys sure have a special place in my heart. They all have really adorable younger sisters also, but this one’s for the boys.

I probably got him in trouble on this one. His mom said to stop but when she left I told him to do it again (because I wanted to capture it!) Sorry Kate! ;-)

teia’s cedarburg senior photos

andystenz — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:21:36 +0000

Spring is here, the weather is warmer and the sun is hanging around a bit longer. That means I’m finally ready to get out to start doing some photo sessions (I guess I’m more like a brown bear than a polar bear in winter…)

These shots are from Teia’s Senior Photos session. We shot up in Cedarburg and had a beautiful March morning and a great time. Teia is thinking about studying photography in school and so we got to talk cameras a lot of the time, which is a blast and always makes time fly.

published – drake university

andystenz — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:17:29 +0000

Drake University’s impressive alumni magazine contacted me last fall about a photo shoot for a local alum here in Waukesha. It was a neat opportunity to photograph this lawyer, who is one of the nations leading defense lawyers in large scale fire and explosion lawsuits. We had a great weather and good time chatting as we shot outside the Waukesha Historical Museum.

jessica + yaser’s waukesha engagement photography

andystenz — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:27:07 +0000

I had the pleasure of shooting Jessica and Yaser tonight. They came to me for an engagement session, although they’ve been married for a few years already. Theirs is a fun story of a courtroom wedding and an upcoming wedding ceremony. This was a really nice couple, who was a pleasure to shoot. I wish them the best in the (continued) marriage.

little boy blue

andystenz — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:59:26 +0000

These two shots were from a photo session last week. It was a windy day, yet we were able to get out to the beach for a bit. I loved the blues throughout the day.

self portrait

andystenz — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:14:16 +0000

Jess was giving me a haircut outside and I was enjoying how the sun was hitting my face in the mirror.

jess smiles for the new camera

andystenz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:12:04 +0000

I purchased a new camera the other day, the D300! So, needless to say, I’ve been playing with it a lot. And since it’s been nice (finally!) I’ve been outside a lot. Here’s a shot from the park we were hanging out at the other day. I couldn’t get the 50mm to really focus on the D40 (I know it’s not AF, I mean I couldn’t even really manually focus it) but it’s super sharp on the D300 (it’s actually the old AI lens, so it’s still manual on the D300 as well!).

head shot of jess

andystenz — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:16:02 +0000

Happy Easter! I hope the lenten season was meaningful for you! This has become one of my favorite photos of my wife. We took it at home during some off camera flash tests. I don’t remember all the strobist info except to say umbrella in front and bare strobe behind.

who’s taking the pictures here?

andystenz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:25:27 +0000

This little guy was a blast during his photo session. I gave him this point and shoot to play with so he felt comfortable with me taking his picture (since he was taking mine). It worked well and I got this shot out of it to boot.