Avant-Garde Images, Inc.

The main thing is EXPERIENCE! With weddings especially, things go wrong all the time! Newbies just don't know what to do. I once took sunset portraits in a parking lot, making sure to make the cars go black so you couldn't tell it was a parking lot. Another late bride had her formal bridal portraits in a bathroom and I blurred out the background. Just because a wedding runs late, doesn't mean you can't have beautiful pictures. We once borrowed the yellow slickers from the valet guys at a rainy wedding to showcase the crazy weather this couple had. I love to try to personalize each wedding with beautiful images! I love working with people and I love the creativity of photography! We specialize in family portraits and weddings so we are challenged on a regular basis to come up with new and exciting poses, backgrounds, lighting techniques, etc. Because I've been a photographer for such a long time, it's so gratifying to come up with cool ideas that are unique to each client. I AM SO LUCKY to live in Southwest Florida where the weather is fabulous most of the time. My business is a happy business - people getting married, coming together with the family and/or friends. It's a business full of LOVE!