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Madelyn and Makeup

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:41:16 +0000

If Madelyn ever walks up to you and asks you to please give her makeup back, it’s because we threw it away and told her that you stole it… Just play along. Thanks.

It’s been a while since the last post. Things have gotten a little busy.

And one shot of Mackenzie.

Find us on Facebook

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:27:05 +0000

Many of you have already found the Mark Leonard Imaging fan page on Facebook. If you haven’t, do a search for it in Facebook and you’re sure to find it.

Here are a few photos that I never got a chance to blog in December. Jill’s brother, Brad was out for a visit and we thought we’d introduce Mackenzie to snow.

Photography: A Fascinating Business Community

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:30:02 +0000

When you’re running a business, you inevitably have to consider your competition. Increased competition puts pressure on a business. It would be easy for photographers to look at each other only as competitors. To some degree, we are competitors. But I’ve been surprised to find that photographers are much more interested in learning from each other and helping each other realize a common dream than they are in squashing one another.

Jeff and Erin Youngren were one of my first introductions to the generosity of the photographer community. The Youngrens have built a very successful business through the combination of their artistic talent and their huge love for people. A year ago, they were kind enough to invite me to one of their weddings. They didn’t have to invite me. They didn’t need me there, and in fact, they took a huge risk by allowing me to come. It was a 100% selfless thing to do, and they did it so that another photographer could get better.

Thank you, Jeff and Erin for being enthusiastic mentors to Jill and me in our photography business. We love the photographs from our session with you and we can’t wait to finally have great family photos up on our wall. You guys are awesome!

Foodie Night – Spain

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:24 +0000

It’s important to me that our friends know how much we appreciate their unique talents. To that end, I take it upon myself to devise ways in which I might show my appreciation. Several of my friends – Julie In’t Hout, Ben Slagter, and my cousin Jeremiah – happen to be excellent with food. What better way to encourage them than to bring them all together and have them feed me? None. So, this weekend we all got together around their Spanish food creations and enjoyed ourselves. All of them worked very hard to research and prepare Spanish tapas for our families. But none worked as hard as I to be sure to eat more food than one ought to, and to direct complimentary gestures and satisfied groans of contentment toward the chefs the whole evening long.

To my friends who made all of that delicious food… you’re welcome.

Remembering Joyce DeKock

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:53:31 +0000

She and Russ were the first people to invite us over for dinner when we arrived in California eight years ago. Jill and I have remained in California largely because of the kindness and hospitality that Joyce and Russ and others like them have shown us from the beginning. She and her family started us down the path of planting ourselves deeply into this community and we are forever grateful to them for it.

Joyce was also one of the first people to believe in Mark Leonard Imaging. I was privileged to take her son’s senior portraits when I started the business, and honored to be given the opportunity to do a family session with them later that same year. Before Thanksgiving, Joyce spent time with Jill and me to help us do a better job of setting up the books for Mark Leonard Imaging. She was not only knowledgeable, but abundantly generous with her time and resources.

We grieve not for Joyce, because we know that she is in heaven in the presence of God through the grace of our savior, Jesus Christ. We grieve only for ourselves because this world has lost a beautiful person, a capable woman, and a kind-hearted friend. We will miss you.

Mackenzie at 7 months

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:47:07 +0000

Mackenzie seems to have grown up a lot just in the last couple of weeks. She was very happy for this little photo session. It was a lot of fun!

Up Next… Guess Who!

admin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:49:41 +0000

Golf Mayhem – Day 2 Scores

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:15:07 +0000

DeDoes wins the 2-day tournament and DeBo closes the day in the lead. After three rounds of Mayhem, DeBo is ahead of the pack followed closely by Father and Son Hartog.

For those of you who are not familiar with Golf Mayhem, especially any of you photographers who read the blog occasionally, Golf Mayhem is an annual 3-day golf tournament that was founded by a group of teachers (including The Muscle) more than a decade ago. The participants usually have some connection with Redlands Christian School in Redlands, CA. I’ve been able to participate for the last 5-6 years although I’ve never been in striking distance of a win.

Mark Leonard Imaging would like to thank The Muscle for starting the tourney, and also Wit and Jeffrey for co-chairing this year’s event.

Golf Mayhem 2009

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:52:23 +0000

This is a long-standing tradition that I will have to explain later. For those of you who know what’s going on. Here is an up to date score card for Mayhem 2009.

Mark Leonard Imaging on Twitter!

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:16:41 +0000

For all of you tweeters out there, Mark Leonard Imaging is on Twitter. I don’t tweet incessantly, but I tweet occasionally, often about upcoming posts or photo sessions that I’m working on. And sometimes I tweet about the movies I’m watching with Jill. If you’re into Twitter already, add me to your list. If you’ve never heard of Twitter, check it out, it’s fun… (and you’ve been living under a rock).