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Otrok Wedding

Thank you to all of those waiting for the Otrok wedding teasers.  There are so many wonderful images it has taken longer to pull out the ones I want to display.  Plus I have been spending some quality time out of the studio with my family....so thank you again for your patience!!

Exciting Accomplishment

I am very excited to announce that I have passed all the necessary requirements for Certification by the Professional Photographers of America.  I know, you are saying OK that's great John, but why should I get excited about this?

Well, I think it is very exciting for the everyone.  It tells a client that I have the knowledge and the expertise to handle any situation and am a solid business person you can trust.  Only 3% of all professional photographers in America have this designation.  I had to pass a rigorous written exam and then submit my images for review by a certification committee as well as uphold a stringent code of conduct.  We expect certification for Doctors and dozens of other professionals why should you do business with a photographer that hasn't been tested and proven also??

Here are some of the images that I submitted.  As you can tell, some are wedding, some portrait and some commercial.

Thank you again to all my awesome clients that help make this possible!

JOHN 

 

New Wedding Website!!

Hello Everyone:

You tend, in the photography business to get known for certain parts of your work.  I photograph a variety of things but have been become known as "the wedding guy".  It is true, as much as I enjoy all my work, weddings hold a special place in my heart.  That is why I decided to launch my weddings only website to show more specifically that area of my art.

Please come and visit...tell me what you think!  Here is a teaser of some of the images that I have on the site!

Visit: www.johnleeweddings.com

 

Family

OK, so many of you who follow My Blog see a lot of other families and are probably wondering who I am.

First, I want to tell you that my wife Kim and I are normally quite guarded when it comes to our family.  We both have been in the public eye in our community at one time or another and know that has advantages and disadvantages.  So these are very personal.

The good Lord has blessed us with three fantastic children.  They keep us hopping and are our greatest joy.....and at times our greatest frustration.  But we do what we do because of them and hope like all parents that we are raising them to be the best they can be. 

I would encourage you to get family portraits done sooner rather than later.  There is always a reason not to....you wouldn't believe how long it took to get these scheduled.  Life's path takes unexpected twists and turns and when all is said and done the only people we need to answer to is God and those we love!

Take advantage of my no session fee for family portraits in March and April, you won't regret it!

 

As you can see, there is a reason I am behind the camera and NOT in front of it!
 

Awesome Photography Seminar!

I just returned from Des Moines where I attended our annual Professional Photographers of Iowa seminar.  Learned lots of great information on the art and business of photography.  I am very excited for the upcoming year and stepping out of the box and shooting emotional, romantic weddings, fun, edgy senior images and memorable family portraits!

New Display

Hello everyone:

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I want to let everyone kow that I have a display up at Uncle Nancy's Coffeehouse on the North side of the square in Newton.  It will be there August and September....enjoy a java and some fun images!  While you are on MY BLOG check out the archives and enjoy some of my work from the past year or so!

Thanks for visiting!  JOHN

*Here are a couple of examples of what I have displayed!

  

 

 

Early Bird Facebook special!

Hey seniors, if you contact me and book after a friend request on FACEBOOK before May 1st, I will give you 50% off your session fee!  Your session can be any time this year, you just have to book before MAY 1st.  Check out my senior galleries!!  The other bonus all my seniors get is I will give...that's right, give you high quality web ready images for FACEBOOK from any images you order.

If you have any questions send me a message or write on my wall!

 

Follow the facebook or website link for more info and images!

Certification

Hey I just thought I would pass along something I am excited about.  I just recieved a letter yesterday stating that I had passed the certification test for the Professional Photographers of America.  So what does that mean you ask?  It means you have a photographer who didn't just run out and buy a cheap digital camera and hung out a shingle saying...hey I am a professional.  It means that I have the knowledge and the expertise to work with clients, create beautiful art, and run a business.  Giving you the assurance, backed by the national association of professional photographers, that you are hiring QUALITY when you have me capture your most important moments.

Have a GREAT day!

May 9th '09 available!

 

I just found out that the couple who had me booked for May 9th have postponed their wedding.  If you or anyone you know is getting married on the 9th and still need a photographer, give me call.  I will offer a discount on the package of your choice!!

641.787.0267 Office

641.831.7341 Cell

Thank you,

JOHN

Read the "Book"

Hey Everyone:

I've recently ramped up my Facebook page.  It is a great way to keep in contact with old friends, make new friends and just participate in e-small talk.  Check out my photo albums, I have displayed many of the images that will be on my next website update.

I'm also going to be aksing clients if they have a Facebook account and giving them a preview of their session with teaser images on Facebook.

Here is the address to my page:   http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=897495087#/profile.php?id=1132822871&ref=name

Have fun with it!!

JOHN