Photo Meetup at Kansas Aviation Museum

Above are a couple of photographers that came to the meetup, let me introduce you to Douglas Hahn and Jennifer Le! We started the new year with a meetup at the Kansas Aviation Musuem. We had a great time and turnout, thank you to the photographers for the great shots and to the models for the beautiful poses!!

Above photograph taken by Joseph Bartell

Above photograph taken by Lena Hamilton

Above photograph taken by Kathleen Michael

Above photograph taken by Douglas Hahn

Above photograph taken by James Sanny

Above photograph taken by Joseph Bartell

Above photograph taken by Kathleen Michael

Above photograph taken by James Sanny

Above photograph taken by Lena Hamilton

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Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!!

Here a few more more Christmas photos taken at the studio, hope you enjoy!

The following photos were taken by Bengel Studios.

The following two photographs were taken by Simply Beautiful Photography.

The following two photographs were taken by My Smile Photography.

The following two photographs were taken by Captured by Chelle.

Merry Christmas!!

The following photographs were taken by Brittany Powers with Bella Vista Photography.

That's exactly what it looked like around here...

The following photograph is taken by Jay Ablah with FJA Photography.

The studio has been busy with Santa and toys and children and families and memories in the making!

The following photographs were taken by Jennifer Mason with J Mason Photography.

Santa Claus, thanks to Jenn West of PhotoJENNic Photography and Sara Eldridge of SR Photography, welcomed and posed with children and families as we kicked off the season with a bang.

The following photographs were taken by Jennifer West with PhotoJENNic Photography.

The following photographs were taken by Sara Eldridge with SR Photography.

The anticipation of the children framed in their Christmas outfits enhanced the mood and magic of the holiday.

The following photographs were taken by James Sanny and Abi Johnson with James Sanny Photography.

Shooting and Celebrating Wichita Kansas

• Working on a Flat Stanley Post Card project for my cousin's seven year old son who liv

  es in NJ, made me look for a landmark to

  represent Wichita.
  
  

  I was

  to take a picture of me and Flat Stanley, (

  a

  cut out representation) in front of a Wichita landmark and mail it to

  Aidan's school. This will show his classmates one of the plac

  es that Flat Stanley has traveled. Other friends and family members of Aidan and the other children in his class would follow suit and at the end of the year all the memories would be on display in the classroom to view his travels in awe.

  
  

  This exercise started me thinking about what places in Wichita make me think of my home town. For this exercise I chose the Wichita Union Station. Thank you photographer and videographer Douglas Hahn for the photo.

  
  
  

  

  (Above photo taken by Douglas Hahn)

  
  

  
  

  Exploration Place is designed by an internationally acclaimed

  architect Moshe Safdie of Boston. A piece of modern arc

  hitecture right here in W

  ichita.
  
  

  

  (The above two images were taken from the internet, sorry for not knowing the photographers in order to give them the credit they deserve)

  
  

  Sedgwick County Zoo

  is a na

  tiona

  lly renowned Zoo has the 17th largest collection in the United States attracting more than 500,000 visitors annually.
  
  
  

  (Above photo was taken by Rick Reitmeyer)
  
  

  

  (Above photo was taken by Bodie Engel)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Cow Town Museum.

  There are historic buildings complete with period furnishings, art objects, clothing, industrial machinery, craft tools, and farm equipment.
  
  

  
  

  (Above photo taken by Joseph Bartell)

  
  

  
  (Above photo taken by Tee Tung)

  
  

  

  (Above photo taken by Lena Hamilton)

  
  

  Keeper of the Plains. Native Wichita artist Bl

  ackbe

  ar Bosin's famous 44-foot sculpture "Keeper of the Plains" stands at the confluence of the B

  ig and Little Arkansas Rivers on land where the Wichita tribe camped a

  hundred years ag

  o.
  
  

  

  (Above photo taken by Douglas Hahn)

  
  Botanica Wichita Gardens is city-owned as part of the Wichita Park System.

  

  (Above photo taken by Smith & Hopper Photography)

  
  

  (Above photo taken by Jeremy Gillian Photography)

  
  

  Old Town District. The red-brick warehouse district of ear

  ly Wichita has been transformed into o

  ne of the city's most popular concentration of shopping, entertainment and dining possibilities.
  
  

  

  (Above photo taken by James Sanny Photography)

  
  

  

  (Above photo taken by J Mason Photography)

  
  

  What places define Wichita to you? What ar

  ea is your favorite back drop? D

  o you like to use the places mentioned above or are there other places that enhanced by memory and architecture conveys just the right atmosphere for your subjects?
  
  
  I never had senior pics done but if I could go back, these are a couple places I would like them done at...

  
  

  
  

  The Allen-Lambe House by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The access is not as eas

  y as the places mentioned above. WSU owns this property and guided tours are available by appointment only. The back yard garden is where I imagine photos to be taken at.

  
  

  (Above photo was taken from the internet)

  

  (Above photo taken by Peter Beers)

  
  

  
  

  Bank of America downtown branch. I am not sure what makes me like the atrium space so much. I wonder if it Is because I have a fondness for mezzanine levels that I am not fully aware of. I do like seeing escalators in buildings other than the mall or airport. I enjoy the art, how it is displayed, and the light as it comes in through the glass. I enjoy all of it.

  
  

  

  (Photo above taken by Margaret Roew)

  
  

  
  

  I will stop here for now. Look for the continuation of places to shoot in wichita. I invite you to share your ideas and suggestions. Help us see Wichita from your eyes.