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Category Archives: Weblogs
Nicole and David Eagan Engagement Photo Session
Nicole and David Eagan Engagement Photo Session
Having your daughter get engaged is of course outrageously exciting. You start having all these grand ideas of the future, you start making plans for the wedding and then you start thinking, how in the world are we going to make all of this happen? Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Weblogs
Tagged Eagan Engagement Photo Session, Engagement Photos
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Eagan Senior Portraits ~ Ben V
Super Fun Eagan Senior Portraits
Outing with Ben
Here we are in September in the middle of senior portrait season. This year is a particularly hot and heavy season partially because we’ve been so active in the community for so many years and many of the kids that we know from the community are graduating this year. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged Eagan Senior Portrait Photographer, Eagan Senior Portraits, Super Fun Eagan Senior Portraits
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Art Sale ~ Finally Get the Print You Have Been Wanting
HUGE LABOR DAY ART SALE!! You can’t believe it I know, but it’s already the end of summer. In the upper Midwest, that is a very big deal. It is time to start taking life, home and the office seriously … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged art, art sale, coupon code, coupon codes, discount codes, fine art, free, huge discount, labor day sale, photography, save
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Bayfield Wisconsin Photography Adventure
Many of you have been asking me questions like, “Is Questions and Answers Blog still alive?” The answer to that question may be just a little bit complicated. The old Questions and Answers blog that you have come to know and love is not going away any time soon but for the time being I have consolidated my efforts at building a new project. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged Bayfield Wisconsin, Bayfield Wisconsin Fine Art, Bayfield Wisconsin Images, Bayfield Wisconsin Photography, Bayfield Wisconsin Photography Adventure, fine art, Fine art photography, Lake Superior, Sail lake superior, Sailing, sunrise, wayne moran, Wayne Moran Fine Art Photography
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World Premiere of LetThereBeLightFineArt.com
Welcome to the World Premiere of LetThereBeLightFineArt.com
The website WayneMoran.com is functional and gets a ton of traffic but I have been getting feedback for years that it does not really display the fine art nature of my photography in a user friendly and it certainly needed a major overhaul. Instead of risking losing all of the current traffic that it gets by deleting all kinds of existing content I decided it was time to launch an entirely new website that complete focuses on my Fine Art Photography. Continue reading
Red Bull Crashed Ice 2013 St Paul MN
Red Bull Crashed Ice 2013 St Paul MN
Folks from Red Bull must really love the Twin Cities Minneapolis/St Paul because they have done so many events here Continue reading
Posted in Art, Current Affairs, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged cathedral of st paul, Crashed Ice, picture, Red Bull, Red Bull Crashed Ice 2013 St Paul MN
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Best Senior Portrait Photographer Session ~ Mallory
Many may ask who is the best senior portrait photographer in Eagan or their particular city. My answer is always the same. The person who you can enjoy working with and the person who is able to capture the personality and the essence of the senior being photographed is the best photographer. That is a grandiose way of saying, it depends. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Nature, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged Best Senior Portrait Photographer Eagan, Mallory Raymond, Senior Portrait
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Photographic Journey – Rocky Mountain National Park
Let’s be honest, nobody really wants to listen to your stories of what you did for your summer vacation. I am just being honest here. Once in a while you will be able to corner someone and sit them down and get them to look at your pictures. But for the most part that are just being nice. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Current Affairs, Heartwarming Stories, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged Calypso Cascades, Chapel on the Rock, ELK, Ouzel Falls, Rocky Mountain National Park, Saint Catherine of Siena's Chapel, Saint Malo, Saint Malo rock church, Saint Malo stone church, Water Falls, waterfalls, Wildlife
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Don’t Brag!!! A story from a proud Papa
You and I have both been told it’s not good to brag. Well I’m going to break that rule today because I have a good reason to brag at least just a little. You see my daughter Nicole Rose Moran is a gifted and talented singer. While it is true her abilities are a natural gift, she has also been working very hard to own her gift and bring it to the level of that now. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Current Affairs, Music, Weblogs
Tagged Born this way, Bruno Mars, Come away with me, Eagan High School, Just the Way you Are, Lady Gaga, Nicole Moran, Nicole Rose, Nicole Rose Moran, Norah Jones
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Google+ is dying! Do you care?
I am willing to bet that many of you, maybe even most of you have heard of Google+. I hope so, they have been advertising like crazy on TV. It might even be that you have an account. But the real question is, is anyone actually using it other than Google employees and photo geeks (I can say that because I am one)? Continue reading
First Attempts at Recording Video on the Canon 5D Mark II
I have been shooting Canon for my still photography work for quite some time now. I may actually be somewhat of an oddity because I am mostly a landscape and architecture photographer and it seems to me many people chose Nikon as their camera of choice if that is what they shoot, but I guess I started with Canon and will probably stay there unless someone gives me a stable of Nikon gear. I must admit I do lust after that 9 image auto bracket when it comes to my HDR work but that is a much different story. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Film, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged canon 5D mark II, Canon 5D Mark II how to shoot video in manual, hd video, recording video, Rode Stero Videomic Pro, Rode Videomic Pro
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Fashion Photographers MN – Diana Giebler Session
Recent Fashion Photo session – Last week the phone rang and I heard a young woman’s voice on the other end. She says hi my name is Diana and you know my father. It turns out I worked with him years ago in a prior life and I remember clearly the warmth and happiness that he brought to my days. He was a constant source for smiles and I remember those days fondly. Continue reading
License Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge Images
Many of you continue to request the rights to use various selections of my Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge images. With this in mind I have decided to set up a little micro stock capability where you can go ahead and license any of these images for a set fee. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business/Marketing, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged License Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge Images, minneapolis stone arch bridge, photos of Minneapolis, pictures of minneapolis Minnesota, stone arch Minneapolis, stone bridge
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Graffiti Graveyard Duluth MN
Have you ever heard of the concept Graffiti Graveyard? I did a little Google search to see if this was a common name and if there were places like this throughout the country or even throughout the world but all I have not come up with anything. So this must be something peculiar to the City of Duluth Minnesota. Continue reading
World Encounter – A Tapestry of Tanzania
I do not know about you, but I have always had an interest or maybe even a passion to be involved with two special types of aide organizations. The first one is the type of agency that brings clean water to small desperate communities throughout the world and the second is the type of organization or ministry that provides micro loans to tiny entrepreneurs around the world. Well World Encounter http://worldencounter.org/ is this second type of organization and I was contacted by my great friend Stephanie Gates to see if I would be the photographer for their fundraising event. I said yes in a heartbeat, even before I check my schedule. This whimsical scheduling methodology luckily even worked out for me this time so I was indeed able to go. Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Art, Business/Marketing, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Heartwarming Stories, Photography, Religion, Weblogs
Tagged A Tapestry of Tanzania, aide organization, business, christian, christian ministry, curt rosen, Eagan Photographer, micro loans, microloans, ministry, pictures, Tanzania, World Encounter
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Canvas Prints
If you have never tried printing huge canvas prints, now just might be the time.
I was contacted by the industries Brendan at Easy Canvas Prints to see if I would do a review on their canvas prints. I immediately agreed because I have never printed any of my images large on canvas and it was high time that I got it done. So I jumped at the chance to create a canvas print.
Easy Canvas Prints (http://www.easycanvasprints.com/) offers high quality, gallery-ready prints at an affordable price. I was a bit overwhelmed with the possibilities that could be created. But not only that, Easy Canvas Prints also offers an extensive idea gallery (http://www.easycanvasprints.com/idea-gallery/) – a wedding picture, a beach picture from our recent trip to North Carolina, a picture of the pups or a nice family photo. The possibilities are endless. I knew I wanted to keep my canvas landscape related or something to do with fine art. I knew just the image, the pier shot for North Carolina!! Most excellent. Continue reading
Cool Sr Portraits in Minneapolis
This past week a woman contacts me with an emergency email, “Help this is an emergency.” “Senior portraits are due on October 14th and I do not have them done yet. Can you help me?” Well luckily I had Saturday morning open and I knew it was going to be a gorgeous fall day so I was all over it. Continue reading
Caponi Art Park Medieval Fair 2011
If you are from the south east metro region of the twin cities you have to be at least slightly familiar with the Caponi Art Park http://www.caponiartpark.org .
If you are not familiar, let me bring you up to speed.
Caponi Art Park provides opportunities for reflective experiences as well as active participation in a variety of programs. The Art Park welcomes over 15,000 visitors each year. Visitors enjoy a quiet and peaceful atmosphere as they walk the trails and take in the art. The Art Park’s most prominent features include miles of wooded walking trails, a one-of-a-kind Sculpture Garden and the Theater in the Woods outdoor amphitheater.
A 60-acre sculpture in itself, the Art Park serves as a backdrop to cultural programs and educational offerings. Programs include the Summer Performance Series, Family Fun Tuesdays, Shakespeare Festival, Medieval Fair, Poets in the Park and Guided Tours. Continue reading
The Beauty of North Carolina Beaches
The Beauty of North Carolina Beaches
I love the beach, it’s plain and simple. I do not think I have ever seen an ugly one. Ok, one that is polluted or something is less than attractive but even one like that still has that rugged allure to it. So now you know I love the beach. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Current Affairs, Heartwarming Stories, Photography, Travel, Weblogs
Tagged art, beach, beauty, fishing, North Carolina, North Carolina Beaches, photography, pictures for sale, pier, sunrise, waterspout
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Summary of webinar – Dan Zarrella, The Science of Social Media
I just listened to Dan Zarrella, The Science of Social Media
The Science of Social Media Marketing
In the seminar he is summarizing his free book here.
Zarrellas Hierarchy Contagiousness Engineering
This is a summary of this conversation. Continue reading
Posted in Business/Marketing, Current Affairs, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Tagged Dan Zarrella, internet marketing, marketing, social media, The Science of Social Media
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Sr. Portrait Session: Krista from Eastview High School
Some moments in life seem almost perfect. For a sr. portrait photographer that often time means having the opportunity to work with a handsome young man or a charming young lady. Especially when that person really has that spark of live, that enthousiasme pour la vie. Well I had that opportunity recently and Krista is such a person. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged applevalley mn, Eagan, eagan mn, portrait photographer, sr portrait, sr portrait photographer, sr portraits
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Waterspout Carolina Beach NC 8/18/2011
Waterspout Carolina Beach NC 8/18/2011
It was a gorgeous morning on Carolina beach and we were hanging out at the pool and then we noticed that the weather was changing a bit. The sky was darkening, the wind was coming up and all the colors of the sky were changing.. Then we noticed the waterspout… It was incredible to see… Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged Carolina Beach, NC, North Carolina, tornado, waterspout
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U2 Minneapolis 2011 – The 360 Tour
U2 Minneapolis 2011 – The 360 Tour
This may have been the concert of a life time.
There is a reason why U2 has experienced such huge success and career longevity in this crazy music industry when many bands can’t sell any albums (ok cds, dvds or mp3s) and most bands cannot fill up a giant venue. That reason is showmanship and respect for the audience. U2 puts on a show that will blow your mind, and probably your ears also (my ears are still ringing). Continue reading
Posted in Art, Music, Photography, Weblogs
Tagged 360 tour, minneapolis, pictures, U2, u2 concert, wayne moran
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Adventures on the Light Rail – The Sales Guys
Would you agree with me that sometimes sales guys can have a questionable reputation? I do not know, there is just something about some of them that I can not quite put my finger on. Maybe the thing is I sense that I can not really trust some of them. I have many friends and family members that are indeed great people and great sales people so this does not implicate every single sales person but there maybe some generalizing wisdom that might be gleaned from this experience. Maybe hearing some recent conversations among sales men on the train, better known as the light rail, just maybe these conversations will give us some valid reasons for those queasy feelings in out stomach when dealing with some sales people. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Heartwarming Stories, Literature, Travel, Weblogs, Wisdom
Tagged Adventure, Adventures on the Light Rail, light rail, lrt, minneapolis, sales guys, sales men, wisdom
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The Influence of the Chief Tecumseh Poem
The Influence of the Chief Tecumseh Poem
You may recall sometime back we had posted about the Chief Tecumseh poem that we had become aware of from the Act of Valor movie. Well we just recently received a note from an active duty soldier that I had to share with you. Continue reading →