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Portraiture, Pet Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography Stephanie Richer Photography Portraiture, Pet Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography Stephanie Richer Photography

Dock Dog

Scout is a young and beautiful blond Golden Retriever, who dyed tail also makes her a fashion influencer! If photographing a retriever, I think a dock setting is ideal: it shows the setting that the breed was meant to work in, jumping into the water to retrieve water fowl. Pet photography for the win! A portrait of a gorgeous dog!

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His Eminence, Justin Cardinal Rigali

While I consider all of my subjects to be people of stature and importance, it is not often I am given the opportunity to create a portrait for a man who has both seen history and played an active role in it. My study of Justin Cardinal Rigali, one of the loveliest prelates of the Catholic Church.

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Retelling the Myth of Prometheus

Marisa Mitchell, aka Mars, is a kickass artisan, working in metal, concrete, and glass. I visited her in her metal workshop to do an environmental portrait of this woman handling fire, thus retelling the myth of Prometheus - spolier alert: this time the gods are beaten.

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Celebrate Your Child's Talent

Scout is a girl willing to take on learning to play the violin - and that’s no small feat! Her accomplishment is celebrated through a portrait. What a way to tell your child “You make us proud” and “Well done!”

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Matias

While helping a friend with a stylized wedding shoot at Jackson Terminal in Knoxville, I did some portrait work of Matias Yanez Cortez.  Matias is a natural in front of the camera.

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