This past Thursday I visited Cincinnati, on my way to a retreat weekend in Kentucky (non-photography related). I knew before I arrived there were storms predicted. I was hoping some of my good weather karma would kick in and they would blow over (no such luck, as you will read in a moment). The purpose […]
Author Archives: Alanna St. Laurent
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Mar
Mar
The Art of Custom Framing in Troy, MI purchased a few of my images to be used on walls inside their gallery (more specifically, walls of an elevator and two doors). It was really neat to be part of this project because I had never seen my images so big! Inside the elevator, it is […]
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Feb
Feb
With the slew of renovations happening in downtown Detroit, it was only a matter of time before I would have before/after images to share of one of its buildings. In this case, this one is a before/after of the Metropolitan Building located on John R just south of Broadway St. The building was renovated and […]
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Dec
Dec
Creating this post at the end of December reminds me that another year is wrapping up and another year is on the horizon. It’s fun to sit down and round up all the stats of what I did for the year, helps make me feel like I have been productive! 😉 Photos taken: 13,219 Photos […]
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Dec
Dec
For those of you who are not in the know, here in Michigan we have a real-live steam locomotive that runs during the holiday season. Owned and operated by the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI, it is that steam locomotive, you know, the one featured in the The Polar Express movie. This is my […]
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Dec
Dec
There is something to be said for purposely photographing a scene that you know will be simple. In this case, it was capturing fog at the Meijers Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI. More specifically, within the Japanese Gardens. Japanese art already revolves around simplicity and the beauty in it, so it seemed doubly appropriate to […]