Appleton Car and Motorcycle Photography ~ M. C. Kinney Photography

License To Cruise is scheduled for Friday, September 29 in downtown Appleton this year and it's the perfect time to showcase your Classic Car with Car and Motorcycle Photography by Tracy Van Zeeland at M. C. Kinney Photography. The technique Tracy uses to enhance your vehicle is called Light Painting. Tracy will photograph your baby over a 3 to 4 hour period and combine the images to create a one of a kind Showcase Piece for your mantle or workshop.

Before image of a Jeep Liberty. 

Combining 25 exposures taken over a 2.5 hour period, the final results 

make an ordinary vehicle look absolutely amazing. 

Typically photographed at dusk into night, these can be photographed at your home (with your home as the backdrop), at an area park or even downtown. If you have a garage workshop we can create the image in your space anytime during the day as long as we can eliminate all light in the room. 

For something extra special to hang, we can add you and your spouse, partner or other family members. This is especially nice if you're going to hang the final image in your home.

These images are printed on metal which gives the riches of colors, saturation and sheen to make your car and motorcycle photography look so real you'll want to reach out and touch it. But don't, cause on the metal, you'll leave your fingerprints. Just kidding, yes you'll leave fingerprints, but you can still touch it. In fact, it's hard not to. The cars and bikes just jump out of the 2D medium and give the subjects incredible depth.

Before image.

 The same bike but light painted using 48 images.

If you'd like to display your Classic Car or Motorcycle Photography at the License To Cruise event at the end of September, we'll need to have your ride scheduled to be photographed no later than Mid September. Of course, if the timing for that is too soon, these make great Christmas Gifts also!

 Before of BMW.

A much more vivid and exciting image of the BMW.

Light Painting is one of the fastest growing sectors of photography today. Cars, motorcycles, airplanes, homes, offices, memorabilia, collectibles, musical instruments, antiques, and a variety of other non-moving objects are perfect for this type of imaging and exactly the kind of imaging I wish to create for my clients. 

Contact me if you wish to schedule now.

~ Tracy

Appleton Senior Pictures ~ M. C. Kinney Photography ~ Tracy Van Zeeland

School is starting next week, or for some in the Appleton area has already started. And based on the hundreds of cars parked at Winagamie Golf Course today for a Cross Country meet with about a dozen area schools, clearly fall sports are well underway. So this begs the question: Have you had your Appleton Senior Pictures done already by Master Photographer Tracy Van Zeeland of M. C. Kinney Photography? Maybe you're scheduled in the next few weeks, I know I'm still shooting and scheduling seniors daily this time of year. But I know many will be missing out on the rite of passage if they don't get in the books SOON!

Katherine is an Appleton Area Senior whose family I've photographed for years. Her session was a mix of downtown images and images taken at her home. 

Many students these days ask, why? Why should I hire someone to photograph me when I have a camera phone with me 24/7? Let me go over some of the reasons I think having a career professional (i.e. ME) take them is important.

First, this is your one big chance to shine. No other image of you will follow you around during your lifetime and beyond as your senior portrait. This is a fact. At every reunion, there it is. At your funeral, there it is (sad but true). When you meet the love of your life, that image will almost assuredly be in a slideshow at your wedding. And just wait until your kids and grandkids get a hold of it. I can guarantee, you're going to want it to be a great image!

Second, with someone that knows how to light and how to pose properly, we can create images that will bring out your best features. I want to have as much fun taking the images as I want you to have getting them taken, so I play at getting you relaxed and enjoying the process. This way, we're able to get great expressions that moms adore (let's be real, they adore you anyway, but they really like to see your teeth...must be the money! and they really like to see you enjoying yourselves).

Third, as a teen that was a bit overweight, had braces for 6 (!!!) years and wore glasses, I can honestly say that my self esteem may not have been as good as it should have been in regards to my looks. I knew that my self worth wasn't attached solely to that (no ones should) but it didn't exactly boost my confidence. But having my Appleton area senior pictures taken by a professional that knew how to bring out my best features really made me realize I didn't look half bad. Now to be honest, my goal is not for you to think you look "half bad." In fact, my goal is make you realize how absolutely fantastic you look and show off your best attributes, whether it's your eyes, your smile, your flowing hair, whatever, my goal is to boost your self esteem and make you realize how wonderful a person you are inside and out.

This beautiful young lady is my Goddaughter Jessie (full disclosure). Along with several of her lifelong friends we went to an area sunflower field to capture some of their senior pictures. We've also photographed her paddle boarding on a lake and at an Appleton area park for variety. 

A fun time was had by all!

I have to be honest, I could go on for hours about why I think Appleton Senior Pictures are important and why I think you should have them done. Let me leave you with this thought, my parents have moved 3 times since I graduated from high school. And every time they move, those images of me and by siblings go right back up on the wall. So thankfully, my mom saw the importance of having someone qualified, competent and fun photographing them for me those many (many, many) years ago. Because every time I walk past them, still to this day, I think how wonderful it was that my parents cared enough about me to have it done right.

Call me - 920-739-4306 or contact me by clicking
here http://www.mckinneyphotography.net/contact-us 

-Tracy

Now Is The Right Time For Appleton Family Photography ~ M. C. Kinney Photography

Parents, I know it's hard to believe but your college students are leaving for their dorms soon and the high school students will be returning to their classrooms over the next couple of weeks. Summer in Appleton,  Wisconsin just seems to fly by these days. First with the weather that seems slow to change to warm days in April and May, then crazy humidity in June, a few good weeks of weather in July and already getting cold again in August. I guess that's just how it's going to be for a while.

I remember Appleton Family Photography 23 years ago, when August was crazy humid and by mid-September the leaves were pretty much already changed and off the trees. Now in 2017, that color change won't happen until mid to even late October. But with that change comes some pretty cold weather. So...waiting for the best color may not be the best choice. Right now the colors are perfect for so many clothing and color palette options for decorating your home. Blues and browns, purples and greens, earthy tones, pastels and even fun, bright colors work perfectly with the green and blues and yellows currently seen throughout the Appleton, Wisconsin area.

The Schmitz family received a complimentary family session after one of their sons senior sessions and before he left for college. The oldest son, serving in the military, also returned home to Appleton for this once in a lifetime family photograph.

I know what you're thinking, we're just sooo busy with school starting, fall sports, closing the cottage for the season, the list is endless of why you should just keep putting family photography off. But I want to share with you some reasons why right now, this week, this month, this year is the perfect time for your family to gather together to be photographed. You see, things happen. We don't plan for them, many times we don't want them, but things happen. Right now there are Appleton Families packing up their newly graduated seniors and driving them around the state and beyond to their new temporary home. And chances are, their family will never be the same. Sure that student might move back for the summer, but the next thing you know, they're off, getting married and starting a family of their own. And wouldn't an Appleton family photography portrait session by M. C. Kinney Photography be the perfect way to remember your family as they are now?

The Schmitz family firmly believes in hosting International students and added their 'brother' from Spain for a few images to commemorate his time spent with their family. 

Another advantage of having Family Photography done this time of year I've already touched on, but is the temperature. If you are considering an extended family photography session or are a young family with small children, it sounds romantic and whimsical to have that done in the fall colors, but the reality is it's cold. And small children don't do well in the cold without coats and mittens.  Their noses turn red, they get cranky, then dad gets cranky...it's not a good thing. But right now, before the temperatures take a turn, it's still pleasant and comfortable for everyone. The children will be happier longer, and that usually means more time to get more variety and turn it into a fun, playful event instead of a rushed, unhappy experience. 

So, please give me a call as soon as you can. I can be reached at 920-739-4306 or can be contacted by clicking on http://www.mckinneyphotography.net/contact-us.

I hope to hear from you soon so we can start creating together;

Tracy

Ryan - Freedom High School Senior Pictures - Appleton Family Pictures - MC Kinney Photography

Congratulations Ryan!

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Appleton, WI 54911

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Erika - Menasha High School Senior Pictures - M. C. Kinney Photography

Congrats Erika! 

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Appleton, WI 54911

920.739.4306

Jared - Menasha Senior Portraits - Families - M. C. Kinney Photography

Congratulations Jared!

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M. C. Kinney Photography

111 E. College Avenue

Appleton, WI 54911

920.739.4306

Jessie - Sports pictures - Appleton Xavier Volleyball - M. C. Kinney Photography

When you're good...you're good! Check out Jessie's volleyball sports composite! It's part game play and part studio shoot combined to create a dynamic image that brings attitude to athleticism!

This is the perfect way to remember your spirit for the game. Pretty much any sport can be made into a unique art piece. Here's how it works: you hire me to photograph you in a game, then you also get photographed in the studio with your uniform and I create an amazing piece of art. These images are printed as a 20x16 poster. One student at a game is $175 for the total package (on location shoot, in studio shoot and 20x16 poster). Five or more people per game is only $125 each athlete, so team up with your friends and schedule your game! Remember, we can work with pretty much any sport to create these amazing pieces of art!

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M. C. Kinney Photography

111 E. College Avenue

Appleton, WI 54911

920-739-4306