Lou Szoke Master Photographer, Riverton, Illinois, Hollywood Style Lighting, Senior Portrait Photography, Family Portraits, Glamour Modeling Portraits.
Lou started his photography career part time in 1980. He has always had a passion for photography and decided to go full time with his wife, Theresa, in 1983. Their first studio was less than 800 sq ft and the business has now grown to a 5200 sq ft full service studio.
His many achievements along the way have included:
Master of Photography Degree 1995
Craftsman Degree 1996
Illinois Top Ten Photographer of the year 2001-2006
Over 20 National Loan Prints
Many Fuji Masterpiece Awards
Ill Best Black & White print 5 consecutive years
PPA Photographer of the Year National Level 2005
PPA Photographer of the Year Gold Level 2006
Many Super Monday speaking engagements
Judged on State and Regional Levels
Print titled “The Holocaust Exhibit” accepted and
displayed at the “Photography Hall of Fame” in
Oklahoma City
Taught numerous workshops for the PPA National
Conventions.
Illinois Photographer of the Year
Photography Hall of Fame
Top Ten Photographer over 10 Times
Lou has traveled throughout the United States and Canada, teaching other professional photographers Hollywood style lighting techniques. Most recently he signed a book contract with Amherst Media, "Hollywood Portraits" It is now available from all major book stores including Amazon.com. Signed copies from Lou are available through this site: www.hollywoodlightingdvd.com
This book showcases hundreds of portraits created by Lou and how he achieved the look, lighting used, placement,etc.
He is a Master Photographer in Riverton, Illinois, available for Hollywood Style Lighting Photography, Senior Portraits, Family Portraits, Glamour Modeling Portraits, Commercial and Wedding Photography.
I feel honored and blessed to have been in this wonderful business of photography for over 30 years now. There certainly wasn't a plan for it to happen-it just happened. The intrigue of taking pictures as a young boy soon turned to a bonafide passion which soon turned into a career. I look back on how it all took place for me and it could not have been scripted in a better way. Many jobs and career paths I began were soon to be left behind when it interfered with my passion for photography.
Certain things in life happen for a reason; I can now look back and see the reason for many things that happened in my life. So many things that seemed so hard to understand back then are oh so clear now-my passion for photography.
A true passion or as some say, "a calling" in life may temporarily be put aside for the busy and hectic world we call life. But if it is meant to be, if it is your calling, it will surface again and again. Don't fight it-just go with it. I hope my words and photographs may have inspired a few of you, but most of all I urge you to do what you love in life.
So go now, grab your camera and view the world in a different manner. View it and everything in it as your next masterpiece.
Remember the light is your oils and you are the artist- now go create!
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