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Troy's 40 Year Journey

Here is a slideshow I just finished for a special birthday. Troy's wife Michelle wanted to surprise her husband with a different kind of gift. So Michelle and I met in secret, looking over photos, choosing music and squeezing 40 years of living into 15 minutes. Of course we were doing all of this while trying to avoid a curious Troy and with toddler Evan just as curious about what was going on. Michelle you have a beautiful family and your son Evan is a delight. It was a pleasure working with you.

Troy's 40 Year Journey from All Star Productions on Vimeo.

Mr. Blossomtime Overview 2009

Fun! Fun! Fun! Another year of talented young ladies and gentlemen. It is so much fun to work with all who put Blossomtime on each year. I can't believe how much work is involved in putting a pageant like this together. Take a peek...

Mr. Blossomtime 2009 Overview from All Star Productions on Vimeo.

Curtain Call (part 2)

Here it is...I don't think I need to repeat myself...Thanks to everyone involved. It was a blast!

Curtain Call (part 2) from All Star Productions on Vimeo.

"Curtain Call" part 1

Here is the first of two installments of the "Curtain Call" photo session that my son & I filmed. I had so much footage that I couldn't decide what cut and leave on the editing room floor. So the next installment will soon follow. Actually there is no film on the editing floor anymore, its in my computer somewhere. We all had lots of fun and it hardly seemed like work at all.

Curtain Call (part 1) from All Star Productions on Vimeo.

"Curtain Call"

What a fun day I had working with my son Jordan, (he helped me film the photo shoot) Wedding Planner Jessica from Stella Event Design, Photographers: Ben from Ben Pancoast Photography, (these are his photos below) Leda from LVL Photography and Justin from JL Photography, and of course Jordan and I, the videographers. Erica Henninger from Salon 1341 in Stevensville did Lisa's hair and David from Veranda at the Whitcomb provided us with a lovely room to use for home base.

Leda had a great idea to give our local brides an opportunity to put on their wedding dress one more time to get some seriously, really cool pictures out and about in the St. Joseph and Benton Harbor area. I had a blast! What a privilege and opportunity I had to work with such a fun bunch of talented people.

Dale and I had just filmed Dan & Lisa's Wedding the week before, so they were fresh off the wedding whirlwind. They are both such fun people and so photogenic, don't cha think? What good sports they were about having 8 cameras in their faces, flashes go off, traipsing to numerous locations and still smiling! They were probably thinking to themselves what the heck are these people doing to us?

But take a look at the photos (the video of all the fun, will be up shortly) and I am sure they would do it again, in an instant! If you think this is something you might like to participate in you can contact Jessica at Stella Event Design and she will let you know when the next "Curtain Call" is going to be held. Wouldn't you like to put your wedding dress on just one more time?

Cool place in downtown Benton Harbor, complete with 2 green doors and an old shovel we found for props.

I think this is the old, abandoned House of David Fruit Market in Benton Harbor. How appropriate, we are were all a little fruity that day.


Of course, we had to go to our beautiful Lake Michigan!


Our Beautiful Bride, Lisa

The Happy Couple! Dan & Lisa


One Last Time

Wanna see more of the photo shoot? See ya!
Ben Pancoast
Leda
Justin

Here's is my son Michael's band participating in Battle of the Bands locally. They won 1st place. This is a song that they composed themselves. Mike is on the left, then Taso, then Adam. Good Job guys! Congratulations, Mike!

Love you...

Mom

Perfect Failure from All Star Productions on Vimeo.