Dorothy Perry Photography


Mad-ly in love
August 5, 2008, 8:18 pm
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Mike and Rhiannon got married amongst family and friends

on July the 19th in Madison, Wisconsin.  

I was happy to be a witness as their photographer.

 


 

Their genuine love and affection for each other were obvious,

and–despite a minor skirmish during the cake-cutting ceremony–

they laughed, kissed and made up through the frosting.  

 

 

 

                                           I wish them happiness in their new lives together. 

 




the nature of Nature
June 16, 2008, 3:58 pm
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Early Father’s Day I had a family portrait scheduled for the lakefront near the Shedd Aquarium.  

This is what cancelled the session; a powerful, fast-moving storm that arrived at the same time we did.

The clouds were otherworldly colors of blues and purples; even though we knew what was coming, we kept looking at them even as we were running like crazy for our cars.

 




Happy Father’s Day!
June 15, 2008, 12:37 am
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To my father and all great dads!

 



journey to the interior
June 9, 2008, 6:57 am
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Sunday was a self-assignment to shoot at the Blues Festival.  The weather was muggy and hot, a holdover from storms yesterday, and the closer I came to the entrance to the park, the less desirable it seemed to be as a place to spend an entire Sunday afternoon.  So, looking for a place to rethink this thing, I went into a nearby building, one of my favorite vintage buildings downtown.  It has enormous high windows facing the lake and has always been the type of place I have wanted to have a studio.

This building is a elegant structure with many different types of creative tenants in dance, music and art.  I fell in love with the light illuminating beautiful polished surfaces of wood, marble and metal.

And wouldn’t you know it, shortly after I got inside the sky opened up and rained like a waterfall over the Festival (and festivalgoers) for almost a hour.  But I and my precious cameras still had our Sunday playdate.  Here are some of the photos from that afternoon.

 



a simple gesture
May 26, 2008, 12:39 am
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has elements that make it something more