The Powers Merry-Go-Round

Recent wedding album for Lauren and Andy - Part 2

2012-02-13T05:30:00.000-05:00

Open House Invitation

2012-02-12T15:57:00.001-05:00

OPEN HOUSE INVITATION

This Friday, February 17th, 2012,

6-9 pm

Join us in celebrating our gallery renovation with wine, appetizers, prizes and fun!

RSVP on Facebook, 352-372-9930 or

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Recent wedding album for Lauren and Andy - Part 1

2012-02-10T05:30:00.000-05:00

2011 - recent Portraits at Powers Photography Part 3

2012-02-08T17:54:00.000-05:00

2011 - Recent portraits at Powers Photography - Part 2

2012-02-08T17:48:00.000-05:00

2011 Portraits at Powers Photography - Part 1

2012-02-08T17:46:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Tove and Michael - recent wedding - part 3

2011-11-29T06:00:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Tove and Michael - recent wedding - part 2

2011-11-28T06:00:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Tove and Michael - recent wedding Part 1

2011-11-26T06:00:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Jamie and Jeff - part 2

2011-11-25T10:41:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Jamie and Jeff wedding photos - part 1

2011-11-24T10:36:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Ocala Event - Lauren and Andy Pt. 1

2011-11-07T09:54:00.001-05:00

Powers Photography - Lauren and Andy Pt. 4

2011-11-07T09:14:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Lauren and Andy Pt. 3

2011-11-07T09:11:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Lauren and Andy Pt.2

2011-11-07T09:10:00.000-05:00

Pt. 2 - Powers Photography - Weddings on Location in Colorado

2011-10-13T05:30:00.002-04:00

Pt 1. - Powers Photography - Weddings on Location in Colorado

2011-10-11T17:35:00.001-04:00

Susan and I flew to Colorado for the wonderful experience of photographing Susanne and Joe and their friends and families.This session at the canyon was one of my favorites. It was very relaxed and inspiring. Susan and I both made images - and this collection is a variety of things we did while climbing and hiking about the river. I think we have some pretty cool images of a very handsome man and his lovely lady. The fabulous lanscapes did not hurt but they did make it a bit of a challenge.

Powers Photography - Recent posters for the Gator Cheerteam

2011-10-10T13:59:00.000-04:00

These are examples of the Gator Cheerteam posters we have created for this season. Designed by Susan and photographed by Stewart & Susan. When we work with sports photography we use the business name - Go!Sports Photography.
We had a lot of fun making the images or the cheerteam. They are delightful young people and we love the coaches - Candi and Abner.

Powers Photography - Family at St.Augustine Beach

2011-09-13T16:02:00.000-04:00

Tammy and Austin met us at St. Augustine Beach for a wonderful afternoon session complete with running, splashing and general frolicking. The kids are great sports and new baby sister was very patient. I feel these photos say a lot about family interactions and are visual memories that will increase in value over the years. Beach sessions are very exciting for me. - Stewart

Powers Photography - Recent session for Rachel and Lindsay

2011-09-06T09:58:00.000-04:00

Powers Photography - Shannon and Robin's Rockin Wedding in the DR - Pt. 3

2011-08-31T05:30:00.009-04:00

Powers Photography - Shannon and Robin's Rockin Wedding in the DR - Pt.2

2011-08-29T05:30:00.001-04:00

Powers Photography - Shannon and Robin's Rockin Wedding in the DR - Pt.1

2011-08-26T05:30:00.019-04:00

The Dominican Republic is a great location for a destination wedding. We traveled there to the Punta Cana Resort for four days of fantastic fun with the wonderful Roark and Brewer familes. Shannon and Robin are two of the most playfeul, romantic and adventurous couples we have ever encountered. We had the immense pleasure of photographing them and their friends and families while they played golf, swam in the ocean, played shirts off volleyball, partied like rock stars and had a blissful wedding on the beach. Oh - and in part 3 of this photo blog you will get to see the cool ending to the story - they both jumped into a fresh water spring in their complete wedding attire. Exciting. - Stewart

Powers Photography - Susan's Florida 2011 Competition prints

2011-08-24T05:30:00.028-04:00

Images by Susan Powers - Master Photographer Craftsman
These are the images Susan entered into the Florida Photographers Competition.

Titled - MORNING STROLL

Titled - HOPPIN GATOR

Titled - GOIN' TO THE CHAPEL

Titled (and maybe the best title I ever saw) -

BABY I"M AMAZED!

Titled - A KISS FOR LUCK

Titled - DADDY"S TREASURE

Powers Photography - Stewart's Florida Competition prints

2011-08-22T05:30:00.026-04:00

Images by Stewart Powers - Master Photographer Craftsman

This image won First Place in Environmental Portrait in the Florida 2011 Competition.
It is titled - WINNER

This image was titled - STOLEN KISS

Titled - LOVES TIMES THREE

Titled - LOVE LAGOON

Titled - GIRL FRIENDS

Titled - BEST CHEW

Powers Photography - Recent News August 2011

2011-08-19T16:17:00.000-04:00

We have been traveling quite a bit and I have not had time to be a blogger. Sorry.
First we had the wedding in the Dominican Republic, then we helped our daughter move, then the wedding in Colorado and last the Florida Photographers Convention in Orlando this week. Here is some happy news!!!

This photo was honored with a Distiguished Award at the FPP Convention Banquet. It is by Susan Powers and is titled -"Daddy's Treasure".

This photo by Stewart Powers titled "Winner" won First Place in the Environmental Portrait category at the FPP Convention

Here is a snap of Stewart accepting the First Place Award for the print "Winner". Notice Stewart is wearing his official professional photographic ribbons and medals and looks alot like a Irish bred Peruvian dictator.

The FPP in it's wisdom have created a new Best Album Award to encompass all album entires. It was awarded for the first time this week at the convention banguet. It is named in honor of the two most awarded album photographers in Florida's competition history and for their efforts to further the artistry of albums." The Susan and Stewart Powers Award "- this is a photo of the name plate -it is a much bigger trophy. Wow!! We are so proud.

And best of all the first winner of the new album trophy are our close friends Mario Munoz and Tomas Munoz for the beautiful multi-maker wedding album entry. Tomas was not present at the banquet.

Powers Photography - Naomi and Rob's wedding album

2011-07-26T05:30:00.000-04:00

Naomi and Rob - flash slideshow maker

Powers Photography - testing new slide show program - album of Katrina and Brians wedding

2011-07-22T21:20:00.000-04:00

Katrina and Brian - flash slideshow maker

Powers Photography - Amy and Kyle album part 2

2011-07-21T16:27:00.000-04:00

Powers Photography - recent album for Amy and Kyle - part 1

2011-07-21T16:24:00.000-04:00

Powers Photography - Big Sneek Peek - Yesenia and Mike Pt. 2

2011-07-12T05:00:00.007-04:00

Powers Photography - Big Sneek Peek - Yesenia and Mike Pt. 1

2011-07-08T08:50:00.000-04:00

Powers Photography - Inverness Fla. Fireworks Show July 3, 2011

2011-07-05T21:52:00.000-04:00

Canon 7D 18 megapixels
17-50 f2.8 Tamron SP VC lens -VC turned off
Manual focus - mirror lock up - shutter fired by Pocket Wizard
on a Gitso tripod - exposure 1.6 and/or 2 seconds at f11 at iso 200

Show designed and orchestrated by Mr. Rex Gruver
These images are from jpegs - not processed in Photoshop

Powers Photography - Pt. 3 - SNEEK PEEK - Carla and Heath wedding at Steinhatchee Landing

2011-07-01T05:30:00.003-04:00

Powers Photography - Pt. 2 - SNEEK PEEK - Carla and Heath wedding at Steinhatchee Landing

2011-06-29T05:30:00.001-04:00

Powers Photography - Pt. 1 - SNEEK PEEK - Carla and Heath wedding at Steinhatchee Landing

2011-06-27T14:26:00.000-04:00

Part 2 on Wed. and part 3 on Friday.

Carla and Heath had a most spectacular event at the Stienhatchee Landing. It is a great site for a ceremony and reception. We skirted the rain a bit and had a delightful day with their friends and family and a "ton of fun" bridal party. Here is part 1 of a large sneek peek. Stewart

Powers Photography - Taylor Grand children make it GREAT!

2011-06-22T05:30:00.026-04:00

This was a fun session at sunset in St. Augustine with the Taylor clan and all the grand chilluns. What fun. We did the normal camera aware image and then got busy with the fun stuff. Everyone walking on the beach, skipping with the grand parents and grand kids, playing with families and time for a sweet, sunset stroll for mom and dad.

Beach sessions dates for the summer will be announced soon - call if you have an interest.
372-9930 Powers Photography. Thanks. Stewart

Powers Photography - Baby Sam shines with really bright eyes

2011-06-20T05:30:00.000-04:00

I am very far behind with blogging the baby sessions. I plan to catch up. This baby visited in January for a newborn session and he was amazing. Baby Sam is a very handsome boy with bright eyes. We were able to capture a lot of great images while he napped and while he investigated his surroundings. This was my first baby reflection portrait with light tones like a cloud. I like it alot. Enjoy - back soon. Stewart

Powers Photography - Beach sunrise session with Kristin, JR and little JR

2011-06-16T05:30:00.034-04:00

Every sunrise is magical but this one was stellerriffic! Kristin and Jr were wedding clients a few years ago and that worked out so well we have little JR. We started with a "waiting for the sun" image and progressed quickly from "Here comes the sun" to some active portraits and images with each parent. The big fun was watching young JR play, chase bubbles and waves and entertains us - unaware I was capturing the moments. Beach sessions are so much fun and look great on your wall. Stewart

Powers Photography - Carla and Heath - It's A Beautiful Day!

2011-06-14T10:26:00.000-04:00

This is a recent image of our bride Carla in the chapel at Steinhatchee Landing. I like the composition that contrast the warm altar area in the background and the terrific cooltone stain glass window with the soft shape of the lovely bride and her gown. We have many more to post but this one jumped out to me. Stewart

Powers Photography - Heath and Carla's wedding 2011. A singular image with a romantic, mysterious quality.

2011-06-07T09:51:00.000-04:00

This image is from our wedding last week at the Steinhatchee Landing. Heath and Carla are a fabulous couple and we will have a better sneek peek in the future - but this image grabbed me while I was glancing through the 1000's of images. This was captured with a special digital infrared camera. I think it has a special romantic and mysterious quality. Carla was entering the chapel see Heath for the first time. More to come - Stewarty

Powers Photography - Kyla & Bobby - sneek peek wedding

2011-06-03T12:30:00.000-04:00

Susan and I ventured to Blue Ridge, GA for this wonderful wedding with Kyla and Bobby. It was a magical day with love, mountains, smores, rain & hail, hungs & kisses - it was all good. It makes you feel blessed to witness an event where you know that larger forces are at work to bring two people together in a marriage so perfect. Enjoy this sneek peek. - Stewart

Powers Photography - Part 2 - Amber and Johann wedding album

2011-05-02T05:30:00.002-04:00

Powers Photography - Part 1 - Amber and Johann wedding album

2011-04-29T16:15:00.000-04:00

I just finished this album design. The wedding was in 2009 and the bride lives in Chicago so we have been sending designs up to her and having email discussions for a few months. I am very pleased with this story because it has everything a great wedding album should have: it's fun, silly, romantic, dramatic and all the cast of family and loved ones are well represented. It was a wonderful day and Susan, Amanda and I had a great time capturing the story. The wedding party was one of the most theatrical and fun we've encountered.

The wedding and reception was at the Kanapaha Botanical Garden. This first post covers the bride's preparations and then we headed to the KBG. There the Johann walked to the Bamboo Garden for hist firsty glance of his beautiful Amber. Then we made some portraits and images with the bridalparty. Then the parents arrived and we finished upthe directed photos. The ceremony was the next event. Part 2 of the album will have the ceremony,illustration and reception pages.

Powers Photography - Kristen and Jonathan's wedding 2011. Part 4

2011-04-07T05:30:00.015-04:00

Part 4 - Kristen and Jonathan's beautiful wedding at the GGCC. I like this image on the golf course - it is very romantic and is a good example of the optical qualities of telephoto compression. The others are from the reception - which was very beautiful. Decor and design by Keith Watson Productions. Exit in a beautiful Porsche convertible courtesy of Kristen's dad. Too cool!
Stewart

Powers Photography - Kristen and Jonathan's wedding 2011. Part 3

2011-04-05T12:25:00.000-04:00

Part 3 - More of the wedding of Kristen and Jonathan at the Thomas Center and GGCC. Decorations, flowers and decor by Keith Watson Productions.

These images start at the Thomas Center and show some of the fun, interactive poses that we do with the bridalparty. The two camera Editorial Style captures multiple angles and views of similar moments. Then I make some of the a warm black and white.

These groomsmen and bridesbabes were a terrific group. They were so much fun. Next we headed to the GGCC where the outdoor ceremony would take place. Stay tuned for part 4. Stewart

Powers Photography - Kristen and Jonathan's wedding 2011. Part 2

2011-04-03T11:54:00.000-04:00

Part 2 - These images are from the wonderful wedding of the beautiful bride Kristen and handsome groom Jonathan. The images display one of our unique Powers Photography attributes - our two camera Editorial Style. We both take photos at the same time. Her images are from different angles with different lenses so they have a really neat look that compliments the directed images. They are more candid. Our clients love this about our coverages. More cool photos to choose from. Enjoy - Stewart

Powers Photography - Kristen and Jonathan's wedding 2011. Part 1

2011-03-31T11:23:00.000-04:00

Susan, Amanda and I had the best time working with the fabulous Kristen and Jonathan and all their family and bridal party. This was a terrific day for a wedding and love was in the air. You will never meet a more beautiful lady than Kristen and she was magnificent in her gown. We made many of the photos outdoors at the historic Thomas Center and the gardens were beautiful. The GGCC was the site for many family photos, the ceremony and reception. Keith Watson Productions made the GGCC ballroom a glorious site for the party and the flowers were magnificent. More photos will follow - enjoy.
Stewart

Stewart Powers' Explosions

2011-03-17T05:30:00.018-04:00

I do love to photograph fireworks shows. I have had the pleasure of working at the fabulous displays created by master pyrotechnician Rex Gruver and his ace team. The ace team included my lovely wife Susan who is a part time obsessed pyro babe.

Knowing the boss fireworks man allows me to get close to the launch so I can get the complete portrait of the explosion. I like the launch, the tail and the burst all in one frame. This is hard to do and I am actually not familiar with anyone that has photographs of fireworks that look like mine.

These images were captured in 2005. They are about eight second exposures at iso 100 with a fisheye lens. I have hundreds of these and each one is different. Enjoy!

Powers Photography - Baby Elizabeth and her fashionable tutu

2011-03-16T05:30:00.004-04:00

Ms.Elizabeth is a busy and fashionable one year old. Susan and I had the honor of chasing her around the Thomas Center gardens one morning. She liked to parade in her adorable tutu. "Look - I have a belly button". So fun! Babies are so great. Can you love her smile. You have to love the babies - Stewarty

Powers Photography - Baby Olivia Sleeping Beauty

2011-03-15T05:30:00.003-04:00

Baby Olivia is sleeping so be very quiet. It took us a while to get her in this pose. I love the reflective baby pose She is so beautiful as she sleeps in the clouds. Actuallly it is my studio. I was being metaphorical. Shhhh. Stewart

Powers Photography - JR invents the Bubble

2011-03-14T05:30:00.001-04:00

It will soon be time to have a beach session weekends. This photo captures Mr.John IV as he chases bubbles on the surf one fine morning at St. Augustine beach. After we had done the entire family at sunrise. I love the reflection and his attention tot he bubbles.

I got almost as wet as baby John during this session. The beach at sunrise is the best place to photograph - ever. Stewart

Powers Photography - JR with family watching the sunrise

2011-03-12T14:37:00.000-05:00

Beach sessions will be available soon. The weather warms up just a bit more. We already have one family scheduled.

This photo was from a sunrise last fall with baby JR IV and his mom and dad. I love the beach at sunrise. Wow! This is this moment to capture and hang on your wall. That's what they did. Good times. - Stewarty

Powers Photography - Brody at the Beach Collage

2011-02-25T05:30:00.013-05:00

View this one from bottom to top. It is a six image collage of Mr. Brody's adventures at the beach. He is a wild child and staying dry was not in the cards. Splashing and running around are two important endeavors at the beach. Brody gets an A+ We sure had fun photography Brody and his family. Stewart

Powers Photography - Baby Sam sees the light

2011-02-24T05:30:00.015-05:00

Baby Sam is a treat to photograph. He kept his little baby eyes open so I could get some really cool photos. I appreciate that so much. I like baby's sleeping too. I just like to photograph babys. They are such comedians. This particular images is one of my favorites. Sort of hard to do - requires a knowledge of lighting and reflections. My specialty. <3 Stewart

Powers Photography - Carla and Heath Engaged

2011-02-23T05:30:00.004-05:00

Here is a fun angle for an engagement portrait of Carla and Heath. We walked over to the neighborhood pond for some images and this is one of my favorites. The trees, the moss, the spectacular backlighting and the gorgeous couple all working in harmony. I just pushed the camera button. We look forward to their wedding in June. They are such a fun couple.- Stewart

Powers Photography - Active young man - John IV.

2011-02-22T05:30:00.022-05:00

Here are a couple of photos from a session last week with Mr. Active aka John IV. Yes he has three other namesakes - he is cool like that. To say he is an active young man would be wholly overstated. He is a dynamo. This makes him quite a challenge and a thrill to ~~chase~~ photograph. I am very pleased that he is in focus. He had so much fun that he was smiling all the time. Chasing bubbles, fish, plastic boats and Gator the wonder dog - lots to do at Powers Photography. Good time. - Stewart

Powers Photography - Kari, Gene and soon to be Mason.

2011-02-21T13:21:00.001-05:00

A wonderful portrait of a happy family that we photographed on Saturday. Kari and Gene will welcome baby Mason into this wide world very soon. They look great together IMO. Kari has the most beautiful mother's belly I have ever seen. Good luck to them - Stewart & Susan

Powers Photography - Autumn and Dean's wedding 2011.

2011-02-09T12:53:00.000-05:00

Susan and I had the immense pleasure to travel in January to Crystal River for this wonderful love filled event. Autumn and Dean are the sweetest couple and their families are fabulous. We had such a good time with the photography and specially the romantic images by the river at dusk. Wow!.
This is a small peek at the over 600 photos we have for them to select from.
Enjoy - Stewart

Powers Photography - Ann, Dan and Sydney at the beach

2011-02-04T05:30:00.024-05:00

We have very nice success with our beach week sessions. We usually plan these twice a year and we meet our families in St. Augistine Beach. I enjoy the sunrise sessions the most and these images are from a sunrise with Ann, Don and their little one Sydney.
Sydney is precious. She had never played in the surf so that was an exciting moment. These are the entire family in an enviromental portrait. We call these illustrative because they are active and moving. They do not need to smile at the camera. Sydney make break and run towards me. I might take a really cool photo focused on the moving baby with her parents in the background. Fine photography can say 1000 words. Thanks - Stewart

Powers Photography - Bryan - a young man with purpose

2011-02-02T05:30:00.000-05:00

I was happy when I met Bryan before the session. He was pleasant and happy to work with us to make some great photos for his mom. He was devoid of attitude. Instead, he was present and ready to go - and happy when I told him he did not have to SMILE in every photo. I wanted photos that reflect a 12 year old boy. They don't smile all the time. His guitar is a good friend and after we showed the photos to his mom she thought we really captured him. This is the best job. Stewart

Powers Photography - Sydney visits the beach

2011-02-01T05:30:00.002-05:00

This is one of my favorite photos of 2010. This is little Sydney at the beach exploring and discovering. She was very cautious at first and but she liked the bubbles and her parents were nearby. What a great morning. What a fabulous little lady. I love this job. Stewart

Powers Photography - Sydney and her first wave

2011-01-31T05:30:00.018-05:00

I was fortunate to photograph the visit to the beach and the first wave that shocked Ms.Sydney. This collage reads bottom to top - and portrays the "turn and run" response and her adorable expression. We created as a 30" long collage for the parents wall. This is the remarkable power of photography - to remind you of when they were little. They just don't stay little very long.
Call for your session with Powers Photography - Stewart

Powers Photography - Adjusting the Studio Lights with funny Kristin

2011-01-29T05:30:00.002-05:00

This series of photos were taken while I set up the studio one early am in December for a high key (white background) studio session. I asked Kristin, my daughter to stand there while I set the light levels. She was sleepy and acted very silly and entertained herself with the antique phone, the fuzzy lion and the bucket. I love this collage. Stewart

Powers Photography - Reed and Jace session

2011-01-28T12:40:00.000-05:00

This is one of my favorites from a recent session with the dynamic twins - Jace and Reed. They were terrific to photograph and kept us all laughing. I love my job.
Stewart

Powers Photography - Recent wedding album - for Becky and Dale - pt.2

2011-01-26T05:30:00.001-05:00

Powers Photography - Recent wedding album - for Becky and Dale - pt.1

2011-01-24T11:31:00.001-05:00

This is part 1 of the recent album we designed for Becky and Dale. There are a lot of excellent moments and locations in this album because we got to photograph at a really cool ceremony site - the Univ. of Fl. Auditorium. The b & g are both great looking and the bridal party was too fun.

We got too go play at the stadium which always makes my day. The reception was at the Gainesville Hilton and they had a beautiful, colorful party. This design is from the photos that Becky and Dale selected and it really laid out into a great story. Enjoy - Stewart

Powers Photography - Katie and Andrew wedding - album part 2

2011-01-20T14:32:00.000-05:00

Powers Photography - Katie and Andrew wedding album part 1

2011-01-19T00:35:00.034-05:00

These are the two page spreads from a recent album we delivered to our wonderful couple Katie and Andrew. They got married at the Ritz Carlton on AMELIA ISLAND. It was a lovely day, the bridal party was fun and we had a great time capturing their day. I love to photograph weddings because I love to create wedding albums.

Soapbox - I think the real art of wedding photography is seen on the wedding album. I am very proud of the artistic design and professional quality of the photos in our albums. Each book is a work of art - completely custom for each bride and groom. It is sad that many brides these days elect to forgo the album thinking they will make it on their own in the future. They almost never do - years pass and they still have no wedding album - or they have one they are not proud of. They think they saved money - but they really did not. Oh well.

Powers Photography - Japanese Maple Art Show

2011-01-19T00:34:00.000-05:00

These two pictures are part of a series I made in 2008 to celebrate theis beautiful tree that resides outside my office window. It changes to lovely yellows and reds each December. I gave these as gifts to my family - and then recently sold a 6 x 9 ft version to a business in Clearwater. Fun. - Stewart