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Larry J Foster, Certified by the Professional Photographers of America
Foster Photographic Arts * 4904 E Lindsey St * Norman, OK 73026 * 405.321.1972 * email |
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Photography is my life. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of an overstatement, but it’s close. I have loved photography
since my first camera at the age of eight. I built a darkroom in my house while in the 7th grade. I won several
awards during my junior high and high school years photographing for student newspapers and yearbooks.
I actually photographed my first wedding in 1981 and went into a partnership/photo studio in 1982. The business
partnership didn’t work out and I returned to working in a photo lab. I started this business in 1987 and would go
full time two years later. I intended to pursue commercial photography - photographing things rather than people.
Some friends asked that I photograph their wedding. That of course led to another and another. I decided that if
I was going to photograph weddings, I should learn how to do them correctly. That led me to the Wedding
Photographers International Convention in Las Vegas. There I learned from internationally acclaimed
photographers Monte Zucker, David Ziser and Dennis Regis - just to name a few. It was an experience that
would revolutionize my career.
Over the years, I would learn from other experts in photography. People like John and Mary Beavers, Hugh Jacob, Hanson Fong, T. Michael Stanley come to mind. Every instructor would lead me to a higher standard and influence my style and approach. After years of accumulating knowledge, it is my turn to teach. I teach students at my studio, have given presentations to professional photographers in Ardmore, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, written articles for industry publications and taught at the Oklahoma School of Professional Photography. In 2007 I became certified by the Professional Photographers of America. Less than 3% of professional photographers will qualify for certification. I have received over 20 awards for my photography including: Distinguished entry ribbon for a wedding album at Southwest Regional competition, wedding album accepted into the International Exhibition of Photography and the highest scoring wedding album in state competition four years in a row. I am a member of the Professional Photographers of America, the Southwest Professional Photographers Association, the Professional Photographers of Oklahoma and the Metro Professional Photographers Association. In 2009, I served as the president of the Metro PPA. Memberships don’t make you a great photographer - but they demonstrate that a photographer is willing to spend money to improve. Quality is extremely important to me. Quality is not firing off thousands of shots at a wedding and hoping that 10% of them are good. Quality is knowing what makes an excellent photograph and consistently applying those principles to every image. I run a small operation. When you call, I will be the one answering the phone. I will take your photographs, edit them, correct them and show them to you. I personally oversee every print and design every album. I put 100% of myself into every wedding. I’m looking forward to meeting you and learning more about your wedding. 
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