I wore a pink-purple sweater with lighter jeans and a formal black dress with white and red silk that I actually wore 4 years ago for my Bat Mitzvah! They came out absolutely incredible!! .         Sarah's mother Maxine describes her as an old soul. After photographing her, I [...]

        I met up with Steven at the Portland Jetport – not one of the usual places we photograph.  We were meeting there after Maine Aviation’s usual hours, and the building and tarmac were empty except for Steven and two beautiful flight instructors, and I thought I understood why Steven enjoyed spending [...]

  For the first entry of our Class of 2012 interviews I chose a classical pianist that you've probably never met - May Ye. Not only does her family live in Waterville (which is already quite a hike for most followers of this blog), but May goes to school in Michigan! But eventually, you probably [...]

This is Alex, a 14 year Dance Veteran, who came to us recently for his senior portraits.  It’s not uncommon for us to work with students with exceptional skills – most of the seniors who chose to come to Focus are exceptional in at least a few ways.  Anyway, when we get people with a [...]

Okay, if you’ve ever glanced at our blog before, you’ll know how much I love working in the Old Port in Portland.  I like the contrast of a pretty woman on a grungy street, the variety of colors I can show in my backgrounds, and the visual interest of a working harbor next to a [...]

Waterville is a cute town, home to both Colby College, and yesterday’s senior Nicole. It’s not ridiculously far from Portland, but it probably takes an hour and a half  in both directions to get here.  When gas was below three bucks, we didn’t worry about it, but this summer we have to be more sensitive. [...]

Did you see this in the press herald’s art section? Maine Chapter of the Professional Photographers of America Awards Will Wenzel, of Focus Photography, Top Prizes for Portrait Shots   February 1, 2008 (FREEPORT, MAINE) –  Old Port photographer Will Wenzel has won top prizes for excellence in portrait photography from the Maine Chapter of the [...]

Ali had the first senior session for our class of ’08 season today, and we’ll do a beach safari in July.  I was lucky enough to have her sister Sade as a client 2 years ago, and am thrilled at how well Ali’s session came out. At Focus, we offer 14 different photo sessions so [...]