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Who are Julia and Kurtis?

They are a husband and wife photojournalistic team, who travel nationally to photograph anything. They do more then document your wedding; They capture the essence of the day. Shooting as a team they give you thorough coverage while capturing the candid and major moments at the same time. Professionalism and creativity are the hallmarks that Kracke Photography strives to give all their couples, all the while maintaining a a unique male and female perspective to your wedding. Professional and unobtrusive, they give you the freedom to enjoy your day. 



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Kurtis

Kurtis has an extensive
career as a professional photographer. After receiving his Bachelors of Fine
Art in Photography from the internationally acclaimed Kansas City Art
Institute, he went to work for the prestigious commercial studio of Vedros and
Associates for six years. Through out his varied and extensive career he has
faced many situations from celebrities to products to locations to animals. His
clients have included; Kodak, Corning, Columbia Records, Sony, Hallmark,
Purina, Mars Candy, and many other fortune 500 companies. Today he enjoys
working on his personal fine art work in between the hectic schedule of a
professional photographer.


  

 

Julia 

After graduating from high school in Lawrence Kansas, Julia was invited to study at the world famous photography school, F.A.M.U., in Prague, Czech Republic where she worked with some of the world’s finest photographers. This experience led her to the Kansas City Art institute where she received her Bachelors of Fine Art in Photography. She continued her education and received a Masters of Fine Art in Photography from SUNY Buffalo. She also worked, for 8 years, as Manager of Exhibitions and Program Design at George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film. She has had the opportunity to work with many of today’s top photographers and has curated exhibitions for, Jeff Bridges David Byrne and Jessica Burstein from Law and Order. She also developed an award winning lecture series working with some of the most notable photographers of our time from National Geographic, Magnum Photos, VII Photo Agency and The Associated Press.


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Happy Valentines Day!

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Welcome to 2012

As Kurtis and I (Julia) look out onto 2012, we are both excited and nervous about the upcoming year. The past two years have been record breaking for us and 2012 is proving not to disappoint. So many amazing weddings, births, kids, families, engagements, commercial work and personal art projects. We have been so busy...

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Teaser Picks from Meg and Jeff’s Wedding!

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Kickin’ it old school

Hey all our Kracke Photography fans…. we have been offline for the past few days while Time Warner installed a new internet system for us. Good news we are back up online – YEA! Bad news, we have a ton of emails to catch  up  - Boo! If you contacted us in the past few...

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DIY Night – Wedding Day Makeup – August 23!!

Join us August 23 at 6:30 p.m. for a DIY Wedding Day Makeup session at our studio. We are very excited to have Jennifer Chamberlin Lewandowski demonstrating easy and beautiful wedding day makeup tips and techniques. Jennifer has 20 plus years specalizing in hair and makeup and is an Mary Kay cosmetic extraordinaire! We will...

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Chemo #4 – AKA My little sister is amazing!

There’s no other way to say it… My little sister Emily has breast cancer…. Instead of giving up she has started her own foundation – Drummin for the Cure – The Stout Foundation - geared towards raising money for breast cancer with the ultimate goal of having a metro-wide drum line competition. How AWESOME is that?...

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Why we LOVE LOVE LOVE our job!!

We were  in Portland OR for a wedding last week. Neither one of us had been out there so we went a few days early to see the sites and the coast. Here are a few picks of what we did. We stopped for a beer and saw this bottle of The Kraken Black Spiced...

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Money Saving Tips – Dissolvable Wedding Dress – just don’t spill your champaign on it ; – )

Found this article on gizmag.com The Dissolvable Wedding Dress!! It was created by students at Sheffield Hallam University. It’s a very interesting twist and idea on green wedding dresses. …-  just don’t spill your champaign on it! ; – ) “Aiming to address the issue of “throwaway fashion” and its impact on the environment as...

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Introducing Max

As many of you know we had a house with no kitties since Sylvester passed away in November of 09. But boy, have we made up for it. Kurtis wanted an orange, long hair, male tabby and I wanted a fun tabby. I have introduced you all to Trouble … and yes he is really...

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Tonia and Kevin’s wedding made The Knot Finals!!

Tonia and Kevin’s wedding made the finals in The Knot My Real Wedding contest! They are in the catagory for best cake which is a little funny and odd since there is no cake picture. I have a call into The Knot to figure it out. But, Please vote for them. You can vote everyday...

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