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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.


Tag Archives: Wedding Photography

Help us win wedding of the year on The Knot!!

Kurtis and I were like dueling computers in our race to get as many of our weddings up on The Knot for their My Real Wedding Contest. We worked until the 12 midnight deadline, our fingers were sore and our eyes were bugging out of our heads. Here are the weddings that we were able...

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Money Saving Tips for Weddings! – Borders

I have a Boarders Rewards card and got this update from them.
“This week’s theme is Wedding Planning. From Bridal fashion and jewelry to wedding invitations and honeymoon plans, you’ll find everything you need for that special day at amazing prices.”
You need to be a member to take advantage of the offers, it is free to join....

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Money Saving Tips for Weddings! – The Running of the Bride

We here at Kracke Photography (meaning Kurtis and Julia ; – ) are very concerned about the economy and the recession. Money is tight for everyone but that doesn’t mean you have to have a cheap wedding with cheap products and end up feeling like you had a sub par event. Being on the “vendor...

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Happy Valentines Day from Kracke Photography!!

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Not sure what to get your Sweetie for Valentines Day?

Give this a try!
For a limited time we are offering our Boudoir sessions at half price.
Give us a holler and we will set something up!

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Teaser Picks from Andrew and Karalyn’s Wedding!!

First Wedding of the year! Andrew and Karalyn were married at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and partied down at Casa Larga with their friends and family.

Karalyn had the coolest bridal shoes I have seen in along time. She found them at White house Black Market and the flower colors were amazing!

It was really cold when we...

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A Wedding Affair Bridal Show TODAY 3-7 !!!!! Don’t Miss it!

The bridal show event of the year is in Rochester!!!
A Wedding Affair Bridal Show
Check out  the news coverage! Amazing details and ideas!
This is not like any ordinary bridal show where anyone can pay to have a table. All the vendors are selected and invited to participate. It is a very select exclusive group. We are...

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Win FREE tickets to the Wedding Affair Bridal Show on Jan 23 and a FREE engagement session from Kracke Photography!!

How did you meet your  sweetie?  Was it funny, embarrassing, romantic, crazy, silly, cute etc? Tell us and the best story wins 2 tickets to The Wedding Affair AND a free engagement session from Kracke Photography (thats us!!) Send us your story by Jan 18!! Put it on our blog or send it to us...

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We have a wedding featured in Well Wed!!!

Psssst….. Hey, did you know that we have a wedding featured in the current issue of Well Wed Magazine??!! We do, we do!! They chose to feature Corey and Courtney’s wedding from September 13, 2008. Corey and Courtney had a very unique wedding. They rented a huge 6 bedroom lake house on Canandaigua Lake. Their...

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Teaser Picks from Dan and Kim’s Wedding!!

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