Frank M. Luterek Photographer
 32 Eastvale Court  Buffalo, New York 14225-2265  (716) 633-2811  Email: frank@frankluterek.com

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   First and most important is Mr. Luterek’s desire to capture on digital  the excitement of your wedding day with a sensitive style  distinctly his own. Instead of disrupting your wedding, he prefers to be unobtrusive and responsive to the natural and  spontaneous moments of your event. Instead of artificially contriving your wedding, he prefers to tell a visual story about your wedding and the relationships and personalities of each person  at the wedding. His careful blend of psychology, art and photographic technique will make your wedding photography truly outstanding. One of the keys to the success of Mr. Luterek’s work is his ability to make you feel at ease during your wedding. So don’t worry about anything, all of you will have a great time. It is through the eyes, the heart and talent of Mr. Luterek that you will remember your special day. He will spare no effort or expense to totally please you.

His style of natural ” Wedding photojournalism” is one of the main differences separating his work from others photographers. He artistically documents the essence of the event without the typical posing or prompting, extending far beyond common wedding portraits. His photographs are sensitive to the moment and spontaneous rather than contrived and affected. He feels that the best photographs are taken when his subjects are unaware of the camera. He prefers to create a series of images that show what actually happens at your event, in other words-a reality based style, instead of a posed style of photography. He is known for his keen ability to photograph an event while remaining inconspicuous, following the action rather than leading it.

Mr. Luterek was commissioned by Flowers & Magazine in Los Angeles to photograph a feature profile on Fann Markle and the Floristry for their March 1998 issue. Mrs.  Markle did the flowers for Stephanie Power’s wedding extravaganza in Kenya. His photographs of the Town and Country Florist and winning florist and owner Dennis  Norstrum, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, was  featured in the May 1999 issue.

He has studied in Atlanta with Denis Reggie who Photographed the JFK Jr. Wedding and hundreds of other celebrity events.

His wedding photography was chosen for many articles in the 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 Buffalo News Wedding Planner Magazine. He was selected to photograph the 1996 Cover Bride for the Western New York Wedding Planner Magazine. The Buffalo News Magazine featured four pages of his photographs in their Special Wedding Edition on January 7, 1996.

Frank has a Master in the Fine Arts Degree in Photography and a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art Photography and Interpersonal Communication from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Mr. Luterek has taught photography courses at the State University of New York at Buffalo and Medaille College and has been a guest lecturer for various civic and educational groups.

Richard Huntington, the art critic for the Buffalo Evening News, in a review of Mr. Luterek’s 1989 exhibit of photographs from the Soviet Union stated  that “Luterek successfully pushes his images beyond the documentary without losing his hold on the factual.

He has exhibited his work at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, the Center for Tomorrow, Art Dialogue Gallery, The Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts, and many other exhibition spaces around the Western New York area.

Mr. Luterek won local and national awards for his work. His award winning photography has been published in the book “ The Best of Photography Annual” and "Photographer’s Forum Magazine". He received the Display Company Award at the Site Exhibit at the Theodore Roosevelt National Historical Site. Has earned the right of national public recognition in the premier edition of “Who’s Who in Photography”

He was commissioned to photograph the  “Superstar Car Wash” CD for Warner Bros. Records with worldwide release for the Goo Goo Dolls.

He has been commissioned to photograph the weddings of Bob Rich III and Karin Johnson, Sandra  Snyder and Frederick Schoellkopf VI Goo Goo Dolls drummer George and Nadine Tutuska. He has photographed events as far away as Dallas Texas. He was commissioned to document corporate events for corporations such as Ingram Micro and Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals.                                                               

© Frank M. Luterek Photographer 2005
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