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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.