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Gift Certificates

Remember Lorenz Fine Photography for all your gift giving needs. I will prepare a beautiful certificate for any amount. Many of my clients get together with friends and/or co-workers to surprise the recipient with a gift that will last a lifetime. My gift certificates can be used for any occasion – anniversary, birthday, birth, or any milestone.I have beautiful boxed gift certificates to mail that can include a session and portraits. In this busy, crazy world, it’s an extra special way to show your appreciation. You don’t have to shop from store to store, just pick up the phone and call 1.800.646.5812, or you can order one here.

……and remember, a portrait lasts forever!

If you are an owner of a business, or make decisions for a business, and if you are looking for some gift ideas, I believe I can help. Some of my clients have already presented their employees with portrait gift certificates as a thank you, or for anniversaries, birthdays, years of employment, etc.

Donations / Auctions

Are you having an auction, raffle of other type of fundraiser? I can help. Keep me in mind for a complimentary session and portrait to add to your prize list. Call me for details. I’ve been told that these portrait gift certificates are very often the most popular item at the event! It is my pleasure to participate in any community gathering.

Or we can create a portrait fundraiser that is tailored to your groups need. A recent project for an 8th grade class netted over $2500 for the group!

 

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Definitely! Some photographers hire out weddings and portraits to other contract/associate photographers. I am not one of them. When you book me, you are stuck with me! lol
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I could bombard you with a million different technical terms (like Canon 5DMII and L-series glass, etc), but it’s really not about the equipment, more importantly, it’s that I know how to use the equipment. I use professional Canon equipment, and in addition to multiple lenses and cameras, I also bring lighting equipment to to all of my sessions and assignments.
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Yes!!! I regularly travel from the New York metropolitan area to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and along the entire east coast, but I am available for assignments anywhere in the world! :)
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all the time, I love all animals :-)
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Bring your best smile:) You might want bring a few bottles of water. You may also bring your child’s favorite toy or stuffed animal friend. You should even bring a toy and some treats for your pet too.
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Yup, and it’s in an amazing spot in Corolla. Here’s a portrait of my family on it.

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…….I would say that it kind of mines the sweet spot that’s right between modern and classic.
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A great question, and the answer is YES
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Lots of images of large, medium and small family groups on and off the beach in New Jersey and Corolla and Duck and the entire Outer Banks of North Carolina. There are also many images of sunrises, sunsets and surfing photos in the Outer Banks, along with a mix of dog and pet photography, business portraits and headshots from sessions in New York City and all over New Jersey. Lots of fun photos from my journey.

From Miss Wheatley’s first-grade class in 1960 at Harrison School in Livingston, NJ, to coffee in Corolla with Brian Schulman the other day. 😎☕

Different scenery, same two kids… just a few more miles on us. Time flies, my friends. Good to slow down and catch up.
“And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days”
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Last sunset of August, somewhere out on the 4x4 beach. 🌅
No big message. No deep thoughts. Just one of those moments when you stop, look around and think… damn, it’s good to be here.
Hello September. ☮️❤️😀
Well… it happened again.

Two days ago, a woman called me in a panic because her photographer canceled at the last minute. The reason? Her kids were going back to school this week.

Really… the so called “professional photographer” didn’t know that when they booked the session?

Fortunately, I was able to fit her family in, and we had a great time creating some really fun images.

A little friendly advice: Be careful who you hire. A camera and a website don’t guarantee professionalism or dependability—and unfortunately, this happens more often than you might think here on the Outer Banks.

Experience matters. Reliability matters. Your family’s memories matter. 📸☮️❤️😀
Happy National Dog Day from Duncan the JackRat. 🐾

Just a feisty little dude, a sandy path, and the sun getting ready to rise over the ocean.

Some mornings you don’t need much more than that.
☮️❤️😀
Three generations.
One beach house.
Everybody together.
That gets harder to pull off every year.
After 40+ years behind the camera, I’ve learned the family portraits that become priceless aren’t always the ones with the prettiest sunset...
They’re the ones where everyone was still there.
If you’ve got the whole gang together this year...
Make the portrait.
Do it right.
Because sometimes later...
Becomes never.
See more in the first comment. ✌️❤️🙂
Sometimes a song just finds you at the right time.

“Don’t Let Go” — Johnny Blue Skies hit me first thing this morning and somehow changed the whole direction of the day, funny how a song can do that. 

https://open.spotify.com/track/5Bb3bQz7BCG01HiTzx5mU5

Add a sunrise, a little salt air and a few quiet minutes by the ocean with ole Dunc watching the sunrise…

Yeah. Grateful . ☀️🌊🎶☮️❤️😀

Turn it up. Get outside. Keep moving.
Just a gull, a little surf, and nowhere he really needs to be.

Some days, that’s the whole damn lesson. ☮️❤️😀
happy saturday, happy august ☮️❤️😀
Forty years behind the camera has taught me something...

Your grandchildren won’t care what camera your family portrait was taken with.

They’ll simply be thankful someone cared enough to make it.

If your family is together this year…have that portrait made

Don’t wait.

Because sometimes later...

Becomes never.

See more in the first comment. ✌️❤️🙂
Mother Nature sure is a funny artist.
The smoke from the Ontario wildfires isn’t great news for our friends up north, but it’s been giving us some unbelievably sweet portrait light here in Corolla.
Soft light... smiling families... another beautiful evening by the sea.
Wishing everyone cleaner skies soon. ☮️❤️
Three generations...
One little girl...
A week they’ll never forget.
Years from now, this won’t just be a photograph.
It’ll be part of their family’s story.
Have that portrait made now, because.......Sometimes later becomes never. ☮️❤️
(I’ll share the story behind this portrait in the first comment.)
This morning the sun came up... and so did a thousand dreams for the future. ☀️❤️This morning I had the honor of photographing a brand new chapter as she said “yes” with the Atlantic cheering them on.
Moments like these remind me why I still love picking up my camera after all these years. Life moves pretty fast... slow down long enough to celebrate it.
Congratulations to the happy couple. Wishing them a lifetime of sunrises together. ☮️🌊😀
Remember when we were building snowmen? ☃️

Now it feels like we’re all melting faster than one. 😅
 
Hope you’re finding a little shade and a lot of reasons to smile. 

Stay cool out there, my friends. 
☮️❤️😀
Well... somehow it’s already July 2nd.

Half of 2026 is in the rearview mirror……….hope the first half brought you a few great sunsets, a couple of laughs that hurt your sides, and more good days than bad.

If it didn’t... here’s the good news.

The calendar doesn’t care what happened yesterday. Every sunrise hands us a clean page.

The second half of the year is still unwritten, and most of the good stuff in life usually starts with a simple decision to point your boat toward a better horizon.

Whatever you’ve been dreaming about... making that trip, spending more time with family, getting healthier, learning something new, or simply slowing down enough to enjoy the ride... don’t keep putting it off.

Sometimes later becomes never.

Here’s to making the rest of 2026 one heck of a ride.
See you out there. 🌴☮️❤️😀
Somewhere between the dunes and the sunrise, I remember how little we really need to have a pretty good day. ✌️❤️😀
Every sunrise feels like the ocean saying, “Let’s try that again.”
Sounds like a pretty good plan to me. ☀️🌊🍹
Duncan spotted a crab on the beach this morning and figured he’d do a little investigating.

Turns out the crab had a few opinions of its own. 🦀🐶

What started as ole Dunc chasing the crab quickly turned into the crab having none of that 🤣

Just another day in Corolla… where even the locals don’t always agree on who’s in charge. ☮️🙂🏖️
Some Saturday mornings feel like they’re trying to tell us something.

Slow down.
Look around.
You’re already standing in the good old days.
✌️❤️😀
Duncan and I slipped down to the beach before most of Corolla was awake this morning.

Just a little salt air, a quiet sunrise, and a dog with absolutely no interest in watching the sunrise because there were far more important things to sniff. ☀️🐾

Seems like ole Dunc has life pretty well figured out.

Slow down. Chase a few smells. Enjoy the view. Be where your feet are.

Happy Friday from Corolla

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Getting all of your family members together in one place isn’t easy.
Different schedules.
Different states.
Different stages of life.
And when this group may never all be together again, it’s probably not the time to hire someone who’s still learning on the job.
Large family portraits require experience, planning, patience, and the ability to keep a lot of moving parts moving in the same direction.
I wrote a short article about why large family portraits require a different kind of photographer.
Link in the first comment.
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Happy Monday. ☀️

I’ve never really understood why so many people dread Mondays.

To me, Mondays have always felt more like a fresh start than the beginning of a workweek. A new page. A new sunrise. A chance to begin again.

This morning ole Dunc and I headed over the dune to watch the sun come up over the Atlantic, and it felt like a pretty good reminder that every week arrives with possibility built right in.

Here’s to new beginnings, fresh tracks in the sand, and whatever good things this week might bring.

Peace, Love, Smile. ☮️❤️🙂🐾
Every summer I photograph families who tell me,
“We’ve been meaning to do this for years.”
Funny how life works.
The days seem long.
The years seem short.
I’m always glad when people finally decide to make the time.
☮️❤️🙂
See the video in my comment
A reminder from yesterday...
A woman called me in a panic because her photographer had just canceled her family portrait session. The reason?
“It’s too windy and I don’t want to damage my camera.”
Seriously.
Fortunately, I was available and able to photograph her group of 16 people—many of whom hadn’t all been together in several years. We created some beautiful images they’ll treasure for a lifetime.
Unfortunately, that kind of thing happens more often than you might think here on the Outer Banks. Beach photography can be challenging. Wind happens. Sand happens. Weather changes. It’s simply part of the job.
Here’s the thing...
Just because someone has a camera, a website, and a few years of experience doesn’t guarantee professionalism, dependability, or the ability to handle real-world conditions.
After more than 40 years as a professional photographer, I’ve learned that great portraits aren’t made when everything is perfect. They’re made when you know how to adapt when things aren’t.
When your family may never all be together again, experience matters.
Sometimes later becomes never.
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See the first comment
“ If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine” hunter/garcia ☮️❤️😀 #obxsunrise #corolladise
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