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About me

While loved by his clients for the ease at which he puts them in front of the lens, it's Paul's award-winning style and professionalism, coupled with his visionary 'modern lifestyle' imagery and his 'real life' approach to portraiture that has made Fotoimpressions the first choice among Western NY style-makers and wedding planners throughout the US.

- Brides Magazine

Paul D. Van Hoy II resides in Rochester, NY where he received his MFA in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2007 Paul received worldwide recognition as Microsoft's Pro Photographer for 2007. Also, in 2007 Creative Quarterly Magazine recognized Paul as their 'Photographer of the Year'. American Photo Magazine recently profiled Paul's MFA thesis series 'Bystander'. Paul's work has been widely published in many other photographic magazines, including: After Capture, PDN, Digital Photo Pro, CMYK, Photographer's Forum, Professional Photographer, American Photo, Camera Arts, and Creative Quarterly.

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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Wedding Photography in Rochester NY | Eric and Carrie

“Paul,
they are amazing. We couldn’t be happier with our decision to have you as our photographer. You definitely captured the mood of the day. The photos fill in all our memory gaps and give more vividness to the day. Seriously, I couldn’t fall asleep last night because I was so excited!! I have been showing...

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Wedding Photography in Canandaigua | Premini and Donnie

Premini and Donnie, your civil ceremony was a great preview and warm-up for the real thing in November. Premini, your family was so sweet and receptive to me and the camera’s presence. I know you said everyone would be extremely camera shy but nothing could have been further from the truth. I ended up with...

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Wedding Photography in Canandaigua NY | Jeanine & Nick

Jeanine and Nick, thank you for having me document your wedding – your images are filled with laughter, great expressions, and quiet affection.The portraits we did at the pier in Canandaigua are indeed some of my favorite portraits from any of this year’s weddings. I’d like to extend my thanks to your family and friends...

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my article for photographik.org

So…when I’m not busy editing wedding images and restocking my shelves with cereal I like to write geeky product/software reviews for fellow photographers and cereal enthusiasts, ha. Please visit www.photographik.org to view the full article!

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