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.

Documentary | 2004

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Fotoimpressions ACRFX Web Site is Offically Live!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

It’s official, I’ve finally entered into the realm of editing software and imaging products. Please visit http://shop.fotoimpressions.com/main.sc to purchase Fotoimpressions ACRFX bundle if you’re an adobe Photoshop user. Fotoimpressions ACRFX presets is a collection of 100 impressive Adobe Camera Raw Presets. This diverse collection presets is the product of advanced and innovative work-flow processes evolved from the styles of eight award-winning wedding photojournalists. This collection also includes presets from the private collection of Paul D. Van Hoy II (owner of Fotoimpressions) and recipient of Microsoft’s ‘Photographer of the Year Award’ in 2007. Whether you’re a fine artist, landscape, editorial, portrait, or wedding photographer, Fotoimpressions ACRFX will broaden your creative horizons and help you to produce magazine quality images.

My soon to be published book, ‘Wedding Photography | The Business of Aesthetics’ is slated for release by Amherst Media in the Fall of 2010 and will include a few sample actions, presets, and textures which will also be available (full versions) on our new Photographer’s Resources Web site. You can always access the store by clicking ‘For Photographers‘ in the navigation bar above.

-Paul