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Head shot session: Alyssa :

Head shot session: Alyssa

Updated: Oct 29, 2007 10:37pm PST

Commercial eye wear shoot : I shot this commercial eye wear shoot for a family-owned, Minneapolis area eye clinic.

Commercial eye wear shoot

I shot this commercial eye wear shoot for a family-owned, Minneapolis ...

Updated: Oct 08, 2007 6:49am PST

A Beautiful Wreck : Model Joanna Mickelson had a brilliant idea, exploring the theme of "a beautiful wreck" — a woman in various stages of distress, grief and agony.  It's quite a departure from what I normally have done in the past, but it was a great stretching exercise and was fun to try and create the right mood through composition, lighting and post-production editing.  Some photos also feature the use of a "snoot", narrowing the focus of the light on the subject.

A Beautiful Wreck

Model Joanna Mickelson had a brilliant idea, exploring the theme of "a ...

Updated: Feb 23, 2008 3:30pm PST

Head shot session: Binna : University of Minnesota opera student, Binna Han, performing Giacomo Puccini's Suor Angelica - November 8 - 11, 2007 at Ted Mann Concert Hall.

Head shot session: Binna

University of Minnesota opera student, Binna Han, performing Giacomo P ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2007 10:08pm PST

Gallery Categories

Still Life

12 galleries with 110 photos

Updated: Feb 26, 2008 4:11pm PST

Friends & Family

7 galleries with 280 photos

Updated: Feb 26, 2008 3:55pm PST

Portraits

35 galleries with 1474 photos

Updated: Feb 23, 2008 3:30pm PST

Best of...

1 gallery with 14 photos

Updated: Dec 10, 2007 8:15pm PST

Photo-A-Day

5 galleries with 111 photos

Updated: Dec 10, 2007 8:14pm PST

Events

9 galleries with 435 photos

Updated: Oct 08, 2007 7:02am PST

Fashion

15 galleries with 1100 photos

Updated: Oct 08, 2007 6:49am PST

Landscapes

4 galleries with 45 photos

Updated: Oct 08, 2007 6:41am PST

The Client Room

3 galleries with 16 photos

Updated: Oct 02, 2007 7:08am PST

Street Scenes

2 galleries with 31 photos

Updated: Sep 29, 2007 12:23am PST

Architecture

5 galleries with 66 photos

Updated: Sep 21, 2007 8:42pm PST

Travel

4 galleries with 140 photos

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 10:13pm PST

Journalism

6 galleries with 179 photos

Updated: Sep 13, 2007 6:34pm PST

Weddings

1 gallery with 470 photos

Updated: Aug 05, 2007 6:56am PST

Competitions

1 gallery with 2 photos

Updated: Aug 03, 2007 9:12am PST

Other

1 gallery with 21 photos

Updated: Jun 12, 2007 9:50pm PST

Your Bio

WELCOME
Welcome to my gallery at groundlevelphoto.com. My name is Michael Tangen and I am an aspiring photographer still establishing my "style" in photographing portraits, landscapes, and various still life subjects. Enjoy the gallery and buy a print or two for your wall. Thanks for stopping by!


FREE PORTRAITURE SESSIONS
For a limited time only, have a free portraiture session at your home or on location at a favorite spot. You get a CD of the high resolution images, free usage of those photos, a free slide show on PDF of your photos, and a full hour to fit as many photos as I can take in that period of time. All I ask in return is two things: that I have publishing permission to use your photos and that you consider buying your prints from me.

All photos that meet my quality expectations will be personally retouched and adjusted. That means your blemishes (within reason) will be removed, teeth whitened, eyes glistening, and cuts or scars removed (if you wish). It's like getting a makeover without the invasion of your personal space (and your wallet)!

So please order prints and gifts for your friends, family, co-workers, and other loved ones! Your support is greatly appreciated.


A WORD ABOUT THE COST OF PRINTS
I have marked up my portraits 20% from the base cost to cover my time retouching the photos, color correction, and making the photos ready to pop out of your picture frames. That 20% markup helps pay for my time and keeps me "honest" to provide you the best possible prints I can for the money you pay.

IMPORTANT: I'd suggest keeping your print orders at a size of 11 x 14 or less, as my camera doesn't quite have the megapixel ratio to handle larger prints.


CONTACT ME
You can reach me one of two ways:
e-mail: michael.tangen (AT) gmail.com or by calling me up at 651-592-9470.

If you must use snail mail, send your mail to:
Michael Tangen
PO Box 65070
Saint Paul, MN 55165
ground level photography • Michael Tangen / Photographer
PO Box 65070 • Saint Paul, MN 55165-0070 • phone: 651.592.9470 • e-mail: michael.tangen (at) gmail.com
All photos are © 2008 Michael Tangen / Ground Level Photography. All rights reserved.