Saginaw Hooters Music Fest

Last Saturday the Saginaw Hooters had it’s first music fest in the parking lot.  The turn out was a little low which is to bad because a lot of people missed a great night of entertainment for only $5.  I constantly hear people complain that there is nothing to do in Saginaw.  But when someone puts on a great event like this and there is a low turn out, it makes it easy to understand why not to many people promote events in Saginaw. 

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One of the reasons I attended the Hooters music fest was to see I.N.C. perform.  They are a Michigan hip hop group that (I believe) recently got signed to a major deal.  Having seen Chris (aka DJ Red) I knew the show was going to be high energy.  I.N.C. put on a great performance and it is my opinion that their song “All I Need” could get regular rotation on major radio stations.  Let’s see if they explode onto the music scene!

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The music was great, the night was humid and the Hooter girls were hot!  Not only was the night filled with music but there was a Hooters bikini contest.  I look forward to Hooters doing more of these events in Saginaw.

More pictures from the night can be seen at:
http://defoephoto.smugmug.com/Events/Hooters-Music-Fest-2011/

Walleye for Warriors Bay City

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Veterans from all over mid-Michigan came to Bay City on June 19th to participate in the first Bay City Walleye For Warriors fishing tournament.  I thank Nells Larson for asking me to participate as the photographer for the event.  I know that the vets that participated had a great time and I look forward to this becoming an annual event in Bay City, Michigan.

For more pictures visit:
http://defoephoto.smugmug.com/Events/

You can read about the event at Mlive:
http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/06/walleye_for_warriors_in_bay_ci.html

Walleye for Warriors Bay City

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Fishing Tournament Photographer MichiganBay City Event Photography

Veterans from all over mid-Michigan came to Bay City on June 19th to participate in the first Bay City Walleye For Warriors fishing tournament.  I thank Nells Larson for asking me to participate as the photographer for the event.  I know that the vets that participated had a great time and I look forward to this becoming an annual event in Bay City, Michigan.

For more pictures visit:
http://defoephoto.smugmug.com/Events/

You can read about the event at Mlive:
http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/06/walleye_for_warriors_in_bay_ci.html

Dance Pictures Saginaw

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On June 12, 2011 Danceworks studio in Saginaw Michigan had their end of year dance recital.  I was hired to not only take portrait pictures for the dancers but to capture the event with stills from the recital.  The dancers put on a great show!  After the dance recital many parents express how cool it was to have images from the recital for scrapbooking and online.  Several said that most dance troops only offer video of the recital and enjoyed being able to get still images.

For more images from this event visit:
http://defoephoto.smugmug.com/Dance

Do you need a Michigan photographer for you dance event?  Contact David Defoe

Dance Pictures Saginaw

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On June 12, 2011 Danceworks studio in Saginaw Michigan had their end of year dance recital.  I was hired to not only take portrait pictures for the dancers but to capture the event with stills from the recital.  The dancers put on a great show!  After the dance recital many parents express how cool it was to have images from the recital for scrapbooking and online.  Several said that most dance troops only offer video of the recital and enjoyed being able to get still images.

For more images from this event visit:
http://defoephoto.smugmug.com/Dance

Do you need a Michigan photographer for you dance event?  Contact David Defoe

2010 RUBY Awards Pictures

Did you or someone you know receive a 2010 RUBY Award?  Need pictures for your website or scrapbook?  Get them online from Defoe Photography!


2010 RUBY Awards – Images by David Defoe


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The Full Monty

I just started my second season as the photographer for the Saginaw Pit and Balcony theatre.  The first play/musical for the 2009-2010 season was The Full Monty.

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Having never seen the movie or read the book I wasn’t completely sure what to expect.  I did have an idea of what the storyline was though so I wasn’t going in blind.

Once again the stage set was phenomenal.  The musical was very well done and my wife said it was funnier than the movie.  I have enjoyed doing photography at the Pit and Balcony for the past year and look forward to another great season.

Richard Pryor Jr in Saginaw

If you read my previous posts this past weekend was crazy.  We had one more event for the weekend and we almost canceled it.  Richard Pryor Jr was performing at the Hancock Theatre in Old Town Saginaw.  We had said we were going to go but hadn’t been able to all weekend.  Sunday night was the only night we had free and we both though that we should really spend the night relaxing.  A last minute phone call as I was driving back to Saginaw from South lyon determined that we were going to go to the show.

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After the show we were glad we did.  We expected comedy from Richard Pryor Jr but got music instead.  And good music it was.  Richard can sing!  I was trying to remember who the local guitar player was that backed him up for the first set . . . and can’t remember.  The combination was magic.  Fantastic blues/jazz guitar was a great complement to Richard’s smooth voice.  When it was over we still got home in time to watch Desparate Housewives and get a good night sleep.