Mike Ridinger has been in the portrait business for over 23 years, but the studio he owns is one of the longest operating portrait studios in the Pacific Northwest. Clients are treated to state-of-the-art facilities that belie the 90 years the studio has existed. Business is done with some of the most cutting edge technology in the region.
Mike has earned two Kodak “Gallery of Excellence” awards, a Fuji “masterpiece” award, and many others. He was elected Idaho Photographer of the Year 2002. The Epcot Center at Disney World displayed one of his prints for a year.
Mike’s commercial clients include Caterpillar, Potlatch Corp., ATK Ammunitions, Zions Bank, the Nez Perce Tribe, and Toyota.
Mike will be a key part of the After Dark portrait event going on in Miami this March, where he will be sharing his talent and experience with participants.
TESTIMONIAL:
“For years we used a cheaper light and fought with a power pack with limited power. You change power on one light and they all change. Then we went digital and the problems showed up. Inconsistent color. Inconsistent power. Film hid the problem, digital exaggerated it.
“Listening to our friends in the industry, we decided to buy four Photogenic 1250’s. My satisfaction was immediate. I was able to control each light exactly as I wished. Fast recycle times, accurate color and all the power I needed, where I needed it.
“We liked them so much that when we opened our children’s camera room we bought six more, only this time we upgraded to the 1250DR’s. The digital readout was awesome. I can move the light power up in small increments to get the exact setting I want. We are opening a second studio this summer and it will also be set up with Photogenic 1250DR’s.
“My Photogenic lights have allowed me to grow as an artist. In any lighting situation I can imagine, I have the tools at hand to create.”
—Mike Ridinger
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