Your Bio

Hello. I'm Dave Aupperlee and welcome to PhotoAup Photography.

Photography is my lifelong passion. I have had some sort of camera in my hands for a good portion of my waking hours since the age of 10. My dad and uncle ,avid photographers, passed on a good bit of photographic know-how to me. My grandfather and his father created images as well, albeit with brush, oil paints, and canvas. My kids all have cameras and have contributed gigabytes of photos to apartment walls, social networking pages, and even newspapers. It's a family thing.

I have always approached my personal photography and professional assignments as a story teller: Capturing the moments before, during, and after the main event. My environmental and wildlife work is always an attempt to lead the viewer outside of the frame of the viewfinder, leaving them with a sense of wonder and perhaps a motivation to do some exploring of our natural world on their own.

I hope you enjoy the images presented here. Check back often as this will be a work in process.

-Dave Aupperlee

daupp@comcast.net

Galleries

Holy Week 08 : These photos were taken in preparation for the "Holy Week 2008" photobook. You are invited to browse, enjoy, and order additional photos if you like.

Holy Week 08

These photos were taken in preparation for the "Holy Week 2008" photob ...

Updated: May 30, 2008 8:05am PST

HTGOC Groundbreaking :

HTGOC Groundbreaking

Updated: Jun 20, 2008 7:28pm PST

MACD Summer Conference Photowalk : After a brief indoor session, participants went outdoors to capture images along the shore of Center Lake. The photos in this gallery have been submitted by the photowalk participants. Nice job!

MACD Summer Conference Photowalk

After a brief indoor session, participants went outdoors to capture im ...

Updated: Jun 25, 2008 6:22am PST

Alticor Spaulding BIOBLITZ : Alticor employees and their families team up with professional biologists to explore and catalog biodiversity at the Spaulding campus. See Wikipedia for more history on the BioBlitz concept: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioBlitz

Alticor Spaulding BIOBLITZ

Alticor employees and their families team up with professional biologi ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2008 1:42pm PST

Spaulding BIOBLITZ Photowalk : Photo Rules: 1. Adhere to "The Rule of Thirds" 2.Subject matter will be everything below knee level. 3.Try unique/odd camera angles. 4.Break the rules!

Spaulding BIOBLITZ Photowalk

Photo Rules: 1. Adhere to "The Rule of Thirds" 2.Subject matter will b ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2008 8:28pm PST

Picnic at Gary and Shari's : Wishing Grandpa Hoort well before his heart surgery.

Picnic at Gary and Shari's

Wishing Grandpa Hoort well before his heart surgery.

Updated: Jun 10, 2008 4:59am PST

Muskegon State Park :

Muskegon State Park

Updated: Jun 11, 2008 11:25am PST

Bahamas :

Bahamas

Updated: Apr 16, 2008 11:36am PST

Portraits : Posed or informal. Lights or not. Getting a glimpse of who people are, not just what they look like.

Portraits

Posed or informal. Lights or not. Getting a glimpse of who people are, ...

Updated: Apr 14, 2008 2:53pm PST

Dad's Old Slides : Kodachrome transparencies, taken by my father, Andrew J. Aupperlee. Probably all were taken with his Argus C3 camera (I'm holding it in my Bio pic), loaded with Kodachrome 25 or 64 film. All were meticulously labeled with the pertinent info. and stored in metal and plastic boxes. The condition of the slides was good, considering that they are 50+ years old! Thanks for preserving the memories, dad.

Dad's Old Slides

Kodachrome transparencies, taken by my father, Andrew J. Aupperlee. Pr ...

Updated: Apr 03, 2008 12:10pm PST

people : Doing things and being themselves (or not)

people

Doing things and being themselves (or not)

Updated: Jun 05, 2008 5:13am PST

Michigan : All things Michigan

Michigan

All things Michigan

Updated: Jun 11, 2008 11:23am PST

snow and ice : Michigan winters provide ample opportunity to study frozen precipitation...

snow and ice

Michigan winters provide ample opportunity to study frozen precipitati ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 10:25am PST

sky : I am trying my hand at photographing celestial objects. Stay tuned for more.

sky

I am trying my hand at photographing celestial objects. Stay tuned for ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2008 4:32pm PST

maggie : This Old English Sheepdog is our family pet. What more can I say?

maggie

This Old English Sheepdog is our family pet. What more can I say?

Updated: Mar 28, 2008 4:32am PST

color in winter : Cloudy Michigan winter days turn our vistas monochromatic. Very 'artsy', but after a few months it gets a little old. Here is my search for color, natural and man-made, on a cloudy, snowy Saturday morning.

color in winter

Cloudy Michigan winter days turn our vistas monochromatic. Very 'artsy ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2008 4:25pm PST

cats : We have always had "barn cats". Recently, two of them moved indoors.

cats

We have always had "barn cats". Recently, two of them moved indoors.

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 10:44am PST

butterflies : During the heat of the day, these creature come to life. I never realized how quickly butterflies move, until I tried to photograph them. This is a relatively new pursuit, so some of these may be mis-identified.

butterflies

During the heat of the day, these creature come to life. I never reali ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 11:39am PST

insects : They were here before us and will be here long after we're gone.

insects

They were here before us and will be here long after we're gone.

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 10:53am PST

birds : I love birds! Their wide range of adaptations make for endless viewing and photographic opportunities.

birds

I love birds! Their wide range of adaptations make for endless viewing ...

Updated: Jun 11, 2008 11:26am PST

the barn : What could more of a photog magnet than an old barn...especially when it is in your own backyard!

the barn

What could more of a photog magnet than an old barn...especially when ...

Updated: Apr 22, 2008 5:43pm PST

flowers : Who can resist?

flowers

Who can resist?

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 11:46am PST

Calvin Rugby :

Calvin Rugby

Updated: Apr 27, 2008 7:00pm PST

Sports :

Sports

Updated: May 05, 2008 12:09pm PST

The World On Time : FedEx Cessna 208 that crash landed in a field near our house

The World On Time

FedEx Cessna 208 that crash landed in a field near our house

Updated: May 11, 2008 8:27am PST