Ron Lutz II - Photographer

I'm excited to say that I am once more booking weddings! It's always a pleasure to spend time taking photos of people on their best day.

Wedding Photography That Tells Your Story Based in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin I offer photojournalistic wedding photography with an artistic touch. I offer my services not only to the greater Madison Area but nationally as well. No wedding is too far for me to travel in order to cover it. Having the privilege to cover such amazingly loving and....

My resume & portfolio. I’m seeking employment in the creative field. https://wix.to/GRrFne4

Post | Ron Lutz II I would love to hear from you. Feel free to contact me about anything. The intent of this site is to foster a new exchange of ideas. I’d love to not only discuss my own projects, but yours as well. 

My experience observing a bald eagle nest for a season. https://wix.to/FfdfLTM

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I enjoyed a few peaceful days photographing a tulku at a Buddhist Temple.

Photographing His Eminence Tenzin Lungtok Thinley Choephak, the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche

I am excited to let folks know I have completed the 2024 WI Golden Gloves State Tournament photos. Over the span of two nights that saw 47 combined bouts of boxing I shot nearly 25,000 photos. I didn’t miss seeing one second of action through the viewfinder of my camera. It was also pretty intense to look at every single photo taken, selecting only the best for processing from RAW format to JPEG, not to mention all the captions!

You can find the event galleries: https://wix.to/BQv9KN5

Wisconsin Golden Gloves 2024 State Tournament 47 Bouts of Boxing from March 29 & 30 at the Madison Marriott WestRed Corner: Dan Alexander (Ford's Gym) VS Blue Corner: Knowledge Johnson (Firehouse Gym) Amateur athletes gathered for two days of boxing at the Madison Marriott West. Friday night there were 30 bouts, which spanned over six hours of....

The prescribed fire I helped conduct & photographed for the newspaper: https://wix.to/vCX7kBH

Prescribed Fire: A ritual of renewal Controlled blaze makes way for new life It’s that time of year again when s**ttered columns of thick, white smoke rise high into the skies. If you stood upon the tall towers of Blue Mounds State Park on one of these “perfect burn” days, you’d be able to pinpoint the location of various, s**t...

I'm working on the 2024 Wisconsin WI Golden Gloves-Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation graphics. While reviewing my photos from last year for inspiration for the new poster I found one of my photos on a news site. It's always fun seeing my work out there being used. Of course, it would have been awesome to have been given credit, but it's not a big deal. It's just nice to know it was seen by people.

Kuykendall Advances to Golden Gloves National Championships Held This Week By Terrell Boettcher Sawyer County Record Read the article here Lac Courte Oreilles tribal member Charlie Kuykendall, 32, won the Wisconsin Golden Gloves state open boxing championship at 189 pounds (cruiserweIght) on April 7-8 in Madison and is advancing to the national Golden Gloves championships....

This is a portfolio page about my time as an artist's apprentice back in 1990.

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Portfolio: Ciotti Artist's Apprentice My experience working for artist Angelo Ciotti In the summer of 1990 I spent three months working for artist Angelo Ciotti. It was an interesting apprenticeship where I participated in helping with a few of his many installation pieces, including a large land reclamation project. I had graduated fro...

This is a portfolio post concerning the art exhibit "Within the Driftless."

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Portfolio: "Within the Driftless" Producing & documenting an art gallery show for the Driftless Historium In the year 2019 I participated in producing an art exhibit for the Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society. The art show was dubbed, “Within the Driftless” and was focused on the paintings by local landsca...

I've put together a portfolio post highlighting my tourism and promotional photography.

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Portfolio: Travel & Marketing Photos Promotional photography for a tourism & publications Pennsyvania Tourism Bureau I have produced imagery for a number of publications for use in marketing, journalism, and promoting tourism. When I lived in Pennsylvania I was often assigned specific subjects, events, and locations to cover for use by...

I put together a portfolio page highlighting my work capturing the creations of other artists. It's on of my favorite subjects to focus on!
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I put together another portfolio post, this time covering my role as a Creative Coordinator/Multimedia producer at the museum.

Portfolio: Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Part 2 Exhibits Department - Creative Coordinator 1998 - 2007 One day in 1996 I was literally making some fake rocks for one of the wildlife dioramas when it occurred to me that this particular skill may not carry over into the next century. I then decided to return to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, enro...

I put together a post about my time as a diorama artist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Portfolio: Carnegie Museum of Natural History Exhibits Department - Diorama Artist Years 1989 to 1998 I was in the Exhibits Department of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for nearly fifteen years, not counting my time spent volunteering on projects. Though working for a non-profit meant earning low wages, I enjoyed the unique opportunity....

The event photos & boxer portraits are now available for download. You can find directions for download via this post. You can also order prints if desired.

2023 Bucket List Boxing Event Dierre “Too Nice” Crayton (28yo 154 #), boxing out of the Red Corner, strikes Jordan “Maverick”Rainer (24yo 150 #), boxing out of the Blue Corner. He would go on to win Bout Four of the annual fundraising Bucket List Boxing event that was held November 4th, 2023 at The Red Mouse Bar & Grill. T...

I’ve written a blogpost about my relationship with the nearby Tibetan monastery.
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Client Highlight: Deer Park Buddhist Center A photography gig that offers spiritual insight into my own mind, my own Self In 2016 I found myself at the very beginning of my personal spiritual journey. Recent personal events had resulted in me exploring various meditation groups in the Madison area. While I had success in finding various Buddh...

Check out my blog post on my experience working with the Little Eagle Arts Foundation.

Client Highlight: Little Eagle Arts Foundation Focus on Ho Chunk Artists & Culture One of the most rewarding experiences I have as a photographer is the work I do for the Little Eagle Arts Foundation. It’s a nonprofit whose mission statement is, “Little Eagle Arts Foundation (LEAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and prom...

Macro fun! Canon MPE65mm + MT-26EX-RT Macro Twin Lite

Macro Life on Cream Wild Indigo Experimenting with a Canon EOS 5Ds R dSLR + MP E Macro 65mm F2/.8 + Angle Finder C + MT-26EX-RT Macro Twin Lite It was a perfect weekend to get outside and experiment with my macro photography kit. I wanted to play around with the new Canon MT-26EX-RT Macro Twin Lite Flash that I recently added to m...

I've added a new flash to my lineup. It's going to be a game changer.
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A New Tool for Macro Exploration Adding the Canon Mt-26EX-RT Macro Twin Lite Flash to My Kit There are times where I am drawn to practicing macro photography. One of the hurdles has been dealing with the need for flashes. I’ve a Canon MP E Macro 65mm F2/.8 lens that I rarely use as it usually requires me to use flashes to get cle...

The photos from Saturday night's WI State Golden Gloves Tournament are now ready for viewing.

2023 WI Golden Gloves State Tournament Photos from the Saturday Night Bouts of April 8th I’m pleased to announce that the photos from Saturday night’s bouts are available online. It was a pleasure to capture the heroic efforts of these amateur athletes. It was an evening of incredible displays of determination and grit. In this photo...

Here's a sample page I'm using to highlight some of my special portrait work. These photos were taken not by clients but are my personal projects.

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I have completed this year's Golden Gloves State Tournament event photos. You can find them via the site linked here on this post. If you share any of the photos please consider tagging me on IG and by his name here on FB. Use the download icons to save an image. You can also order prints and other products via the shopping cart.

2022 Wisconsin Golden Gloves State Tournament Hosted by the Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation @ the Madison-Marriott West, Madison, WI on July 8th & 9th 2022 Though I have no history with the sport of boxing I found my way in the world and work of the Wisconsin Golden Gloves franchise holders the Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation. This non-profit, based ou...

Bout 8 photos from the White Collar Boxing event are now online and available for download. I've been busy with work and living life and apologize for the delay.

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I've finally processed Bout 7 of the White Collar Boxing event. It's been a busy time as I adjust to my new life, so processing photos is taking a long time.

"Babyface" Mason Saunders (Winner - Red) vs Tony "Lights Out" Johnson (Blue) Bout 7 of the Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation's 2022 White Collar Boxing Fundraiser This was a high-paced, action packed bout!! Just click/tap the photo below to access the photos. If you want copies use the download icons. A portion print of sales will directly support Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation, a 50...

Photos from Bout 6 of the 2022 White Collar Boxing event are now up. Again, I appreciate the patience as I find time to work on these. Life is full.

If you want copies use the download icons. A portion print of sales will directly support Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and will help support our boxers, community work and training.

TWO more bouts to come! Stay tuned!

David "The Brute" Pfaff (Winner - Blue) vs "Tiny" Mike Pawlak (Red) Bout 6 of the Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation's 2022 White Collar Boxing Fundraiser Our heavy weights put on quite the clash! The sounds of their hefty punches nearly drowned out the audience’s cries for more! Just click/tap the photo below to access the photos. If you want copies use the download ico...

The photos from Bout 5 of the 2022 BLBF's White Collar Boxing fundraiser at The Red Mouse are now available.

Stephen "The Unexpected" Guest (Winner - Blue) vs Edgar "The Warrior" Mendez (Red) Bout 5 of the Bob Lynch Boxing Foundation's 2022 White Collar Boxing Fundraiser The fifth bout of this WCB boxing event really ignited the crowd. The shouting was just about the loudest this photographer has ever heard during a boxing event! Just click/tap the photo below to access the photos. If yo...