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<span class="text"><font color="#ffffff" class="text"> <h2 style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-size: large"><span>About Sam Lafoca…<em> </em><strong>The Aerial Photographer </strong><em> </em></span></span><span style="font-size: medium"><em><span style="color: #c0c0c0"> </span></em></span></h2> <h2 style="margin-left: 40px"><span style="font-size: medium"><em><span style="color: #c0c0c0">"Photography from a <span style="color: #ffffff">higher </span>source"<img height="244" width="400" align="right" border="5" alt="" src="/users/SamLafoca2455/Image/Sam-26a.jpg" /></span></em></span></h2> <p><span style="color: #c0c0c0"><span style="font-size: small">Sam Lafoca, the Aerial Photographer is at his best, with camera in hand, hanging out the side of a turbine powered<font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></span><span style="font-size: small"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke></font></font><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"></v:path><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" style="margin-top: 144.75pt; z-index: -1; margin-left: 504.75pt; width: 205.75pt; position: absolute; height: 124.55pt" wrapcoords="-93 0 -93 21447 21600 21447 21600 0 -93 0" type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:title="Sam-26a" src="file:///C:\Users\Sam\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"></v:imagedata><w:wrap type="tight"></w:wrap></v:shape></span><span style="color: #c0c0c0"><span style="font-size: small">helicopter. Whether still photography for print or High Definition video for broadcast, Sam’s expertise in creating images from the air is surpassed only by his passion for photography. </span></span><span style="color: #c0c0c0"> </span></p> <div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #c0c0c0"><span style="font-size: small">Sam was first spotted with camera in hand in the 1970’s, (call him a photo Geek) while other kids were at the post-game parties, “Lafocus” was in his home-made garage based darkroom printing game photos for the local newspaper’s midnight deadline; that’s where the commitment started. </span></span></div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #c0c0c0"><span style="font-size: small">During his career building years, Sam has worked as a portrait photographer, TV News cameraman for WLS-TV News in Chicago, KTLA, KNBC and KABC News in Los Angeles, “Inside Edition,” plus various freelance gigs for shows such as the BBC and 48 hrs. Sam’s images have been viewed by millions, both Broadcast TV and Print. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #c0c0c0"><span style="font-size: small">Beginning in 1993, Sam has been the Cameraman for the KTLA “Morning News.” Sam has totaled over 20,000 hours of aerial flight time behind the Gyro Stabilized Camera of “Sky-5.” Sam’s photography work is hanging in the “Newseum” in Washington D.C. Sam has been the recipient of 3 Golden Mic awards, and a few awards from the Professional Photographers of America, also nominated by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for an Emmy. Sam has the reputation of commitment to professional - personal service which is demonstrated by the satisfaction of his clients. From conception, to final delivery, Sam has the experience to get it done…right...the first time…on time. </span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #c0c0c0"><span style="font-size: small">When Sam is not in his airborne studio somewhere between 300 and 10,00 feet above the ground, Sam enjoys “quality-time” with his two boys, Sammy and Zack, his wife Kim and two dogs, Pancakes and Popcorn… …the kids named the dogs.</span></span></div> <p> </p> </font></span><br>
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Copyright: 2008 Sam Lafoca....."Hanging out of a Jet Powered Helicopter is where I'm at my best."
