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What's the best way to do family formal photos at a wedding?
I'll give you the short answer right up front: It's up to you. Like all parts of the wedding day, it's infinitely customizable and personalized. The best part of a wedding to me is capturing the essence of a couple, and the way family photos are is definitely a part of that. Now, for the long answer I have to get through a lot of factors. I'll list through some of my thoughts and experiences working from my time as a wedding photographer over the last 6 years. I'm making this

Tony McCrackin
Nov 5, 20254 min read


Marching Mizzou - Guest Clinician Weekend
This fall I was invited by my friend and colleague Sam Mohler to join Marching Mizzou at the University of Missouri for their September...

Tony McCrackin
Oct 1, 20255 min read


2025 Drum Corps Galleries
Boston Crusaders Victory Run I had another great summer covering the drum corps season! Some notable high notes for me were visiting...

Tony McCrackin
Sep 23, 20251 min read


Time for Indianapolis College Grads to start planning Graduation Photos!
It's time for Indianapolis college graduation photos! Butler University, IU Indy, Purdue Indy, Marian University, UIndy, and others!

Tony McCrackin
Feb 20, 20252 min read


DCI Galleries
Since summer 2023, I've been taking photos for Drum Corps International at a few of their competitions. This blog post will serve as a...

Tony McCrackin
Aug 19, 20241 min read


Action Photography Camera Recommendations
A thorough explanation and ranking of what cameras I recommend for action photography.

Tony McCrackin
May 31, 20244 min read


2023 Retrospective and Favorite Photos
Another great year in the books. Another year of growth personally and professionally, of new experiences, new clients, and many many...

Tony McCrackin
Jan 17, 20244 min read


Five Best Outdoor Photo Locations in Indianapolis
When I moved to Indianapolis from Michigan in 2019, one of my first adventures of being a photographer here is that I wanted to find the...

Tony McCrackin
Feb 1, 20234 min read


Now Printing Personal Work
My print shop is back! A couple years ago I took down the option to buy prints of my personal work because I frankly didn't feel super...

Tony McCrackin
Jun 3, 20221 min read


Camera Equipment I Use
Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I can talk about camera gear all day long. It is only one element of photography, and...

Tony McCrackin
Feb 9, 20226 min read


Preparing for the Class of 2022!
Hello Seniors and their families! Anyone who knows me knows that fall is always the busiest time for me. With all that comes the most...

Tony McCrackin
Jun 28, 20212 min read


Now printing!
Hello all and welcome to the new year! As I continue to grow my business and what I do with it, I've started using Pixieset to handle...

Tony McCrackin
Jan 3, 20201 min read


2019 in review
10 of my favorite photos of 2019. Some are my favorite for the image itself, some for what they mean to me or for others. This year has...

Tony McCrackin
Dec 30, 20191 min read


2019 Summer Portrait Series
This past summer I decided to create a series of portraits that would show the members of the Madison Scouts past their performance and...

Tony McCrackin
Dec 19, 20191 min read


BOA Grand Nats
This past week shooting the BOA Grand National Championships was absolutely incredible. There's nowhere else I would have rather been,...

Tony McCrackin
Nov 19, 20191 min read


85 after 85
85 days after saying goodbye to the 2019 Madison Scouts, here are 85 of my favorite photos of them from the 85 days I was on the road for...

Tony McCrackin
Nov 3, 20191 min read


2020 Seniors
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! I'm looking forward to seeing and capturing so many faces as you get ready to head out into...

Tony McCrackin
Aug 27, 20191 min read


A night in the airport
After having 3 flights cancelled on me, I ended up with a 14 hour layover in O'Hare airport. Not wanting to or really being able to...

Tony McCrackin
Feb 13, 20191 min read


Campus Through the Leaves
A few photos of my favorite campus during my favorite time of year.

Tony McCrackin
Oct 17, 20181 min read


Growth
I’ve been thinking a lot about my growth recently. Growth for me as a person, leader, friend, and person trying to be able tell a story...

Tony McCrackin
Jul 27, 20182 min read
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