LARRY PETERS

Larry Peters is a self taught full time photographer.  He began his working career as a high school business teacher after having graduated from London High School, Bliss College and Xavier University.  Larry holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree plus a Masters Degree in Secondary Education.

After teaching school and spending 6 years in a family run business, he and his wife Karen launched Main Street Photography out of their home.  This business grew overnight and went from photographing 200 high school seniors on a part time basis to photographing 750 seniors the very next year.

After two week long courses at Winona, he decided that his photography was going to look different from other area photographers and began developing props, sets and launched new marketing ideas. These same principles have been used over the last 30 years.

The business has grown to 3 studios in Central Ohio with 25 employees and a gross sales of over 2 million per year. His daughter Janine and her husband, Brian Killian help share the management duties as well as being full time photographers themselves.  The  studio has branched out to unique Children’s photography also.

Besides the 3 studios, the Peters and a life long friend operate  JLOriginals, a prop company which supplies the industry with well built, light weight wood props that will withstand years of abuse.

His oldest daughter Melinda has her own Interior Design business and has helped decorate the studios.

Larry Peters Brought Senior Photography to what it is today with contemporary photography and now with the advent of digital, new digital ideas that not only look different, but have many sales advantages and markets.  He also implemented never before used direct mail, the 12 hour sale and new sales techniques and packages.

Larry has authored two books primarily on Senior Photography, speaks nationally and internationally and has several video series.  He was a part of the Portrait 2000 broadcast and was a Kodak Marketing Program participant.

The uniqueness of Peters style of photography has earned many awards with Peters and his son-in-law and daughter all being Master Photographers.  Their Photography studios can boast of photographing over 1500 students.

Larry Peters