LoveSpell Photography

LoveSpell Photography Master Photographer trained by legendary Elwin Musser. 8x PPA master. 3x Quill-Scroll Master. A Photographic Agency. Plus framed private sales.

We sell to magazines, book companies, and direct to commercial businesses ad campaigns. We are a Photographic Agency that uses our vast photo library (personally taken photos) to aid businesses ad campaigns, magazines and book sellers. We sell 10 prints of each photo, including the print original. Framed and signed or initialed. We do not lease out for weddings as of 2024.

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March 28, 2015, award-winning photographer Elwin Musser passed. My photographic mentor (LoveSpell Images Agency) for 4 y...
04/15/2026

March 28, 2015, award-winning photographer Elwin Musser passed. My photographic mentor (LoveSpell Images Agency) for 4 years. Known for his 1959 Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographs of the Buddy Holly plane crash.
Hired as the first full-time photographer at the Globe in 1946, Musser paired an exceptional eye for composition with technical precision.
Musser started his career with a 4x5 Speed Graphic Camera before switching to 33mm in the later years of his career.
Musser received a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize for his work covering the 1959 plane crash, which killed rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson. The series of images creates a nearly complete photographic record of the aftermath of the crash. Many photos not shown to the FBI were hidden, I seen them twice.
Musser left a legacy of mentoring and teaching.

Such a good friend and client. RIP
03/20/2026

Such a good friend and client. RIP

02/23/2026
02/11/2026

Know your photographic rights:
Can minors be photographed in public without permissions?
Yes, it is legal to photograph minors in public spaces where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.
These photographs cannot be used for 'commercial' purposes without parental permissions.
Considerations:
Public Places: Photography is permitted in places like parks, sidewalks, roads and public events. In public, individuals, including minors, do not have a legal right to privacy.
Exceptions: Taking indecent, involve sexual or predatory purpose photos, or if the photographer is trespassing on private property.
Local Ordinances: Some specific, limited areas (like certain parks/events) though these can face constitutional challenges.
Ethical:
Safety: if a stranger is photographing children, it is reasonable to approach them to ask for the purpose. Though rights still belong on the photographer's side.
Respectful: Photographers should act with empathy and, if asked, deliberate the purpose of photographing minors.
Is it legal in public...YES.

02/11/2026

Know your photo rights:
Can I sell a photo taken in public if humans are present?

Yes, you can sell photos taken in public for artistic, editorial, or personal use 'without a model release', as there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in public.
You cannot use these photos for 'commercial' purposes (advertising, product packaging) without a model release.

Permitted : Selling as fine art, prints, news, or editorial stock photos.
Restriction: You cannot use photos of people to sell products or services (like a brochure or advertisement) without permission.

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Mason City, IA

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