Walck Portraits Blog

As always, we had a blast with Liz!  Her fun, happy, energetic personality is SO contagious! Liz is the owner/operator of Studio V Media & Photography in Port Allegany, and we often work together, weather we are taking pictures for each other's families, talking "shop", or just hanging out for some fun. For this shoot, Liz has just become the proud new owner of a Cannon 70-200mm f/2.8 lens.  If you don't know what that means - it is a REALLY BIG LENS that EVERY photographer wants, and once they have it... it becomes part of their family.  Its generally one of the most favorited pieces of glass ever created - so, yes, it is worth getting a photo shoot for yourself to celebrate the occasion!

We had a wonderful time working with Hannah & David again!  It has been a few years since their wedding, and now they are happily expanding their family :)  This session took place at the Roulette Fire Hall, where both Hannah & Dave are fire fighters (as you may have guessed).  We actually bumped the session up a few days because their baby started making some decisions to enter the world a little early! We are really looking forward to returning to the firehall to make a magical and totally unique set of newborn images! For the image above, I may have got a little bit nerdy with the camera skills.  I wanted to make a something extra special - and I always love a good opportunity to expand my own camera skills.  So - I used a technique that we've posted about before called "Light Painting".  This is where I mount the camera to a tripod, then create an image set, where each image is made with the flash highlighting specific objects, then...

Cold, Bone Chilling, Icy, Snowy - and BEAUTIFUL! It was in the teens outside last Saturday, but that didn't stop Deidra & Brian! These two somehow managed to look warm and comfortable even in the windy frosty winter wonderland! We kept the shoot upbeat & fast, which seems to have worked well.  We LOVE the image set! They even brought out these two adorable pugs to join in! Check out the bottom for a little slideshow with more of their images!

Boka family with newborn baby! We just had Wayne, Abby & Charlotte back in the studio for their 3 month old baby session!  It is part of their "Grow With Me" package, and already, we can see the amazing growth this precious little beauty has done! When we had the Boka family in for their newborn session, Charlotte was super easy going and made for one of the quickest newborn shoots we've ever had, and her 3 month appointment was just as much fun! Boka family with 3 month old baby! We love watching families grow!  There is a magical element of looking at your baby's images go on throughout the year.  As parents ourselves, we can truthfully say that being a new parent makes for the LONGEST days and nights, but SHORTEST years we have ever had! We are really excited for our next set of photos with the Boka family, which will be in June... which means.... outdoor fun! We'll stick with the classic look of the two images up top of this post, as that s...

There is something magical about black and white photography, espicially when the subject is a newborn! Abby and Wayne did a beautiful job at their portrait session.  Posing was a breeze, and we were lucky that Charolette was happy and sleeping the entire time!  We couldn't have asked for an easier newborn shoot :) The Boka family is signed up with our "Grow With Me" experience, which is a photography package designed to document a newborn's first year off life, starting with a maternity session.  It includes: Maternity, Newborn, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, and 1 year sessions.  The big gem at the end of these packages is the art that comes with them.  With all of these photo sessions, we hand craft a "First Year Of Life" baby album, using hand crafted materials that are designed to last a lifetime.  We also include a crib display, which is a three piece collage designed to hang above the crib and then easily moveable to other parts of the home. ...

Recently we updated our website with a few "behind the scenes" images to show off a few things that happen during a photoshoot that you may not think about... lights/other family members acting silly/pets being ...pets...  children being... children...  -  you get the idea. But there is yet another aspect behind the scenes at a portrait studio that many people don't think much about.  What do photographers do BEFORE the session?  OH and another!  What do photographers do AFTER the session? WELL.  Let me show you! We've been doing this long enough that we know its best to have a checklist.  In the industry we call this a Workflow.  This ensures that we don't miss any step in the process, which means our customer service level will be high and consistent. I guess I could end with that and let you read the things on our workflow sheet... but where is the fun in that?  Lets see some pictures! BATTERIES.  Every flipping thing...

Last Sunday, Meg & I left Coudersport to make a trip all the way up to Buffalo NY for an AMAZING newborn session!  No shoot is too far for Walck Portraits ;)   The drive was nice - a little chilly when I packed the car (one degree Fahrenheit), but it was a beautiful sunny Sunday.  I didn't know what kind of lighting scenario I'd be getting into, so I just brought the big kit - big lights & soft boxes, small flashes, reflectors - any & everything I could need.  When we got there, it turned out that they had a beautiful north facing window and neutral skin toned wall in their dining room!  The entire session I was able to just use natural light & giant reflector, and I love the results! Jessie & Rob did amazing in front of the camera!  We know from experience that new parents are usually sleep deprived, sore from using new muscles to pick up and care their new family member, and generally not in any mood to have their picture taken ...