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The Skiver Family's Experience

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This winter has been wonderful here at Walck Portraits!  We have had SO many great people in and out of our doors :)  This shoot with the Skivers is one of our favorites!

Joy came to me a few months back looking to plan a unique family photo session.  She is a photographer herself, so I knew I had to make something really great with the shoot!  We ended up picking a date in the winter with hopes of snow, and Mother Nature delivered!  
Check out some of their images with this slideshow!


The shoot was a little chilly, but that didn't phase this family!  The location was absolutely breath taking as well!  We went up to the hills behind Shinglehouse Pennsylvania, and found some beautiful roads, fences, and views of the valley.  The snow was actually falling so fast that visibility wasn't clear enough for a shot of said valley - but just enough to give the final images depth.
The image on the left is one of my favorites from this session.  Eddie (aka: Dad) has been working on his 57 Chevrolet for years with his dad.  He was having a tough time getting it started to pull it out of the garage, so while the car was on the charger and we were having a chat about the car, I loved the lighting that was happening...  so I snapped a quick image.  I only took 2 frames and I knew I had the shot.  Looking good Eddie!
After the shoot was over, we brought the Skivers back to our studio in Coudersport and went through all their final images.  We had originally planned to fill this wall (to the right) with images, and that is what we ended up doing.  They selected a collection that we call "The Stair Climber" - though the name implies its use is for a stairway, it really worked well in this space as their ceiling is angled.

Here at Walck Portraits in Coudersport Pennsylvania, not only do we help you plan the layout for your walls with special software in our studio, but once your order is complete, we install it for you.  The Skiver family was very pleased with their final product, and we are looking forward to working with them again!
"We are able to save a lot of time when installing the product we ordered. They came and put everything up for us rather quickly and it looked amazing!" - Joy Skiver


"Response time is great when scheduling a session.  All questions are answered as well. And prints take no time at all coming back as well as the editing time to see your images.  We did not even wait a week to come see ours.  Also they were helpful in deciding what is best to order for your home.  Response time is great when scheduling a session.   All questions are answered as well.  And prints take no time at all coming back as well as the editing time to see your images.  We did not even wait a week to come see ours.  Also they were helpful in deciding what is best to order for your home." - Joy Skiver
















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