First Session at the New Studio

We had our first portrait session at the new studio. It went great, the extra room made everything so much more comfortable. We were able to really stretch out and we ended up spending a lot more time in the studio than we planned and didn't have near as much sunlight for outdoor portraits as we had hoped. We were only using the studio temporarily, we're still not 100% done so we haven't moved the majority of our gear down there yet. The major stuff is done, we're mostly just finishing up a few odds and ends and waxing the floors. We are shooting for September 4th as our first official day, so if you want to get a portrait and help us break in our wonderful new space give us a call now.

Portraits the Hard Way!

I've seen portraits taken in what appears to be the local high school locker room several times and they've always looked really great. I recently got my first opportunity to photograph a high school senior in his locker room and it was a lot tougher than I thought it would be. The metal of the lockers were quite reflective and the open portions where equipment hangs had terrible shadows inside, not to mention every little thing sitting around the room cast shadows a mile long. I got plenty of great shots, but the whole shoot was much more challenging than I ever would have imagined. I got home and did some research and realized a lot of the shots I've seen were done with lockers that looked nothing like the ones in the locker room! I'm so naive, but these shots were faked! The lockers were never used, they're just props for portraits. Of course there is nothing wrong with that, when you're in your studio, you get to control the light and everything that goes in front of the camera. You can spray anti-reflective coating on the lockers if you want, but I think doing it in an actual locker room is great, the shots have that ring of truth, that every senior wants for their portraits.

Availability Update

I don't think we'll be able to schedule any more senior portrait sessions this month. The response for the coupon has been great and we're pretty much booked up for the rest of August. If you call now and schedule your session in August we can honor the 25% off. Even if you have your session in December, just make sure to schedule this month. September is pretty late for senior portraits, but if you haven't had yours take yet, it's as good a month as any, and so far it's wide open. Give us a call to schedule your session.

New Senior Portrait Location

I found a really neat area to take some great outdoor portraits. Along South River Road, the State Hospital has a back entrance. The entrance is flanked with two large curved walls and two tower kind of things with arched openings. There are almost limitless posing opportunities here, and on either side of these large walls are amazing low rock heap walls. We planned on stopping here for a senior portrait recently, but the area was so great we almost used up all of the sun posing on and around the walls.

Congratulations Jack and Jackie

I didn't even know the Madam Carrol did weddings! Shows what I know, it was a really amazing day. Hot of course, but the lower deck was air conditioned and both sides are top to bottom windows so the view was just wonderful. I can't remember the last time I had such an enjoyable time at a wedding. It was a blast and I'm so happy I was able to be a part of it.

Studio Opening

I believe we are going to be open for business at our new studio on September 3rd. We have made a lot of progress the last few weeks and the construction crew is done with all of the heavy lifting. They just need to install some floor tiles and bathroom fixtures and I just need to paint one more wall and do some serious cleaning. Now that moving day is so close I'm starting to realize the hard part wasn't renovating a 1500 square foot building, it's going to be very painful to move all of the photo props and backdrops I have across town. You can only load so many bar stools into a pickup truck in one trip.

Availability Update: We've booked about 6 senior portrait sessions this month due to our advertisement in the Pharos Tribune. We can probably handle about 6 more, so if you're still shopping for senior portraits give us a call at our studio or email us at info @ buckportraitstudio.com and we'll see how we can help you.