Bailiegh's Portrait

This was a fun shoot to have on a Saturday. I set this scene up hoping to really make her red hair pop and I think it turned out great. I really can't imagine a more perfect portrait for her. There's a couple of different versions that all turned out great but this landscape with her arms on the back of the chair just really speaks to me. There is another version in my gallery that shows more vertical, it's really good too, but I think this one is my favorite.

Kokomo Bridal Show

For anyone wanting to check our albums out we're going to be at the Bridal Show at Johannig Civic Center this Sunday. We'll be there from 12pm until 4pm. Come on down and see all of our 2007 albums as well as some of our other products. See you there.

Eric's Senior Portraits

We had a nice long studio session last week with Eric for his senior portraits. We had a lot of fun. I spent a lot of time up on the ladder getting some dramatic shots looking down on him, but I think this one on the floor is my favorite. The pose looks so natural it really makes it a great portrait. If you still haven't had your senior portraits taken, I just posted a senior portrait deal so look below to find the details.

Last Minute Senior Package

It's pretty late in the school year to be thinking about Senior Portraits, but I'm sure there are a few people out there that haven't gotten around to it yet. If you're still needing your senior portraits taken I've got a great deal for you. For just $100 you can have your portraits taken in my downtown studio, change your outfit up to 3 times, we can use unlimited backdrops and props, and you'll get 10 sheets of wallets and an 8x10. That's $47 off the normal prices for these items. If you want to schedule a sesion give us a call at 722-3333. This deal is good for the entire month of February.

Excellent posing!

I love when small children do cute little poses like this. It makes them look so cute to do a pose a bigger children would normally do. We got a lot of really cute shots of Scott, but this one is my favorite. It just makes him look so grown up. I think it's adorable.

Bad to the Bone

We did a fun shoot with Johsua this week. He had his tiny little motorcyle jacket so I got out a backdrop that looks like the fire you might paint on the side of a motorcycle and we put him on one of my lighting cases. Kind of looks like he's a roadie with ZZ Top. It turned out really nice.

BPS Templates now live!

I've created a blog to go along with my online catalog of flush mount wedding album templates. I'll be converting and uploading my designs at least once a week so the blog will be a convenient way of keeping up with the new templates. Check it out often to make sure you know when the newest templates are available.

BPS Templates

Custom Templates now for sale!

After designing my 50th flush mount album last month I started to think about the hundreds of hours I put into designing each page. Why shouldn't all of this time be something I can pass on to other photographers who are designing their own flush mount albums. So since winter is usually very slow for me, I've started converting my album pages into templates that can be used with any images. I've gotten the first 10 done and I've uploaded them to my online proofing system. You can view the templates and purchase them here:

Album Templates

For now they're $20 each but there are discounts for buying them in multiples of 5. I've got hundreds more pages ready to convert though, so over the next few months there should be tons being added weekly. Once my entire catalog is uploaded only new pages will be uploaded after events.

These templates use clip masks which is only available in Photoshop CS2 or later. Once you purchase your templates I will send you a link to download them in zip format from my website. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

January Wedding Promo!

I've never really offered any promotions before, but I've got a handful of Saturdays this summer I'd love to get booked immediately. So if you're looking for a wedding photographer just mention this blog to me at your consultation and if you book me and purchase a 10x10 album I will include 2 additional 5x5 albums for free. These are the cute purse size albums perfect for moms to carry around to show everyone. This is a $140 value. To qualify you must either purchase a package that includes a 10x10 album, or you must purchase a package and add the 10x10 on ala carte. Either way will get you two 5x5's. Email or call today to set up a free no obligation wedding consultation. This offer expires January 31st, 2008.

Wedding Reviews

There is a great new wedding service called Wedding Wire that has really made the most of the benefits the internet offers. You can log on and read reviews of lots of wedding vendors from your area, start discussions with brides, and even set up a custom wedding site that your guests can visit. I've signed up and I'd love for all of my previous brides to post a review of my services. Just visit:

Buck Portrait Studio

If you're not a past customer please check it out as well and read some of my reviews.

2008 Wedding Availability

I have a lot of dates available for weddings throughout 2008 but unfortunately I am fully booked for the month of June. I have several July dates and Several August dates and tons for the rest of the year, but June is completely out. This also includes any non-standard wedding dates such as Friday night. All of the post processing and design work required for a wedding requires me to limit the number I do, so even though I may have a Friday night available, I cannot shoot any additional weddings in June without sacrificing time to my other clients. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Welcome to 2008!

We're really looking forward to a great year of portraits in 2008. We've got the new studio, we've got lots of great new backdrops, props, and even some new lighting toys. I have to tell you I'm especially excited about senior portrait season this year. We made some really great art last year with the students that chose us and I know it's just going to get better this year. If you're thinking about getting a portrait done this year, children, family, senior, engagement or whatever please give us a call and we can talk about your ideas for a truly unique portrait.

2007 Wedding Sampler

Here are some of my favorite shots from the 2007 wedding season. It was a really great season, I got to see some really beautiful weddings and I got to try a lot of really exciting new things and I think you'll agree there are some really unique portraits here. I'm looking forward to small break before the 2008 wedding seasons starts, my first wedding is a very short 3 months away.

Congratulations to Leigh and Jeremy!

I think any time a couple plans a wedding in December they're hoping for a nice layer of snow covering everything. Leigh and Jeremy got their wish, the only problem was it was snowing all day the day of their wedding! The forecasters predicted 12 to 18 inches! Luckily it turned out to be half that and I don't think many people were unable to attend their lovely ceremony due to the weather. I had a lot of fun at this wedding, the groomsmen were hilarious! Here's wishing you guys the best and a very merry first Christmas together.

Abby and Luke Engagements

We had a lot of fun two nights ago doing these studio engagement shots. We tried a lot of fun romantic poses and got some really great portraits. This was the unanimous favorite by everyone involved. It looks so natural and they both look so at ease. This turned out so great I ordered a 16x20 for display at the studio.

Natalie and Brad

We had a lot of fun in the studio last night doing what felt like engagement portraits but they've been married for over 6 months! I guess the honeymoon is still going on at the Sparks' household. We did some really fun poses one even involving elf ears! This one is my favorite, this is such a cute pose I had to post it.

Holiday Delays!

I love this time of year, but unfortunately it's a notoriously bad time for pretty much every aspect of photography. I just want to post the delays that I'm seeing so no one is blindsided.

My photo lab is doing great, but I would say if your prints aren't ordered this week, there is a chance they'll show up on Christmas, so if you're ordering cards they won't be ready to mail in time.

My album supplier was shut down last month to new orders, but they're open. Things seem to be crawling getting the order authorized and checked, I would say any orders placed now, will be in January.

Also on custom design work I'm chugging through a very steady stream of work, I've got several albums in progress as well as lots of holiday portrait creations. New requests will probably take me a week to get to and unfortunately that puts us extremely close to Christmas.

And finally we are unable to do any portraits the last two weeks of the year. We have several prior commitments and of course lots of personal holiday goings on. This shouldn't be much of an issue since all of you have holiday goings on as well, and that late there is no point even trying to get things in by Christmas.

If you have any questions about these delays please send me an email at info {at} buckportraitstudio.com and I'll provide more detailed information.

CVS Christmas Portraits

It's that time of year again, we'll be at CVS on 3rd St. all day Saturday with a Santa and Mrs. Claus for portraits. The pictures will be printed while you wait. There is usually a small package available for purchase for around $5. We'll be there from 9am until 6pm. We'll see you there.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up on my price increases for 2008. My units will be going from $10 to $12 and all of my package prices will be increasing about 20%. This is due to the rent and other expenses I now have for my studio. It was great being able to offer rock bottom prices, but the quality and flexibility I can now offer over my home studio is really worth the price increase. I am implementing some volume discounts to help offset these increases, the more you spend, the more you save. The good news is there is still a month and a half until 2008 so call today and book a session to take advantage of my current low prices!

Better hurry!

The leaves all around Cass County are at the peak of color right now. Everywhere you look it's golden delicious, if you're wanting a portrait I suggest calling as soon as possible. We've got plenty of room on the calendar for family portraits so if this is something you've been thinking about doing now is the perfect time to do it.