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Portraits By The Two Of Us opened its doors in 1974 as Photography By Dave Kulik. Its founder had been a hobbyist in photography since the 1960’s, and had made photographic treks through the northeastern States and across the U.S. In the spring of 1974, Dave migrated to Los Angeles; he received training and experience as a professional wedding photographer, working with Fernando Karolys and Robert L. Bagley, two of the best wedding and portrait photographers in L.A. Dave returned to northern Virginia the following year, and opened Portraits By The Two Of Us with his new wife and partner, Lee. Dave and associate photographer Don photograph all of the weddings, while Lee, although not a photographer, helps run the business end of the studio. Dave’s passion is for weddings, but also does family, engagement and bridal portraiture, as well as sports teams and other organizations. A few of Dave’s photo credits include actress Doris Day, some cast members from the M*A*S*H television series, U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, U.S. Senator John Warner, A&M recording artist Tim Weisberg and country recording artist Trace Adkins. Philosophy Wedding photography coverage should record all of the fun, excitement, and beauty of the wedding day, with as little intrusion as possible. The photographer must be able to work quickly, so that the most important moments, and the best smiles are caught by the camera. If a picture has to be “staged” for the sake of a photograph, it should at least be fun or create a pleasant memory—a “Kodak moment” for the party being photographed. Hokey, faked poses should be avoided. The pictures we take are a mixture of styles: posed, casual, and candid (photojournalism) Posed—this includes the bride and attendants, the family pictures, the “formals”, and the romantic or “misty” photographs. Casual—the subject knows they are being photographed, but there is no posing. Pictures are taken very quickly, to capture the best smiles. An example would be the close-ups of bride and groom dancing, cake-cutting, etc. Candid (Photojournalism)—the unobtrusive part of capturing the wedding day. Attention is not directed toward the camera; the photographer quickly captures the action as it happens. Examples would be processional/recessional pictures, panoramic pictures of the ceremony, reception hall, and the little things that are a part of the wedding story. Unlike most studios, we do not have “timed” coverages with overtime charges (which can run as high as $300./hr); the photography should revolve around what the bride and groom are doing, not the photographer. No bride and groom should be made to arrange their wedding day activities to “fit” a certain package, or abridge their coverage because they have run out of photographer’s time. For this reason, we provide unlimited coverage of the wedding day; the hours of coverage are to be agreed upon at contract time, and become a part of that contract.
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...which includes, on all Plans, use of our portable portrait studio to produce beautiful portraits of bride and groom, parents, grandparents, members of the wedding party or whoever else you would like. The studio is set up close to the reception hall, (subject to available space), and couples discreetly taken to be photographed. This is invaluable in cases of bad weather, when outdoors is unusable. If weather is good, you can opt to use the outdoors instead of or in addition to the studio. |