Usually Kerry and I take turns on the weekends, she sleeps in one morning and I sleep in the next. Sleeping in to us is getting up at 9 or 10 am. Waking up on Saturday mornings is a blast right now, the boys are 2 years and 5 years old and love sitting with Dad watching cartoons. Now, I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons. Transformers, Thundercats, GIJOE, He-Man, Silverhawks, Voltron and pretty much every other 80′s cartoon.
The 80's Cartoons!
So, it is sad to say that Saturday morning cartoons are not the same at all. There is a channel for cartoons all day and night. But some channels are starting to play Saturday morning cartoons again. But, I have the box sets of the cartoon seasons I loved as a boy and now boys love Saturday mornings, I get on the couch, hand them unhealthy breakfast cereals and we sit for a few hours, just us boys eating a box of cereal and watching my cartoons. They will outgrow them one day and want the cooler looking new cartoons but until then, I will enjoy this time with them watching my old classic cartoons.
To those looking for my professional photography site, you have landed on my personal blog, feel free to look around – you can find my professional blog at robertwheater.com
Well, the new front part of my site is now active and will become the primary part of my business now. This blog here will become more personal in nature and a deeper glimpse into my life. The blog itself will change to a more photo focused exploration and personal journal. I actually can’t wait and my first post in this new format will be coming today. I’m not sure how many people will follow it but it is more for myself and my family than anyone else. It will also explore photographic explorations and probably some of my other artwork.
I can’t wait.
These two were fun to photograph and I am so happy that I was able to be their photographer, even though they had to take quite a little drive to use me as their photographer. I hope to photograph them as their children grow. My maternity sessions are non-studio lifestyle pictures. I don’t do many bare belly pictures and I try to focus more on the relationship of mother and father and show that there is indeed a baby coming.
The Braun Family was awesome to say the least. I swear I have been lucky with all the clients I have photographed. I hear other photographers talk about clients that are hard to work with… I don’t know what that is like.
When I started professional photography a year ago, I had just finished wrapping up art school. Well, my first part of it – I still intend on returning to complete my Masters. I have tried so many things to try and get business and sometimes it’s hard to keep going. Finally, hard work is really starting to pay off. So, things are going to be changing for the better. I have some great people that love my photography and they in turn just keep spreading the word and I do have to say, I have the coolest clients and without all of you, this would have never worked.
So, I am creating an entire new line of services that are really tailored to everything that you all talked about or asked about. I really did pay attention to what people were asking for. So in the next few days, you will see my new services and products here first. I can’t wait to show them to you and please if you like my art and want to know about cool stuff going on here, register over on the right side of this page.
Great session with Christina and her boys. These are the type of images that come with my mini-sessions. I used to call them SnapRiot sessions but have decided to offer them as mini-sessions for only $50. Click on the Contact link at the top of my blog to setup a mini-session.
Last year I started doing SnapRiot Sessions and while I started them with more of a focus on models. That has completely changed because I found that last year it was mostly parents that just wanted a fast lifestyle photography sitting with the kids. Well, the SnapRiot Sessions have been completely redesigned. This time they have been created so that you can “test drive” my lifestyle photography.
A SnapRiot Session only costs $50. They are fast paced and only last between 30 minutes to an hour. You get a digital download or if you want to wait a little longer for your pictures I can get a disk to you. Most professional photographers will not give digital images to clients. I give a selection of 10-20 digital images that you can print yourself. You can also order prints through me if you want to.
Here is a sample of the SnapRiot Style of mine. The SnapRiot Sessions will not last long and there is limited availability. Last year I did my SnapRiot Sessions until Daylight Savings, I will probably stop by then this year also. Contact me right now for your photo session.
A SnapRiot Session is just like all my other sessions except it is shorter and you download your images when they are ready so you can print them yourself.
Autumn is available in three versions:
- 12×12 numbered and signed giclee. There are only 20 available, each is signed and numbered. $50.
- 24×24 signed and numbered giclee reproductions. Only 10 have been made and each is signed and numbered. $200. Contact me directly.
- 24×24 signed canvas. Only one available. $410. Contact me using the link at the top of the site.
All prints come with a certificate of authenticity and guarantee that no more will be reproduced. A giclee print is an archival quality reproduction of the original art. All paintings can be viewed HERE. I also do commission paintings you can contact me for more information on commissioned paintings by commenting this post or emailing me at info@robertwheater.com.
Autumn Painting
Raised here in California I have without a doubt fell in love with painting sunsets. This sunset painting is currently available in three versions:
- 8×12 numbered and signed giclee. There are only 20 available, each is signed and numbered.
- 16×24 signed and numbered giclee reproductions. Only 10 have been made and each is signed and numbered.
- 16×24 signed canvas. Only one available.
All prints come with a certificate of authenticity and guarantee that no more will be reproduced. A giclee print is an archival quality reproduction of the original art. All paintings can be viewed HERE. I also do commission paintings you can contact me for more information on commissioned paintings by commenting this post or emailing me at info@robertwheater.com.
California Sunset
If you would like to add this art to your collection click to see this painting and others from my fine art paintings.
When I am commissioned to create a business portrait, I always aim to do something that represents a person and with different styles of images. Every single person is their own brand and while many people don’t really care about the picture they use, I am someone people come to when they care. First, I try and key in on who you are as a brand. What do you stand for? What values do you have and what do you do? I never just take a quick head shot.
In the images below, you will see Scott. He makes wine and loves it (thanks for the wine by the way) and we set off and decided to shoot in a vineyard. I advise to any professional that they update their business portrait once every 2-3 years and keep it current and do not use black and white.
I see these black and white business portraits on color business cards. Don’t do it, everyone does. Business portraits for office professionals are best photographed within the office or where people would meet – a further connection in the image that helps a professional stand out. I especially love working with business owners and showing their business within the images – in vibrant and powerful images. Business images should be power images. An image of the owner of a salon should be softer and more fashion forward. It is attention to these details that make a business portrait that will stand leagues above your competition and have an editorial/advertising feel to them. Remember you can click images on my blog to view a larger version full screen.
