Services

Item Description

• $825 In-Studio Photography Session at Roclord Studio
  • One (1) Portrait Photography package which includes three (3) meetings:
    • Consultation
    • Studio Portrait Session (regular price $300)
    • In studio presentation of images
    • One (1) 9x14 inch Print, matted (14x18) & signed (regular price $525)

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About Roclord Studio

Roclord Studio is a fine art studio specializing in Unconventional Portrait Photography. Unconventional does not mean that every shot is weird with the subjects’ backs to the camera or hanging upside down off a bridge (hmmm, maybe I should try that). I’m not striving to end up with a traditional formula of two eyes looking right at the camera with combed hair and a smiling face. A smile is just one of dozens of possible expressions. I avoid paying attention to trends. Trendy things go out of style quickly and soon look dated. I want your images to be as fresh in 30 years as they are right now. While a commercial photographer would be hired to realize your vision, an artist would be commissioned to express his vision. My art is conceived to make the observer feel some kind of emotional sensation. I create images I want to see. Hopefully you will want to see them as well. My style is continually evolving.

Getting truly artistic images of people has two completely unrelated dimensions. First I have to design perfect lighting with proper camera exposure. Next, of equal importance, I have to forget all the technical stuff and truly connect with the person I’m photographing. Making my subjects completely comfortable and not self- conscious is vital to capturing real looking images. I often tell people, how you feel is up to you, but how you look is not your problem, it’s mine! Just relax and let yourself feel real feelings.

The studio is located in the Singer Building, situated in the heart of Pasadena’s Historic Playhouse District. Originally home to the Singer Sewing Machine showroom, the building was built in 1926 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places by the Department of Interior. The room feels more like an artist’s loft than a retail space.

Item Special Note

AbilityFirst will contact the winner to coordinate pickup, or drop off if within 10 miles radius of AbilityFirst Long Beach Center (3770 E. Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90815). If winner is out of radius, AbilityFirst will ship and winner will be responsible for shipping fee up to $15 (with certified mail, and insurance for item).

About Roclord Studio

Roclord Studio is a fine art studio specializing in Unconventional Portrait Photography. Unconventional does not mean that every shot is weird with the subjects’ backs to the camera or hanging upside down off a bridge (hmmm, maybe I should try that). I’m not striving to end up with a traditional formula of two eyes looking right at the camera with combed hair and a smiling face. A smile is just one of dozens of possible expressions. I avoid paying attention to trends. Trendy things go out of style quickly and soon look dated. I want your images to be as fresh in 30 years as they are right now. While a commercial photographer would be hired to realize your vision, an artist would be commissioned to express his vision. My art is conceived to make the observer feel some kind of emotional sensation. I create images I want to see. Hopefully you will want to see them as well. My style is continually evolving.

Getting truly artistic images of people has two completely unrelated dimensions. First I have to design perfect lighting with proper camera exposure. Next, of equal importance, I have to forget all the technical stuff and truly connect with the person I’m photographing. Making my subjects completely comfortable and not self- conscious is vital to capturing real looking images. I often tell people, how you feel is up to you, but how you look is not your problem, it’s mine! Just relax and let yourself feel real feelings.

The studio is located in the Singer Building, situated in the heart of Pasadena’s Historic Playhouse District. Originally home to the Singer Sewing Machine showroom, the building was built in 1926 and is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places by the Department of Interior. The room feels more like an artist’s loft than a retail space.

AbilityFirst will contact the winner to coordinate pickup, or drop off if within 10 miles radius of AbilityFirst Long Beach Center (3770 E. Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90815). If winner is out of radius, AbilityFirst will ship and winner will be responsible for shipping fee up to $15 (with certified mail, and insurance for item).

• Maximum of one (1) certificate redeemable per year per family (transfer okay as gift etc.)
• Winner must contact Roclord Studio by December 17, 2020 and complete photography by February 17, 2021
• No substitutions. NO digital files or Cds. 
• May not be used for "Heashots"
• "No show" to any scheduled appoinment or session invalidates this certificate (72 hour cancelation policy)
• Must meet in studio to select your gift photo within 14 days of Photo Session or certificate becomes void.
• Must attend all three (3) scheduled appoinment
• Note: If the time restrictions are complied with there isnno obligation to purchase anything in addition tp what's provided in the gift certificate. We do our best to accomodate busy schedules. If there is an excessive delay in returning to the studio to view the images, at our discretion, we will honor the free photography only with a minimum purchase.