Charles Fine Art Portraits

Marcus Gavaldon _{on Google}

Sep 24th, 2021

I ran across an advertisement for Charles Fine Art Portraits for a project involving senior pets. I’ve always wanted to get portraits done of my fur baby, Parker James, and was thrilled to run across this opportunity. All I can say is that I was blown away by the pictures captured and how pleasant and great it is to work with Charles. Looking at the collage and portraits I purchased to hang in my house will always bring a smile to my face. Charles is professional, funny, accommodating and extremely communicative throughout the entire experience. Highly recommend for any of your portrait needs!

Jennifer Miller _{on Google}

Jan 28th, 2016

I brought my daughter to Charles to have pictures done for her portfolio. From the minute we stepped in the door, I was impressed. I was impressed with his demeanor, his space, the portraits that he created that were hanging on the wall. And as the afternoon progressed, it just kept getting better.
He took time to get to know both me and my daughter. He talked to her, laughed with her, found out what she was passionate about. And that care and interest translated into the shoot.
We started out with a formal portrait. Beautiful background, antique chair, long formal gown on my gym rat girl. The pictures that resulted from that are STUNNING. She looks like she belongs on the wall of an art museum or a castle, while still looking exactly like her. Her personality shines out of all of the images. Charles has an amazing talent not only with the physical and visual aspects of the photos, but with capturing the essence of the person.
After the formal gown pictures, my daughter changed into workout wear, and the real fun began. Charles engaged her, her personality, and they had *fun*. The entire time during the shoot, he was giving clear instructions on poses and ideas, he was asking my daughter questions and keeping her engaged. This was not a 'sit here, look there, click' experience, and it really shows in the final pictures.
Charles has such an eye for movement and light, that a picture that seemed like it should just be a pretty image came alive.
Speaking of the final pictures....we were invited back to the studio to view the images, and *wow*. Wow to the pictures, wow to the presentation, WOW to the whole experience. We went into the viewing room, where we had snacks and beverages while we watched a slideshow of these amazing pictures set to gorgeous music. I'm not ashamed to admit that I was overwhelmed to the point of tears more than once. The pictures of my daughter were so perfectly HER, as well as being truly art from a visual standpoint. Then came the real fun - trying to choose.
One at a time, and in groups, Charles brought up the different poses and shots, and the three of us discussed, went back, discussed some more, and attempted to narrow down the choices. His eye for balance, movement, and aesthetic beauty merge with his detail oriented engineering side, and are overseen by an artistic talent that cannot be beat.
I ended up with not only the best pictures I've ever seen of my daughter, but an experience that I thoroughly enjoyed and was impressed with. I cannot recommend Charles strongly enough if you are looking for a photographer to capture you, your pet, your child, your family PERFECTLY.
Having had other portfolio pictures done of her recently, I speak from experience when I say that Charles is immensely talented, fun and professional to work with, and the final product will blow you away.