About me,

the photographer,

Ken Wolf…

I grew up around the imagery of National Geographic, Life

Magazine and Sports Illustrated,

in an era where photojournalists’ dramatic images showed those of

us at home up-close vivid images of the Earth and the Moon.

I was exposed and inspired by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eugene

Smith, Yousef Karsh, and others who photographed people in the

streets, and showed us images that captured the essense of people’s

souls.

For my 10th birthday, my grandmother gave me a subscription to

Sports Illustrated that continued until I finished high school. I saved

every issue, and used the covers to wallpaper my bedroom from top to

bottom and side to side.

I still own the first photos I ever took, with a Kodak Brownie inside

Luray Caverns on a school field trip when I was about 8 years old.

I established my first studio in Santa Monica, California in 1990, where

I developed a large following in West Los Angeles for 25 years.

In 2006, I opened a studio in Raleigh, North Carolina, where I have

continued to develop my vision of photography.

My work has revolved around creating images reflecting people’s unfiltered

reactions to specific situatons and environments – especially children.

I try to find ways to put myself in a position to watch people’s faces as they

react to real-life. In my career, I have employed this approach in wedding

photography -early on – and since the 1990s, by immersing myself in venues

where children learn and play, such as preschools, dance studios,

Custom Framing

I began creating collages in the late 1990s, Photoshop and digital photography

allowed the easy combination of images into sequences and shapes that

told stories.

Due to their popularity and non-standard shapes, I started building custom picture frames.

I build all my frames myself, using archival methods and materials. To my customers,

this means high quality workmanship and comparatively low prices for frames tailored

to the work I have created.

Digital Services

As a natural outgrowth of developing skills with digital imagery, I have acquired the

equipment, digital storage, and expertise to provide a variety of widely needed

services to the public. These include large-format digital printing, retouching, restoration,

image preservation and storage, mounting, lamination, and more.

If you’re not sure we

offer it, chances are we do. Call us with your needs and we will try to help.

Customer Service comes first

Regardless of what Ido, what comes first is making sure that our customers know that

their experience is what counts the most.