Chuck started out shooting faces. He shot so many of them that agents started to notice and began sending him actors, actresses and models for their composite images. Clients started seeing all his images on all those composites and started calling him to shoot commercial assignments and that's how it began.

Chuck studied with and attended workshops by Nancy Brown and Dean Collins to mention two of the more notable ones. Picking up on shooting beauty, fashion lifestyle, corporate and related images, he decided to shoot catalog work first so he could develop production experience as well as provide a steady income stream to develop other projects. Being able to handle large productions helped to get clients such as RJ Reynolds, Bacardii, Revlon and The Sports Authority. A switch to digital imaging in the early 90's allowed Chuck to be on the cutting edge of that emerging technology. Being able to produce a shoot and deliver images very quickly became an advantage that was quickly taken. Having studios in Birmingham Alabama and Ft. Lauderdale Florida allows for great flexibility in assignment scheduling.

Philosophically, here is his viewpoint:

I don't have a philosophy about what I ...

After her own nuptials in 2009, Kelly Cummings still finds herself enamored with weddings, and the people who come together to celebrate love. She loves to connect with other inspired individuals to create personalized portraits with a bit of whimsy, no two people and no two couples are alike. Her style focuses in on in-between moments, real interactions between a couple and their loved ones, and lots of lovely details.

Beginning with high school art classes and working as a photojournalist for her father’s newspaper, Kelly began shifting her career focus from archaeology to wedding photography with her first wedding in 2007. She did meet her husband on a dig, however, so her tuition was well spent.