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Chuck Williams Photography
Chuck & Beverly Williams
A Word From Chuck....
I started out as a yearbook photographer in high school and have continued the study of photography as an art form ever since. After a short period as a Freelance Photographer, I decided that I wanted to become a full time Professional Photographer. I moved to Atlanta to attend the Art Institute of Atlanta in their Photography program.
After leaving school I opened and operated a new Portrait, Wedding and Commercial Photography studio in Gwinnett County, Georgia. I was involved in the community and was an AP and UPI stringer, attending sports events, political events, and many crime scenes for the Police. Like many other new businesses, I found it necessary to work a part time job at night to help fund this new venture. I started working at Viva Color Photo Labs at night processing film and printing mass amounts of school pictures. This gave me both valuable experiences in the backroom functions of the studio work and it helped pay some of the bills. The business continued to grow for 5 years, however family obligations caused me to sell my part of the business to my partner.
Beverly and I revamped our photography business in 2008. She became the full time sale and marketing arm and took our business to a new level. I work full time as Vice President and Special Agent for Wachovia/Wells Fargo Bank in Atlanta and manage the equipment side of our business. Beverly currently photographs full time and continues to manage our website, sales and marketing.
We enjoy shooting together on weekends and always shoot as a team at weddings and special events.
- Chuck Williams
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From Beverly...
I have always loved art, photography and anything creative. Much of my career has been spent in a variety of sales, marketing, business development and creative services roles.
Chuck and I enjoy working together – We are both photographers and work extremely hard to make your photo session fun, relaxed and personable. I photograph most of our week day photo sessions and love working with infants, expectant mothers, children, high school seniors, brides and families. I also maintain our website and do all of the sales, marketing and promoting of our business. I am available anytime to answer your questions and assist you in planning your photo session.
Beverly Williams
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Giving Back....
We believe in giving back to the community and we are proud to have been selected as affiliated photographers for two amazing non-profit organizations, where we volunteer our time, our services and our talent.
The Littlest Heroes Project - We are photographers for The Littlest Heroes Project. This organization of world-wide photographers provides complimentary photography sessions to children with terminal illnesses and/or life altering disabillities.
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Beverly is a photographer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. This is also a non-profit organization comprised of over 7,000 professional photographers world-wide who donate their time and talent. Through Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, we provide complimentary phography sessions called "Rememberance Photography" to families of infants who will never go home from the hospital.
Pregnancy and childbirth should be the happies times in a family's life. However, sometimes there is an unexpected place in this journey where some families find themselves in a situation they never dreamed or imagined. When a baby dies, a family's world is turned upside down. There is confusion, sadness, fear, grief and an uncertainty that cannot be explained or understood.
Sometimes the families know ahead of time that their baby will die. Many times, their pregancy is normal and something goes terribly wrong in the final moments. There is sorrow where there should have been joy. During this time, it might be impossible for families to know what they might need in order to heal in the future. That's where we come in. Through Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, we work closely with local hospitals and social workers to provide photography to families that request our services.
Although this work is extrememly difficult, it is also very rewarding, as we are able to provide touching and gentle, rememberance photography for these families of the infants they have lost.
Local Teen Moms
Over the past two years we have had the privilege of meeting and working with a number of teen moms and have been given the opportunity to photograph their babies. We've been amazed at incredible girls and families we've met this way and have been impressed with their ability and commitment to finish school, to raise their babies and to do the best that they can. It's been an honor, a pleasure and a rewarding experience to work with each of them and their families.
Mentoring High School Students
Last year we began volunteering our time through a local high school in mentoring high school seniors who are interested in pursuing either photography or sales/marketing (or a combination of both) for their careers. We've met some incredible teens through our affiliation with the high school and we thoroughly enjoy mentoring these young people.
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Keeping It All In The Family.....
Ours is a family business......and our two children are also photographers. Chris is a senior in college and is pursuing a Business Management degree. He assists us as a third photographer on large weddings. He also builds websites, so if you're in the market for a website, he's your guy.
Katherine is attending college as well and is pursuing a degree in Pediatric Physical Therapy. She has recently begun assisting us on photo shoots and brings a fresh, new approach to our business.
Chuck is involved with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through TEAM IN TRAINING (click to visit website) and over the years has trained and has run several marathons and 1/2 marathons to raise money for Leukemia research. He has also volunteered in a variety of capacities and has provided voluntary photography services to this organization as well.
We love animals and have rescued many from bad situations. We are currently the proud owners of one rescued dog and four rescued cats.
We also participate in several silent auctions each year by donating complimentary photography sessions to raise money for a variety of causes including:
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- CURE Childhood Cancer
- North Avenue Presbyterian Church - Mission Trip To Africa
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Our Blog...
We love people and find that many of our customers have very interesting stories. We often write about our customers and with their permission, tell their stories on our blog. We'd love for you to "follow" our blog and become a fan of our facebook page.
Professional Affiliations:
We are members of and affiliated photographers through a variety of organizations including.....
PPA - Professional Photographers Association - Member
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Affiliated Photographer
The Littles Heroes Project - Affiliated Photographer
Wedding Wire - Affiliated Photographer
Thanks for reading about us....We'd love to hear from you!
Chuck Williams Photography
Chuck, Beverly, Chris and Katherine Williams
5557 Clipper Bay Drive
Powder Springs, GA 30127
To schedule an appointment:
404-925-2921
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Our Main Website is getting a facelift! Beverly is re-doing the website and in the coming weeks we'll be adding some new and exciting things to it. You can check it out here to see what's been done so far....
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