Autumn at Blackwater
The last warm light of the year, made into artwork
There are about two weeks a year when the Ohio Valley turns gold and the light goes soft in the late afternoon. We create in that fleeting window, and then it is gone until next year.
What you take home is not a phone snapshot. It is finished, gallery grade wall art, created with the same artistry as any Blackwater commission.
Photographed in fall, hanging before the holidays
Artwork Takes Time
Real wall art is designed, hand finished and framed. Photographing in fall means it is on your wall long before the holidays.
An Unhurried Session
Unhurried, and never rushed. Your children set the pace and we follow it.
Gifts, Handled Early
Finished portraits and albums are in your hands in time to give, not in the last week of December.
How it works
Your retainer reserves your family's session date and time, and it is credited in full toward the artwork you choose at your reveal. It is never an added fee.
Your retainer credits back to you as artwork, so it is never an added fee. Wall portraits begin at $549, and most families invest $1,595 and up in a collection designed at their reveal.
From reserving to artwork
Reserve
Send us your family's details below. We confirm your date and time personally.
Plan
We guide your wardrobe and answer every question before the day.
The Session
An unhurried, guided autumn session at golden hour.
Your Reveal
Design your artwork together, with your retainer applied.
Questions, answered
It is our autumn portrait experience: a guided, unhurried family session in the golden fields of the Ohio Valley that ends with finished heirloom wall art.
Wall portraits begin at $549. Most families invest $1,595 and up in a collection designed at their reveal, and your retainer is applied toward whatever you choose.
Your retainer reserves your session date and time, and it is credited in full toward the artwork you choose at your reveal.
Warm neutrals, soft earth tones and timeless fabrics photograph beautifully in autumn light. Once your date is reserved we provide personal wardrobe guidance so your family looks effortless together.
Yes. Tell us who is coming when you reserve and we will plan the session around your whole group.
We watch the forecast with you. If the day will not cooperate we move you to the other date at no cost.
Yes. We create for families across the Ohio Valley, Belmont County, St. Clairsville, Wheeling and Northern West Virginia.
Tell us about your family
We reply personally to every family.
One autumn.
The last warm light of the year, made into fine art your family will treasure for generations.