Steve Rouch Photography

It took awhile to get an appointment with them. They have odd business hours so it is hard to get them at a time where they will answer the phone. Most of the time you will leave a message and they will call you back. I did have to cancel a photo shoot with them because something had come up and it was just a terrible day. We did eventually get in contact and was able to get a new appointment scheduled. I am sure my review will get better once the photo shoot is completed and done with, but this is my experience so far with the family owned company.

Steve was fantastic. I had some problems with the receptionist over the phone, but once I got to the studio, everything was great. He’s very laid back and open to just going with things as they happen. Which was very nice for me since a lot had changed from when I made my appointment to when I showed up. I ended up bringing my dog (they are very pet friendly) and they immediately offered to let her have run of the studio so she could meet everybody and get all the smelling out of the way while we talked. Steve talked to me for awhile, not just about the upcoming session, but about who I was as a person, which I think helped him capture some really great portraits because he understood who I was better and what I would therefore like in a portrait. I am between jobs, which we talked about when it came to budget, and he gave me a really great deal so that I was able to get the photos I wanted without feeling guilty for spending too much money. He spent 2+hours working with me, and I was very happy with the quality of the photos and the general attitude in the studio.
The studio itself is rather small, and I think looking at his other work and after getting to know him a bit, that where he really shines is in his work outside or at different locations. I will certainly use him again as a photographer and am looking forward to when the weather gets nicer and I can book him for an outdoor shoot. But again, I absolutely love the shots he got in his studio, and he made the whole experience just so easy and fun.

I won an engagement sitting at a bridal fair in 2008. Steve was a nice guy he took time to get to know us and was nice and attentive it was a 2+ hour session and we got over 100 pictures from it. Of course the rights to the pictures were not included for those it was a flat rate of $ 500 which my fiancée and I were a bit surprised at. We ended up doing that as apposed to picking a few pictures to get professionally developed through their developer at around $ 100 a picture for what we wanted.
I really liked most of the pictures I wish there was a little bit of feedback on thinks like fixing my hair that was falling into my face or my ring was not laying straight on my finger but overall it was good. I did notice that all of the pictures had me in the front and/​or staring adoringly at my fiancée. How come there were no pictures of him staring at me, me standing behind/​over him or most importantly him with his arms around me?
Steve Rouch’s style is very classical, I was told multiple times to get matching outfits in dark colors with long sleves. They all look really nice but most people I talk to preferred the pictures of us in the brighter outfits and not the all black ones. I admit the all black ones are timeless and look nice but my personal preference is towards more color and fun than that. Overall it was a great experience that we have been happy with. There were many of the pictures that we just love and they made excellent Christmas presents. What we got was mostly worth the price we paid.