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Hudson Valley Photography | Jean Kallina
Stylish Elegant Natural Wedding Photography
The Hudson Valley, Kingston, NY 12401
845-340-9016
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Your Wedding in Artistic, Creative and Beautiful Photography! We capture the epic drama as well as the intimate.
Your story told with a romantic realism that sets the standard for the most stylish and natural wedding photography. Much of your wedding is told through your wedding details, and we truly understand how much planning and design and research goes into a couple’s big day. We are completely obsessed with all those little details, and want to make sure they are all captured in stunning images for you to cherish forever. And the moments: all the emotions between the two of you, your family, and friends are photographed with the same gorgeous artistic quality. You will have complete confidence in Jean as soon as you see her stunning images, and read her glowing reviews from past brides and grooms. Jean has photographed luminaries such as Janet Jackson, and her work has been featured in the world's top fashion and style magazines, including Vogue, Italian Vogue, New York Times Magazine, Martha Stewart Living.
Contact me
jeankallina@gmail.com
www.hudsonvalleyphoto.com
Tel 845.340.9016 & 917.757.9692
Lindsay-Elizabeth
12/8/12
Categories: Photography
12/8/12
Categories: Photography
5.0 
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Jean is a wonderful photographer, and we really enjoyed working with her during the entire wedding process. She is extremely responsive, a lovely person, and she understands how to tell the story of your wedding through her photos. My fiance hates to have his picture taken, and all of the photos Jean took of him are wonderful - a testament to how comfortable she makes people feel. We have received all of our photos, and they are breathtakingly beautiful and original. I would highly recommend her to everyone because she is an excellent wedding photographer.
Anna
10/21/12
Categories: Photography
10/21/12
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
We were lucky enough to have Jean Kallina photograph our wedding this fall and we couldn’t be more grateful that we did. Jean is an artist without an imposing ego. She is graceful, diligent, and has an extraordinary vision for capturing not only the beautiful but also the meaningful. In addition to making us look our best, she captured who we are as a couple. Almost all of our pictures are keepsakes! Jean was reliable, patient, responsive, and extremely professional and kept a positive, calm demeanor over the course of our wedding day.
If we ever have another event to capture in our lives, Jean will be the first person we call.
Elisa
8/9/12
Categories: Photography
8/9/12
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
We were recommended to Jean by our venue and had only spoken by phone prior to our wedding day. She has a personality that makes you feel very comfortable, easy to speak to, is extremely professional, organized, and returned our calls promptly. We were very relaxed the day of our wedding because we knew Jean would capture our special day as we had envisioned. Upon receiving our pictures we were very pleased. The colors where vibrant, the "shots" were candid (as we had asked), and she was able to capture the intimacy of our wedding. The only difficult part now is trying to figure which of these fabulous pictures to choose for our Wedding Album!
Elisa and Guy
Megan
7/14/12
Categories: Photography
7/14/12
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Jean knows exactly what to do. The photos came out better than we could have imagined.
She is organized, and listens to what you truly want without being pushy. She is extremely talented,
and we highly recommend her if you are looking for perfect pictures to capture your event!
lindsay
6/3/12
Categories: Photography
6/3/12
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
My now husband and I had the pleasure of working with Jean Kallina first for our engagement photo session at Boscobel in April and then at our wedding at The Garrison this past June. I was lucky enough to find her based only on online reviews so now it's my turn to pay it forward. Jean is a GEM!!! If you are lucky enough to find the person you want to spend your life with, you want Jean there to be there to capture it in photos. I truly have a hard time finding the words to express how grateful we are to Jean. She is a real professional and a true artist. She was lovely to be around on our wedding day, which is very important when choosing a photographer. The first time I saw our pictures, they took my breath away. Each picture was so artistic, well composed, and simply beautiful. She captured our wedding in a way that I never could have dreamed to be possible, not even in my wildest dreams. Since the wedding, we have been in touch several times and she is always very prompt and sweet in her replies. There are only 5 starts on this rating, but Jean Kallina truly deserves 10!!! Thank you so much Jean for sharing your incredible gift.
daphydd
4/28/12
Categories: Photography
4/28/12
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Jean Kallina is an artist and a professional. I planned my New York City Wedding from Denver, Colorado and Jean was always responsive, professional kind and thoughtful. I really appreciate that she wanted to capture exactly want we wanted and that the photos turned out so beautiful. With so many different things to pay for, we were also very grateful that we could pay via PayPal or credit card. Jean posted the photographs to her website and blog immediately after the wedding which was very exciting for us and then sent the photos through Pictage and through the mail as soon as she possibly could. Every bride and groom (and guests and family) wants to see their pictures right away so to me, that was HUGE! The quality of the photos is just amazing. I am so grateful that we chose Jean to capture the most precious moments of the most important day of our lives!
OperaBride
11/4/11
Categories: Photography
11/4/11
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Let me preface this whole review by saying that I am not someone who loves to have her photo taken.
That being said, I could not WAIT for Jean Kallina of Hudson Valley Photography to take photos of my wedding. As soon as we found her website, and then met with her to discuss packages, etc, we loved her and her work. Jean has a truly artistic eye, knows how to capture an emotion and moment, whether it's crazy dancing at the reception, or a romantic portrait just after the wedding.
She was a total joy to work with on a professional level, too. She was friendly but efficient in getting the group bridal party photos we requested while our guests were at the cocktail hour. She got all the posed group shots in, and we got to the reception right on time.
We just viewed our entire album yesterday for the first time, and we are thrilled! She captured our big day and the people we loved so wonderfully. We couldn't have asked for more.
If having keepsake photos of your wedding is very important to you, then I can't recommend Jean Kallina of Hudson Valley Photography highly enough.
lauren
9/10/11
Categories: Photography
9/10/11
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
I was married at Caramoor on September 10, 2011. My husband and I were incredibly fortunate to have had Jean Kallina document our special day. Her photographs were truly elegant and captured the emotions of the day perfectly. It was important to me that my photographer capture the natural beauty of my venue and Jean really delivered. She also worked with us on a really fun engagement session, which I highly recommend to other brides. Jean is truly an artist with amazing talent, and a very nice person! She is not only knowlegable about her craft, but also responsive to any questions along the way and very easy to work with. I had a tight budget, and the value of her work cannot be beat when you see the quality in the end product. Some words my family used to describe Jean's pictures were "magnificent", "stunning" and "astonishing", and those are perfect adjectives. Do not hesitate to book Jean for your wedding, she has my wholehearted recommendation!
Lauren Rosa
8/6/11
Categories: Photography
8/6/11
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
My husband and I were married in August at Mohonk Mountain House. Jean worked with us on a very rainy wedding day to get beautiful pictures! She trekked all over Mohonk with us and our umbrellas to make sure we had every shot we wanted. I was so disappointed with the rainy day until I saw how beautiful it was in Jean’s pictures. They came out great and captured our day perfectly! The artistic quality of the shots is beyond words – everyone I show them to is impressed. Jean was absolutely wonderful to work with and served as a calm presence in the mists of a bustling day. She is a seasoned professional who helped us relax and have fun. Additionally, Jean was flexible with packages and we ended up getting exactly the photographs we wanted. They were of unbelievable quality and we felt that we received great value for our money.
Lisa&Sarah
7/10/11
Categories: Photography
7/10/11
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
A simple "Thank you" is not enough for what Jean gave us. Our wedding day was beautifully captured and will forever be frozen by Jean's fantastic pictures. Her professionalism and ability to make everyone feel calm and comfortable in her presence is uncanny. And what's more, she was able to photograph every important step on our wedding day from the first time we stepped towards each other that morning, to our steps down the aisle, to our dance steps during the reception. The first picture was just as great as the last. Our magical wedding day is preserved through Jean's beautiful photographs.
Sara
5/21/11
Categories: Photography
5/21/11
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Jean Kallina was just what we were looking for in a photographer. We had been to weddings where we couldn't even see the ceremony because the photographer was in the way. We wanted to make sure our photographer wasn't distracting to our guests but still captured all the important and spontaneous moments. Jean did all that and she was very flexible when the location of the ceremony changed moments before it began due to rain. She was also able to get all the photos done in the outdoor locations we wanted between rain drops. Her photos are beautiful and a great mix of posed and candid.
tara02
9/11/10
Categories: Photography
9/11/10
Categories: Photography
5.0
Quality of Service: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Responsiveness: 5.0
Professionalism: 5.0
Value: 5.0
Flexibility: 5.0
Working with Jean Kallina was beyond wonderful, she truly is an artist!. Our wedding photos were one of the most important elements of our wedding day, Jean made sure she delivered all of our needs. Her style is natural and organic, I feel that all the pictures she captured of my husband and I were flawless and beautiful. Every photo told a different story. Looking back at our photos brings such amazing memories of our perfect wedding day.
Thank you Jean,
Sincerely,
Tara and Loren Inigo
Photography
What primary photographic style do you identify with?
Contemporary, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Traditional / Posed
What do your packages include?
Albums, Custom Graphic Design, Digital Files, High Resolution Images, Negatives, Prints, Proof CD of All Images
Do you have liability insurance?
Yes
Do you offer special techniques such as hand-coloring or toning?
I do sepia and black and white. I prefer to let the image dictate what it should be. A vivid colorful photo, will probably stay color... it all depends on the image!
Do you have experience shooting in various lighting situations?
I have been a working professional in New York City, working with the best art directors on earth for 20 years, so I know all lighting situations, and how to create them.
Is your media preference film or digital?
I prefer digital for keeping the costs down, and because they are more green and earth friendly.
How many photographers do you work with?
I usually bring one assistant, if it is a large wedding, two, and a huge wedding more....!
Do you guarantee your presence at the actual event?
Absolutely. I AM my business, and the only one who shoots my weddings.
Do you sometimes book yourself for more than one event in a day? Weekend?
Never more than one in a day. Sometimes I have two on a Weekend.
Do you have a replacement photographer in case you become unavailable on the day of the event?
I have excellent back up options, and they know they are on standby.
What kind of equipment do you typically bring with you on the day-of?
I bring two digital camera bodies, assorted lenses, extra batteries, three external flash, a reflector, tripods, fliters, and my assistant has the same.
Do you bring back-up equipment to the event in case of malfunction?
The above includes my back up.
Do you charge hourly or full day?
My rates are more hourly, although I have three basic packages that people may choose from, and then we customize those so they get what they want.
Are you available to shoot extra hours? If yes, how much do you charge for extra hours?
I charge the same for overtime that I do for the hourly rate
What is your policy on taking breaks? If you require a meal break, do you require that the client provide your meal?
I do not usually get a break until dinner time, or maybe during cocktails if it is important..... other wise we work straight through.
Do you charge for travel?
Not in the general area of my home base
How soon after the event are the proofs ready for viewing?
Proofs are ready 3 weeks from the event if not sooner.
In what format are the initial proofs offered?
Proofs are online, and on a DVD, and can be ordered separately in a book form or prints.
How long can the client keep the proofs?
Forever... they are theirs to keep.
Do you retain the copyright for the photos?
We have a shared copyright. Clients may print the photos, but not sell them for profit.
Do you reserve the right to publish the photos?
Yes, I do sometimes, for my portfolios. If a magazine wants to publish them I will contact the client first to make sure they approve.
Do you provide the digital files and/or negatives (or copies of the negatives) to the client?
I provide the digital files on DVD's
Will images be available for viewing online?
Yes!
What kind of albums do you offer?
Any kind a person wants, I have beautiful albums to fit every budget.... usually a digitally produced coffee table book.
When will the client get the final album?
Depending upon what supplier, from 3 weeks to 3 months
15 % Discount for Off Season Events
15 % discount off my Regular Price for weddings from December through March.
