Wirken Photography Blog

What a fantastic way to wind down the wedding season.   Michelle and Nathan and their families were an absolute joy to document.  I had the couple and Michelle’s family in the studio last night for a viewing and I was so touched how close they all are.  It was wonderful to sit back and watch [...]

There is first time for everything.
When Sarah’s mom approached me about documenting her daughter’s Batmitzvah I was excited about the opportunity.   When we met I told her I had never done one before but was willing to give it a go.  See as a photographer on a newspaper you never knew what you were [...]

Hey photographers!
Wanted to share a really cool thing happening on Wednesday Jan 27th. that I am a part of.  Most of you have heard me talk about the Foundation Workshop I teach at down in Dallas every year.  Well the on-line forum I am a part of that is associated with that workshop is hosting [...]

Jewel is ENGAGED!!
and their enthusiasm is too big for this studio!!!
I love you Jewelius and I know you are marrying a wonderful man in Greg.  Much love you guys!

As some of you know Wirken Photography has gotten a little sister. BoothBOOTH was created in Dallas by  some forward thinking photographers.  There is no booth out there with this kind of look, feel and quality. Just to give it a whirl we  donated our booth and services to the Visitation Church & School masquerade [...]

Look  at these guys…don’t they just look like a ton of fun? I think so. I know that Tyler really enjoyed his engagement session with them. This might have been the last good day of fall before it all went to junk. Enjoy these fun images of Julie, Chris and their favorite 4-legged friend, Murphy. [...]

As some of you may remember we just had our first in a series of workshops that we hope to host for the serious amateur photographer out there. The basic  idea is to offer multiple workshops throughout the year targeted to help non-professionals get better at documenting the everyday.
Well our first “Normal Day” WIRKshop was [...]

Come see if Wirken Photography was voted Kansas City’s Best Photographers!

Thanks to your votes we know we made it to the top 5. Now it is time to celebrate! Dress your best; this is Kansas City’s night to shine. Thursday, August 20th join KC Magazine as they honor Kansas City’s choices for the City’s [...]

Since we already blasted you all with a shameless plug the other day I figured I would just ride that wave and go for round two.
As you all know my other passion in photography, which I discovered a few years ago, is teaching.  I just returned from a wonderful week in Cape Cod teaching at [...]

Every week internationally award winning photographer Crash Taylor interviews a photographer whose work pushes the boundaries of our profession to create images that are emotional, edgy, original, and most of all capture a unique moment in time.  Meant  for both the serious and amateur  photographer, Crash hopes these interviews will inspire everyone to stamp their [...]