WHY HIRE KERIGAN STUDIOS?
You’ve waited your entire life for this day, do you really want to HOPE that your photos turn out like you had dreamed? I have 25-years of “behind the camera” experience. There is NO substitute when it come to getting results. As the Owner of Kerigan Studios I believe anyone can take the traditional wedding photos, you know, the perfectly posed shots on at the church. I’ve spent my entire adult life dedicated to helping people look their very best, in all settings. Call me anytime, 605-996-2583 or 605-999-0257, and let me put my experience to work for you.
Experience has taught me to anticipate the action and position myself in the right place at the right time for the perfect photo. This type of photo seems casual and un-staged but will capture the “mood” of your day. After all, if the photographer does not get that “perfect photo”, he’s just another someone at your wedding that has a really nice camera they don’t know how to use. Your wedding day is a “once in a lifetime event”, why trust your special photos to anything less.
Behind the Front Doors
Believe it or not, I developed "Kerigan Studios" without knowing what I had done. I was taking friends, family and co-workers' wedding photos back in the early 1980's and a few "paying" customers started to request my services and without knowing it, I had started a company. After locking in some dates, I decided to head to the stores and get some "equipment", and boy have times changed. I started with a simple Pentax K1000 and some flash equipment. I have moved up to a Nikon D200, and some "newer" flash equipment. YES you can teach an "old dog new tricks". My wife and I have have been married for nearly 25 years, and have four children, ALL GIRLS. When it came time to "name" the business, we wanted to somehow relate it to our children. (Maegan, Keri, Haley and Abbie) The result, Kerigan Studio's. (don't worry, a specialized computer graphic design studio is in the works, and will be named after the two younger ones, Haley and Abbie........any suggestions???) My wife is my partner and best friend. She is also my biggest crittic, and I would NOT want it any other way. Without her, Kerigan Studio's would not be what it is today. It was her encouragement that prompted me to take the "paying" jobs way back when and essentually un-leashed my creativity. A big THANK YOU to her.
About The Owner
My name is Doug Cunningham, Owner of Kerigan Studios. I have been a photo buff for many years, working as a photojournalist for the local Daily newspaper in the early 1980's and working my first official "wedding job" in 1984. I was hooked for life. I have developed a very good rapour with bride and grooms, ya know, "all that stuff they didn't teach me in photo school". I have learned to enjoy creating memories and capturing that day that only comes around "once in a lifetime". Kerigan Studio's offers Wedding Day Photograpy, Engagement Photos, Senior and Family Portraits, Events Photography and a full line of Digital Image Re-Touching services. Thanks to the computer era, your finished photo design is only limited by your immagination. I believe your event, whatever the case, is more than just a photo session, your photos should be considered a "work of art".. With over 20 years of Wedding Photography experience under my belt, and 10 years plus as an “action news photojournalist", I have achieved a sense of being in “the right place at the right time”. As a result, you don't get "a photo" you get "the PERFECT photo". I believe your event, whatever it may be, is far too important to expect anything else.