The only thing that surpasses his professionalism is his creative abilities.
This review is a long time coming. I had Galen come to my shop early this year to do a photo shoot for some advertising that I had planned. He came out multiple times to check his settings and ensure that he would have the right equipment for the job the day of the shoot. Took pictures of different areas of the shop at different times of the day. To say that Galen was well prepared would be an understatement. To say that Galen is extremely talented would also be an understatement. He was very prompt, and accurate with his timeline and schedule.
After Galen had come out and asked several questions he began to make his plan. His vision for what he saw for the work I required far exceeded my expectations. He explained to me what he saw for my ad. He wanted to create a story for my shop. A story that I feel perfectly represents my company and its values. He had asked me to get together several cars and types of jobs that I thought were relevant to what I wanted to portray. We set a date and a block of time that he felt he could get what he needed. He nailed it. His timing was spot on, and the quality was being anything I had imagined. His ability to make my employees, my family, and myself feel at ease in front of the camera was uncanny. He is a seasoned veteran behind which makes it possible for you to relax and feel comfortable. He was even able to get my 3 year old to stay still for some shots too, trust me no easy feat.
When Galen was done with the first set of pictures he said it would be a little bit before he was done touching them up, or editing. It didn't take long. I expected it to take 2 to 3 times the amount of time that it did. I don't believe that he just didn't spend time on it, but that it was his preparedness the day of and his ability to capture his vision that made this possible. I have no doubt that there was a lot of hard work, and many hours involved as well.
The hardest part of this whole experience was trying to decide on which pictures I wanted to hang in my office. Had I the room, my office would be and art gallery dedicated to Galen's talent. Somehow Galen was still able to make things easy for me. He was able to show me several variations of how my office would look with the pictures that I choose. He gave me several layouts to give me ideas of what I could expect. The one he recommended however didn't need much pushing because it stood out from the beginning. I like that he gave me several options and said I could even make my own, but was also willing to give his advice on what he thought might look good. I couldn't be happier with what we decided upon.
Galen informed me 2 short weeks later, though with the anticipation seemed to drag on forever, that the art was perfectly transposed on aluminum backing had arrived and was ready to display. He made it out quickly and even leveled and hung all the pictures. Again, I couldn't be happier with his abilities.
Galen's art work has been displayed in my office now for roughly 3 weeks. The reactions I receive from people walking in are priceless. Everyone that has seen it comments on it. They have a wide variety of things to say about it in the most positive way. Today, even, I had a guy come in and say that they belonged in a gallery and that Galen should be selling his artwork. When the customer and I had finished our business he actually stayed in the office for about 20 minutes admiring Galen's work.
In summary, if you want the best of the best Galen is your man. He is capable of anything you can imagine and things you can't. I can't say enough good things about my business with Galen. I can tell you this. I look forward to what the future holds for this man, and our future dealings.
Thank you again Galen. read more
