Raves

Lisa Murtagh

Jeremy has done a fantastic job with not only my son’s senior pictures, but also my son’s and daughters’s sporting events. He dedicates so much time year round to take pictures of so many kids in so many events. It’s great to see he photographs all kids in all the grades. I always enjoy seeing the pictures on Facebook. Jeremy is very professional, does great work and is great with the kids!

Lisa A. Thayer

I am writing to you since it has come to my attention that Cornwall families may not have Jeremy Landolfa as their photographer in the future.

Jeremy has done the senior portraits, both formal and informal, for all of my children. I was thrilled with the results. His work is displayed proudly in my home. He was always very professional but personable. He made the experience pleasant, not stressful like some photographers I’ve come in contact with in the past.

My youngest child will graduate this year so why bother writing? I am writing because Jeremy has been a part of the Cornwall family for a long time and I believe that relationship should continue for the benefit of our students and their families.

Melissa Gualano

I recently got my senior pictures taken with visual concepts photography and had a great overall experience! Jeremy was great to work with and took the time to listen to any idea I had. He was very specific in how to pose for the best results and made sure you loved your photos before you left the studio! In all my senior portrait experience was easy, stress free, and a lot of fun! I would recommend visual concepts to anyone! Thanks again!

Sabrina Scharfenberg

Today I took my senior portraits with Visual Concepts Experience, and they came out fantastic! Jeremy is very relaxed and extremely easy to work with, so it made my time there very enjoyable. We took both formal and casual photos, and honestly I loved them all. It was so hard to choose which one was my favorite! I would most definitely recommend Visual Concepts Experience to anyone who’s looking to get pictures taken. Jeremy makes sure you will absolutely love the photos before you leave, and you will! Thank you once again!!-

Tara Farrell and Tori Rivera (Class 2014)

To whom it may concern,
Visual concepts took my daughters senior portraits last year and I also ordered an additional package to have her pictures taken down by Newburgh waterfront. They were spectacular! I am pleased with the service and skills Visual Concepts Photography took. I could not have asked for a better photographer. Jeremy was patient and understood how important this day was for my daughter and took his time and effort to ensure he was capturing great photos every time. Senior portraits are very important to most and should be taken from someone who cares.

Visual Concepts is very familiar with our schools, staff, events and community. He treats our kids like his own and the quality of his work is outstanding. .

I believe not renewing Visual Concepts contract with CCHS will be a big disappointment and poor decision for our future Seniors of Cornwall.

Julianne Priore

Jeremy did an amazing job taking my senior portraits. It was really easy to take pictures with him because it was all very relaxed and he knew just what to do and what I wanted. He made it a lot of fun to take senior pictures and was very personable. Although it rained the day I had to take them, he still took great pictures even though they had to be inside. I’m so happy with the overall experience of taking my senior pictures and how they came out. It was so hard to choose from my favorites! Thank you Jeremy for a great session! I’m so happy with how my pictures came out and I would definitely recommend taking senior pictures or any pictures you need taken at Visual Concepts Experience

The Torres Family

To whom it may concern:

This is to let you know that though this is our first time working with Visual Concepts, we were very happy with their service. Jeremy was very friendly and courteous. He took great shots and they were of high quality. I would recommend him to anyone else and hope that he’s available to take my son’s senior picture next year.

Ann and Keith Franz

Thank you, Jeremy, for the wonderful experience we had in doing Jason’s senior pictures! You exceeded all expectations we had for a photographer. You did such a great job that we had a very hard time narrowing down our selections. I have had family and friends tell me how disappointed they were with their senior pictures and when I showed them the quality of Jason’s pictures, they were envious and wished you had taken their children’s portraits. You did such an amazing job that there wasn’t a bad shot in the bunch. We are thrilled with them and couldn’t be happier. Thank you

The LaGrutta’s

Dear Jeremy,

Your talent and easy going personality truly made our daughters senior portrait session a pleasurable one, during the session you showed you have the photographer’s eye, seeing things we didn’t see until the selection process. The selection process wasn’t an easy one, to many quality prints to choose from, but your selection process simplified matters. Ileana’s formal portrait was beautiful but you truly captured her real inner beauty in the casuals, our favorite is the one you use on your website. Also we a had a group graduation party with 4 other family’s and each senior picked their favorite photo and they were on display as our guests entered the party.

Good luck in the future I hope this helps, and we wouldn’t hesitate to use your company again.

Patricia Chouairi

Dear Committee Members,

I highly recommend Jeremy and his very fine skills as a photographer. Our family was very satisfied with the senior portraits which he took of both our sons. Jeremy was aware of how important a senior portrait is to a parent. He strove to capture the essence of that moment in a child’s life between their youth and adulthood and succeeded masterfully. We were so happy with the results and cherish these pictures. I also would like to add that his friendly disposition immediately put my kids at ease in the studio and as a result he was able to bring out the best in them in their photos. I hope you will renew his contract, to enable him to continue his exceptional work for other parents.

Cheryl Bainnson

Jeremy Landolfa took my daughter Annalees senior portraits this year. We didn’t do your typical run of the mill portraits… We asked him travel to Campbell Hall to photograph my daughter and her horse. I have never in all the years my children have been in school we never purchased their school pics as I have always found them quite generic and dull. This year I bought every single picture!! Jeremy completely captured the beauty and personality of my daughter as well as her relationship with her horse!! These pictures were way beyond what we would ever have expected and we will treasure them always!!! The color, clarity, and ideas for setting and poses were amazing and all we had to do was “show up” and left the rest to him!!’ There is no doubt his talents are hard to come by!!

Nora Miceli

I am writing this letter as a parent of two children who have graduated from the Cornwall school district. Through the years I have had many dealings with Jeremy Landolfa and I am writing this letter in support of him keeping his job as CCHS senior class photographer. Jeremy has always been professional and has always gone out of his way to make sure we were happy. Please consider renewing his contract.

Emily & Peter Russell

Jeremy,

Thank you for your beautiful photographs. We were so pleased with our older daughter’s senior pictures that I knew there was no question who would take my son’s senior pictures. I was also truly happy with my younger daughter’s class picture. We have also enjoyed all the sports & yearbook photos these past nine years. Your pictures are well worth the money. You’ve captured the beauty of our children in a moment in time. I am so fortunate to have your beautiful photographs of my children as a keepsake to always cherish. I hope to have our last child’s senior portraits done by you. Thank you! Thank you!

Christine Cleeves

To Whom It May Concern:

I had the pleasure of meeting with Jeremy back in the Spring of 2011 when he first photographed my oldest daughter Macayla for her senior portraits. Jeremy was easy to work with and made Macayla feel at ease during her photo shoot. I was delighted with the photographs and eager to return for my son’s photo-shoot two years later in the spring of 2013. As my son Gregory is not as photogenic as my daughter, I was a little nervous as to how the photos would turn out. I had contacted Jeremy prior to the photo shoot to let him know that my son had recently lost a finger in an accident. I asked him to be please be mindful of my son’s sensitivity of the issue and to try to take shots where the missing finger was not obvious. Once again Jeremy did not disappoint. During this shoot he also took some amazing sports shots of my son in his baseball uniform. They came out even more amazing than the others- if that is at all possible!

My youngest daughter, Madison, will be a senior in September and I would be disappointed not to have her photographed by Jeremy. Once reason is that Jeremy knows the students at CCHS because he photographs them throughout the year. I have had the pleasure of viewing many photographs of my children and their friends playing sports and enjoying other events, such as proms, during the year. Jeremy has a rapport with the students, and as a result is able to capture their personalities in photographs. I have never felt pressure by Jeremy to purchase any of his photographs. He is quick to answer both phone calls and e-mails and always presents a professional demeanor when engaging with both the students and their parents. It is my hope that I will be able to have Jeremy photograph my youngest daughter and wrap up our memories of high school.

Annette and Ken McTigue

To Whom it May Concern,

Jeremy Landolfa has been the driving force behind incredible photography at Cornwall HS. Having begun the journey of working with him in 2010, when our oldest daughter did her portrait and casual pictures for the yearbook, it has been an enormous pleasure to work with Jeremy. He is very hands on and thoughtful. He captured the shy, artistic girl and showed her that she had an edgier side she had never visualized before. Her photos are striking.

Our work with Jeremy continued through two more sons. Our latest son to graduate expressed his interest in video games and Jeremy created the most amazing back drops and poster for him to cherish.

It is our hope that Jeremy and Visual Concepts photography continue to bring that caring, hands on approach to the remainder of our children…four more graduates to go.

His work with athletes is dynamic in capturing the live action shots with clarity; as parents of a football player that is very much appreciated. Jeremy also has helped save this mother from forgetting to send in a photo order on more than one occasion. His demeanor is one in which we, as parents, always feel respected.

Continuing his contract with the district would be a benefit to the students, athletes and staff alike. Thank you for hearing our voices.

Karen and Alfred Snider, 3/13/15

Our Experience with Jeremy Landolfa and Visual Concepts
Our experience working with Jeremy Landolfa has been incredibly positive. Jeremy did Senior Portraits for both of our daughters, Laura Snider (2010) and Caroline Snider (2015).

My husband and I are extremely appreciative of beautiful photography, and consider Jeremy’s work to be absolutely gorgeous. We are perfectionists in everything we do, and hold high standards when purchasing images of our children! When it comes to Senior Portraits, we are especially discriminating, as these go in the Yearbook and will grace our home for years to come.

Both of my girls are perfectionists as well, and I know they were nervous when they went for their sittings. Jeremy put us all at ease because of his experience, artistry, and skill at bringing out the best in people. Our proofs were lovely, and it was daunting to choose our packages!

I am particularly impressed with Jeremy’s willingness to travel anywhere to photograph the Casual/Special Interest Portrait. Our Caroline is an equestrian, and wanted her Casual Portrait taken with her horse, Arrow. Jeremy came to our barn and took lovely pictures, bringing out the best in Caroline and her animal. There are so many variables when you are on location, and the lighting Jeremy got was equal to those taken in his studio for the Formal Portrait.

Choosing packages is so difficult, but Jeremy was amazing when guiding the process and helping our family arrive at our choices. We not only love our photos, but love all the photos we see in the Yearbook of our children’s peers!

Jeremy Landolfa is a treasure and we would love to see him continue as Cornwall Central High School’s photographer.

Maris Tuite

RE: Jeremy Landolfa, Photographer

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter in reference to Mr. Jeremy Landolfa, Photographer and Senior Photographer for Cornwall Central High School. I would like to commend Mr. Landolfa, not only for his professionalism and excellent photography, but for his caring! At the beginning of this year, totally involved in college visits, etc., I did not notice that I was not receiving the daily email announcement messages. When picture time came around, and I saw that sophomores were in the schedule, but not seniors, I took notice. For some reason, my messages had started going to junk. Looking into the situation, I found there was no picture day for seniors! And the final date for photos was just past. In a panic, I called Mr. Landolfa. He was very reassuring, had already been planning to contact me, and we set up a date for a senior photo shoot. He had everything organized, right down to a tux for my son to wear in a formal photo. It was raining that day, but amazingly, he was able to take my son’s pictures both inside his studio, and with a nice outdoor background, and took some great shots of him with his guitar.

Not only that, my sophomore never turned in his order on picture day. So when the holidays came around, Mr. Landolfa once again came to my rescue, looked up the photo, took my order over the phone, and shipped me the photos.

I just wanted to let you know I think he has done a great job as school photographer!

Gina Gagliano

Hi Jeremy,
Just wanted to check in and let you know how much my parents loved the portrait of the kids. It was hung over their fireplace the next day and it looks fantastic. What a great way to celebrate their 50th anniversary!! I shared with them the wonderful experience we had the day we took the picture. Thank you again for making that time fun and easy for the 9 grandchildren involved.

Carol-Lynn

OH THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!!

I really appreciate you dealing with my crazy schedule issues and being unable to drive. I love the shots you took of him- seriously they are the best shots I have ever seen of him.

Thanks again and hope you and your family enjoy the holidays!

Melissa Gualano

I recently got my senior pictures taken with visual concepts photography and had a great overall experience! Jeremy was great to work with and took the time to listen to any idea I had. He was very specific in how to pose for the best results and made sure you loved your photos before you left the studio! In all my senior portrait experience was easy, stress free, and a lot of fun! I would recommend visual concepts to anyone! Thanks again!-

Sabrina Scharfenberg

Today I took my senior portraits with Visual Concepts Experience, and they came out fantastic! Jeremy is very relaxed and extremely easy to work with, so it made my time there very enjoyable. We took both formal and casual photos, and honestly I loved them all. It was so hard to choose which one was my favorite! I would most definitely recommend Visual Concepts Experience to anyone who’s looking to get pictures taken. Jeremy makes sure you will absolutely love the photos before you leave, and you will! Thank you once again!!-

Julianne Priore

Jeremy did an amazing job taking my senior portraits. It was really easy to take pictures with him because it was all very relaxed and he knew just what to do and what I wanted. He made it a lot of fun to take senior pictures and was very personable. Although it rained the day I had to take them, he still took great pictures even though they had to be inside. I’m so happy with the overall experience of taking my senior pictures and how they came out. It was so hard to choose from my favorites! Thank you Jeremy for a great session! I’m so happy with how my pictures came out and I would definitely recommend taking senior pictures or any pictures you need taken at Visual Concepts Experience-

Pastor Arthur J. Jefferson Jr.

A child’s senior year is a very important one in their adolescent journey into adulthood. This all begins in late summer as Senior Pictures are taken to mark this special occasion. There are many factors that go in to choosing the right Senior Picture and as parents we rely on the School to choose the best photographer for that job. Valley Central, however, has failed its parents with the company they have hired to mark this milestone.

When my son Arthur arrived for his Senior Picture sitting, we had chosen the option to have pictures taken for the yearbook, in the cap and gown, and in his JROTC uniform as Arthur has been active with the JROTC all four years of his High School career. The company did not offer a variety of backgrounds for the pictures and when it came time to view the proofs all of the facial expressions looked like my son was in pain. All of the pictures that were taken in the JROTC uniform make it appear that the top of Arthurs head is cut off as the hair blends into the background of the picture.

Needless to say we were extremely unhappy with the quality of the pictures. I was not about to pay another thirty dollars to the same company to redo pictures that should have been correctly taken the first time not having the children herded like cattle going off to slaughter. The sitting fee lasted only 15 minutes and then the next child came in to have their pictures done. When parents are paying well over 300 dollars for pictures, each child should be treated special during this process.

In turn we were able to find a local photographer, Mr. Jeremy Landolfa of Visual Concepts Photography, whom is located only 15 minutes from Walden. The experience that we received from Mr. Landolfa was by far the most professional that we have ever experienced with a photographer. After reading many reviews and speaking with parents of Cornwall students (Mr. Landolfa handles all of their portraits) we scheduled our appointment.

Mr. Landolfa afforded us the same opportunities of dress as Legacy Studio’s, but beyond that there was an array of back grounds that enhanced each picture. Mr. Landolfa made sure that my son was smiling for every picture, we were not rushed and Mr. Landolfa spent well over an hour to make sure we were happy with the choices of portraits we had to choose from. Price comparison between Legacy Studios and Visual Concepts was also important as Senior Year holds an array of different expenses.

Visual Concepts prices were much lower than Legacy Studios, Mr. Landolfa offered many more package options to choose from and also affords a payment plan to make the financial burden a little easier on the parents.

After seeing the quality of the pictures I have recommended Visual Concepts for retakes to every parent I can at Valley Central, the experience that we have shared with him for this special moment in our sons life has made Senior Year just a little bit more enjoyable for us. I hope that the administration and yearbook staff will take a harder look into who they choose to take pictures of their students and choose to go with a local business who cares more about the quality than the paycheck.

Dr. Frank Sheboy, Principal – Cornwall Central High School

I am writing on behalf of Jeremy Landolfa and his firm, Visual Concepts. Visual Concepts has been the official photography firm of the Cornwall Central High School for over six years. They shoot all of our underclass photos, our senior portraits, our athletic and extracurricular club photos, our Prom pictures, and our Senior “handshake” pictures.

Jeremy and his team are always professional in working with the staff and student body of the Cornwall Central School District. He communicates effectively and in timely fashion. In the rare occasion that there has been a concern, he has responded appropriately and with a positive resolution in mind. He is involved deeply in the day to day operations and that special attention to our school and community makes his service invaluable.

The quality of the work of Visual Concepts is superior to any full service photography firm I have ever seen. His photos are crisp and beautiful. His senior sittings offer a personal and artistic flair unrivaled locally.

If I was in the market for a full service photography firm, I would choose Visual Concepts. I have grown to know and trust the service we get from the firm. Moreover, I have come to know that Jeremy Landolfa represents his firm and the Cornwall community well. I recommend him without reservation.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please do not hesitate to call me with any questions or if you require any further information regarding my assessment of Jeremy Landolfa and Visual Concepts.

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