Marc Thomas Kallweit is a versatile, third-generation photographer currently based in northern California. His specialties are in Journalism, Formal and Candid Portraiture, Legislative Portraiture, Editorial, Advertising, Fashion, Wedding, Food, Architectural and Event Photography.

Marc is the official portrait photographer of the California State Assembly, and also a major contributer to Sactown Magazine. Other clients include the Walt Disney Company, Wells Fargo, California State Senate, Westfield Galleria, Macy's West, Schools Financial Credit Union, Deon Taylor Enterprises, Comstock's Publishing, Pardee's Cameras, Ayers Corp, Senses Magazine, Jupiter 9 Productions (Los Angeles), Paragary's Restaurant Group, Highlander Films (Universal City), Rick Mahan of Waterboy and OneSpeed Restaurants.

Avidly taking photographs since age 12, Marc comes from a photographic background stemming from his grandfather Gustav, a portrait photographer in pre-war East Prussia, Germany.  Marc's father Manfred, a photographer who moved to the United States in 1965 from Düsseldorf, has owned and operated Sacramento's Pardee's Cameras since 1977.  (www.pardeescameras.com) Marc's brother Michael, also a photographer, owns and operates the Photosource in Sacto. (www.photosource.biz)

Marc has gained valuable experience by working with some of the biggest names in the photo-industry.  In February of 1999, Marc moved to New York City to work for Annie Leibovitz and helped complete "Women".  Other photographers he's worked with include Patrick Demarchelier, Michael O'Neill, Norman Jean Roy, Christopher Micaud, William Abranowicz, Stephen Danelian, and Michael Grimm and Danielle Levitt. (Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Vouge, Victoria's Secret, Sak's 5th Ave, Bloomingdales, Home And Garden) 

While living in Manhattan, Marc was also employed by Drive In Studios on 18th Street, (www.driveinstudios.com)  and by Jeff Hirsch at Fotocare on 21st Street.  (www.fotocare.com)

To become proficient with digital capture, workflow and client delivery, Marc has attended Seth Resnick (Canon Explorer of Light) and Jamie Spritzer's D-65 digital photography and workflow workshops. D-65 New York City 04', 05', 07'.  (www.d65.com) 

Marc utilizes his many years of experience, perception, skill and knowledge to deliver cutting edge and traditional photography to clients anywhere in the world.   He is also available for photo consultation. 

Marc is also co-owner of Heckler Media Group.  (Branding, Apparel, Short Movies, Music Video, Web) 

Services:

- Consultation 

- Job preparation/pre and post production

- Location scouting

- Client delivery 

- Hair, make up, stylist

- Long term data archiving

- Web galleries

- Client support

- Use of available light, strobes, HMI/continuous lights