Willa Stein has been involved in the photographic arts for over 30 years, starting out with a borrowed 35mm camera, a roll of film and a high school shop darkroom. Early on Willa primarily worked with black and white film and fell in love with the art of hand tinting using Marshall Photo Oils.
Willa learned the technique of hand tinting photographs while attending The Pennsylvania’s Governor’s School for the Arts on a scholarship at Bucknell University. Thereafter, she got a degree in photography attending the Art Institute of Colorado. The trajectory of her career had her working in numerous studios printing for other photographers and before long, she set out on her own with Willa Stein Photography.
Whimsical & Imaginary with a Documentary Style
Today Willa’s digital imagery is full of all kinds of twist and turns, her work has been described as whimsical and imaginary with a documentary style. She is known for her fine-art editorial work, shooting anything from baby portraits to musical acts and auto racing. Even now days with all the digital cameras that make her job more competitive, you can see through-out this website how her photographs standout, how her eye and imagination allow you to see the world in a way you might not have seen before.