Over 25 years of trusted expertise and service.

Jim Schmid

Jim’s grandfather was a Master Photographer and founded one of the larger studios in Indiana. His tradition was to give each grandchild a camera for Christmas the year they entered high school. Photography seemed to be in Jim’s DNA as 3 years later his portfolio won the “Best in the United States” Kodak award. Fast forward “a few” years, and he is still hard at work behind the lens.

Jim’s images have graced the covers of more than 25 magazines focused on subjects as varied as airplanes, NASCAR, solar energy, human interest, opera, interior design, and home building. Online, his photographs can be seen on CNNtravel.com, and MSN.com. On Houzz.com, Jim is the highest ranked photographer in NC and often in the top ten nationally based on the popularity of his photos. His clientele ranges from international corporations to numerous craftspeople in the residential industry.

Jim is a visual explorer who seeks diverse places to photograph and experience. He is affable, loves dogs, and dislikes pandemics. Based in the greater Charlotte, NC area, his home base is the historic town of Concord, NC.

Recent clients and publications

Advertising Age, Architectural Digest, Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Tribune, House Beautiful, Housetrends, MSN.com, NASCAR, New York Times, Popular Photography, Solar Today, Southern Living, Southpark Magazine, Urban Home Magazine, Women’s Day, Elle Decor.

Some corporations we work for include the Allen Tate Companies, Celgard, Bank of America, Billy Graham Evangelical, Bonsal America, Complete Design and Packaging, Old Castle, Sakrete, Walgreens, and Wastequip. Every day we work hard for the best designers, remodelers, builders and small businesses in the region. They are too numerous to list but each one of them is individually very important to our business.