Photography + Films for brands, businesses and people.

Based in West Chester, Pennsylvania

Serving Chester County, Main Line, Philadelphia and Beyond

Film and photography shaped by the same point of view.

Commonwealth Studios is a photography and film studio led by director, cinematographer and photographer Aaron Wenck.

From a single portrait to a larger campaign, the approach is straightforward: understand what the project needs, make the work feel specific, and keep the process collaborative.

Close-up of a human face behind a sheer fabric, with visible eye, nose, and lips, partially obscured by the fabric.

SELECTED FILM REELS

Films built around people, story and place.

Commercially grounded, visually polished film work for brand stories, interviews, campaigns and digital content.

Brand Films
Interviews + Profiles
Campaigns
Healthcare + Patient Stories
Social + Digital
Short-Form motion

BRANDED STORIES

Films for brands and businesses shaped around real people, distinctive places and stories worth telling.

Brand Films · Interviews · Profiles · Hospitality · Documentary

HEALTHCARE

Human-centered photography and film for healthcare and life sciences brands, agencies and organizations, bringing clarity and a strong visual point of view to complex subjects.

Patient Stories · HCP + KOL · Medical Education · Campaigns · Photography · Film

FASHION + BEAUTY

Photography and film built around skin, product and personality, from campaign imagery and branded films to launches, social and ongoing content.

Campaigns · Skincare · Cosmetics · Product · Talent · Social

SELECTED PHOTOGRAPHY

Portraiture, environments, hospitality and brand imagery, approached with the same attention to light, direction and detail.

Portraiture
Brand Imagery
Editorial
Campaigns
People + Environments
Hospitality

No formulas. No fixed look. The imagery is shaped around the subject, the setting and what the work needs to communicate.

A man sitting at a table in a cafe working on a laptop, seen through a window with plants partially obscuring the view.
A plate of French toast topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and edible flowers, served with syrup and fruit garnish.
Woman with wavy blonde hair smiling, wearing a pink tank top and red pants, sitting with legs crossed and hands on her knees.
An elegant tea party setup with assorted desserts, a teapot, tea cup, and drinks on a glass table surrounded by pink cherry blossoms.
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a beige trench coat over a brown sweater and jeans, standing at an airport terminal with a luggage cart and holding her boarding pass. Modern airport interior with decorative lighting.
A woman lying on a patterned floor with her eyes closed, wearing a black dress and high heels.
A young woman with long wavy brown hair looking over her shoulder at the camera, wearing a sleeveless white top.

THE PROCESS

A clear path from first conversation to final delivery.

Some clients come with a fully developed brief. Others simply know their current photography or film no longer reflects the business. Both are good places to start.

Commonwealth can help shape the project from the first conversation through production and final delivery, with the scope built around what the work actually needs.

You don’t need to have the whole production figured out.

Part of the job is helping determine what makes sense. That may be a focused one-day shoot, a combined photo and film production, or a broader library of assets created over time.

Content built to live across your website, social, advertising, PR and internal communications.

CONVERSATION

We start with what you need to communicate, who needs to see it, and where the work will live.

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DIRECTION + SCOPE

We shape the visual approach, schedule, locations, crew, deliverables and level of production around the project.

02

PRODUCTION

Photography, film or both - with a crew scaled to fit the job rather than a fixed production model.

03

POST PRODUCTION

Editing, color, retouching, sound and finishing are handled with the same visual direction established from the start.

04

DELIVERY

Final assets are prepared for the places they will actually be used: web, social, advertising, PR and internal communications.

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OUR FOUNDER

Director, cinematographer and photographer.

Aaron Wenck is a director, cinematographer and photographer with 15 years of experience creating commercial photography and film for brands, agencies and publications. His work spans beauty, healthcare, fashion, lifestyle and branded storytelling, with clients including Nike, Netflix, Disney, Kiehl’s, CeraVe, Novartis and Hilton.

From large-scale campaigns to intimate portrait and documentary work, Aaron brings the same emphasis on strong direction, thoughtful composition and imagery that feels polished without feeling overproduced.

Commonwealth Studios brings that experience to a focused, founder-led production model based in West Chester and working throughout Philadelphia, New York and beyond.

A black-and-white portrait of a young man with dark hair styled back, wearing a button-up shirt over a t-shirt, standing against a plain background with shadows cast on the wall.

SELECTED CLIENTS

Nike · Netflix · Disney · Calvin Klein · Revlon · Kiehl’s · CeraVe · Hilton · Canon · Novartis · Roche · BOTOX® Cosmetic

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