About your portrait experience
WHAT DOES THE PORTRAIT SESSON FEE INCLUDE?
Well for every type of session I like to start with either an in person or video meeting to find out exactly what you needs are. Are you needing fresh images for your business? Do you want to create memorable portraits of your children? Or are you wanting a session just for you, to celebrate who you are, right in this minute? Together we will create a plan for the perfect session for you.
For all my portrait sessions, I will help you with wardrobe styling. Giving you suggestions on what outfits photograph the best and sending you home with a style guide to look back on. A few days before your shoot you can drop off your chosen outfits at the studio & I will have them steamed and ready for you.
On the day of the shoot, for my female clients, you will have your Hair & Make Up professionally styled so you look and feel your very best. Take this time to relax & just enjoy being pampered! I will then fully guide you through your session, creating flattering poses and lighting set ups so that you will shine for your images. Make sure you have a nice dinner booked for the evening, as you will leave my studio, looking and feeling full of beauty & confidence!
Approximately two weeks after your shoot, I will invite you back to the studio to watch a slideshow of all your images that we created. This is when you will decide which ones you love the most, and those will be the ones that you take home with you. It's my job to take the best photos of you so you'll want to take them all!
CAN I BRING A FRIEND?
Absolutely!! I realize it can be nerve-racking having your photo taken, so if bringing a friend or family member will help put you at ease, then please do so. Better yet, book a double session so that you can both enjoy the whole experience together! Make it a fun Girls Day Out.
I FEEL SELF CONSCIOUS ABOUT MY BODY, AND I NEED TO LOSE A FEW POUNDS FIRST!
As a mom of two children in her forties, trust me, I totally get it! I promise I will help you choose the right outfits that will highlight your favourite parts, and I will strategically pose & light you in the most flattering way. Don't stress, I've got you! Just celebrate your beautiful self, right now, in this moment in your life.
CAN YOU PHOTOSHOP ME?
Majority of the magic is created in the studio using flattering lighting & posing, with Photoshop being left just to slightly pinch & tuck a few small areas, so that you have images that are true reflections of the beautiful person that you are! If you have a distinct marking that you do not like, or a blemish that can't be covered up, then yes I will fix all those things. I do not however, heavily photoshop a client.
AM I TOO OLD TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED?
Heck No!! I photograph all people, no matter what age, size or gender, (except newborns, I leave that to the specialists!)
I want to photograph you all, I think everyone deserves to have an amazing portrait of themselves to cherish for life.
I REALLY WANT TO DO A PHOTO SHOOT FOR MYSELF BUT I'D LIKE FAMILY PHOTOS TOO.
No problem, let's combine both! As mom's it's hard to spend money on yourself instead of your family or kids. You don't have to feel guilty, because you're a mom, so you rock, and absolutely deserve to pamper yourself. But an easier way to justify it is to use it as a family session. I get it! So lets get you & your girl/s if you have them, all dolled up. The boys can meet us at the studio for the start of the session. I will capture some beautiful family portraits, and then the boys can leave, and you can enjoy the rest of the session just for yourself or shared with your girl/s.
HOW MUCH ARE THE IMAGES?
My Portrait Session Fee is $350 and includes the pre consultation to design your custom photoshoot, wardrobe styling & style guide, Hair & Make up for one, the Photoshoot and In Person Image Reveal Session.
My Digital Collections start at $495 and go up from there. What you buy is entirely up to you, there is absolutely no hard sell. You only purchase the images you truly love.
ALL BOOKED SESSIONS REQUIRE THE FULL SESSION FEE TO BE PAID IN FULL.
*I offer payment plans, just ask!
* once digital images have been purchased, there is no exchange or refund policies.
If you have any more questions would like to book a session please contact me!
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