Frequently Asked Questions
Portrait Sessions
How much are Business Portraits?
Sessions start at $155. This does not include print products. How many images you receive depends on the Session. Additional image files are available for purchase, at $100 each.
How much are Senior Portraits?
Senior Portrait Sessions start at just $95: 1 Look/15 minute Session. Photographer's choice of location, Natural Light only. Senior receives 3 retouched images. This Express Session is the Best Value of anything I offer. I've always felt it's important that every Senior have a beautiful Portrait to commemorate this special time. There are so many expenses related to Senior Year, and and whether your Senior is heading to college or trade school, or straight into the workforce, and I want them to do it with confidence, and a really great image-without breaking the bank!
For a longer Senior Session-just add another Express Session. Includes 3 retouched images per Sessions. As always, each additional image (file) is $100 each.
Print products are available for purchase.
Business-Women: What should I wear?
You can never go wrong with the classics-simple styles and conservative colors always look polished and on point. But most women want to do color and pattern-a fresh take on business attire, and there are ways to do it that are best for photography, perhaps as a blouse, scarf, or other accessory.
Business-Men: What should I wear?
Sticking to the classics-suit, blazer, crisp shirt, tie (optional, depending on your line of work) is always a good idea. Of course, if you are in a creative industry, the rules may not apply. It is always best that the image is true to who you are and your professional field.
Do you retouch your images?
Yes. I used to retouch very conservatively for Business Portraits, but often people had concerns about things, and would ask me after the fact to fix them. Now, I do a pretty generous retouch. Still, please feel free to express all concerns before the shoot so that I can consider lighting and posing in addressing these issues beforehand, and can eliminate any anxiety you have. It will also aid me in post production.
How long do I have to order images from my Online Gallery?
I will email you a password to view your online gallery. For all Portrait Sessions that are not Specials or Quick Takes, you have 2 weeks to select the images to purchase. Only those images are retouched. Afterward, your gallery is removed, and your images are archived for 90 days, after which they are deleted. If at any point during the 90 days you wish to reactivate your gallery to purchase additional images, you must first pay a $75 reactivation fee.
Commercial work and Corporate projects are different, and require 50% of the total cost of the project to place back online. These are archived for 1 year. Please note: to all businesses out there, don't forget to back up your files. To reactivate a project from an external hard drive and create online galleries will cost you half of whatever the original project fee was. If you want the project delivered on a flash drive, the same fee applies.
Always, always be sure to back up your images.
For Special Promotions or Mini Sessions
For these Sessions, you will have 1 week to select your images, after which they are archived for 30 days. Reactivation and Replacement Fees will apply if applicable.
I have my file(s), but now I notice image(s) I prefer. Can I trade the one I have for another one?
There is no option to exchange the image once it has been downloaded and now belongs to you.
I see images that combine more than one image to create a final image. What is that?
Those are Composite Portraits. They are not part of a standard Business Portrait Shoot. Please contact me for pricing and to discuss your ideas for a truly unique portrait to represent your business needs.
Payments
All fees are paid in advance of the Session. If you are ordering Print Products, these must be paid in full before the order is submitted. You can pay through PayPal on this site, or through Calendly, our scheduling platform (for Select Sessions only). Of course, cash is king, and accepted for all Portrait Sessions except Special Promos or minis, and must be received prior to the Session. Corporate projects are invoiced, and 50% is required upon signing the contract, with the balance due upon delivery of the completed project. Corporate checks are accepted.
Do you shoot Family Portraits?
Yes, I do shoot families, but almost exclusively through Special Promotions, or Seasonal Mini Sessions.
Do you shoot Events or Weddings?
No.
Do you provide Hair and Make-up?
No, but a Style Guide for Business will be available with advice through the seasons. Coming Soon!
What about copyright?
As all photographers do, I legally retain the copyright to every image I ever make, unless I were to sell that right to an image, which I presently do not do.
How may I use these images?
Company websites, social and print media, and business cards are all ways that most professionals use their images.
If you are a magazine:
That wishes to commission a portrait for an article, feature or cover...that is commercial photography. Please contact me to discuss your project and my fees.
If you are an author/recording artist/celebrity, etc.:
And wish to have a portrait made for a book, cd or other media that will be sold-that is an entirely different matter that requires a contract regarding usage and different fees than you see here. Please contact me to discuss your project.
How much do you charge for RAW files? I’d like to edit/retouch the images myself.
I do not sell RAW files. Only fully retouched high resolution jpeg files are available for purchase.