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I want to be as transparent & open as possible to ensure that you have a great experience! We all know that sometimes getting your photos taken can be nerve wracking, especially if you have never done it before, so I want to provide you with all the information to settle your nerves! If your question is not answered here, please feel free to send me an email & I would be happy to answer any question at all!
To book with me, please first send me an email or use the "Say Hey" page to send me a message & get the conversation going! For weddings - please book a year to a year & a half in advance to ensure my availability! For smaller weddings & elopements, 6 months in advance is also possible! For all other sessions I typically book 2 months ahead! Once you have decided to book with me, I will send you a contract & an invoice for you to sign. For all sessions there is a retainer fee.
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
For engagements and family session up to 8 weeks. For weddings up to 12 weeks. If an image needs to be used for something such as Christmas cards, wedding invitations, etc, and you need one as soon as possible, I will send you some edited images as soon as possible. This must be discussed with me prior to the shoot
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
How Long Will It Take To Get My Images Back?
I use a Sony A7III with a variety of different lenses and a small on camera flash for receptions. I use Lightroom for 99% of my editing but will sometimes bring the image into Photoshop if I need to remove objects like a big ugly exit sign in a beautiful ceremony shot!
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
What Equipment/ Editing Software Do You Use?
Your files will be sent through an online gallery using a software called Shootproof. This gallery can be shared with family & friends by sharing your link. You can order your Prints through your gallery from the professional printing company I use called Technicare, or you can choose to download your images and get them printed wherever you would like. I will however caution against getting enlargements or products from places that do not specialize in photography prints as the quality will not be as good. It is important to download all of your images from your gallery and save them onto a USD for your personal use because your gallery will only be active online for months.
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
How Will I Receive My Files?
Yes! You are encouraged to print and share as many photos as possible! I believe that images look better in print!
You May not alter the images in any way or use them to sell in any way. This is all covered in my contract!
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
Will I Get A Print Release? What Rights Do I Have To The Digital Images?
No I do not. I go through your images and pick out the ones that are out of focus, test shots, bad lighting, etc. You will always receive your amount of promised images, but I will not send out the raw images. The reason for this is because editing and the style that i use to edit is half the creative process. It's the way that you should be able to recognize a certain photographer over another. Giving you the raw files would feel incomplete to me and would be a disservice to the art!
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
Do You Deliver Every Image You Shoot? Can I Ask For The RAW (Unprocessed) Images?
I typically keep your photos on file for up to two years on a hard drive. After the images are delivered to you, they are your responsibility to download and to save in a secure spot! I would suggest downloading the images not only to your computer, but also to a USD stick or hard drive to ensure that if your computer crashes you will have them!
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
How Long Do You Keep Our Photos On File?
I currently have three wedding collections that are nicely illustrated in a PDF which talks about your experience and what is included in each of these packages, plus add on's. My starting cost is $2900 for traditional weddings, and $1700 for elopements. Since I understand that all wedding days can be different, if these packages do not suit your needs, we can chat about how to customize them to fit you best! Please send me a message on the "Say Hey" page to request the Wedding Collection PDF! For all other sessions please see the "investment" page for more information.
How Early Should I Book With You & What Is The Booking Process?
Do You Have Specific Wedding Packages? What Is Your Starting Cost?
For engagements and family session up to 8 weeks. For weddings up to 12 weeks. If an image needs to be used for something such as Christmas cards, wedding invitations, etc, and you need one as soon as possible, I will send you some edited images as soon as possible. This must be discussed with me prior to the shoot
How Long Will It Take To Get My Images Back?
I use a Sony A7III with a variety of different lenses and a small on camera flash for receptions. I use Lightroom for 99% of my editing but will sometimes bring the image into Photoshop if I need to remove objects like a big ugly exit sign in a beautiful ceremony shot!
What Equipment/ Editing Software Do You Use?
Your files will be sent through an online gallery using a software called Shootproof. This gallery can be shared with family & friends by sharing your link. You can order your Prints through your gallery from the professional printing company I use called Technicare, or you can choose to download your images and get them printed wherever you would like. I will however caution against getting enlargements or products from places that do not specialize in photography prints as the quality will not be as good. It is important to download all of your images from your gallery and save them onto a USD for your personal use because your gallery will only be active online for months.
How Will I Receive My Files?
No I do not. I go through your images and pick out the ones that are out of focus, test shots, bad lighting, etc. You will always receive your amount of promised images, but I will not send out the raw images. The reason for this is because editing and the style that i use to edit is half the creative process. It's the way that you should be able to recognize a certain photographer over another. Giving you the raw files would feel incomplete to me and would be a disservice to the art!
Do You Deliver Every Image You Shoot? Can I Ask For The RAW (Unprocessed) Images?
I typically keep your photos on file for up to two years on a hard drive. After the images are delivered to you, they are your responsibility to download and to save in a secure spot! I would suggest downloading the images not only to your computer, but also to a USD stick or hard drive to ensure that if your computer crashes you will have them!
How Long Do You Keep Our Photos On File?
I currently have three wedding collections that are nicely illustrated in a PDF which talks about your experience and what is included in each of these packages, plus add on's. My starting cost is $2900 for traditional weddings, and $1700 for elopements. Since I understand that all wedding days can be different, if these packages do not suit your needs, we can chat about how to customize them to fit you best! Please send me a message on the "Say Hey" page to request the Wedding Collection PDF! For all other sessions please see the "investment" page for more information.
Do You Have Specific Wedding Packages? What Is Your Starting Cost?
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