Monthly Payments
I do offer monthly payments! So I just divide out the package by the months before the session. You can pay via venmo or credit card! I just require that the final payment be made 2 weeks prior to the session date! I always like to let my clients know that I also accept pay pal credit, which they offer 6 months free financing. It's also a great option. Just let me know either way you want to go and when I invoice you I will set that up in the system.
Session Time
Session time is shooting, drive time, clothing changes, hair changes & makeup touch ups. After you book, we will book an in person fashion consultation about 4 weeks prior to the session date. At the fashion consult we will talk about locations and outfit pairings. I map out the entire shoot so we aren't wasting a bunch of time driving! I have lots of different locations that are close to one another that gives completely different looks. Some girls want to spend half of their time in the mountains which is fine too, but gives us less flexibility for other locations depending on how far away the mountain location is.
Start Times
Start times are super important for the most flattering light for your portraits. As a photographer that specializes in portraits, its important to shoot when he light is most flattering for you! For sunrise sessions, I like to start as close to sunrise as possible. As the light gets higher in the sky the harsher the light becomes. We also start with the sun closet to our backs for open field shots or shots in full sun. So if you book a sunrise session, we will start in nature or in the mountains and work our way into an urban setting and then we work the opposite way for afternoon/ evening sessions. If you choose a midday session or any session from the times of 9am-2pm, we will need to shoot in open shade (meaning the shade of a building or tree) and may not be able to get full landscape photos.
Hair & Makeup
Hair & makeup is included in your session price with certain collections! We start with hair & makeup at my studio, changing into your first outfit and then we pack everything up and drive to our various locations! Then from there, my hair & makeup artist comes on location with us (with certain collections) and provides hair change ups and makeup touch ups. She also will add maybe a smoky eye or a lip color change if thats what we decide to do. Makeup is never completely re-done on location, it's always touchups and maybe changing up the look a bit! I always recommend my seniors having an idea of what they want for each outfit for hair, which we talk about at the fashion consult! Hair & makeup fees are included in your session on LITE, LUXE & DREAM SESSIONS but will be paid directly to the hair & makeup artist on the day of your session.
Session Reschedules
In Montana we are always dealing with crazy weather and sometimes smoke! I always leave extra dates in the summer for reschedules because of this. Summer is my busiest season though, so I try to stick to a pretty solid schedule to get everyone in during the gorgeous months. I do however suggest if the senior is definitely wanting summer pictures, that they book in July, because if we end of up rescheduling because of life and weather, we have a good two months for that reschedule to happen. I am always watching the weather ( just call me an ameteur weatherman). So a couple days before the scheduled session date, I will start watching weather. The evening before or the morning before the session I will make the best decision possible to reschedule. Please keep in mind, sometimes we have went for it and had some beautiful images with not so perfect weather....or we've had to duck into a coffee shop for a quick treat while the storm passes. And sometimes I will take my seniors to an indoor location that I know I can shoot in so we can keep shooting.
If we go for it and get only 2 hours in and we get rained out or something, we just reschedule the rest of those shooting hours if that makes sense.
Life also happens in the meantime, schedules change etc. I have had to reschedule due to life circumstances, sickness etc. I am very flexible, but I do let my seniors know that if we can't get you in for summer reschedules and it pushes into the fall, I don't schedule sessions on the weekends once school starts so seniors will have to take time out of school to reschedule. It's so hard with school, sports and life once school starts to schedule on the weekends. Again, thats why I say book early in July, so we have plenty of summer to reschedule senior portraits.
The other thing I like to mention is the fact that summers are also filled with smoke if its a bad fire season. August is usually the worst and I have had to reschedule for smoke if its super dark out, but sometimes I can't get around this because I am running out of summer dates that are available and in most cases, in my experience the smoke only gets worse. July is really the most ideal month for senior pictures. It gives us nice weather, less smoke and the option for more rescheduling if needed.
I also like to let my seniors know to not reschedule because of a breakout. That is all fixable in photoshop. I know it sucks to have nasty zits when you're supposed to be getting pictures, but my hair & makeup artists are great covering them up too and my editing process helps too!
Animals
Oh my goodness I absolutely love animals! So, yes, bring all the animals! I love when seniors bring their animals with. It makes for some amazing portraits!
Slideshow & Forever Album
The slideshow will be downloadable from your 10-year online gallery. The images that you select from your senior experience will be retouched and placed in this album. You can then play this slideshow at your graduation party! There is also a feature in the 10-year online gallery for seniors to upload their own photos to the gallery, so they could potentially put their own images into the slideshow as well.
Albums are beautifully designed custom album that I put all your retouched images into. The albums are very high quality, with the option of a leather or linen engraved cover or a crystal image cover! I have samples at my studio if you would like to see one!
I do offer monthly payments! So I just divide out the package by the months before the session. You can pay via venmo or credit card! I just require that the final payment be made 2 weeks prior to the session date! I always like to let my clients know that I also accept pay pal credit, which they offer 6 months free financing. It's also a great option. Just let me know either way you want to go and when I invoice you I will set that up in the system.
Session Time
Session time is shooting, drive time, clothing changes, hair changes & makeup touch ups. After you book, we will book an in person fashion consultation about 4 weeks prior to the session date. At the fashion consult we will talk about locations and outfit pairings. I map out the entire shoot so we aren't wasting a bunch of time driving! I have lots of different locations that are close to one another that gives completely different looks. Some girls want to spend half of their time in the mountains which is fine too, but gives us less flexibility for other locations depending on how far away the mountain location is.
Start Times
Start times are super important for the most flattering light for your portraits. As a photographer that specializes in portraits, its important to shoot when he light is most flattering for you! For sunrise sessions, I like to start as close to sunrise as possible. As the light gets higher in the sky the harsher the light becomes. We also start with the sun closet to our backs for open field shots or shots in full sun. So if you book a sunrise session, we will start in nature or in the mountains and work our way into an urban setting and then we work the opposite way for afternoon/ evening sessions. If you choose a midday session or any session from the times of 9am-2pm, we will need to shoot in open shade (meaning the shade of a building or tree) and may not be able to get full landscape photos.
Hair & Makeup
Hair & makeup is included in your session price with certain collections! We start with hair & makeup at my studio, changing into your first outfit and then we pack everything up and drive to our various locations! Then from there, my hair & makeup artist comes on location with us (with certain collections) and provides hair change ups and makeup touch ups. She also will add maybe a smoky eye or a lip color change if thats what we decide to do. Makeup is never completely re-done on location, it's always touchups and maybe changing up the look a bit! I always recommend my seniors having an idea of what they want for each outfit for hair, which we talk about at the fashion consult! Hair & makeup fees are included in your session on LITE, LUXE & DREAM SESSIONS but will be paid directly to the hair & makeup artist on the day of your session.
Session Reschedules
In Montana we are always dealing with crazy weather and sometimes smoke! I always leave extra dates in the summer for reschedules because of this. Summer is my busiest season though, so I try to stick to a pretty solid schedule to get everyone in during the gorgeous months. I do however suggest if the senior is definitely wanting summer pictures, that they book in July, because if we end of up rescheduling because of life and weather, we have a good two months for that reschedule to happen. I am always watching the weather ( just call me an ameteur weatherman). So a couple days before the scheduled session date, I will start watching weather. The evening before or the morning before the session I will make the best decision possible to reschedule. Please keep in mind, sometimes we have went for it and had some beautiful images with not so perfect weather....or we've had to duck into a coffee shop for a quick treat while the storm passes. And sometimes I will take my seniors to an indoor location that I know I can shoot in so we can keep shooting.
If we go for it and get only 2 hours in and we get rained out or something, we just reschedule the rest of those shooting hours if that makes sense.
Life also happens in the meantime, schedules change etc. I have had to reschedule due to life circumstances, sickness etc. I am very flexible, but I do let my seniors know that if we can't get you in for summer reschedules and it pushes into the fall, I don't schedule sessions on the weekends once school starts so seniors will have to take time out of school to reschedule. It's so hard with school, sports and life once school starts to schedule on the weekends. Again, thats why I say book early in July, so we have plenty of summer to reschedule senior portraits.
The other thing I like to mention is the fact that summers are also filled with smoke if its a bad fire season. August is usually the worst and I have had to reschedule for smoke if its super dark out, but sometimes I can't get around this because I am running out of summer dates that are available and in most cases, in my experience the smoke only gets worse. July is really the most ideal month for senior pictures. It gives us nice weather, less smoke and the option for more rescheduling if needed.
I also like to let my seniors know to not reschedule because of a breakout. That is all fixable in photoshop. I know it sucks to have nasty zits when you're supposed to be getting pictures, but my hair & makeup artists are great covering them up too and my editing process helps too!
Animals
Oh my goodness I absolutely love animals! So, yes, bring all the animals! I love when seniors bring their animals with. It makes for some amazing portraits!
Slideshow & Forever Album
The slideshow will be downloadable from your 10-year online gallery. The images that you select from your senior experience will be retouched and placed in this album. You can then play this slideshow at your graduation party! There is also a feature in the 10-year online gallery for seniors to upload their own photos to the gallery, so they could potentially put their own images into the slideshow as well.
Albums are beautifully designed custom album that I put all your retouched images into. The albums are very high quality, with the option of a leather or linen engraved cover or a crystal image cover! I have samples at my studio if you would like to see one!