My "senior package" and pricing is pretty straight forward. It starts and ENDS at
$300.
What does this price include?
- An hour of on location shooting time, which studios sometimes call a sitting fee.
- Usually most seniors can manage three outfit changes during this time.
- Unlimited poses during the hour.
- Unlimited printing rights. This means you don't need my permission to print to your heart's content. Make a book, a poster, a canvas portrait, stamps, facebook galleries, wall murals (okay, so that probably won't happen!). Go nuts... they're YOUR photos! My personal favorite printer is a company called Mpix.com. Check out their very reasonable printing prices so you can see just how much you'll be saving over regular studios. You can take your photos anywhere to be printed, I just love this place because they offer great customer service, a huge variety of printing options and are great for one stop shopping!
- Over 200 + high resolution digital files which have been edited, enhanced and are ready to print.
- The much needed yearbook photo... shot at a different time in the studio - just let me know what color background your school requires. Some schools won't let you appear in the school composite unless you use their specified studio, but if you're just looking for a nice shot, I'm happy to shoot one for you!
- After you get all your images, pick up to 5 images that I will photoshop blemishes out of, add your name and year to, get rid of whispy hair, turn to black and white... whatever you want.
- Phone or e-mail consultation with senior to figure out how to best reflect their personality and get the most out of their session. I want the photos to be about them at this point in their lives, so this becomes a fun collaboration.
- No sales pitches, no hard core pressure tactics. You've already paid for you session fees and the digital files! You can order what you want, when you want.
- Receive $20 cash from me when a friend of yours books me and gives you credit for the referral!
Senior portrait sessions last roughly an hour (which is usually about as much as YOU can tolerate!) and cost $300.
I come to you at the location of your choice (near Troy, please! If you'd like me to travel to you and you live 20 to 50 miles from Troy, there is a $50 travel fee).
If that seems like a lot of money for an hour's work, please understand that I put 5 or 6 hours into your session in order to get all your images perfect and ready to print!
WARNING TO PARENTS: My preference is to work with seniors solo. If you (or the senior) prefer that a parent be there, I'll put you to work schlepping! This is supposed to be a fun, ego boosting, confidence building event and I work closely with the senior to make sure they're involved in the process. If you are there to criticize, nit pick or tear down their self esteem, I will kindly ask you to leave the session!
What's not included?
Prints! You'll take it from there. A CD with all your ready to print images will arrive within two weeks of the shoot and you can then print to your heart's content without having to make appointments, without getting the hard sell, without being forced to buy prints you don't want or need in order to fit into a certain package.
Most clients tell me they end up saving over a thousand dollars in printing costs over using a regular studio.
Please add $50 for sessions if your home is 20-50 miles from Troy and you'd like me to travel to you.
