Pricing & Session Information
Portrait | Seniors | Family | Couples | Maternity | Lifestyle Newborn
Package includes:
- A pre-session consultation via phone or email
- Guidance with location selection and attire for the session
- An online, downloadable gallery of fully retouched high resolution
digital images for viewing and ordering
- A pre-session consultation via phone or email
- Guidance with location selection and attire for the session
- An online, downloadable gallery of fully retouched high resolution
digital images for viewing and ordering
$500
1 hour session time on-location or in-home lifestyle
Up to 5 people
30+ images
Photo print release
1 hour session time on-location or in-home lifestyle
Up to 5 people
30+ images
Photo print release
All sessions require a non-refundable retainer fee equal to 50% of the session cost at the time of booking. Remaining balance due on or before the first session. Outdoor sessions will often start 1-2 hours before sunset to take advantage of the gorgeous "golden hour." On-location/local shoots include the Walnut Creek, CA area. Travel fee may apply outside of this area; please contact me for more details.
What Are You Paying For?
Before the Session
During the Session
- Camera, lighting, and computer equipment
- Editing software
- Data storage and back-ups
- Insurance costs
- Business licenses, taxes, and fees
- Telephone and internet services
- Promotion, social media, and website costs
- Hundreds of hours and money spent on education and training
- Correspondence time
- Setting-up and preparing for the session
- Mileage and transportation costs/travel to and from the session
During the Session
- Equipment preparation
- Shooting time
- A fun and lighthearted session experience
- Culling the images (~30-60 minutes for a one hour session, but can be longer depending on the number of images)
- Editing time (typically ~3-4 hours for a one hour outdoor session, but can be longer depending on the amount of editing required)
- Loading the images to the final gallery (~30 minutes)
- Backing-up the files on multiple drives (~30 minutes)
- The final digital images
