Good evening Blog Family. I took some needed time off these past two weekends from photography. I thought about it the other day and I think I have done at least one photo session every weekend but one or two since the day after Christmas.
By taking time off these last two weekends I mean I only did two photo sessions and one sample photo with my sister as my lovely model. So in short, I did not take any time off but compared to the last few months it was refreshing.
I am excited about two new adventures that are coming my way this Spring. Senior photo sessions. My first session is with a wonderful young man this weekend and .........excited is not the word! I love newborns, they are still my favorite. I love toddlers and families, it keeps me busy, on my toes and in shape (ok that last one about being in shape is a lie). But there is going to be such a magical moment when I say "hold your pose like this".....and my Senior does!!! I love the challenge of the games you have to play to get a two year old to smile or a seasonal allergy sufferer four year old not to cry outside in the pollen but....I have to admit my Senior Session should go very smoothly.
I have began to set prices for a few photo sessions that I feel comfortable setting prices for. Again, I am not ready to make a price listing for all sessions at this point. I believe that it is only fair that my session prices be based on a number of parts of the equation. These are the things that I take into consideration when someone asks me....."How much would you charge me to...?"
How many of those sessions I have completed thus far, location, number of people in the session, how many outfit changes, how many location changes, backgrounds, lighting, indoor/outdoor, newborn challenges, etc. A lot of you may not know that a majority of the photography you have seen on my facebook page in the past has been at no charge.
So bear with me as I give each of you your own personal quote for photography.
Senior sessions at this point are as follows:
$75.00 session fee for 2-3 hours of session time,2- 3 outfit changes, on location and a set of 8 wallets included.Photo editing/retouching. All other prints and CD are additional.
Newborn "Fruits of your Labor" Session:
$65 Up to 2 and a half hours of session time, in my photo space in my home (on location to you coming soon), you may bring your own props and/or I provide as well, variety of backgrounds and poses, mother and/or father can be included in pictures. Birth announcements (package of 10 included). Photo editing. All other prints and CD are additional.
I want to be affordable. I don't want anyone to say that they can't afford to have pictures of their family done. Feel free to email me with a deserving Senior, family, or expectant mother that you feel has a special circumstance and could not afford to have pictures for themselves. I would be willing to find a way to have something done for them. I realistically cannot complete every request but I think it would be great to start somewhere.
Also after I complete a year of photography, I am praying about applying for an assistant position with an organization called Now I Lay me Down to Sleep. These photographers offer free services to families that have had a child still born, pass away shortly after birth, or to infants that are born premature. Sometimes families just want to look back and remember how little that baby was even though they were only in their life for a moment. It is an interesting concept to say the least. A very powerful person , I assume, would have to be apart of it. I do not classify myself as powerful however, I will pray about this in the future.
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