An artwork credit is a COMPLIMENTARY amount that you can use as credit towards your artwork purchases with ordering prints, canvases, and albums with me. I love the process of printing and creating custom archival prints for your home, and this print credit is my gift to you! However, it does not hold any monetary value and CANNOT be used as a discount towards your session or portrait fee. It is purely meant for ordering artwork. If you do not use it within the ordering period, the credit will be void. Credits cannot be combined from other clients or used from separate photoshoots.

A session fee is basically the same things as a non-refundable retainer.
It is what is paid in advance in order to officially book a session with me and reserves your shooting time & date. It includes all of the help you get with choosing outfits, a beautiful location, and tips and correspondence before your photoshoot even begins. So make sure you take advantage of all the help and guidance I have to give leading up to your photoshoot!

Before the photoshoot even begins, part of my objective is figuring out what it is exactly that you are envisioning for your final product. I want to know whether you are taking these photos to just post on social media, if you have an empty wall that you are trying to fill with memories in your home, or if you want some photos to print out for cards to send to family and friends (or all of the above!) Whatever the case may be, before the photoshoot even begins, I should already have an idea or a list in mind of what images we will be creating that day. From that list, I will curate top photos for your gallery for you to view. It usually consists of about 50+ images, and from those, you are free to choose which you would like to keep according to your package.

Unfortunately, this is not going to be possible. Raw/unedited images are not a proper representation of my work and are not available for purchase. I take A LOT of photos each session, and there is not enough time for you to go through the entire reel of photos taken the day of, so please trust my expertise! If you are looking for an image in particular or hoping that I captured a moment that was not available in your final gallery, please contact me so I can help figure out why it did not make the final gallery.

The turnaround time for a gallery is listed as 1-2 months. Often my families will get them much sooner than that, but especially during times of holidays, it can take the actual 1-2 months to receive your photos. As listed above under the Investment Guide (page 3 | ADD ONS), You can pay a rush fee to make ALL the images available to you within 7 days, or you can get some sneak peek images of my choosing within a week for free (however, those sneak peeks will become part of your final gallery).

In my past 5+ years of photographing families this has never happened before, but if you are very particular about how you look in photos, have a very fussy family member, or aren't sure if my esthetic fits your needs, please let me know in advance!
I do ask all my families if they are self-conscious about any body parts, so I can keep an eye out for them during the photoshoot, If you have less cooperative members in your family, we can try to lengthen the session to your needs (longer or shorter) and/or recalibrate your expectations of what may be realistic in terms of final results. As for esthetics, please look through my website for an accurate representation of my work to make sure that bright and candid images are what you are looking for.