Traditional School Portraits

Fall school pictures are available, well, anytime in the fall.  We have typically done them in early September, although there is a growing interest in our area for pictures to be done at school registration in August.  Depending on the total number of schools I have booked, I’d like to try and get everyone in for the first pictures before the end of September. 

When I have photographed your pictures, I will process and send them to a professional lab to be printed.  They should be back to your school about 2 weeks later.   Retakes are usually a couple weeks after this.

There is no cost for me to come to your school to photograph your school children.  My payment will come via the packages that parents order.

Principal/Teacher Perks:

• All kids’ pictures come to your school on a CD or flash drive for use in yearbook or school records.  (Need an extra one for the local police department records?  Let me know!)
• Stickers featuring each child, for school record folders. Some teachers use these for parent Christmas/Mother’s Day/Father’s Day gifts too.  I can even get you a class print out months later if you end up needing more.  Let me know how many you need!
• Each teacher/staff member gets an ID for discounts/perks at local stores.
• Local customer service.  What can I do to help you with school pictures – let me know and I’ll see what I can do!

Parent Favorites:

• Free online proofing when ordering a certain package price or higher
  • I photograph a couple additional poses for a child with this option checked on the form.  Afterwards, I email parents the proofs online and they can pick which one they like.
• Multiple background colors and design choices
  • Traditional, outdoor look, and holiday options available.
• Affordable options as well as “the kitchen sink”
  • After surveying the local parents, I created packages that featured items they most wanted to see together.  Digital files are available in 2 different packages and as an add-on.
• Class pictures in every package
  • A favorite by everyone – each package features a class composite featuring all the children in each classroom.  Multiple teachers and/grades in a room can be shown too!
• Local customer service
  • If principals, teachers or parents have any questions at all, I’m available quickly through phone and email.  I will do my best to give everyone the photographs they’d like.  
• School pictures are a fundraiser
  • A certain percentage of the sales on packages will be returned to the school to be used for whatever they’d like. It makes spending money a little more fun!

Dramatic Sports Portraits

Take your team pictures to the next level…

Individual portraits with spark

All put together to make stunning personalized collages

Banners for your hallway or gym

As you can see, the sports options really can vary quite a bit.  What I currently offer is just what one school wanted…what you’d like to see could be completely different and that’s OK!  I can create something perfect for your team.

Some questions to think about:

• Where would you like your pictures to be?
  • Indoor sports like basketball and volleyball are typically shot indoors.  I bring lighting for individual pictures as well as a team shot.  Green screen is used for the individual and team shots to add dramatic flair. 
  • Summer rec type sports pictures can look quite nice (and perhaps only available) outdoors.  I bring lighting for this as well and then we can use the existing equipment as props/backgrounds.  Green screen is not used.
• What kinds of products have you liked in the past?
  • If you’ve hired a pro photographer in the past and have products that you love, let me know and I’ll see if I can get them as well.  Typically, though, I have a collection of standard gifts/prints options that you’ve likely seen in the past, as well as my own designs which are specific only to me.  See the pictures below.
• What time of the year do you want them?
  • Whether you’re a summer rec league or a school, let me know as soon as you can as to what time frame you are looking for so I can get you on my calendar.

Other notes…

• There is no fee for me to come and photograph your teams and individuals. 
• Any banners or promotional products do cost something…inquire for more details.  As a ballpark figure…something like one of the three banners above (3’x2′ in size) runs about $200.
• If you are a school, you will receive complementary digital files of your teams for yearbook and any promotional purposes.