Welcome
I am beyond excited that you have booked your senior session with me, I absolutely love working with each and every senior! My biggest goal as your photographer is to make you feel CONFIDENT, BEAUTIFUL and HAPPY!
Location
Lets pick out your location. Narrowing down your location will make the rest of the steps in our planning much easier. I have multiple locations that I use regularly. my locations have great lighting and offer a variety of scenery within a short radius. Please keep in mind I’d rather be taking photos than driving to multiple locations. I am more than happy to take your location suggestions, however is it important that we discuss lighting and saftey of the location before we make a final decision. If you have questions about any of the locations, please just shoot me a message. Click on the picture (above or to the right) to check out all of my favorite spots.
Just to give you an idea on timing for the session, we can typically do 2-4 outfit changes and 2-4 locations with a 90 minute or two hour session.
With the two hour sessions, we can do water photos in Letchworth, then wild flowers and fields, and finish up in downtown Perry or at the sunflower field. Or, if you are loving the looks of Batavia and Leroy, I can typically fit both those locations in during a two hour session. Once you’ve made the decision on the location, please let me know.
Style
Top priority, be yourself!
Nails - make sure they are either clean or nicely painted, and don’t forget your toes.
Fits - have 2-5 outfits. I love a good variety, jeans and cute tops, dresses, skirts, rompers. Don’t forget about the shoes, it’s always best to have a decent varitey. If you are doing photos in the water, we start with those first because of the lighting (unless you plan on lying down compeletly in the water and getting your hair wet, if so we will do those last. Just let me know in advance so I can plan ahead). i RECOMMEND starting in a dress or a long skirt. These look the best in the water. also, if you are doing water photos, bring extra undies to change into after the water, Or wear swim suit bottoms. Just have a plan BECAUSE your bottom half will get wet more than likely. lastly, make sure your clothes are not wrinkled. If you want to bounce ideas off me, just shoot me a message. I like to see your outfits in person at the start of your session to figure out what will look best where.
Jewelry - I love accessories, they add so much to your style.
Makeup - Keep it simple. the few things that make the biggest difference are lashes and HIGHLIGHTER.
Hair - Again, keep it simple. I love when its down so we can play with it in your photos. I have had some change up their hairstyle mid session and I loved that too.
Tan - If you do get a spray tan, please don’t do it the day before your session. It makes for orange fingers and hard to edit photos. Tan lines always happen in the summer months, i know most of you are always working on your tan, i get it. Just keep in mind that crazy tan lines are tough to edit.
What to expect after your session…
72 hours after your session I will have your sneak peeks up on Facebook and instagram. I will also deliver your proof gallery to you. Once I send you the link to your proof gallery, you can go through the photos and slecet your favorites. To do this just enter one email and star your favorites. Each package has a set amount of images you RECEIVE. If you want to purchase ADDITIONAL prints, they will be $10 each. I do not give out RAW unedited photos.
Once you’ve made your selections, I’ll start editing your photos. THis typically takes four to six weeks. For sessions done in october, turnaround time can be up to eight weeks but, I will have their yearbook photos completed on time.
Within six weeks of making your selections, I will DELIVER your finished gallery. From this digital gallery you will be able to download your photos. please Make sure you use a computer when you download them and save them in a safe spot. For prints I RECOMMEND using mpix.com