FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Prices are subject to change without notification. Below are the base rates. Each session can be different. Portraits are $250/hr. You get 10 high quality high resolution photos for one hour session. Non-wedding event photos are $200/first hour, add $150 for each additional hour. Wedding photos are $300/hr. 40 photos for each hour. For videos, my base rate for wedding is $300/hr, corporate events $220/hr, other events at $200. Minimum 2 hours. You can choose to receive raw footage without editing, or have edited videos as add-on service. The cost of editing varies by the run time. All deliverables are digitally online for download. Ask for physical copies/drive, available at extra fees. I do not provide raw files for photos.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Pre-session: After your lead with me is confirmed, and initial message chats, I prefer we talk over the phone to get to know each other, about the person(s) to be photographed, your expectations & style preferences, cost, props, location, duration, wardrobe, and other logistics. You will then receive and sign a contract that reflects what we have agreed. You will pay $50 non-refundable deposit for portrait photos or 25% deposit for event photos and videos. The deposit will be applied toward your total payment. During the session: Once we are at the location, I'd like us to chat a bit. It is important to be comfortable and at ease with me and the equipment around. I can design poses if you need such guidance. Feel free to design your own poses and bring your favorite props. You will pay the remaining balance on the day of the photo session. Post-session: For non-wedding photos you will get digital files in about 1 week. Express service is available as an add-on, explicitly identified in the pre-session. The photos are downloadable in an online gallery accessible by you only. You are free to share with your friends and relatives. The photos will be deleted from the online album and my computer after 1 month. Videos follow different timeline, based on needs and technical complexity.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
We self-taught photography by doing over a decade. I also do videography, for which I was trained by New York Film Academy.