How I Work

What to expect before, during and after your shoot

A photo shoot—whether it’s an engagement, wedding, newborn or family session—isn’t just about the day of. The process can start weeks or even months before, and extends through a post-shoot process to finalize editing, retouching and product delivery.

I am all about creating a truly personal, truly immersive experience for my clients—and that starts with you. Here’s a step-by-step look at the process, and the important part you play in getting the best pictures:

1)      Before the consultation: This is definitely one of the most fun parts of the process. Check out Pinterest for inspiration on location, poses, props and general styling. Start thinking about your style and what you’re looking for in your session.

2)      The consultation: Ask questions, look through my portfolio and figure out what approach you’d like to see in your session and final prints. If you’ve found great inspiration in step #1, send print outs or websites along! We’ll discuss how you intend to use the images—save the dates, invites, artwork, framing, etc—and help you refine the message you’re looking to convey within your session.

3)      Finalizing the details: After we determine a location we’ll confirm a date, time and, based on that information, help you finalize apparel, props and poses.

4)      The shoot: The day is finally here! Have fun and relax and you’ll naturally take better photos!

5)      Post Processing: We’ll color correct your images, crop, check for highlights and shadows, and do a bit of retouching. If you have certain things that you would like me to retouch in post processing, please bring it to my attention at the consult. I am not editing for the airbrushed perfection, I will remove very obvious fly away hairs, distracting elements in a scene etc. If you would like additional editing done (remove wrinkles, blemishes) please make sure we discuss that, there is an additional charge for extensive editing.  Then I'll post a few “best of the best” to Facebook or my blog.

6)      The preview: we will schedule time post-shoot for a photo preview session, and I will send you some specials that will be available at the time of your preview so you will know what to plan for. 

7)      Final delivery: Turnaround time for products is based on the specific product you order.  Once your final prints/products are available they will be delivered via my website for download and ordering through my preferred print lab. 

Click on the image below to see an example of a lightly edited image.