More Than Just Portraits

Children are more than a face in a school yearbook.  They can be space explorers, wizards, pirates, dinosaur tamers, or brave warrior queens; so we choose to capture those wonderful imaginary adventures and the stories behind them.  From newborns sleeping safe in the arms of those who love them most, to high school seniors ready to hop in the car and head to college, our mission is to give anything but average portraits for every family.  Fine photography is about far more than simply clicking a shutter button and great portraits require real understanding of how to make the light work in new ways. Weather in a studio with everything under control or a river just before sunset, our team has the tools and the experience to make every bit of color and light work for them. We delight in maternity images and celebrate first birthdays with thoroughly smashed cakes for all our clients to enjoy.  Our offers run based on time instead of prints or subjects and poses.  Because we offer our clients their own choice of printing or digital images the process and prices are simple , with no charges for image editing or extra subjects.  Display more than just a picture on the wall, and share more than wallet size faces with your family.  

PRINTING IN THE DIGITAL AGE

The time is long gone for the old studio model of forced purchases of packages with too many wallet sized prints. When most of the world is sharing their photos with friends and family around the globe, we understand that digital downloads are the most modern way to share your portraits.  Submit your yearbook images in an instant or let grandma choose her own favorites from our custom client gallery.  Offering everything from the classic glossy 8x10s or en vogue wall canvases and collages, we cover all your needs without wasting time, money, or harmful chemicals from developing film. 

MAGIC, BUT AT WHAT COST

Photography is more than just clicking a shutter to take a picture, and because of that we believe in never charging extra fees for editing.  This upfront effort to make it clear that while we edit, we also price fairly means none of the mall studio tactics of showing you one price then giving you a bevy of hidden charges.  The prices you see in our packages are exactly what they say.  No limit of poses or styles, and no ridiculous up selling with unnecessary pricing for monochrome instead of full color images, means you can be sure that what you see are the genuine smiles and bright eyes that come with the best family portraits.

That does not mean we skip out on that important process, because while practical effects are wonderful, sometimes a little magic is needed. Jeannine, our primary editor, makes her process very transparent for everyone when she can.  Each shoot is completed in RAW format and from there processed first in Lightroom for doing useful things like correcting colors, cropping things, and generally making sure that things look smooth and stylish before moving on to Photoshop for the details.  In the words of one child subject we absolutely adore "Band Aids are a fact of life!" and we embrace this idea in our editing.  While we perfect colors or may add whimsical detail, our focus is not on changing shirt colors or hiding every scratch. 

Child & Family Portraits
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$199 - two hour location sitting

Due to the ongoing health risks presented by COVID-19, we have suspended in studio photography.  On location, outdoor, portraits can be scheduled for evenings and weekends Wednesday through Saturday for groups of one to five subjects.  Thank you for your understanding. 

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