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2020 Family Session Info
My goal for every session is to capture this chapter of the story of your life. The real stuff. It’s all beautiful, and I want you to slow down and enjoy it — and to remember. I also want to make this easy for you. Here’s how we do it.
STEP 1: SCHEDULING YOUR SESSION
Honestly? This might be the trickiest part. I’ve been in this game for a while and I’ve got a full roster of families who are as convinced as I am that these moments are going by TOO FAST and that we need to make sure we slow down and capture them on the regular. Since many of them book out into the following year, my schedule fills up fast, especially in the popular spring and fall months. But that’s OK! We don’t need spring blooms or fall foliage to capture your family’s love and chaos — get in touch and we’ll talk dates. Once we’ve agreed on a date, booking is online, easy-peasy and super fast.
SESSION FEE: $400
($100 more for weekends and NYC)
Payment of your non-refundable session holds your date. It includes a pre-session planning and prepping consultation, 1-2 super fun hours of shooting time with your immediate family, and my selection and individual editing of the best images from your session. Once your session is complete and you’ve received your preview, you’ll make an additional purchase of your choice of three collections. (Collection prices and descriptions are below – keep scrolling!)
The Experience
STEP 2: THE EXPERIENCE
Once you’re booked, I’ll send you my online Client Guide, which contains everything you need to know about what to expect and how to prepare. I’m always happy to chat with you by phone or email if you have any other questions, concerns or ideas you’d like to bounce off me. I’ll also send you an online questionnaire, which will start to get your wheels turning about what you want from the session as well as provide me with ideas for keeping everyone happy and engaged during our time together.
A day or two before our scheduled date, I’ll reach out to conifirm the details and we’ll look at the forecast together to make sure everything’s A-OK. That’s the perfect time to ask any last minute questions or let me know if you’ve come up with a fun idea we haven’t discussed.
Sessions vary in length – it’s very much a ‘go with the flow’ vibe. I ask that you please block off about 2 hours. Typically we’re done within 90 minutes or so, but I’m never in a hurry to leave if a kid or two is slow to warm up or if things are going great and we’re all still having fun.
Why all this prep and talky-talk? Well, I want to dispel any worries and questions that might enter your head beforehand and try to convince you to do your very best to relaaaaxx. The ultimate goal is to have fun during your session — to be who you are on your best day as a family — so that I can catch you in the act of doing just that. Look around at the photos throughout my site — I assure you that what you’re seeing is not fake snuggling, fake silliness, or fake smiles. You can’t fake this stuff – it’s all the real thing. (The occasional pout, naughtiness and goofy expression is real, too — these are the kinds of things you won’t even know you want until a few years down the road – trust me!) I promise to do everything in my power to make your session as pleasant as possible (yes, even fun!) so that the memory of the day is almost as treasured as the photos themsleves.
When you’re session is over, I head home to tackle the task of choosing my favorite photos and putting together a gallery for you that’ll be the perfect memory of all the details of this time.
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STEP 3: CHOOSING YOUR COLLECTION
Once your photos are ready (about three to four weeks after your session), I’ll send you a link to a slideshow that includes all of your fully-edited images. You’ll have access to the slideshow for 48 hours, and will choose a collection during that time. (I’m happy to help figure out which collection suits your needs best – we want to make sure you end up with both classic and cutting edge ways to enjoy and share your photos for years to come). After that, you’ll have a full month to select the specific online Gallery Shop items you want to use to fill that collection. Easy-peasy, I promise!
Collection Options
THE EPIC COLLECTION
THE STORYBOOK COLLECTION
THE CLIFF NOTES COLLECTION
- All the digital files
- Your choice of a 10×10 McGuire Storybook or a 14×11 Lincoln Coffee Table Book
- A 5×7 Brag Book (20 layflat pages, up to 20 images)
- A download of your slideshow preview
- $300 print credit
$1700
$2200
$1200
STEP 4: SPENDING YOUR PRINT CREDIT
Once you have selected and paid for your collection, we’ll start collaborating on your album design and you’ll get access to your full downloadable gallery and the online Gallery Shop! You’ll have 30 days to spend whatever print credit is included with your collection. I’m always available to help with decisions and designs. Gallery shop items include prints starting at $30, wall hangings and framed prints starting at $100, and a session proof display box at $300.
THE GALLERY SHOP
THE SESSION PROOF DISPLAY BOX
THE MCGUIRE STORYBOOK
THE LINCOLN COFFEE TABLE BOOK
The beautiful linen Session Proof Display Box holds a 4×6 bordered proof of each image in your gallery. Your favorite can be inserted in the top window frame.
The McGuire Storybook is a 10×10 lay-flat album with 15 panoramic spreads of Fuji photographic paper. It holds up to 50 images. Additional spreads can be added for $50 per spread.
The 14×11 Lincoln Coffee Table Book uses the latest printing and binding technology to deliver a high-end, high-capacity coffee table book for displaying your many favorites from your session (up to 100).
$300
$1000 (discounts available for duplicates)
$1000 (discounts available for duplicates)
Standout Mounts
PROFESSIONAL LAB PRINTS
Framed PRINTS
Your favorite images printed on archival quality photo paper with a linen texture and a matte finish. These full-bleed prints are available in a variety of sizes and are perfect for framing and displaying in your home or office or giving as the perfect gift.
Your favorite images printed, matted, framed and ready to hang. Hardwood frames come in an array of sizes in your choice of white, black, walnut, barnwood or natural.
Your favorite print is coated and mounted to a lightweight foam board with your choice of a black or white edge. Holes are added to the back to make it ready to hang as soon as it arrives.
From $130
From $100
From $30
HERE’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT A SESSION WITH ME
