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Services & Pricing

Hourly Work – $50/hr, 2 hour minimum

  • Candid photography for events such as small parties/fashion events. Includes a CD of all unedited digital images.

    NOTE: This pricing does not include weddings.
  • Portrait work (studio or location sessions) will be quoted at this rate based on the scope and specific requirements of the project, but an additional two hours will be added to the minimum quote for post-production / basic retouching of up to 5 images (so a basic package is $200). Pricing for retouching of additional images is below.
  • Non-standard photo editing such as collages, backgrounds for web sites, etc., and illustration will be also be priced by an up front hourly estimate based on the scope of the particular project.
  • To expedite delivery of your images, all hi-res files will be posted to an unlisted, password-protected gallery on my Clients / Online Ordering site, from which you can order prints or save digital copies of as many of the images as you like. This is not necessarily in lieu of a CD for events, unless you tell me you don't need one. Also, at your request, I can list the gallery and remove the password to allow guests from your event to access it and order copies for themselves. To do this, however, I will have to lock down the images, which will prevent digital copies from being saved for free directly from the gallery.

Photo Editing

  • Basic retouching: $25 / image
  • Advanced retouching for glamour / special effects: $50 / image

TFP/CD

I am looking to build my editorial and fashion portfolio, and am always looking for models (both male and female) who want to trade time to create art or build their own portfolios. Don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested. However, because I am not a full-time photographer, my time is somewhat limited to nights and weekends, so please, before you get in touch with me, take a moment to review my guidelines for TF below, so you know what I expect and what you can expect from me:

  • Please have a specific idea, location or theme in mind. I am unfortunately not an endless spring of creativity as far as locations go, and my "studio" only consists of whatever nook we can find in my apartment, with which I am getting kind of bored as a setting. I am, however, totally willing to brainstorm with you. I would just like to avoid going back and forth with "what do you want to do?", "I don't know, what do YOU want to do?"
  • Please be willing to communicate and possibly meet me before the shoot (if you aren't too far away) so that we can be comfortable with each other and discuss ideas.
  • I will do my best to confirm our shoot with you a week ahead of the scheduled date.
  • After the shoot, I will post all of the photos to a password protected, unlisted gallery on my Clients / Online Ordering site. From there you are welcome to order prints or save as many digital copies of the original, unedited images as you'd like. I will list the images with filenames, so you can choose up to 3 of the photos for me to retouch and edit for you. If you'd like additional images edited it will be billed at my photo editing rate (see above).
  • While I will add images from our shoot to my portfolio, I will not sell copies unless we have some specific arrangement for me to do so.

Other Services

  • While I am not specifically trying to promote web or print design services, I can provide them as well. For an example, I designed and built this site, and I have done small print design such as business cards, marketing postcards, and menus. These types of services will be priced based on the project. Please contact me for more information.
  • If you are a photographer looking for an assistant for a shoot, please don't hesitate to contact me. I have no attitude or ego about my photography and I am always trying to learn more. Plus, I'm perfectly willing to carry gear or hold a reflector for pay, or if I am learning something.