Pet Portrait Session Frequently Asked Questions
- HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGE?
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Creation Fee is $150. Custom wall art starts at $80. Clients typically budget an additional $300 to $1,800+ to spend on custom archival art work for their homes.
- DO YOU PHOTOGRAPH MORE THAN JUST CATS AND DOGS?
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Yes, I can photography any pet you have as long as they are not aggressive or poisonous. I will customize the photo shoot depending on what kind of little friend you have. For example- going on location to a barn for a horse or coming to your house and selecting an appropriate backdrop and props for birds, reptiles, hamsters ect.
- WHAT IF MY PET IS TOO NERVOUS TO LEAVE MY HOME?
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(Cats, birds, other small pets, and even some dogs)
I can use the natural light in your home for an environmental photo shoot of your pet (best for animals who are afraid of the flash)or if you have 7ft by 7ft open space in your home I can bring my portable strobe studio set up.
- WHAT HAPPENS IF THE WEATHER TURNS BAD AND WE ARE SCHEDULED TO DO AN OUTDOOR SHOOT?
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We can either reschedule the photo shoot (at no cost to you) or when possible with smaller animals do a photo shoot at your home.
- WHAT IF MY PET ISN'T BEHAVING THEMSELVES?
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In the consultation I’ll learn a bit about your pet and we can discuss the best way to help your pet be at ease during the photo shoot so I can capture great images. For example- not over stimulating them before hand, or taking them for a walk before hand, or bringing treats. I have worked with a lot of challenging pets and usually I find a way to get that great shot.
- DO YOU SELL THE HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL ARTWORK FILES?
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No I don’t, I believe that beautiful artwork needs to be printed in one form or another and shown off. Typically when clients are given a flash drive of their artwork it never gets printed and eventually gets lost. Or if they do print it they don’t get it printed at a professional lab and the colors come out all wrong. Low-resolution digital files are gifted at certain price tiers so you can share them with your friends on social media.
- DO YOU PHOTOGRAPH PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE TOGETHER?
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Yes, of course! I love capturing great images where you can see the relationship between you and your pet.
- HOW DO I PAY FOR THE CREATIVE FEE TO LOCK IN MY PETS SESSION DATE?
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I can take a check, Paypal online or I can take a credit card number in person at the Consultation or over the phone.
- HOW LONG DOES THE PHOTOSHOOT TAKE?
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That really depends on the animal. If on location it takes a half an hour to an hour. Sometimes on location an animal can be wound up and we may have to wait for them to relax a bit. Same thing can happen once we are all set up to shoot in your home as well. Some animals may be very shy and need to warm up to new people and the camera. I never rush things and I don’t charge extra for staying longer for your shoot. We do things on your pets time. I’ll stay until we have some good shoots or until your pet is done. If we don’t get good shoots because of the animals behavior we can reschedule or I can refund your money.
- HOW DO I CHOOSE WHICH IMAGES I WANT AND WHAT KIND OF ARTWORK I WANT?
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There are so many choices!
During the purchasing appointment we will go through around 10 to 30 images that I have selected and you can decide which ones you like best and I will show you samples of artwork. Archival prints, Metal, Acrylic, Canvas, or Wood. I can then suggest different options that may fit your home well. One of the reasons we have a consultation is so we can start discussing prior to the photo shoot what you are looking for and so I can see your style. If you have a modern home and you want to put an image above your fireplace I may match your color scheme with my backdrops and we can look at printing on acrylic. If you have a classic European style home we may want print on archival paper with a wooden frame, ect.
- HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY STYLE?
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Clean and a little bit glamorous. I think my work speaks for itself.
- WHEN IS PAYMENT DUE FOR CUSTOM ART WORK?
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At the purchasing appointment.