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Laying it out straight….

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So you have thought about a session with me but you would like to know what all it entails? Well let me lay it out from the very very beginning until…… (there is no end because you will love your images so much that you will come back again and again to renew your beautiful family portraits)

It normally all starts with a Facebook message, or sometimes an email, you’ve come across my work in some way and you want to know cost. This is more often than not the first question I am asked, and let me tell you…. My Session Fee is £40. This includes my time on the Session, Editing & Retouching of around 25 perfect images, and then your favourite image from the set printed as a 12” by 8” Professional print. For those of you not currently near a tape measure or trying to measure 12 inches by using your fingers and thumbs it’s roughly A4 size.




I have a studio for Newborns, Cake Smashes, Personality Mini’s, Paint Smashes & Bath Splash Sessions, any other session I prefer to do outdoors. I will meet you at your chosen location within a 30-minute drive of Arbroath; I will meet you further away for a small donation towards petrol. And then your session begins…





Sessions normally last around 30 minutes; especially where young children are concerned I like to wrap things up pretty quickly. Keep it fun & entertaining for them and also very few people ‘enjoy’ getting their picture taken, we all know that we should have lots of pictures up around the house for children’s self esteem & to preserve memories for a lifetime – however it’s not the most enjoyable experience for everyone. I want to change that, I want dad’s to walk away and say ‘that was actually quite fun’ that way mums… you don’t have a difficult task convincing him next year when you have a new edition and need the portraits updated.



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When we finish up your session I come home, upload your files to my MacBook and then the magic happens. I cull and edit your images to the perfect set; this consists of around 25 images. When they are all edited, I will send you a message to arrange a viewing session. The viewing session tends to happen around 2 weeks after your session.




For the viewing session you come to my studio, my studio is in Arbroath. My studio is a log Cabin in my mum & dad’s back garden. It’s a very relaxed environment, my little safe haven. We sit down together and go through a slideshow of your images to a super soppy song, mums – prepare to cry!

After the slideshow we go through my different collections and then the budget question… After your photo session I encourage all adults to go home and have a chat about budget. This way you come to me prepared with how much you are willing to spend, I always send a full price list upon booking so you will have seen all of my collections. I have collections for all budgets, and all needs.





When you have an idea of what you would like, I offer digital collections that come on a personalised USB stick, print collections with individual prints sized from 7” by 5” up to 20” by 16” and also bespoke Wall art, some of which is displayed in the studio, we slowly go through each of your images and select your favourites. This is where we narrow your set of 25 images down to fit within a collection, or for adding to beautiful wall art for your home.



At your viewing Session I require 50% payment of any collection you choose to order, the second 50% is paid when your collection arrives. Collections are available 3 weeks after your viewing session, so from start to finish the whole process takes around 5 weeks.



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Now does that all sound great? Perfect! Send me a message or email today and lets get your family booked in to create memories and bespoke images to last an entire lifetime.

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