Why are there 3 photo days?

School photo days are notoriously super fast. They kind of have to be. Often the photographer will have less than 10 seconds per student. As a mother myself, I know how important these moments can be and how fast time goes. It is important to me to extend the photo day into three days as it allows for about 1 minute per student - more time to truly capture who they are. It is still a short amount of time, but it does help quite a bit to help them warm up, relax, and let their personality show.

We also finish before lunch all three days. This is because your student will look and feel their best before that mid-day bite allowing for more authentic photographs.

Watch for announcements about your student’s photo day, organized by grade.

How do I order prints or all of the digitals?

The gallery will go live about 2 weeks after photo day. Look for your student’s grade, then name. Click on any image. Choose “Buy Photo”. From there you’ll see the options for everything from packages, prints, to digitals.

If you choose “Digitals”. There are two options: “Single Photo” (for $40) or “All Photos in the Album” (for $95).

If you have siblings, I added sibling photos within each child’s album (as opposed to a separate album). This way you can choose to order all images in one album and just one or two from another - or any combination you choose.

I also have an automatic discount for ordering the full album of digitals for 2 or more students.

When will my prints arrive?

Digital downloads are available immediately - check your email after ordering!

If you order by November 17th - your prints will be hand packaged and delivered to Westside and ready for pick-up on December 8th.

All print and wall art orders after November 17th, will be sent to you directly from the studio - typically less than a week (depending).

Can I change the crop of an image?

Yes! If you see an image you would like to crop differently - you may change it yourself for Wall Art (frames and canvases). For prints, please comment on the image with details about how you would like it cropped when you order - If I have any questions about the crop, I’ll reach out before ordering.

When I order for you - I crop the image similar to what you see, however - I will choose a crop that is mostly centered, and includes the important aspects!

Why does the preview show a square image - with part of the student cut off?

I don’t know why the site does it this way! But this is not how the image will be cropped. The “preview” is really just to show you which image was chosen. The actual crop will be similar to what you see in your gallery/album. I hand crop each image according to your size choice and any notes you place in the comments. BTW! If you would like to rotate an image from horizontal to vertical (especially for wallets) let me know in the comments!

Do you offer retouching?

Yes! If you see a very small blemish that I missed (such as evidence of snack or a small scratch). I’m happy to do that on the house for prints, and wall art. Just make a comment on the image when you order. If you would like a retouch beyond that - or if you would like all images retouched for digitals. Please email me or choose “retouching”. It is typically $25/image depending on what you would like.