4. galleries
2. The PRocess
3. investment
1. My philosophy
Picture this: With heart and mind racing, you prepare to see your honey for the first time. You glance my way, and I give you a double thumbs-up and giant goofy grin. It's such an absurdly enthusiastic gesture, that you can't help but laugh. The tension fades, and you're ready for some photography with your sweetie.
It took exactly 10 seconds to bring you back to yourself. That's me: childlike, validating, and SOMEHOW STILL SO PROFESSIONAL. Tactfully balancing supportive and irreverent, Sweet boy and spicy bitch. Stepping up and stepping back. I'm like Goldilocks but without the breaking and entering. Also what even IS porridge?
*Kind words*
"He's extremely down-to-earth, professional, and knows how to make you feel immediately comfortable and at ease."
CHRISTOPHER AND NICHOLAs
Imagine if instead of emulating joy with your "picture smile", you just...felt joy. Or if instead of posing for a photo with the love of your life, you were just with them.
Or maybe it's not bubbling joy in that moment. Maybe it's contentment. Maybe it's the relief of night air cooling your skin after screaming Get Low at the top of your lungs.
I'm not trying to box you in or impose a vision of what you should look or feel like. I just want you to know your'e safe being yourself with me. Show me realness in your joy, anxiety, nervousness, and overwhelm, and I'll show it right back to you in hundreds of spirited memories.
how it happens
I will be your silent guardian. Your watchful protector. Your Dark Knight. Mostly. I am NOT silent. And while I may not stick to the shadow, I'll be unobtrusive. My first priority is to create beautiful photos out of epic memories; you will laugh so much. But a VERY close second is making sure you have an amazing, stress-free day.
It's the morning after the wedding, and you head to brunch to fill your tummies and hearts one more time. As you're saying goodbye to the early leavers, your phone buzzes. It's a text from me: "hey there you ready for some previews?" You will, indeed, be ready.
First things's first, we'll hop on a quick phone call to talk about what you want and the basics of pricing. If we're on the same page, we'll schedule a coffee or Zoom meeting to go through ALL the details. Having learned exactly what's important to you, I'll put together a customized proposal along with whatever payment schedule works best for you.
Get ready for a METRIC SHIT TON of homework. Just kidding. Mostly. After you say "I do" to me (not like that, weirdo), we'll have several different cleverly-planned opportunities to get to know each other. If I know everything you want, I can make sure you have it. If you can call me a friend, you’ll trust me to represent you exactly as you are.
talk through the details with me
We'll talk about it! We'll go through all of the things in the previous slides, and I'll guide you through the process of deciding on all the things. Most likely, the first thing I suggest will be exactly what you want, because I'm taking into account everything that's important to you.
Collections start at $3000. Beyond that, it’s impossible to provide exact pricing, because every collection is customized to each couple’s wants and values.
But I never, ever, EVER sell. I only guide and make suggestions based on what's important to you.
We'll talk through everything, and I'll make suggestions based on what you want, but here are some we'll discuss:
1. Printed heirloom album or wall art
2. Aerial photography
3. Second photographer
4. Photo Booth
An excess of options can be overwhelming, so let's start with the automatic stuff.
1. Album design
2. Digital files: edited, delivered in an online gallery, free to use anywhere
3. Main photographer me
4. Cloud backup one year
say hello
you did it! I'll be in touch asafp!
I mean, we'll talk about photography also, I GUESS, but I'm telling you now, we're gonna wanna talk about work and TV and family and friends and all the other stuff that friends talk about. I'll keep us on topic. Eh, I'll TRY to keep us on topic.
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