FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The photography world has exploded. Never before has it been easier to purchase a decent DSLR camera with a few kit lenses and call yourself a photographer.
Walk into a big box store, purchase a camera and kit lens, set it on auto, and off you go!
For me, though, it has been several years of studying at the college level, practice, and continuing education to hone my craft. There are fundamental elements in photography that are so important to know. Because of the knowledge and training I have received, and because of what I value, I often see confusion when I explain my process of photography and how I choose to serve my clients.
So, if you keep reading, you will see answers to several of the most frequently asked questions I receive!
WHAT DOES YOUR SESSION FEE INCLUDE AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Many photographers offer what I call an "All inclusive" fee. You receive a certain amount of digitals for the price. With Songs of Life Photography, we have a "session fee" that INCLUDES a $75 credit that is yours. $75 to spend on artwork. So, it means this-the session fee covers the session time (which can be up to 3 hours depending on your session), and gives you $75 to spend on artwork.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY, "ARTWORK"?
We believe that giving you a beautiful heirloom that you can love in your home now and pass down to future generations is priceless. We want to give you a tangible piece of your history! So, everything that has your image on it-whether that is a Canvas medium, a Wood medium, or a Framed print medium-is art! Artwork that just happens to be your family.
The great artists of our world painted or sculpted beautiful pieces of art, and we like to think that we do the same. We offer you beautiful pieces of art that happen to be your family, and they will arrive on different mediums-canvases, woods, framed prints, fine art paper, or even in book form. The end result is YOUR IMAGE, not the medium it is printed on.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU OFFER A MINI SESSION WITH YOUR SESSIONS?
We believe in giving you a customized experience that suits you. We want to spend time with you and develop a relationship with you. We have found that mini sessions tend to be rushed and hurried, and we do not want our time together to be like that. Because of that, we only offer mini sessions within our full sessions. With every session, whether that is a Family, Children's, Teen, or High School Senior session, you also receive one mini session that can be used for any immediate family member! And, when we say "MINI", it is really just another session-not shorter by any means, and certainly not rushed.
WHERE DO YOU HOLD YOUR SESSIONS?
We offer on location sessions, destination sessions ( outside of the state), and in studio sessions. Any Family, Children's, Teen, Milestone or High School Senior Session can be in the studio, on location, or both, depending on time.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST INCLUDE THE DIGITAL FILES IN YOUR SESSION FEE?
As mentioned above, we value giving you tangible pieces of your history, and value giving you full service, ready to hang artwork, and assisting you every step of the way. We believe that by just giving you the digitals only, we are really not serving you to the best of our ability. By just handing over a usb drive, you now have to figure out what to do with those digitals, where to get them printed, then get them printed and spend more time doing it. With our process, you do receive digital files with every art piece anyway, and we are here to offer guided assistance every step of the way.
We believe in giving you a full service, customized experience. Because of that, we go about providing this service very differently than the majority of photographers in the area.
First, we talk to you and discover what it is you want from your session. We want to get to know you and discover why you want a session at this time in your life.
Second, once the session is booked, we come to your home to go over clothing choices, locations, and discover more about what you would like. We photograph any areas in your home that you would like Wall Art in, so when you come back to see your images, you will see your images on your own walls on a large tv screen so you will see how your Design will look in your home.
Third, we have our session at the location that was chosen and have fun!
Fourth, about one to two weeks later, you come to the studio to see your images, choose which ones you love best, and put an order together that best suits you and your family.
The entire process takes about 3 weeks, and at that point, you are done! You do not have to do anything else except sit back, relax, and wait for your order to arrive.
Fifth, once your order arrives, we will come to your home and install it if you desire.
You have more time to spend with your family, more time to be together, and do not have to think about getting your own order together and doing more yourself. Statistics show that 70% of those who receive a usb drive of images still have not printed anything one year later.
We have this process because we believe; 1. It is more beneficial to you. Less work and less time spent figuring out what to print for you, more time for your family. After all, you hired us, we should be the ones doing all the work! 2. We believe in giving you a full service, customized experience, and this is the way to do it.
WHY SHOULD WE CHOOSE SONGS OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO?
Choose Songs of Life if you value more time with your family, beautiful heirlooms that can be loved in your home now and passed down to future generations, and want to be taken care of and given guided assistance every step of the way.
HOW CAN I BOOK A SESSION?
Call us at 630-636-9107, email us at studio@songsoflifephotography.com, or click on the GET IN TOUCH button below!
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