Best time to schedule senior portraits

The best time for Senior Portraits

Many seniors wonder when is the best time to schedule to have senior portraits taken.  Ultimately, it depends on your own personal preference.  Here is a bit of a guideline to help you decide when the best month for you would be.  Before scheduling, be sure to check with your school to determine when they need your photos. 

As a bonus, I am offering a $25 discount if you book a session before August 20, 2014.  Instead of $100 for an hour, it will be $75!

 

June

June is one of the best times of the year for senior portraits for a myriad of different reasons.  Since school is out you will have a greater chance of scheduling a daytime appointment.  Plus June weather is usually really nice.  Not too hot, humid, and lots of light.  The colors can be amazing too.  Lots of green grass and flowers. 

July/August 

July and August are also great months for senior portraits.  Although the afternoons can be quite hot, the outdoor backgrounds are full of summer colors and beautiful settings.  The month before has given some students the suntans they desire.  Unfortunately, seniors go back to school in August which can make it more difficult to schedule an appointment.

September

In September, the weather starts to get cooler.  It can become difficult to schedule an appointment because seniors have to balance school, jobs, sports, school, and homework.  Also, daylight hours start becoming shorter. 

October/November

October provides lots of fall colors as the weather changes.  The fall leaves make wonderful outdoor backgrounds. 

December/January/February

December through February most of the fall colors are gone and there are no longer leaves on the trees. This time of year is ideal for portraits indoors or outside in the snow.  Outdoor session in the cooler temperatures have to be done quickly to avoid red noses and cheeks.  However, sometimes Ohio winters can be full of surprises and would make for a perfect session. 

March

By the time March rolls around time is running out to get portraits back in time to be in graduation announcements.  The outdoors still have not become green yet and avoiding rain becomes a challenge.

April and May

April and May bring green outdoor backgrounds once more. Seniors get really busy with end of the year activities. By this time of year you need to have photos printed quickly in time for graduation announcements, and yearbooks.  This would also make for a great time to have family portraits done before seniors go off to college. 

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This weekend I was able to do two different shoots.  The first was for a family with a newborn.  Baby didn't really want to cooperate much, but I like that I was able to capture real moments.

2 weeks old

Older brother (4 years old)

Poor little guy wasn't having the tie....

Older Sister (almost 2). She didn't want anything to do with the grass.  

My second shoot was a special one.  It was for a family of eight.  It was for the Mom/wife for her Mother's Day and birthday.  It was a lot of fun!

All the kids.

I love this photo.  I think it's so sweet!

The three older sisters.  

Stud!

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Girl's Camp Fundraiser

In June, I will be taking a group of girls (12-16) to girl's camp.  We had to raise a bunch of money to help pay for it.  We provided a spaghetti dinner with free child care, entertainment, and an auction.  Tons of services were auctioned off (including a photography session with yours truly).  Some were donated services, and others were services the girls would provide.

The other ladies involved in the planning (I really came in at the tail end) thought it would be nice to have pictures of the girls on the table with their auction sheets.  While we were there setting up for the dinner, I took the girls out one-by-one to get a unique photo for them.  I only had each girl for about five minutes at a time, but still managed to get a few good shots.

This girl is super talented!  Great vocalist.  Here is a video of her performing (she is much better in person).  I think she walked away from the auction with a few voice lessons.  

This is my babysitter.  She is one of the best sitters we have had!  Very responsible, and plays Lacross.  

I had individual pictures of all of these girls, but I couldn't resist taking one of all three.  

If anyone is doing an auction for a fundraiser in the area, feel free to contact me!


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Introducing Discounts for Homeschooling Families

I have decided to offer special discounts to homeschooling families.  Families need to provide proof that they are homeschooling (from their district or state level) in order to receive the discount.

Individual/Family Discount

On an individual basis, I will offer a 20% discount.  You would still receive the CD with edited photos, and a print release.  

Group Discount

If a homeschooling group/CoOp is interested in setting up a day to do group photos I am able to do that as well.  What I would need is at least 10 families willing to meet up on one day, and a single location, for a shoot (each will last about 30 min).  There would not be a charge for the shoot.  Instead, I will post proofs on my website.  If you like what you see you can either buy a CD with all the poses on it for $40 (with print release), or you can buy a package with a variety of prices.  

Don't forget to enter my contest.  It ends in a little over a week!  

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20% off Prices until the 30th!

I decided that in addition to my free giveaway (see below), I am also going to give 20% off sessions.  You need to contact me BEFORE April 30, 2014 at midnight EST.  You can book your session for anytime between now and the end of May, and still receive the discount.  614-859-0831

I just love Spring, and I think it is one of the best times to have photos taken.

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Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was a busy one for me.  I had a lot of family gatherings, but I also managed to squeeze in a shoot with the Haga Family.

This pictures is of my son as he examined the trees.  This was AFTER he did his Easter egg hunt, so perhaps he was looking for forgotten eggs.

The Haga family are good friends of ours.  I was so excited take photos for them.  Their daughter was having a rough day (every parent can relate....) because she fell down and scraped her knee pretty badly.  I think she still turned out well.

I love the expression on Mom's face.  

He was such a little stud!  He loved having his pictures taken! 

One of these things is not like the other!  My son (right) decided to jump in for the fun.

 Here are some animal photos just for fun.

As a reminder, I am running a contest for a free session giveaway.

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Spring is in the air! To Celebrate....a FREE GIVEAWAY

Spring is in the air, and that means it is officially my favorite time of year!  To celebrate I am giving away a free photo session.  The great thing is that I am going to allow the winner to give away their session.  I figure this would make a great Mother's Day present which is why I have the giveaway ending the Friday before.  Feel free to enter the contest if you are out of state, or don't need it right now.

All you need to do is click on the link at the end of this email.  You get extra entries for tweeting the contest.

 These lovely blooms are from the Dogwood in my front yard.  I took pictures before they disappeared.  They don't look as pretty today because we had strong winds, and possibly frost.

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