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A Class By Itself
- Gresham, OR 97030 (map)
- (503) 666-5516
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Wedding & Senior Photography
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A Class By Itself • Gresham, OR
- You'll be asked a few quick questions that will help describe your needs.
- You'll be asked to provide your contact information so that Lance Carstens will be able to get in touch with you.
- You'll have the option to get competing quotes from other qualified service professionals, saving you time and money.
Photography for weddings, seniors, events and families done in a relaxed and refreshing style.
If you've got any requests, contact me through phone or e-mail with your thoughts. I'm here most times, and when I'm not, I've arranged for a machine to keep your message for me.
Question and answer
Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A. Look for a photographer that you feel comfortable with- not all personalities work well with everyone.
Ask what the photographer will include for his work- Time at the wedding, reprint rights, travel limits, number of photos, extent of coverage.
Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?
A. The main differences between a guests' photo and the wedding photographer's are the posing and use of lighting. Lighting can be altered through reflectors, or off camera lights, to produce a more natural look.
Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?
A. I can tailor the weddings I photograph to the individual couples' wishes, eliminating or adding services they feel would suit them best.
Q. What do you like most about your job?
A. To be part of one of the most important days of their lives, and to see the expressions on their faces when they take their first look at the photos.
Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A. Is there a limit to the time I'll stay at a wedding?- No limit, I can stay as long as you like.
What about reprints?- I give you a high resolution CD of all the photos, and the couple can make unlimited reprints from them.
Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.
A. I try to keep my pricing system easy to understand- if I speak to someone regarding a service, I don't look forward to a hard to understand reply- I won't retain that type of information easily, which will make a correct decision that much more difficult.
Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?
A. Look at the saturation of others on the same line of work in your area, choose a profession that really grabs you over the income it can produce- if it's not something you really enjoy, it will become just a job, rather than an exciting experience.
