Credentials

FAQs

• What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
  My standard pricing for a solo portraiture starts at $200. For a family portrait shoot is $250 because they not only want a family portrait but also an individual portraiture. My pricing includes my time to get to the location, shooting time, image processing time and prints if my client prefers. But if a client commands a premium package, my price goes up accordingly but I set my price fair to both my client and to myself. For a wedding shoot and a Quiceanera, it all depends on the hours of shoot and products they want and their budget. I will work the budget and I will deliver a quality of services.
• What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
  Exploring my client's needs is a must and I always set up a day/time to have a short phone meeting to get details about their shoot. This phone chat is important not only because I will get details about their shoot but also it works very well to break the ice. Some customers have never hired a pro online and it's new to them. So my job is to make them feel comfortable working with me and that I'm a REAL person. Once they decided to hire me, I will ask them to indicate that they hired me on their end at Thumbtack. Some people don't know how to do it and in that case, I can do it on my end. I will always make contract for all shoots and for wedding shoots and Quinceanera, I usually meet my customer at my favorite meeting spot, Starbucks. The contract explains what they will get from my services and some legal matters. If they agree with the contract, then they will sign two copies and they will keep one and I will keep mine. Then they will pay me a deposit to secure my time for their shoot.
• What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
  I started out working with a pro for a short period of time and I learned some basics. After he retired,I'm a self-taught photographer. Watch-and-learn is my style and I've watched many professional training videos and I applied the techniques and knowledge for my photography. It's a trial and error but I found my style. I also worked as a second wedding photographer a few times before I started doing my wedding photography business.