FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My standard pricing system: Weddings/ Engagement- Sitting Fee- $ 200.00 , and $ 125.00 per hour- That includes the editing fees and the DVD Comp. Payable on day of the event. Editing and DVD charges due within 2 weeks of the event. Example:) A 4 hour wedding and reception: Sitting fee- $ 200.00 Hourly rate-$500.00 ( 4 hours) Editing rate-$250.00 DVD-R $200.00 Total estimated cost for 4 hour wedding $ 1150.00 (average cost) $ 700.00 payable the day of the wedding, $ 450.00 due within 2 weeks after wedding. Example for 1 hour Graduation: Sitting fee $ 200.00 Hourly fee $125.00 Editing fees $50.00 DVD-R $ 25.00 Total estimated cost for graduation- $ 400.00 ( average cost) $ 325.00 due the day of the graduation event, and $ 75.00 due within 2 weeks after the event. For cancellations I require 24 hours advance notice by phone call please. Emails are not an acceptable way of cancelling an appointment. If I don't hear from the client they are considered a No Show... For a No Show- The client is responsible for the half rate of the sitting fee, $ 100.00 payable within 72 hours of the scheduled appointment. No exceptions.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Yes, I attended Truckee Meadows Community college . I have an Associates of Applied Science. Digital photography coursework includes: Art 135, Art 235, Photography Lighting class, and Black and White Film processing classes.
- What types of customers have you worked with?
I am working with catalog mermaid shoots, and artistic mermaid couple shoots in South Lake Tahoe, and in the Reno vicinity. My most common jobs are event photography for local artists or bands. I also work with models that want to develop their portfolio, and can provide assistance with leads. I am currently looking for models ages 21-35 (females) for a client that designs mermaid tails in Colorado. I have photographed recently at concert venues, private parties, school graduations, concerts, and proms. In Augus,t2011 ,I will be photographing mermaid artists,vendors, and performers at the World Mermaid Awards and Convention in Las Vegas Nevada. The WMA is a World Wide Event , where mermaids, and vendors will network, and receive awards for outstanding achievement in the industry. I have many clients that are celebrities from, Rock musicians, TV personalities, comedians, TV hosts, movie stars, and reality TV Stars, and performers both locally, and nationally. I have worked with the general public on PR and Press related stories for Newswire, and other associated Press outlets. I have worked with clients in the hospitatlity, and entertainment field for a number of years, both in Reno- Tahoe, and the Las Vegas markets. I have worked with customers for weddings, funerals, celebrations of life, ceremonies, graduations, Birthdays, retirements, vacations, family, newborn, and children, family reunions, and work related events.