FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
We offer a LUXURY photography experience that is once in a lifetime. With Mary O. you are working with a full-time professional photographer and her team of stylists, and artists to get a one-of-a-kind portrait session that you will cherish for the rest of your life. We offer several session options to create the perfect photographic art that is specially designed for your space. This can include a wall portrait, an heirloom album and digital negatives that you would like to preserve for generations. The Session Retainer formally books your portrait appointment and covers the pre-session consultation in person or by phone, your portrait session, post-session processing and preparation of your images and a private viewing/ordering appointment at our studio. It does not include any prints or products. Clients may purchase products via “Create A Collection” or A La Carte. -Session Retainer is due at time of booking to secure your place on our calendar and is nonrefundable. -An additional fee is required for groups of 5 or more. -For sessions 20 miles outside of our studio a travel fee is required. -For your convenience, Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. Prices are subject to change without notice. Current pricing will be honored for thirty days for sessions that are booked with the retainer fee. Special promotional discounts or other offers cannot be combined. -Mary is routinely commissioned for work outside her area and will gladly travel for on-location sessions. Please inquire for more information.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We begin with the end in mind. Before we shoot any images, we need a plan for how they will be displayed in your home. Creating a plan and shooting for that plan results in a session that makes magic. The entire portrait process takes place in several different meetings with us. The Pre-Session Consultation, the Shoot, the Preview & Ordering Appointment and Delivery. So, how do you want to display your images? Knowing the answer helps us create a plan for your session, shoot it in the best possible way to reach our end-goal, and show you images that thrill you to no end. Mary O. loves to take her time with their clients in order to create a natural, relaxed and fun portrait experience! So, be prepared for a slower pace and extra attention. That way, you can make a ton of changes in locations, set-ups, wardrobe, hair and makeup so that you can have plenty of variety for your portraits and products!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Mary O. is a college trained photographer. A graduate of Schreiner University, studied darkroom, digital imaging, advanced photographic processing. Her research project on the psychological impact of portrait art in the home on the development of children has lead her to make print work her specialty. She also trained at Texas School of Professional Photography where she learned the business of portrait art and continues her training through mentorships under Master Photographers from around the nation including Lyndsay Adler, William Branson III and Julia Kellher.