Frequently Asked Questions - Portraits
Here are some of the more commonly asked questions, and the answers we give that in our experience make your session run as smoothly as possible.
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Q. How much will it cost?
A. The minimum cost to you will be $150 - which is the cost for our session fee - this covers our time on the photo shoot, and editing some images for you to view. All prints or digital files are purchased separately - click here to view our print pricelist.
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Q. Where can we have our photos taken?
A. We have a studio in Westgate - at the end of the North Western motorway in Auckland. Here we can shoot indoors on white / black backgrounds... and we're also only 25 mins away from beautiful West Coast beaches like Muriwai or Bethells.. so for your session we can do a mixture of indoor + outdoor photos.
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Q. How long will it take?
A. The photo session usually lasts around 2 hours. If you have young children, we generally keep things moving quickly - as their attention lapses relatively quickly! It can be a great idea to bring along their favourite toy to the photo session.
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Q. What do we wear?
A. Whatever you're comfortable in! Don't feel the need to all dress in matching tops & pants. We suggest avoiding bold stripes, patterns, or logos on clothing - as these draw attention in the image. However, if your 5 year old insists on wearing his Spiderman suit - why not! Photos also serve as a marker in time - the person we were, at that moment.
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Q. What happens if it rains?
A. If we're shooting in locations where we can find sheltered areas, we'll generally go ahead with the shoot - rainy days are also blessed with beautiful soft light. We can obviously do all studio work indoor no matter what the weather. If we're shooting in an exposed location - say, the beach - we'll aim to reschedule. We know that your lives are busy (and our schedule is usually very full too) - so if we can shoot on that day, we will.
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Q. Will we need to choose from hundreds of images?
A. No. While we shoot plenty of images on the day, part of our service is doing the initial selections for you - so you are presented with the best shots from each sequence. Generally, at the viewing session, we'll show you about 30 - 40 images from the session, and you can select the ones you'd like to purchase from there.
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Q. How long until I get my prints?
A. After the photo session, it's usually about a week until we have the finished images ready for you to come and view, and order. Once we have sent the images off to production, it's usually about one week for prints to arrive, and 3-4 weeks for canvas. From December - March is the busiest time of the year for everyone involved in the industry - so things may possibly take a little longer.
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