We want to try and answer questions you might have for us on our Blog. We love working with our clients closely and understanding what it is they are after in their portrait session. It's never safe to assume, because you have seen it done, that your photographer will be able to duplicate it. For first time clients it is a high priority to have you visit our studio. It gives us the opportunity to meet you and become aware of what it is your looking for in a portrait session so that we can take care of your needs.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR PORTRAIT SESSION
When you begin your shopping plans for your portrait session, keep these few things in mind:
1). Long sleeve solids always work best! Dark pants are more flattering than light pants. Stay away from wearing trendy logos. Families should dress in the same color "tone", not everyone has to be wearing exactly the same color, but keep the tones similar.
2). Ladies, make up should be applied a little heavier than normal for photographs and men
make sure you are freshly shaved.
3). No need to worry about blemishes or scars, we take care of those for you!
4). Lint rollers and hairspray are ALWAYS good ideas!
5). Be prepared to have an AMAZING experience!
BOOKING SESSION & VIEWING IMAGES
The first step is to give us a call to schedule your portrait session. All of our sessions are booked by reservation. This means that you pay a deposit at the time you book your appointment. The session deposit covers the time and talent of the photographer in creating your portraits and the remaining is applied to your order.
During this phone call, we will also book your ordering session. This will take place approximately one week from your session date. During your ordering session you'll purchase the portraits you'll need for your home, your friends, and any special occasions that might be upcoming. Our ordering sessions are completely proof-less and are done by digital projection on our large screen! It is an awesome way to experience your portraits. If you have ordered our wall portraits, this is the time to choose your frames. M&R Gallery specializes in finished fine art pieces that are ready to go on your wall. A wide selection of frames are available to choose from.
Your homework between the date of your portrait session and the date of your ordering session is to make a list of the people who will need images larger than wallets. These include grandparents, aunts/uncles, step-parents, siblings, and longtime family friends. We will also need you to measure the wall that your wall portrait will be displayed in your home.
IMAGE PRESENTATION AND PICK UP
Studio policy requires us to say that you will receive your portraits within 6-8 weeks of your ordering session. However, we do our best to get portraits delivered ahead of schedule.
Fall time is our busiest season! If you're looking to book a portrait session in October or November, PLEASE CALL NOW! Our schedule book is filling up FAST!
We love capturing your life and portraying it as fine art in your home.
Call 435-986-8272 and we'll visit about your portrait needs!
This is Jude and we got to have so much fun with him and his mother. We were celebrating his one year birthday. There was cake and boy was there was a party. The part that made this sitting so much fun was the attitude of Jude's mom. She was so excited to have him come and play with us. Her calm attitude made it so easy to work with her little guy. We try to tell our parents that calm is best. Our little people sense how uptight or stressed their parents are. When the air is light the mood is fun , we can do amazing things. Thanks Linzi for sharing this fun moment with us!
This fall we had a lot of fun shooting up at Brianhead, Utah. In fact it would be safe to say it is our very favorite location. Jak Jak of course was very willing to play with us in the leaves and smile his little heart away. So much, that when it was all done he had lots and lots of loves to share with Grandma. When we do a shoot no matter who it is, we love to catch the little details of what is going on even outside the planned poses. We really do love capturing life as it happens.
