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Detailed Pricing
Here's all the pricing detail you want.
If you haven't already looked at my pricing overview, please do so. On that page I give you the basics. On this page I give you more details about these topics:
Click on a topic to go directly to that part of the web page. I listed four types of weddings in the table on my pricing overview page. Here is more detail on the four types of weddings:
With every one of my weddings, you can:
Maybe none of these descriptions fit your wedding plans. Maybe you want more than this, or less than this. Maybe you want more album pages, or fewer album pages, or maybe you don't care about an album but you'd like to have a DVD of the JPG images from the wedding. Take a look below at the prices of the various products and services that I offer. Or if you want me to give you a price quote for your specific situation, just give me a call and describe your dream wedding. With me as your photographer, you are dealing directly with the person who is going to take the photographs and design the album. I do all of this work myself to ensure that you get the highest possible quality, and that you get it quickly. I tailor my approach to your wishes to make sure that you get exactly what you're looking for. If you want detailed pricing, then keep reading. If you don't like detail, then just give me a call and I'll answer all your questions.. To confirm my availability on your wedding date, and to schedule a free consultation at a convenient location (typically your home or the location where the wedding will be held), call me at (770) 331-6979 or send me an email at info@casualportraits.com. Taking the pictures. A combination of posed and photojournalistic images. Typically 100-200 photos per photographer per hour of coverage, depending on your preferences. I'll be your primary photographer, but if you want to have two photographers covering your wedding, then I would be happy to bring along a second photographer to provide a different camera angle and an alternate point of view. For one photographer:
Second photographer for an additional $100 per hour (4 hour minimum).
I attend the wedding rehearsal so that I can get a better understanding of your particular wedding. That helps me plan for your important event and pick the best camera angles. The wedding rehearsal also gives me a chance to meet your wedding coordinator (if you have one), and to discuss the sequence of events at the wedding. No additional charge
I'll personally create each album page in PhotoShop using one or more images. Then each page is professionally printed using 4-color ink, and the pages are bound. The result is like an art book or coffee-table book. I've devoted an entire web page to describing my albums and their pricing, but here's the basic idea. There's a one-time $500 charge to design the album, then you pay for each album you buy with that design. Each album is available in three sizes, and the price varies by size of album and number of pages. Prices start at $30 for a 20-page paperback album. For more information on album pricing, click here. All photos will be available within two weeks after the wedding for viewing, ordering and downloading over the Internet, with a URL that's yours and yours alone, so it's easy for you to share with friends via email. If you like, photos can be password protected to prevent viewing by unauthorized people. No additional charge for making your photos available on the Internet for viewing, ordering and downloading by family and friends for one year after the wedding. Downloaded images are at least 1200x800 pixels and great for small prints, emailing or computer wallpaper. If you want to print your own images bigger than 4x6 inches, get a DVD-R of the full-size images. Order them yourself over the Internet for fast delivery directly to your home. At these low prices, order lots of extras for friends. Available in glossy, matte or lustre finish.
Lustre prints offer the best of both worlds: the color saturation of glossy, and the fingerprint resistance of matte, without the glare associated with glossy. Lustre has a satin-like sheen and a modestly textured surface, which you can see when the light angle is just right. View proof images over the Internet, or order proof prints in whatever size you want. Internet proofs are included at no additional charge. Proof prints can be ordered over the Internet at the regular Internet print prices (see above).
Get JPG images of your wedding photos so you can make your own prints and screensavers, email them to friends, .... whatever you want. Smaller images can be downloaded free for prints up to 4x6". Full-size images are available on DVD-R (see below). 1200x800 pixel images can be downloaded directly over the Internet at no additional charge. For $250, get a DVD of all of your images at full size. Get extra copies of the DVD for just $50 each when ordered at the same time.
Photos are taken in color, but just let me know and I'll convert images to black & white or sepia. Also, as I do post-production on your images, if I spot an image that I think will look especially good in black & white or sepia then I'll make a black & white or sepia version in addition to the color version. No additional charge Retouching is available if you want it. I can open up eyes that were closed during a photo, remove blemishes, take off braces, or even make you slimmer. There's a single price for each image you want retouched, no matter how many prints you order from that image. Prices start at $10 and vary based on the amount of effort required. Call me to get an estimate.
A digital video of your wedding pictures set to music, with slide motion effects like the Ken Burns PBS TV shows. The DVD works in all recent DVD players, as well as on a PC. Makes a wonderful gift for bridesmaids and groomsmen. Price to create the digital video: $300. Then order as many DVDs as you like, each in a custom case for $25 when ordered with the video, or $50 each when ordered later. A digital collage of multiple images. It looks like someone laid prints out on a table, and then made a photograph of the table top (see example). It makes a wonderful large photographic display of the wedding events, almost like an album you can frame. Price to create the storyboard is $100 + $2 for each image in the collage. Then order as many prints of the completed storyboard as you like, at regular print prices. Photos taken in your home or at your choice of local Atlanta location - inside or outside. Electronic files for newspaper announcements can be emailed. $300 per photo session at a single location of your choice (this is a special price for wedding customers). Multiple portraits can be taken in one session. For example,
Electronic files for newspapers are free. Prints are available at normal print prices. Retouching is extra. Also, for $99 I offer a "Quick Portrait" alternative that:
Large matted and framed print of the couple with an extra large matte area for signatures and comments. Put the framed portrait on an easel at the wedding reception to collect the thoughts and best wishes of the guests. Your choice of high quality wood or metal frame.
Requires portrait session listed above Hint: If you want to save money, just put this together yourself using a photo you already have, then switch the photo for one from the wedding after the wedding photos are available. I'll digitally enhance your selected image to make it look like a painting, then produce a custom print on canvas and frame it in a high quality wood or metal frame that's chosen to match your home's decor.
Get some of these items with your selected photos printed on them. Order the items yourself over the Internet just like you order prints New items are being added all the time. I list a few here as examples.
Like the DVD Wedding Video, but instead of being a video of wedding photos, it's a video that recaps the lives of the bride and groom. This video is typically shown with a projector at the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. It's put together from photos and videos provided by the bride and groom and their friends and family. Price to create the Rehearsal Dinner Video varies, but you can generally expect to pay between $500 and $1,000 for the typical video (this price is higher than the wedding video because of the additional work required in dealing with old photographs that come from multiple sources). Three copies of the DVD are included in the price, and additional copies of the DVD are available for $10 each when ordered with the video, or $25 each when ordered later. If you want me to show the video myself at your event, then the price is typically between $300 and $500 depending on the venue and the size of the audience. This includes my time, as well as the use of a projector, screen and audio equipment that I'll provide.
The idea behind Layaway is that you don't have to order everything you want right now. This allows you to allocate your limited budget to photographic coverage, knowing that you can come back later and buy an album or a DVD-R of images or pretty much anything else listed on this page. So, for example, you can get photographic coverage for your wedding, see all of the photos on the Internet, download small copies of your images and even order prints and merchandise. If you decide a year later that you now have the money to order an album, then you can do so -- I'll still have the images stored safely away in a bank vault. The only "catch" is that I can't guarantee your price for anything ordered more than three months after your wedding date. So after three months you'll have to pay the current price for anything you order. But that's only fair, right? Layaway lets you get the benefit of my photography without having to commit to pay right now for everything you want. If you commit to spend a certain total amount and you prepay that amount, then I'll give you a 10% credit over and above that amount. For example, if you commit to spend $800, then I'll give you an extra $80 in credit that you can use toward any items in this price list except items ordered over the Internet. Or if you commit to spend $2,000, then I'll give you an extra $200 in credit. Of course, you can always decide later that you want to spend more (for example, for albums or DVDs that you didn't initially choose), but you don't get the 10% credit for the amount you spend above the committed amount. Note: The bonus amount can't be used for prints or other items ordered over the Internet, and the bonus amount must be used within 3 months after the wedding date. The prices in the table on my pricing overview page already take the 10% credit into account. A check for $500 is due in advance as a non-refundable retainer to reserve the wedding date. I must receive your check for the balance of the committed amount at least one month before the wedding. And if I do receive your check at least one month before the wedding then you're entitled to a bonus for pre-payment. Payment for any additional items above the committed amount is due when the items are ordered. Terms and conditions in the "Casual Portraits, Inc. Agreement for Photographic Services" will apply. Items are subject to Georgia sales tax, and a small shipping and handling charge may apply to each individual order. Note: all prices are subject to change, but once you pay a retainer, your price is locked in until 3 months after the wedding date. Prices are for weddings in the metro Atlanta area; for other locations, a travel charge may apply. Call me for details. Contract Click here to download a copy of the contract I use. If you have any questions, or if you want something that isn't listed, give me a call at (770) 331-6979 to discuss it, or send me an email at info@casualportraits.com |
