Embrace your Family, Future, and Transitions in Time

This is a very common feeling shared with many. You don’t have to be a model to have a great picture taken of you. Our approach starts with that in-person consultation where we can break the ice and get to know each other.

We can assure you that your actual photoshoot will be not be full of commands and power poses. It will simply be a relaxed interaction between people. While we certainly will notice an awkward pose, we do it in a gentle way and guide you to something more natural.

Our philosophy is to make your photoshoot the highlight of your week. That way when you look at your photos on the wall, you remember what a great time you had.

We will do a slideshow reveal of your photos (to music), at our Downtown Corvallis location on our 75″ flat screen TV. That way we can learn which photos you like and would be interested in printing or having in an album. You can see our wall full of sample prints and table full of sample albums to help you decide on your next step. This is not a high pressure situation. We are not going to destroy the pictures you don’t commit to printing. While some photographers will do that, we won’t put profits in front of our reputation. We are not selling time-shares! If you are not happy with the images, you simply can decline to purchase any of them.

This depends on what you are purchasing of course. We are certainly not the least expensive as we consider our service to be a premium service. We back that up with premium products, exceptional quality, and white-glove service. For Senior and Family photography, the sitting fee is $199. There is no further obligation to purchase after that if you are not happy with the shoot. Products start at $99 for prints and $570 for albums. Most families will spend around $1,500 to $2,000. For Wedding Photography and Videography, prices start at $1699. Most couples will spend between $2,500 and $6,000 including all the wall-art and albums.

We take check or credit cards.

Having a mood board of poses that you like will help us. If you need help follow our Pinterest account for some inspiration.

This is a common request. When we deliver our final images, they will have a light retouch, color correction and cropping applied. Any images that you print with us, or go in an album get more extensive retouching as part of the price. Additional non-traditional retouching requests can be accommodated at an hourly rate. For example, changing the color of someone’s dress. Or moving the Boutonnière from one side to another on every photo.

Depending on the shoot, we are happy to give you guidance on clothing and jewelry that will look timeless and not be a distraction.

We know that we are going to get a short window of time with the little ones to have a productive session and we will make the most of it. Arriving early and getting gear set up before you show up, will maximize shooting time with the children. We find that letting the kids occasionally run around a bit and burn off excess energy can be useful.

See our wedding photography page for wedding-specific Frequently Asked Questions.