03 // Why book us
Our Selling Points
Why we're the better pick for your time and money.
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Two edits of our favorite pictures, no upcharge
Your entire gallery will come with natural, true-to-life color and tone edits that you'll still love to see on your desk or fireplace mantle in twenty years. But alongside it we deliver our own conceptual edits of our favorite shots. The experimental color, light, and mood we chase when a frame sparks something often communicates a feeling just as compelling as the original, and most studios would sell you these as an upcharge. We include them free, because that's where we do our best (and our favorite) work.
A Natural edit
B Concept edit -
Your bang for your buck is our priority
When you reach out, you're probably comparing photographers or juggling a dozen other vendors. We treat every message you send us as time-sensitive, because we want to get you off this website and have your pictures-in-hand ASAP. You'll always hear back from one of us (never an auto-responder), and we stay in touch with you at every step from booking to delivery.
- [1h]Reply to every inquiry
- 48hSneak peek after your shoot
- 4 wkFull gallery delivered
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Transparent quotes, comfortable negotiations
Every quote we send is itemized, so you can see exactly what you're paying for. No hidden fees, no surprise add-ons, you'll know everything your money is buying before you book us. See a number you don't like? Say something. We never treat your financial discomfort as an offense, and are more than happy to negotiate with you to get a number down.
One more thing - we don't factor desired annual income into our prices. This isn't a gloat, but rather an expectation we'd like to set with you. Unlike many other photography studios this isn't our primary source of income, and we don't want our personal optimistic projections of how much income we want to make in a year to influence the price you pay for our work.
Sample quote // itemized
- Pre-production$60/hr
- Shooting$60/hr
- Photo vetting & selection$60/hr
- Natural + conceptual editsBoth styles included
- Second photographerNo extra charge
- Equipment & softwareIncluded in our rate
- TravelMileage + half-rate travel time
- Location fees & rentalsListed up front
- Deposit to book25% of your total
Ad-hoc work
- Hourly rate$60/hr
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A technical edge behind the lens
Our technical backgrounds are working under the hood the entire time you're with us. They shape how we plan locations around light, color, and weather, how we adapt when a curveball comes our way, how we protect your pictures before and after delivery, and even the gear we bring to your shoot. Every one of those calls draws on years of education, hands-on experience, and mentorship from people far more brilliant than we are.
- Backgrounds
- Film studies, cybersecurity, and software engineering
- Shoot planning
- Locations and timing chosen around light, color, and weather
- File safety
- Your photos stay encrypted through editing and delivery