FAMILY

White shirts and blue jeans! J/k that’s super old school guys, please don’t wear matching outfits unless your kids are REEEEEAL cute and have the world’s most adorable clothing. Instead, I recommend color families: as in everyone in different shades of one color, everyone in neutrals, everyone in cool colors, everyone in warm colors, etc. Really just as long as you don’t have a million large prints you’ll look great! If you take a look at my family gallery or Instagram there are excellent examples!

The light anywhere is best the two hours after sunrise and the two hours before sunset. The light is best on the West Shore in the early morning. The light on the East Shore is best in the evening/late afternoon (depending on the time of year). Shooting early afternoon/midday/later morning at the lake is not recommended, but other locations not at the lake are available at any time of day!

I shoot with two Canon 5D Mark IVs and all Canon L Series lenses. They’re pretty. I also have an additional backup camera, tons of back-up cards, batteries, etc so I’m prepared for any equipment situation, should it arise.

Nope! Your session should be all about you, and I’ve found that using lights takes so much set-up/breakdown time that it just cuts into your valuable shoot time, plus it’s just not my style. I’ve spent many years perfecting my flash technique for any less-than-ideal light conditions.

Short answer, pretty much no. If you want portraits at the lake, there’s gonna be lens flare. If you don’t want to squint in photos because you’re looking straight into the sun, there’s gonna be lens flare. If you hire me, there’s gonna be lens flare. It’s kind of part of shooting outside in this beautiful place and achieving the style that I showcase. I am very conscious of flare/glare on people’s faces but it’s gonna happen sometimes as we’re shooting candidly, constantly moving. That’s why I give you a ton of photos! Please take a look at my portfolio, instagram, etc BEFORE BOOKING ME to make sure we are a good match stylistically.

You will receive your edited images in a password-protected gallery NO LATER than 8 weeks after your event. There, you can download them, send the link to family and friends and order prints. I will send you a few previews within a week of your shoot. I take great care in editing your images to perfection and sometimes that only takes a week, but it will never take longer than two months. You are free to post your images wherever you like and order prints from CVS if you want to, my lab is just an option.

Yes and no.

I think you are gorgeous and amazing just as you are, really! For this reason I do not offer slimming or shape altering services. I will, however, help to guide you into flattering poses so that you feel like the superstar that you are!

I’m a sucker for work and want my photos to be as great as can be. I always do light dodging/burning when needed and small blemish/spot removal free of charge.

As a special gift to you, because you’re awesome, I’m happy to offer skin-smoothing, teeth-whitening and extensive blemish/spot removal on a select number of your favorite photos free of charge. Please send me the list of photos all at once and allow 2-3 weeks for the edits to be completed.

Any additional retouching such as removing makeup stains, removing background items/people, face swaps and anything beyond your chosen images will incur a per-image fee based on the intricacy of the request. Please let me know about your requests all at once for maximum efficiency.