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Last call for Holiday Mini Sessions…

Saturday, December 5th, in the studio.

It’s a great opportunity to capture some special images for holiday cards and gifts.

Mini sessions allow for 20 minutes in the studio to capture 10-12 images of your family. Bring the whole crew, or just the kids.  Hey, last year our holiday card featured the pooch. Make this quick and painless session uniquely yours!

The $99 Holiday Mini Session includes the session time and a Mini Holiday Package (selecting 1 pose from your gallery) with:

• 25 –  5×7 Photo Holiday Cards with envelopes
• 2 – 5×7 Gift Prints
• 1 – 8×10 Gift Print

Additional Photo Cards may be purchased for $40 per 25, and upgrades are available to double-sided press-printed cards for an additional $25 per set of 25

.  Additional prints may be purchased at 10% off retail prices.  Note that retail prices for al la carte photos begin at $25 for 5×7s.

Prepayment  is required to reserve a session ($99 fee, $7.05 tax, and $7.50 shipping for total of $113.55).  Client galleries will be posted online on December 6, and orders must be placed within 24 hours to guarantee timely delivery.  Card designs will be available for review and selection at the session, and envelopes are also available at the session to give you a head start on addressing. Allow 5-7 days from the order to delivery.

NOTE to Family Clients from earlier in the year.  Cards are available for purchase. In quire for options and pricing,  Orders on previous clients much be received by December 1.

SPECIAL FOR 2009 CLIENTS

As I prepare to archive my 2009 sessions, here’s your opportunity to order an album at a great price.  I’ve even thrown in a couple of special products not regularly available.

Sale prices available through November 15.  November 30 is the last day for holiday orders.  This is also your last opportunity to purchase images not previously purchased.  After December 1, only previously ordered images will be archived and available for reorders.

Email me at <a href=”mailto:info@laurabrophyphotography.com”>info@laurabrophyphotography.com</a> to request a 5-day gallery reactivation to order albums or reorder prints.

10×10 Custom Story Book  |  $475 (regularly $625)

Absolutely memorable and remarkable coffee table book, custom-designed to highlight approximately 25-40 of your favorite images. Printed on photographic paper, with gorgeous 10×10 pages and 10×20 spreads, the 24 page book has thick pages with rounded corners and a beautifully crafted leather cover in a choice of colors. Upgrade to a custom photo cover for an additional $75 and/or add additional pages for $20 each.  If you are interested in the custom story book, contact me to see images and samples.  This is a spectacular product that will not disappoint.

Classic Albums  | 30-sleeve $275 (regularly $325) or 20-Sleeve $225 (regularly $250)

Lovely handcrafted 8×8 leather album with slip-in sleeves for 5×7 prints. Choose 20 or 30 images, with a cover image. Album is presented in a keepsake fabric-lined box.

5×5 Mini Album |  $100 (regularly $125)

Small 5×5 leather album with 10 mounted 5×5 prints and a cover image. Keep it simple with just photos or choose from one of these design options. A wonderful keepsake or grandmother book.

3×3 Wallet Accordions (Set of 3)  |  $100 (Special Offering)

Wallet-sized 3×3 press-printed accordion album with 10 images. Choice of 8 cover colors and a variety of design options. With three little accordions, keep one and share the others. Perfect stocking stuffers!

5×7 Proof Book |  $165 (Special Offering)

Choose 40-60 of your images for a spiral-bound proof book. With a thick photo cover and back and full of 5×7 photographs, the proof book allows you to preserve your session images.

There are just a few full Signature Sessions available for September, but I am now also scheduling Senior Express Sessions for Saturday, September 12, and Saturday, September 19.  Senior Express Sessions are perfect for the reluctant senior or the senior on a budget who wants a simple solution for his or her portraits.  Area schools have different deadlines for senior portraits, but they generally start being due in late September, and the deadlines run into October.  Now is the time to get this scheduled.

The Senior Express Sessions are 40-minute sessions, combining studio and garden shots, weather permitting.  The aim is to get a photo for the yearbook, and a nice selection of other portraits to mark your senior year.  The session results in 15-20 proofs for review in an online gallery.

Senior Express Sessions are $225 (plus tax), payable on booking.  This fee includes the session itself, as well as the Senior Express Session Collection, which includes:

1 – 8×10

5 – 5×7s

16 wallets (sets of 8, select 2 images)

Yearbook Photo (submitted to school)

Additional images and products are available for a 10% discount off regular prices.

No substitutions are permitted with the collection. No more than two outfits are permitted for the Express Senior Session.  No off-site location shoots, props, or sports shots can be accommodated as part of this session.  It will focus on classic portraits, of course with a unique Laura Brophy Photography flair.  For seniors wanting more locations, more outfits, and/or to incorporate their passions into the shoot, please be in touch to discuss remaining availability for a full Signature Session, which allows for lots of customization and time to make your portraits truly unique.

The online gallery is available within 3-7 days of the session, and is available for 3 days.  Orders must be placed by the end of the third day to allow adequate time for processing and submission of yearbook photos.

Contact me at immediately if you want to secure one of these limited appointments.  585-455-5335 or email info@laurabrophyphotography.com.

OKay, so I’ve been the world’s worst blogger.  I have so many great images I should be posting.  Instead, I’m posting this video of a wedding procession.  The title says it all. I just had to share it.  So much fun!!!!

Enjoy!!!!

And if you want to see some of the recent senior work, I’ve been pretty good about posting that on the Laura Brophy Photography Page on Facebook.

Already, we’re into some funky weather just as senior sessions get underway.  And inevitably, it causes seniors stress as their session approaches with clouds and rain showing prominently in the weather forecast.

So, here’s how we approach this.  Whenever possible, we will proceed with the session.  Overcast skies can make for amazing photos, and the light before and after rain can be almost magical.  I hate to shy away from this light just because it “might” rain.  You’ll love this light too, and find it wonderfully flattering.

On those rare occasions when the forecast calls for heavy rain and/or it seems likely that we will encounter a storm or thunder and lightening, we’ll simply reschedule, though we won’t make the call until the night before for a morning session or the day of for an evening session.  

If the forecast calls for a 40-70% chance of rain, we’ll watch the weather maps and try to time the session and locations to work with the weather.  The vast majority of the time the rain stays away, or if we get a few sprinkles, we can work with it.  I have identified lots of locations and tricks for capturing great, natural outdoors photos in a light rain, by taking advantage of overhangs, pavilions, stables, umbrellas, etc.  And while we’re at it, we get beautiful light.

There are two situations that are good for me to know about in advance that may affect our decisions and how early we need to decide about whether to proceed — if you are getting your hair and makeup done professionally and have an appointment before the shoot, or if you have hair that will misbehave in damp weather.

Also, on the rare days when the temperature soars and the air is super humid, I may suggest we reschedule so that you can feel fresh and enjoy the session.  It’s no fun to be sweating bullets when you are trying to look your very best.

Finally, if we have to reschedule, or suspend a session mid-way, we’ll reschedule as soon as possible at a mutually convenient time.  I always leave room on my calendar for this, and I can typically get you back on the schedule within a few days.