FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
My fees and print costs are exceptionally reasonable making professional photography accessible for clients yet allowing me to cover my costs and continue investing in my business.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
First a phone consultation about the session, then setting a date. During this consultation we discuss locations, clothing, and other aspects related to the shoot. Then I work with the client to find an agreeable location/s unless they have already specified one. Before the shoot, I select props I think the client might want to use. Before we begin the shoot, I spend some time talking with the client about what they want to convey with their images, and also learning some more about them personally. When the shoot is completed, I explain what will happen now, and how I will contact them to view the finished images.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have a MPA in Public Administration from NC State. However, photography has always been a love of mine and a tool in my work. I have worked with marketing and photography professionally for over 30 years, and slowly photography began to become more prominent in my life. In 2010 I began being approached by online sports publications for permission to use my images. Then I was approached by a local newspaper sports editor about becoming a stringer for them which I readily agreed to. In addition to shooting for Mountain Media publications, I am also a PT sports/candid photographer for Shutterfly/Lifetouch, and I contract with other companies for other work. My photography has appeared in online publications, websites, other social media, brochures, calendars, magazines, and of course newspapers.