Experience
Working with Luz
Pre Session:
- Initial Contact & Inquiry: Once you send in an inquiry, it can take up to 24 hours to respond.
- Pre-session/event consultation: If applicable, a consultation will be set to discuss your wants and wishes for the session or wedding; this will help build familiarity and trust on the day of your session or wedding.
- Questionnaires/In-Depth Needs: For weddings, a questionnaire will be given to help gather vital information to serve you better on the day of your wedding and help me keep track of people, vendors, and requests.
- Pricing and Packages: all sessions and collections are clearly outlined to help you choose which tier or collection best fits your needs.
- Travel and Logistics: base of the desired location of your wedding or session, a traval fee would be applied. before the fee is applied, there will need to be an agreement. This is to prevent any unexpected expenditures.
During the Session:
- Photographer's Approach: During the session or event, I would help guild and talk through each pose to help curate a natural and relaxed result.
- Backup Plans: As the session date or wedding approaches, I will be keeping rack of the weather. If rain is forecasted for the session date, I will reach out to discuss an alternate back up date. On a wedding day, I will plan accordingly based on the rainy day plan for your wedding.
- Client Involvement: I encourage client's and brides to communicate during the session to help me keep a fun and safe environment. Please don't feel afraid to speak up. If you have a desired pose to try or if you feel the surrounding are not fitting your desired look. I'm here for you.
Post-Session:
- Image Turnaround Time: Turn around times are two weeks for sessions and up to 45 days for weddings. For sessions, a session preview would be available on your gallery within 48 hours. For weddings, a preview would be available within two weeks in your gallery.
- Editing and Culling: as soon as I arrive back in my office, I upload all files and start the culling process. For weddings This process takes about two weeks, for portrait sessions this process can take up to 72 hours. once culling is complete, a set chosen will be edited first for your previews.
- Product /album ordering: During your pre-session/ wedding consultation, we would discuss of you want to add any products or albums to your. Once editing is complete, your gallery will be delivered. Within your gallery, you will chose which image(s) you would want to have printed.
- Client Gallery: For portrait sessions, your gallery will be live for two weeks. For weddings, your gallery will be live for 30 days.
- Image Storage: I only store all sessions and weddings on an external drive for one year, please make sure you download and store all photos securely. After one year, I cannot guarantee I will retain your images.
FAQ
01. DO I get a print release for my session/wedding images
Yes, all images in your gallery will get an image-specific print release. Once I export images to your file storage, your photos will be given a unique name.
 
02. Do you travel for destination weddings?
 
Yes, all flights, rentals, and hotels say they must be added to your collection.
 
03. Do I need to sign an agreement and pay a deposit?
 
Yes, all sessions and weddings require a non-refundable or transferable retainer to secure your session or wedding date. A 50% retainer and signed agreement are required at the time of booking, which will be applied to your session fee. A $500 retainer and agreement are required for weddings at the time of booking, which will be applied to your wedding collection.
 
04. Do you offer engagement sessions?
 
Yes, All wedding collections include an engagement session. If building a collection, there will be an option to add a session.
If you opt out of the engagement session from a collection, the collection price will not change, as engagement sessions are complimentary.
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