Everything you could want to know about booking a session with me:

There are two ways to see me...private sessions or my portrait events.

My private sessions can be up to two hours at my studio in Orange, or at one of my favorite parks or the beach. Studio sessions allow for the most variety...as you can most readily choose multiple themes for the time we spend together. For the studio, I offer a one hour session, allowing for 2-3 themes and with an optional addition of another hour, allowing for another 2-3 themes! My park and beach sessions are two hours long, and also allow for theme changes as well.

I also offer Limited Edition Portrait Events and Signature Portrait Events throughout the year for my more elaborate themes that require a complete transformation of the studio setup and lighting, and then other special portrait Portrait Events that are just some of my more popular or seasonal themes.

To book a private session or portrait event session, all you have to do is call my 866-WAY-CUTE number...which translates into (866)929-2883. The message center picks up 24 hours a day, and my amazing customer service manager, Corinne, will return your call shortly.

Please book your session as soon as possible to ensure a date that works ideally for your schedule and the timeframe you need the portraits back in. Last year I became WAY too busy for my own good, so this year I have wisely decided to limit the amount of sessions to ensure the level of customer service I pride myself in offering. I only do two sessions per day now, unless I am doing an all day portrait event.  I am trying to no longer work on the weekends, unless there is a Portrait Event I have scheduled. I will usually reserve one weekend per month for private sessions, but I do have a weekend surcharge for those private sessions of $100 per session.  During the majority of the year, I book 2-3 weeks out for weekdays and about 4-6 weeks out for weekends. During the holiday season, which starts for photographers in Sept, I book up super fast. I recommend calling in August to reserve your session for Oct, Nov or Dec.

When Corinne returns your call, she will have lots of questions for you and certainly will be able to answer any you may have. She will ask what themes or type of photography you had in mind, find out your timeline and availability, and then take down all the booking info she needs...names, ages and theme choices. She will also tell you more about each theme you have selected and if we  clothes aren't part of the theme, then I will offer suggestions for clothing. I will also get your email address so I can email a confirmation of our session date and time, and directions to my studio or event. Both my private sessions and my portrait event sessions require the session fee paid at the time of booking. I take Visa, Mastercard or Amex. I do not take checks at all. Many parents do not have their credit card with them when I call, so I am happy to reserve the spot for up to 48 hours. If I do not receive a call back with payment for that space, then I do open it back up for other families to take. The session fee is non refundable. If you need to reschedule, then the session fee is of course transferable to your new date. I ask for 48 hours notice in rescheduling... but as a parent myself, I know children can get sick without much notice, so if you find your little one is not at their best on the day of our appointment, just give me a call first thing that morning. I have two boys of my own, so I will be up bright and early no matter what! If I don't receive a call and you don't show up, then your session fee will be forfeited...I am sure you understand.

Your session fee covers the time it takes to set up your themes, the time during the session itself, the creation of the presentation slideshow and/or online viewing gallery, the retouching and sizing of your portraits for the lab, getting your completed order to you, as well as the archiving of all your  images forever.  Portraits, cards and other products are charged separately, and are paid for online at the time of ordering.

During your session, I take as many portraits as time allows...and that can turn out to be tons and tons! The longer time we have together, the more I take.  Throughout and at the end of your session, we can review the images taken in a monitor on the wall or on my camera's LCD...that way we always know that you are happy with the portraits so far. At the end of our session or within the next few days after your session, we schedule your viewing presentation for about two weeks after your portrait session. I have long been told that I take way too many portraits, and because I always allowed everyone to see every single one, for 2007 I now pick several of the best in each series and perfect those images in post production. Families really seem to appreciate me streamlining the process for them. The best images are then assembled into an amazing slideshow that is shown to you at your viewing and ordering session. We then go through your portraits, allowing you to see enlarged images to see expressions up close and compare side by side so you can narrow them down to the ones you absolutely adore and want to order!

After placing your order, we get right to work on sending it off to the various labs and vendors I work with! If you have any thing that requires a proof, like a card or collage, we address that first so we can forward it to you for your review and approval and get it right off along with the rest of your order. Turnaround for portraits is usually four weeks...although if you have a portion of your order that needs to be rushed, like a birth announcement or party invitation, I am happy to get it to you as soon as possible. The products I offer take longer...I will provide you with a specific time quote for that part of your order.

Most of the time I am happy to deliver your little As Cute As It Gets portrait bag or enlargements to you if I can work your location into my week. Your portrait bag or enlargements can be shipped out UPS free of charge with a $250 minimum order, which includes protective packaging and full insurance. If your order is less than that, then I generally charge $10 for the shipping and insurance.

If you haven't already please see my customer comments section to hear what my clients have said about their As Cute As It Gets session!