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H E L L O + W E L C O M E CL ASS O F T WE N T Y-S I X T E E N MAKE THE

TWELFTH YEAR

THE BEST YEAR

A S H L E Y S C H M I DT P H OTO & D ESIG N

and so

the

adventure begins

HE Y! I’M AS HLEY I ʼ M V ERY H A P P Y TO M E ET YOU! P HOTOG R A P HY + DESIG N IS M Y PA S S I O N . I AM A T RU E LOVER OF T HE C R EAT IVE LIFE. I BEGA N T HIS LOVE A FFAI R M AN Y Y EAR S AG O. IT FIR S T S TA RT ED WIT H T HE D I S P O SA B L E C AM ER A - AS K A NY OF M Y HIG H SC HOOL FR IENDS, I WA S TH E G I R L S NAP P I N G AWAY! I NEVER WA NT ED TO M ISS A M OM ENT. WH EN I D EC I D E TO G I V E T HE C A M ER A A BR EA K I A M FIR S T F O R EM O S T A H AP P Y M OT HER TO M Y S WEET SON , COOP ER , A ND A TO M Y H AR D -WO R K I N G HUSBA ND, LOGA N . I LOVE LEA R NING , R I D ES , AN D A LWAYS C H O COL AT E C HIP COOK IES A ND G ING ER

A ND WIFE CAR A LE.

TO DAY I A M P RO U D TO SAY T HAT I A M A G R A DUAT E FROM IDA HO S TAT E U N I V ER S I T Y WI T H A BAC HELOR S DEG R EE IN M A SS CO M M U N I C AT I O N WI T H AN EM P HA SIS IN P HOTOG R A P HY A ND G R A P HIC D ES I G N .

B L AH BL A H BL A H. BUT R EA LLY G IR L S, YOU BET T ER A L L BE H EA D I N G TO CO L L EG E, IT WILL ONE OF T HE BES T EX P ER IENC ES! I ʼ M H O NO R ED TO SAY T H AT I HAVE HA D NUM EROUS FA BULOUS FAC ES S T EP I N FRO N T O F M Y LENS. I BELIEVE DETA IL S A R E EXC EEDING LY I M P O RTAN T. F O R T H AT R EASON I WOR K C LOSELY WIT H M Y C LIENT S TO E NS U R E T H EY LO O K AN D FEEL T HEIR BES T T HE DAY OF T HEIR SESSION! PH OTO A N D D ES I G N I S M Y PA SSION , A ND I C A Nʼ T WA IT TO M EET YOU!

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THE EXPERIENCE

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RAVES + REVIEWS

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THE PROCESS

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SESSION PREP

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DIGITAL IMAGE COLLECTION

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GRADUATION CARDS

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FAQ

WHAT I T IS ALL ABOU T

A S H L E Y S C H M I DT PH OTO + D E S I G N LO O KS TO C R E AT E I M AG E S T H AT C A PT U R E T H E T RU E BE AU T Y O F E AC H U N I Q U E G I R L . H E Y, YO U O N LY G R A D UAT E H I G H S C H OO L O N C E , S O L E T ʼS M A K E YO U R S E N I O R PI C T U R E S FUN

AND

AN

E X PE R I E N C E

YO U

WILL

NEVER

F O RG E T !

SE N I OR S E S S I ON S A R E F U N , S E R I O U S LY, I T I S A M I N I FA S H I O N S H O OT C AT E R E D J U S T F O R YOU. WH O WO U L D N ʼT WA N T T H AT ! ? YO U H AV E A M I N I G L A M S Q UA D A L L TO YOU R S E L F, BOW I N G D OW N TO A L L YO U R N E E D S . A M A K E U P A RT I S T, A H A I R S T Y L I S T, A N D A P H OTO G R A PH E R A L L T H E R E J U S T F OR YO U , TO MA K E YOU A M O R E BE AU T I F U L V E R S I O N O F YO U R S E L F. I R E ME M BE R MY S E N I O R PI C T U R E S , NOT BE C AU S E T H E Y W E R E G R E AT, BU T BE C AU S E I D I D N ʼ T F E E L S PE C I A L O R P R E T T Y. I SAT I N F RO N T O F BO R I N G BAC K D ROPS A N D H A D NO C LU E I F M Y H A N D S LO O K E D O K AY O R I F M Y FAC I A L

E X PR E S S I ON

LO O K E D

R I G H T.

T H AT

IS

WHY

I

OFFER

P RO F E S S I O NA L H A I R A N D M A K E U P, M O S T I M P O RTA N T LY I G U I D E YO U TH RO U G H YOU R E N T I R E S E S S I O N . T H I S TA K E S M O S T O F T H E S T R E S S O F F YOU R BI G DAY, PLU S , YO U A R E TA K E N C A R E O F BY T H E BE S T T E A M A ROU N D ! WE G UA R A N T E E T H AT YO U W I L L LO O K YO U R BE S T ! BU T, M O S T IMPO RTA N T LY, I E N S U R E T H AT YO U A R E CO M F O RTA BL E A N D T H AT W E BR I N G O U T T H AT I N N E R CO N F I D E N C E T H AT W E A L L H AV E I N S I D E !

H O N E S T LY T H OU G H , I T I S NʼT A L L A BO U T T H E G L I T Z A N D T H E G L A M . I ʼM H E R E TO C A PT U R E YOU. T H E M A K E U P, H A I R , A N D A L L T H E F U S S O F YO U R CLOT H E S , T RU LY, I S S E CO N DA RY I WA N T TO M A K E A T RU E CO N N E C T I O N A N D A F U N E X PE R I E N C E F O R YO U. TO SAY I D O N ʼT CO M E O U T O F E AC H SE S S I ON WI T H A N E W F R I EN D , LOT S O F L AU G H T E R A N D J OY WO U L D BE A LI E . I T I S N ʼ T A BOU T T H E PH OTO G R A P H S , L I K E S , CO M M E N T S A N D BE AU T Y IT ʼ S A BOU T T H E E X PE R I E N C E A N D F U N . T H AT ʼS T H E G OA L , PE R I O D .

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LETTERS FROM YOU W O R K I N G W I T H A S H L E Y WA S A D R E A M C O M E T RU E ! I F E LT BEAUTIFUL, CONFIDENT, AND ON TOP OF THE WORLD! WE A L L H A D A LOT O F F U N A N D SHE MADE IT EASY TO RELAX! SHE LET ME LIVE OUT MY THEATRE, GRUNGE, AND HIPPIE DREAMS AND I始M THANKFUL F OR THAT! DON始T BE AFRAID TO SCHEDULE WITH HER FOR ANYTHING! I WO U L D D E F I N I T E LY R E C O M MEND HER TO EVERYONE! T H E R E WA S N ' T O N E T H I N G I DIDN'T ENJOY WITH MY SESSION! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

- B R I A N NA M O B L E Y

GOING TO ASHLEY SC HMIDT PHOTO + DESIGN WA S T H E B E S T D E C I S I O N I MADE ASHLEY MADE THE EXPERIENCE SO FUN AND ONE I WILL NEVER F ORGET. SHE IS SO DOWN TO EARTH AND FUN TO WORK WITH. Y O U C A N D E F I N I T E LY T E L L T H AT S H E I S A P H OT O G R A P H E R T H AT LOV E S W H AT S H E D O E S . I HAD SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

- B R YA N NA G A LVA N

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- PA I G E S A M PS O N

OH MY GOSH ASHLEY THEY ARE AMAZING!!!!!

YOU ARE SO TALENTED!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

- A B I LY M A N

BEYOND IN LOVE WITH MY SENIOR PICTURES, THANKS SO MUCH ASHLEY!

-L O R I U N D E RWO O D

-NANNETTE HIRSCHI

- JA D E ’ S M O M

- B RY LE E ’ S M O M

YOU MADE ME CRY WITH YOUR AMAZING TALENT. I AM MORE THAN HAPPY WITH YOUR WORK. LOVE YOU MUCH.

-L AU R E N A LVA R E Z

GETTING MY MAKE-UP AND HAIR DONE AND PICTURES WAS THE COOLEST EXPERIENCE EVER AND I LOVED IT!

THANKS FOR GIVING BRYLEE SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. SHE LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT.

-MORGAN DUFFIN

YAY!! THANK YOU SO MUCH ASHLEY I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM!!

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THE SENIOR PORTRAIT PROCESS

EMAIL INQUIRY

SCHEDULE SESSION DATE

SIGN CONTRACT & PAY DEPOSIT

CONSULTATION TIME

GET HAIR & MAKEUP DONE

PICTURE TIME

DELIVERY OF IMAGES

ORDER PRODUCTS

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PRE-SESSION P R E PA R AT I O N

P L EA S E M A KE SUR E A ND F OLLOW T HE S C H ED U L E T H AT YOU A ND I HAVE PL A NNED O U T F O R YOUR SC HEDULED SESSION DAT E. P L EA S E T RY YOUR BES T TO BE ON T IM E, WE H AV E A V ERY S T R IC T T IM E FR A M E BEC AUSE I S C H ED U L E S E SSIONS R IG HT BEF OR E SUNSET

T H E N I G H T BEF OR E YOUR SESSION , M A K E S U R E YO U D O UBLE C HEC K T HAT A LL OF YOUR O U T FI T S A N D DETA IL S A R E R EA DY TO G O. BE S U R E T H AT A LL OF YOUR C LOT HES A R E C L EAN ED AND IRONED. I SUG G ES T P UT T ING T H EM O N H ANG ER S. NOT SHOVED IN BAG S.

P U T S H O ES IN A DIFFER ENT BAG , TO AVOID G ET T I N G D I RT ON A NY OF YOUR C LOT HES.

K EEP J EWEL RY SEPA R AT ED SO IT DOESN始 T G ET TAN G L ED . T H IS WILL SAVE A LOT OF T IM E D U R I N G YO UR SESSION . TA K E IT EVEN A S T EP FU RT H ER I EV EN SUG G ES T SEPA R AT ING IT F OR EAC H OF YOUR DIFFER ENT OUT FIT S. P L EA S E, P L EA SE DON始 T F ORG ET A BOUT YOUR FI N G ER NAI L S ! FR ESHLY PA INT ED NA IL S M A K E A H U G E D I FF ER ENC E IN YOUR P HOTOS T RY S O M ET H I N G NEUT R A L T HAT WILL G O WIT H AL L O F YO U R OUT FIT S. M OS T IM P ORTA NT LY NO C H I P S , W E UT ILIZE T HOSE HA NDS A LOT.

YO U C AN A RR IVE F OR P ROFESSIONA L HA IR AN D M A K EU P IN A LOOSE FIT T ING SHIRT A ND S WEAT S F O R EA SY R EM OVA L A FT ER HA IR A ND M A K EU P. P L E A SE SHOW UP WIT H A M A K EUP FR EE FAC E AND HAVE YOUR HA IR FR ESHLY WAS H ED AN D DR IED OR BET T ER YET SECOND DAY H AI R WIT H NO P RODUC T IN IT.

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C US TO M

MOBILE A P P I KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE A SMART PHONE AND ARE EXPERTS AT T WEETING, SHARING, AND SENDING. HOW CONVIENENT WOULD IT BE TO HAVE YOUR PICTURES RIGHT AT YOUR FINGER TIPS JUST LIKE YOUR FAVORITE APPS. WELL, GUESS WHAT, YOU CAN! WHEN YOU BOOK THE ULTIMATE SENIOR SESSION YOU WILL GET YOUR VERY OWN CUSTOM APP. THE APP WILL DOWNLOAD RIGHT TO YOUR PHONE WITH ALL YOUR IMAGES INCLUDED. BETTER YET, IT IS SIMPLE TO SHARE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

D I G I TA L I M A G E COLLECTION

WE LIVE IN THE DIGITAL AGE. THAT IS WHY I OFFER DIGITAL PRODUCTS TO MY CLIENT始S. YOU始LL BE ABLE TO VIEW, SHARE, AND DOWNLOAD YOUR PHOTOS INSTANTLY. YOUR PHOTOS WILL BE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS AS SOON AS I HIT SEND!

YOUR PICTURES. ANY TIME. ANYWHERE.

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W E WO N 始 T L E AV E YO U HANGING AFTER THE SHOOT

G RA D UAT I O N AN NOUNCEMENT S DE SIGN E D W I T H YOU I N M I N D

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F R E Q U E N T LY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT DAYS DO YOU SHOOT ON AND WHAT TIMES?

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S H OOT

T H U R S DAYS.

ON WE

T UESDAYS, SHOOT

WEDNESDAYS, T WO- T HR EE

A ND

HOUR S

SOME BEF ORE

S U N S ET. HOWEVER , YOU WILL NEED TO LEAVE SC HOOL EAR LY TO G ET P ROFESSIONA L HA IR A ND M A K EUP DONE.

HOW LONG WILL MY SESSION LAST?

YOUR SE SSION TIM E W IL L UPON YOUR PURC HA SE D

BE BA SE D PAC K AGE .

W H A T LO C A T I O N S D O W E U S E F O R M Y S E S S I O N ?

SELECTING LOCATIONS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO FOR YOUR SESSION. A WEEK PRIOR TO YOUR SESSION I WILL KNOW ALL YOUR OUTFITS SO WE CAN PROVIDE THE PERFECT LOCATIONS TO MATCH YOUR ST YLE. WE GO TO BOTH URBAN + NATURE LOCATIONS. IF YOU HAVE A LOCATION IN MIND, PLEASE, SEND IT MY WAY!

WHAT IF THE WEATHER IS BAD ON THE DAY OF MY SESSION? I F T H E S ES S IO N N EED S TO BE R E SC HE DULE D DUE TO INC LE ME NT W EAT H ER, WE WIL L T RY F OR THE F IR S T AVA IL A BLE SE SSION DATE O PE N .

I WIL L S EN D YO U A NOTIF IC ATION 12 -24 HO UR S PR IOR TO YO UR SES S IO N T IM E. P L EAS E NOTE I DO AUTO MATIC A LLY R E SC HE DULE SES S IO N S IF T H ERE IS A MOR E THA N 3 0 % C HA NC E O F R A IN .

D O YO U O F F E R PROFESSIONAL RETOUCHING?

Y ES , I DO OFFER R ETOU C HING.

IN OTHER

WOR DS - DON始T WOR RY OR S TR ESS OU T IF YOU HAVE

A

ZIT.

I

W ILL

TAKE

C AR E

OF

IT!

H OW LO N G B E F O R E I G E T TO S E E M Y I M AG E S ?

THE EDITING PROCESS TAKES ROUGHLY AROUND 3-4 WEEKS. WHEN THE PHOTOS ARE FINISHED THEY WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA AN ONLINE GALLERY WHERE YOU ARE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD ALL YOUR IMAGES.

WHEN AND HOW DO I PAY FOR MY S E S S I O N ?

THERE ARE T WO TIMES IN WHICH YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE A PAYMENT. THE FIRST IS A $100 DEPOSIT UPON BOOKING YOUR SESSION. THIS IS TO SECURE YOUR SESSION DATE. KEEP IN MIND IT GOES TOWARD YOUR FINAL SESSION FEE.

THE

REMAINING

AMOUNT

OF

YOUR

SESSION FEE IS DUE AT YOUR CONSULTATION.

WHAT IS A CONSULTATION, AND WHY DO WE HAVE ONE? THERE IS A WHOLE LOT MORE TO YOUR PHOTOSHOOT OTHER THAN SHOWING UP AND TAKING PICTURES. WE NEED TO PL AN OUT ALL THE DETAILS. THIS ENSURES YOUR PHOTOSHOOT IS SUCCESSFUL. AND YOU AREN始T MEETING A STRANGER THE DAY OF. WE WILL GO OVER WHAT YOU ARE WEARING, WHAT YOUR ST YLE IS, WHERE AND WHEN TO MEET, AND LOCATIONS. THE CONSULTATION WILL BE ONE TO T WO WEEKS BEFORE YOUR SESSION. WE WILL IRON OUT ALL THE DETAILS HERE.

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the

best is yet

to come

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ONCE YO U R E C E IVE YOUR IMAGE S PLEA SE, POS T AWAY! T H E R E IS NOT H ING MORE THAT I WOUL D LOVE T H E N TO S E E YOUR IMAG E S O NL IN E ! J US T A COUP L E OF T HINGS BE F OR E YO U D O. YOU KNOW THOSE CRAZY FILTERS YOU C AN PUT ON YOUR IMAGES? I REQUES T THAT YOU DONʼT BEC AUSE THEN IT ISNʼT A TRUE REFLECTION OF MY WORK. L AS TLY, PLEASE TAG ME IN THE COMMENT S WHEN YOU POS T!

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you’ll move

mountains

AS

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