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whatto expectand budgetfor ALSO I NSI DE LETTERSFROM YOU MY PHOTOGRAPHY STORY THESTORYTELLI NG PROCESS, FROM SHOOTTO PRI NT
Ifir stpi ckedupacamer aaf t ermysonwasbor ni n201 0. Mypar ent sl i vei nt heUSA andt heysaw t hatIwast aki ngl ot sandl ot sofphot osofmynew babyboy,so t heyboughtmemyfir stDSLR.Fr om t henonIbecameobsessedwi t hcapt ur i ngr ealmoment s.Igr ew up per f or mi ng,and wasused t o bei ng i nf r ontoft he camer a,notbehi nd i t !Butcomi ng f r om a cr eat i ve backgr oundmadet het r ansi t i oni nt ophot ogr aphyaseaml essone. Nott o sayt her ewer en' tbumpsi nt her oad.Ipushed mysel ft ol ear nand shootever ysi ngl eday.Si nce t hatfir styearofl ear ni ng Ihave been publ i shed i nt wo magazi nes,have f or med a par t ner shi p wi t ha nat i onal l y known r et ai l er ,si gni ficant l y upgr aded my geart o a pr ol evelcamer a,shot3 commer ci al shoot s,oneweddi ng,andover50f ami l i es.Ial sowel comedasecondaddi t i on,ababygi r l ,t oourf ami l y i n201 3. Il ove si ngi ng and danci ng,act i ng cr azy,and obvi ousl ydocument i ng l ot sofever ydaymoment s.You’ l l seel ot sofmyownf ami l yonmywebsi t e( sor r y! )andonsoci almedi a.Myki dsar ecr azy,andt heyar emy f avor i t esubj ect st ocapt ur e.Il ovet hem fier cel y. Tooof t enwet akephot osofourki dsandnevert aket het i met obeI Nt hephot os.Thi si ssomet hi ngt hat Iwantt ochange.I n201 5,documentyourf ami l yast heyar e,wi t hyouI Nt hephot os.Makeyourf ami l y’ s memor yapr i or i t yandbookasessi onwi t hme.Ourki dsgr ow upwayt ooqui ckl y,don’ tputi toff!Myf ami l y sessi onsar eal laboutcapt ur i ngyouasyouar e.Ever ysi ngl esessi oni suni que. Iwoul dl ovet omeetyouandyourf ami l y,andIwoul dbehonour edt ot el lyourst or y.
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Ic an' ts aye nought i me showmuc hwel ov e t he phot osCour t ne yt ook ofoury oung f ami l y . Our baby we ar i ng s hot s par t i c ul ar l yc apt ur e st hej oywege tf r om be i ng s oc l os et o ourbaby .Thank y ou Cour t ne yf orc apt ur i ng s uc h a be aut i f ul t i meofourl i v e s .
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FAM ILY FABULOUSNESS ni t i al l yShar l een and Scot tpur chased t he ent i r e Shar l eenand Scot twi t hbabyA wer eoneofmyal l I l er y ofdi gi t ali mages( about250! )and att he t i mef avor i t esessi onst hi syear .Fr om t hever yfir st gal phone cal lt o our coffee cat ch up t o pl an t he
t i met hatcamewi t hamagazi nest yl ephot obook.
, I deci ded t o upgr ade t hem t o a sessi on Iwas r eal l y exci t ed t o wor k wi t ht hem. However They hadn’ t wor ked wi t h a phot ogr apher si nce
gor geous 60 page fine ar tal bum t o showcase
hei ri mages and gi ve t hem t he l ongevi t yt hat t hei rweddi ng,so Iknew t hi s was a bi g dealf or t t hem and Iwas honor ed t o have been chosen t o
t heydeser ve.
capt ur et hesememor i es. W e deci ded on a beach l ocat i on i nt he Nat i onal Par k wher e Scot t had pl anned on pr oposi ng t o Shar l een backwhen t heyfir stgotengaged.Il ove pi cki ng meani ngf ull ocat i ons,i tj ustaddsa whol e new di mensi on t ot he i mages.The weat hert hat day was cl oudy and over cast ,buti nt he end i t madef orper f ectl i ghtdur i ng t hei rshoot .
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COOL AND CALM Ki dsar ebesti nt hemor ni ngwhent hey’ r eatt hei r happi est .Wel lr est edandf ed,acal m,f unener gy shoul d make f ort he per f ectshoott i me f orki ds and si bl i ngs. Nap t i mes and eveni ngs ar e gener al l y mor e compl i cat ed t i mes si nce young onesar eof t enbot hhungr yandt i r edatt hi st i me, howeveri fput t i ngt hem t osl eepi sat i met hatyou cher i sh t hi s can make f or a per f ect t i me t o document .Gol denhour( akasunset )canmakef or beaut i f ull i ght ,so i fyou choose t hi st i me ofday make sur et he ki ds have a l at e nap +a snack bef or e( ordur i ng! )yoursessi on.
G ET THE LOOK Avoi d t he mat chy mat chy l ook. I t ’ s ni ce t o coor di nat e col our s,butj ustkeep i tr el axed and nat ur al .St i ckt oneut r alcol our st hatwon’ tdi st r act f r om yourper sonal i t i es.Orj ustwearwhat ever f eel sr i ght f or you, wi t h document ar y st yl e phot ogr aphy,t hecl ot hesr eal l ydon’ tmat t er .
CLEAR THE CLUTTER I fyoursessi on i si n yourhome,make sur et he spacei scl earofanyt hi ngyouwoul dn’ twanti nt he phot o’ s.Idon’ tdo any ext r a phot oshoppi ng t o r emovei t emsf r om ani mage.
CAN’T BUY M E LOVE Bui l d up t hesessi ont ochi l dr enasi tr eal l yi s—a t i mef orf unandt oget her ness.Ther e’ snoneedf or br i beswhent heeventi t sel fi st her ewar d.
CHILL PILL Cal m yourownl ensner ves.Rel axedpar ent shave mor e f un, whi ch hel ps ki ds become most comf or t abl ef ort hebestshot s.
PETS ALLOW ED I fyoubr i ng yourpetSpar kyt ot hef ami l yshoot , make sur et o getsome br i skexer ci se wi t h your pupbef or ecomi ng.Thi swi l lal l ow f ora( hopef ul l y) sl i ght l ycal mercani nedur i ngyourshoot .
THE STORYTELLING PROCESS
FROM SHOOT
TO PRI NT
I nt he i nt er estofhonour i ng yourschedul es,speci alevent sand yoursessi ons I ’ ve devel oped asi mpl et i mel i ne t o hel p you t o under st and how Iam wor ki ng myhar destt o cr eat e yourt r easur ed memor i es:
Geti ng started
2 WEEKS
BEFORE YOUR SESSI ON:
AFTER YOUR SESSI ON:
Af t erchat t i ng on t he phone and s endi ng your quot e,Iwi l ls end youanonl i neques t i onnai r et of i l l outt o gets omei deasaoutwhat dai l ymemor i esyou’ dmos tl i ket o capt ur e. We’ l l wor kt oget er t o det er mi ne a t i me f r ame and l ocat i onf oryours es s i onandt hen wes etadat e.
2 weeks BEFORE YOUR SESSI ON:
Wemeetup f orcof f eet o di s cus syourans wer st ot heques t i onnai r e,deci deonanyot her det ai l sf or your s es s i on and gett oknow oneanot her .
THE DAY OF YOUR SESSI ON:
Dur i ng t he s es s i on, I ’ m bas i cal l yaf l yont hewal l .My obj ect i vewi l lbet ocapt ur eal l oft het hi ngst hatyoul i s t edi n yourans wer st ot heques t i ons pl usmor e.
Ical loremai lyout os chedul ea t i mef oryout ovi ew youri mages anddeci deonhow youwoul dl i ke t ous eyourcr edi t .
23 WEEKS AFTER YOUR SESSI ON:
We meetvi ew your i mages and deci deonhow youwoul dl i ket o us eyourcr edi t .Dur i ngt hi st i me wecan deci deon whats i z eand ar r angementofpr i nt swoul dl ook bes ti n your home,t he t ype of al bum you woul dl i ke t o or der , and/ orwhi ch di gi t ali magesyou wi s ht o pur chas e.I wi l l br i ng s ampl eswi t hmes ot hatyoucan s eewhati ti syouar epur chas i ng.
68 WEEKS AFTER YOUR SESSI ON:
Your ar t wor k and al bums ar e r eadyf orpi ckup!
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My y ounge s t , Ly di a e nj oy i ng a s mooz i ei c ebl oc k !
Our Family Shoot As a mot herwho has car r i ed and gi ven bi r t ht ot wo babi es, Iknow how easy i ti st o make excusesaboutget t i ng i nf r ont of t he camer a. I al so know how i t f eel s t o gr ow up wi t hout many phot os of my own mot herbecause she f el t t oo
over wei ght
and
embar assed t o be i n phot o’ s of t en. W hat do I r emember aboutmymot heratt hatage? She was war m,and sof t ,and had t hebestl ap f orl ayi ng my head on. Too of t en we t ake phot os of our ki ds and never t ake t he t i me t o be I Nt he phot os.Thi s i s somet hi ng t hat I want t o change. I n 2015, document yourf ami l y as t hey ar e,wi t h you I Nt he phot os.Make your f ami l y’ s memor y a pr i or i t y, our ki ds gr ow up way t oo qui cknott o. I n t he spi r i t of wal ki ng t he wal k.we had a f ami l y sessi on wi t hmydearf r i endHei dif r om Hei di Ramaker Phot ogr aphy r ecent l y.Al t hough Ist i l lf el t ner vous because I haven’ t qui t el ostt he baby wei ght ,I know t hat i n 5,10,20 year s
INVEST IN YOUR FAM ILY’ S LEGACY, BE IN PHOTO’S! A recent photo shoot done for us by HeidiRamakerPhotography on location atRouse HillRegionalPark.
f r om now Iwi l ll ook back on t hese i mages and be so t hankf ult hatIdi dn’ tl i st en t o t hat i nner voi ce sayi ng I wasn’ tt hi nenough.Iwi l lhave t hese
memor i es
of
my
chi l dr en att hi sgor geousage, capt ur ed by someone ot her t han me.And Iwi l lr emember how muchj oyand l ovewasi n ourl i vesatt hi st i me.
PRICE LIST
2015
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one hour storytelling session fee
( i ncl$200cr edi t )
$400
Al ldi gi t ali mages,hei r l oom pr i nt s andpr oduct sar et obepur chased seper at el ydur i ngyouror der i ngsessi on.
A Si bl i ngStory
PLAYFUL M OM ENTS
W RAPPED IN LOVE
Thebesti magesofyourki dsar et heonest hatcapt ur e t hei rt r ue per sonal i t i es,and t he bestway t o achi el ve t hi si s by j ustl et t i ng t hem be t hemsel ves dur i ng t he sessi on!W e’ l l choose a meani ngf ul l ocat i on wher e your ki ds wi l lf eel comf or t abl e, add i naf ew f un act i vi t i es,and l ett hemagi chappen.
An exper i enced babywear ermysel f ,Iespeci al l yl ove doi ng t hese sessi ons. W het her i t s babywear i ng or br east f eedi ng ( orbot h! )t hatyou wantt or emember , booki ng one oft hese sessi ons wi l lbe an i nvest ment youwi l lnotr egr et .
SIM PLE PLEASURES
A Daddy & Me Story
For t he Dads who want t o capt ur e someoneononet i mewi t ht hei rki ds, I offer a sessi on t ai l or ed t o document i ng t hose pr eci ous memor i es.A per f ectFat her ’ sDaygi f t or Bi r t hday pr esent f or t he man i n yourl i f e,t hi s sessi on wi l lsur el y be t r easur ed f oryear st o come.I t ’ s not l i mi t ed t o f at her s wi t h young ki ds ei t her , gr andf at her s ( or gr andmot her s)ar e wel come t o book t heset ypesofsessi onsaswel l !
A Mummy & Me Story
PRECIOUS M EM ORIES Too of t en we t ake hundr edsofpi ct ur esofourki ds,and we f or gett o be i nt he phot o’ sour sel ves.These sessi onsar e al labout t el l i ng t hest or yofyourl i f easmum.Document i ng yourr el at i onshi p wi t hyourchi l d,whet heri t ’ syournew babyoryourt eenage daught er .Oreven yourown mot her !( Gr andpar ent sar e wel come! )W e’ l ldi scussi deasoft hi ngst o do,whi ch coul d be baki ng i n t heki t chen,goi ng t ot hef r eshf ood mar ket ,goi ng outf ori cecr eam,goi ng t ot hebeach,t hel i stofi deasi sendl ess!I ’ l lbet her e ever yst ep oft he way,document i ng t he per f ectl i t t l e moment si n yourever ydayl i ves.A Mummy& Me St or ysessi on i sper f ect gi f tf oranymot heranydayoft heyear .
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newborn storytelling session fee
( i ncl$250pr i ntcr edi t )
$500
Al ldi gi t ali mages,hei r l oom pr i nt s andpr oduct sar et obepur chased seper at el ydur i ngyourvi ewi ngsessi on.
A Newborn Story
PLANNING AHEAD
AW AITING ARRIVAL
I t ’ s best t o book your newbor n sessi on wel li n advance,
Ever y newbor n sessi on i ncl udes a compl i ment ar y 30 mi n
becausemydi ar ydoesfil lupqui ckl y.Iwi l lpenci li nyourdue
baby bump st or y.These sessi ons documentyourl i f ei nt he
dat e and t henwhenyourbabyar r i vessi mpl yemai lme t ol et
l ead up t o yourbaby’ sbi r t h.Thi scoul di ncl ude shoppi ng f or
meknow and Iwi l lschedul eyoursessi ondat e.
babycl ot hes,decor at i ngt henur ser y,orevenj ustr el axi ngon t hel oungewi t hacuppa!
M ILKY SLUM BER Newbor n babi es ar e fickl el i t t l e bei ngs. They have a mi nd oft hei r own when i t comes t of ood and sl eep,and f or t hi s r eason Ial l ow pl ent y oft i me f orf eedi ng and set t l i ng. Thi s sessi on i s al l about capt ur i ngt het i nydet ai l sofyournewbor n f r om t hei rnur ser yt ot he dayt o dayt asks ofcar i ng f ort hem. .
A Newborn Story
A Newborn Story
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little fam ily storytelling session fee
A Fami l y Story
( i ncl$250pr i ntcr edi t )
$500
Al ldi gi t ali mages,hei r l oom pr i nt s andpr oduct sar et obepur chased seper at el ydur i ngyouror der i ngsessi on.
A Fami l y Story
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t oget heral bumst o showcase yourf ami l y’ sst or y,and t hi si sa
cr eam,headi ng t o a par k ora beach,oreven goi ng t en pi n
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bowl i ng!Changi ng up l ocat i ons i s a gr eatway t o add t ot he
anal bum f r om t hei rsessi oneachyeart odi spl ayi nt hei rhome,
var i et yi nyouri magesand keep ever yoneengaged.
and t he ki dsl ove l ooki ng t hr ough t hem and r emi ni sci ng about f ami l yl i f ewhent heywer eyounger .
A Fami l y Story
A Fami l y Story
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