REAL LIFE FAMILY SESSIONS
/ WHY REAL LIFE? My grandfather went in for his annual checkup and was told that his cancer (which was in remission) had unexpectedly spread to his lungs and liver. The doctors told us it was stage IV with no hope for healing. He was 93, still cross-country skied, gardened, lived by himself, and was sharp as a tack. He even practiced dentistry up until the year before but retired when he found out about the cancer. We lived almost 800 miles from him, but I wanted to make sure that I intentionally spent some quality time with him while he was still himself. I flew back to Michigan, and we spent a few afternoons together. We were chatting about his photographs from his time in the war, which prompted him to dig through his closet in search of his 16mm video camera from the ‘50s. He’s notoriously a pack rat, so it didn’t surprise me when he found it. I asked him if he had any films that we could watch. After a few minutes of shuffling through the attic, he pulled out a projector, screen, and a box of reels. We watched hours of tapes that no one in my family had ever seen before. Most of the films were from summer vacations, trips to the cottage, and holidays from the 1950s and 1960s. We even found some reels from the 1930s of my great-grandparents golfing and swimming in Lake Michigan. However, my favorite minutes on tape were the frames of everyday life. I wanted to see what my grandparents’ house looked like in the everyday. How had it changed? What did my dad wear as a little boy? Where did my grandmother grow up? How did my dad and his siblings interact? What were their routines? These scenes fascinated me more than vistas of Pennsylvania and perfect family photos. This is why I believe in capturing the reality of your life happening right now. It’s a time that is rarely photographed because you’re too busy living it. Your grandchildren will want to see what your everyday life is like. Your kids will want to remember how you looked day-to-day, not just when you’re dressed up in fancy clothes that you wear once a year, captured in a field that has no sentimental value. I love when a family trusts me to come into their home and document the real moments that they have with their children: the messy yogurt feedings in a high chair; the quick tears after stumbling from learning to walk; sibling love; toddler tantrums; the cuddling; the curiosity of a child... These moments are fleeting. While they may be routine happenings of the everyday, I believe that they are incredibly important to be preserved because they won't last forever. I would love to get to know your family and capture their special quirks and silly habits. Real Life Family Sessions are ideally an all-day event. I request 2-4 hours of time so that I can fully capture personalities and routines. These sessions are best practiced with children 12 mos. and older. Shorter sessions are recommended for younger children with nap times and limited attention spans.
/ COLLECTIONS
APPALACHIAN / 2 hours of coverage online gallery high-resolution images
$750
ATLAS / 3 hours of coverage online gallery high-resolution images 200 pg. softcover book
$1200
EVEREST / 4 hours of coverage online gallery high-resolution images legacy box
$2200
DIGITAL FILES / High-resolution, retouched images are delivered on a customengraved thumbdrive. With this purchase, you have the rights to print any size and quantity. You may also publish the photographs on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (ideally with credit linking to MORNINGWILD Photography). Because MORNINGWILD Photography retains the copyright, you may not sell, alter, or publish the images without permission.
/ A LA CARTE All photographs are printed at a professional lab with the highest quality. Photographs can be printed with or without a white border. Mounts are finished with a glaze and attached to a board for stability. They can be displayed with or without a frame. The finish protects the image from dust; therefore, the mount can be framed without glass.
PRINTS
LEGACY BOX
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All photographs are printed at a professional lab with the highest quality. Photographs can be printed with or without a white border. Mounts are finished with a glaze and attached to a board for stability. They can be displayed with or without a frame. The finish protects the image from dust; therefore, the mount can be framed without glass.
All of the images from your session are printed (4x6) and beautifully fitted in a 11.5”W x 8.5”L x 4.25”H” customengraved wooden box. You choose the stain and engraving. Larger options are available if you want to add to your box over the years.
SINGLES
MOUNTS
4x6: $5.00 5x7: $8.00 8x10: $15.00
11x14: $200 16x20: $250 20x24: $300
$750
/ ALBUMS
/ BOOKS
CLICK TO FLIP THROUGH TWO BOOKS.
/ Multiple cover options. /
Albums are custom-designed. It’s a collaborative process where you select your favorites, I design the pages, and we communicate back and forth until the layout is exactly as you envisioned.
/ Spreads (two pages) are absent of a gutter. This provides the opportunity to print images across two pages without worrying about a crease down the middle of the photo. / Album pages are mounted on thick paper for durability. / Multiple paper options. CLICK TO FLIP THROUGH AN ALBUM
/ Albums max out at 60 pages.
/ Hard and soft cover options. / Hardcover books max out at 200 pages. Softcover books can hold up to 380 pages. / Less expensive to upgrade. / Partial and full dust jacket cover options / One image per page. Simplistic design. / Paper is less durable, so can bend/rip over time unless care is taken. / Printed on recycled paper.
/ ALBUM + BOOK INFO ALBUMS
(40 PAGES)
6x6 8 x 8 10 x 10 12 x 12
/ $1000 / $1200 / $1400 / $1600
SOFTCOVER BOOKS (100 PAGES)
8.5 x 8.5 / $350 8.5 x 11 / $400
UPGRADES + 10 album pages + 10 parent album pages + 10 book pages + hardcover
/ $100 / $50 / $20 / $150