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a little business, a little fun
Business first to get that out of the way:
1. Just a friendly reminder- as of 7/1/08, my prices increase by $25. (photoshoot $150, party for 2hrs $250- travel not included in either fee)If you are interested in booking a shoot with me and you do so before 7/1/08 (the shoot itself does not have to be prior to 7/1, just the booking), the prices are as is.
2. I only have a few more summer weekend shoot dates/times available. So, if you are looking for a summer weekend session, you might want to consider booking it now. As of this minute, these are the weekend dates/times available thru September 1st, 2008:
Sunday, June 29th 5pm or later
Saturday, July 12th morning only
Sunday, July 13th anytime
Saturday, July 26th anytime
Sunday, July 27th morning only
I will not be booking anymore sessions during the month of August, so if you are looking for summer, these are the only weekend dates left. Weekdays are open but subject to availability.
3. There are still a number of weekend time slots available in September and October. However, November weekends are booking up really quickly with only limited spaces left already. If you are interested in a November weekend shoot, you might want to book now. Plenty of weekday spots are available in September, October, and November.
4. In order to avoid the "Christmas Crush" of last year, if you’d like a photoshoot with the purpose of having the images as holiday gifts and/or cards made from the images FOR CHRISTMAS or HANNUKAH or NEW YEARS you must have your holiday photoshoot completed by Tuesday, December 9th to ensure holiday delivery. I will not be booking any shoots between December 20th, 2008 and January 10th, 2009.
5. As previously mentioned, I am working with a new card printer this year who is just phenomenal! I will be offering real folding cards in various sizes, including trifold cards, and accordian cards- all custom made with the photos of your choice from your shoot, along with your choice of designs, fonts, colors, finishes, and well, custom everything! I’ll be posting some samples of the trifolds at the end of July along with pricing information. I will still be working with Rockville Camera as last year and creating custom photocards there as well. So you will have your pick of tons of cards this year! And don’t forget, if you are booking a mini session, you will receive a $10 credit toward your card order (from either printer).
6. One final thing…an ammendment to the "growing up squared" plan. I’ve changed things around a bit –so instead of having 4 shoots during a calendar year (jan-dec), you can do your 4 shoots in the plan anytime you’d like within a year of purchase. If you’d like to do 4 in 4 months, great. If you’d like to spread them out, that’s great too. Or anywhere in between. As long as you complete all 4 shoots within one year of purchasing the plan, it’s all good.
The 4 shoots still do not include parties or additional family members. The growing up squared plan shoots remain as full sessions for your immediate family over one year. As of 7/1/08, the fee for the growing up squared plan will be $500.00 for your 4 sessions, payable at the first session. You will still receive the same $100 savings then if you were to book 4 shoots seperately.
Fewf (as in phew-but thats how the boys would say it)…that was a lot of business. Now on to some fun pictures. Took these at the park the other day with the boys just goofin around. Patrick took the ones of Timmy & me. He’s pretty good, no? Warning: A ton of pictures ahead.
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new disc inserts
I’ve been thinking about making the discs of shoots that I am burning for my clients a little prettier. Writing in Sharpie on the jewel case just wasn’t cutting it! So… I made a little something new.
Cute, right?
Doing everything and anything to beat the heat. But with it in the 90’s (and with the humidity it feels in the 100’s) it’s not working out too well. The a/c’s are pumping, we spent some time in the sprinkler but the air this afternoon was just dead. No breeze, no nothin. It did get a little less horrid later this evening, but they are saying it’s going to be even worse tommorrow. Fun! And the boys had another baseball game tonight and I caught a bunch of it while Timmy watched Cars (the movie) in the car. I was in the car, too- relax! They did great and Jack really hit the crap out of the ball- hit it all the way into the outfield. Woohoo!
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new branding
I have some big projects in the works around here for my little (but growing fast) business. So I am playing with some branding logos. Here are 4 that I worked on tonight. I know NONE OF YOU ever leave comments, but any comments on the different ones would be very helpful. Vote for one if you feel so inclined. Please?
Don’t worry, announcements about new products and offerings from bsquared will be up sometime in the next few months. Can you stand the suspense??
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New prices
Ok, I know I said I was going to post this on 5/1, but I got it done today so I’m just going ahead with it now. So, it gives you 2 months plus 3 extra bonus days to book a shoot at the current prices! If you are planning on booking a session with me, IF you book before 7/1/08, the prices will remain as is. The shoot itself dosen’t have to be before 7/1, just the booking. And if you already have a shoot booked with me (or you are on the growing up squared plan), you are already locked in at the price you were quoted on the confirmation email.
So here they are. Not too much different, all shoots are increasing $25.00 and the only other difference is that I will now require a $100 non-refundable deposit when booking parties (the deposit is only for parties/events, no deposits needed for regular photoshoots).This info will be a permanent post on the blog on the left side under Pages: Pricing.
And thanks again to everyone for making bsquared photography take OFF!
My fees:
Family & Child Session………………..$150 (if you book before 7/1, $125)
- immediate family only (parents, children, pets).
- no limit on clothing changes.
- location of your choosing. however, a travel fee may be applied for longer distances.
- sessions generally last from one to one and a half hours. please allow two hours for a newborn session.
- larger groups always welcome. please contact me at bbeyrer1@optonline.net for large group fees.
Parties & Events……………………$250 (if you book before 7/1, $225)
- two hours of shooting time which can be broken up as you’d like (ie. for a communion, I can come to the church for mass, church for portraits, to the party for reception shots, or any combination)
- I am available for longer parties as well. please contact me at bbeyrer1@optonline.net to discuss fees.
- a $100 non-refundable deposit is due upon booking of your party or event.
Mini-sessions (available October-December ONLY)…………………….$100
- mini-sessions are available for holiday card photos
- immediate family only. no changes of clothing, please.
- forty-five minutes of shooting time.
- locations must be local. no beach shoots.
- a $10 custom holiday card credit is included in fee.
Weddings………………prices are determined on an individual basis
- I am available for your wedding. please contact me at bbeyrer1@optonline.net to discuss details.
Holiday Cards– custom designed photo holiday cards are available. Please visit my Holiday Cards page for more details.
Prints and Discs:
Once your photos are up on the blog and you make your final selections (you may choose as many or as few pictures as you’d like), each picture will be uploaded to Rockville Camera. One 4×6 print of each picture will be printed for you at $.39 each. In addition, all of the photos you choose will be burned to a high-resolution disc at $9.99. You will then own the "digital negatives" for life, and you are welcome to make any copies or enlargements of the photos. While I highly recommend making those enlargements at Rockville Camera (their quality is outstanding), you may do so wherever you choose since the disc is yours. Rockville Camera will also ship your pictures and disc to you if needed.
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It’s all in the numbers…
4 8 15 16 23 42 (nah, not those numbers. That was a LOST reference for you non Losties out there). But these numbers….
70 -shoots in 2007 for the whole year
52 -shoots booked and in the can so far this year (and it’s only April)
6 -the number of full masses this (sorta) Jew has sat thru over the last few weeks between communions and weddings. Oy vey.
5- the nights I am going to be out this week.
4- how many shoots are waiting to be edited
2- the time (as in 2am) that I have gone to bed in the last week and a half. Gotta cut that out. It’s killing me slowly.
1- the date in May where I am planning to redo my pricing structure for the remainder of the year. Don’t panic- those of you who have already booked a session with me will be paying the current prices. And I will give a 2 month window to book by (July 1st) for the current prices as well. Plus, the price increase isn’t big by any means. Just need to cover additional expenses.
Off to edit. Have a great night and a productive Monday!