Holiday 2012 Info Part 2

***As of 8/12/12 I have canceled the Holiday Mini sessions due to lack of interest***



Anyone who has been following my work for at least the past year knows 2 things I love when it comes to my job.  Babies and CHRISTMAS.  I absolutely LOVE my Christmas sessions.  I have so much fun planning out what we are going to use, what clothes you should wear and what I can come up with that is completely unique.  I am hoping that holding a couple of mini session events will help give everyone the chance to get some fun and completely personalized Christmas photos.  If Christmas photos are not your thing, that is fine, they do not have to be Holiday themed.  Some choose not to have holiday themed because they want to be able to display them all year (which I know lots of people who display Christmas family photos all year, and that is awesome!).  

Mini Sessions!!!

I normally do not offer mini sessions, but I decided I would give them a try again.   This time they are a little bit different because they are priced higher, but include tons of stuff, adding up to a better value for those wanting just a few photos and not wanting to commit to a full 2 hour session.  Please keep in mind "mini session" does not necessarily mean "mini price", but they do mean shorter sessions, and better value because I am able to do several sessions in one day rather than my normal 1-2 sessions per day.  Regular studio sessions cost $100, plus you have a minimum print requirement of $150....but for this mini session price your money will go a lot farther, so I promise, it's a very good deal.  I do not have a date for these quite yet, and I am still trying to decide if I should do studio, on location or two different days so I can do one of each.  These will be very limited, and I will only be opening about 5 slots.

Holiday Mini Sessions $350

Valued at over $500

20-30 minute mini session

Upto 5 people

16x20 wall print 

Your choice of 5 gift prints (8x10 and below) 

4x6 proof set of 5-10 edited images 

25 custom holiday cards or a digital image to make your own holiday cards 

25% off Al a carte prints, collections, and wraps

Purchase your entire mini session’s digital images for only $200 extra

(due to the amount of time, no Santa photos can be done during these sessions)

 Repeat clients get $50 off the mini session fee and a Free 8x10
(You will also have the choice to trade out all of the prints and cards for just your digital images if you prefer)

Last year I started a fun tradition of Santa photos.  I call them "glimpse of Santa" because we just used bits and pieces of the Santa suit to keep it a little more magical.  Clients were able to "add" on Santa photos to their session at no additional cost.  I had lots of clients who LOVED this idea and we had a blast with it.  Santa could be Dad, Mom, or my amazing husband who volunteered to be Santa for anyone who had a deployed (or absent) spouse.  

This year I thought I would try offering Santa Mini Sessions.  These are perfect for those who just want a few photos of their kids with Santa, but hate the idea of the horrible mall photos that all look exactly the same.  Every Santa photo is unique.  These sessions will include digital images, rather than prints...which is perfect for printing off your own cards, posting to facebook, and printing just how many you want.  There will be approx. 10 slots open for these Mini Sessions, and Santa will be played by my husband so we do not have to worry about costume switching in a short time frame. If you would like Dad to play Santa, please let me know a head of time, and we can work something out.  Also, if I can find the perfect spot, I think it would be fun to do these as an on location rather than studio.

Santa Mini Sessions  $250

 (valued at over. $400)

Upto 4 children

20 minute session and time with Santa

All edited images on a custom printed DVD (5-10) 

25% off any prints, collections, and wraps.

Repeat clients get $50 off and a FREE 5x7 print

***for mini session events, repeat clients will not receive the regular 4x6 flipbook they normally get from me for being a repeat client, as there are not enough photos to make a book***

A repeat client is anyone who has had a FULL session with me...you all know who you are, and you are AWESOME!

 (past mini sessions or free modeling sessions are excluded...I do have a few model sessions that will receive the discount, email me if you are unsure if you qualifty)

Both mini sessions will need to fill up in order to take place

Holiday Mini sessions: Need at least 5 commitments per location (studio/on location)

Santa Mini Session: Need at least 7 commitments.  If I end up filling up fast, I can add on more days.

Regular Holiday sessions

If you are wanting a full session for your holiday photos, then you want to schedule a regular Holiday session.  All sessions scheduled during this time frame will be considered holiday sessions, but they do NOT have to be holiday themed.  Regular holiday sessions are being scheduled starting now.  They run from September 1st-November 30th.  I am working less this year so I can enjoy my last Christmas in Minot with family and friends, so I will have an even more limited number of sessions available than last year.  I really hate turning people away and feel horrible doing it, so please schedule as soon as possible.  I am leaving December 1-10th available for RUSH sessions.  These sessions will be double session fee ($200-$300) and double print requirement ($300) in order to be scheduled.  There is going to be no exceptions.  If I am booked up, you will have to pay the rush fees if you want a session. The turn around on these will be less than a week rather than my average of 10 days.  Please follow the link at the bottom of this post for more information on Holiday Sessions.

Snowy Sessions

Snow sessions are being booked by a sign up system. Please check out the link below for information on how to get on the list.

Here is a link to my post from a few weeks ago with all of the additional information on holiday sessions.

http://stacyvandyckphotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/holiday-sessions-beginning-september.html

Please email stacy@stacyvandyckphotography.com or call (210)722-3961 for more info or to set up any type of holiday session!

Lake Metigoshe Lifestyle Sessions

If I can get enough interest, I am going to be holding some fun sessions up at Lake Metigoshe sometime in Late July, or Early August.  If I get at least 3 sessions committed, there will be no travel fees at all, just your regular on location session fees.

I am not wanting these to be your regular, photos at the lake, posed session.  I want to capture your family making memories this summer...camping, hanging out around the campfire, fishing, laughing together, playing, hanging out at the lake at sunset.  I think this type of session sounds seriously fun and a great way to capture the memories of summer!

Regular session fee: $125 Session fee and $150 print commitment.

Sessions will include:

1-2 hour Session and creative fee

2 locations around Lake Metigoshe (campsite, lake, park, trail, etc)

Personalized ordering session with printed proofs (proofs available for purchase at extra cost)

8x11 proofing book

***Repeat clients all receive a FREE 4x6 flipbook ($80 value!)***

All of my current specials may be applied to this session as well!

These sessions will most likely take place around 6-8pm, depending on where your session will take place.  Hanging out around the campsite we can probably start around dinner time, if your spot is shaded nicely.  If you are wanting photos at the lake, it will need to be at least after 7pm for best lighting, probably even later.

These sessions will require the full session fee at booking.  I need at least 3, but no more than 5 sessions for this to take place.  I am hoping to get these on weekdays, as it's less crowded...but it will probably end up being on a weekend because of my husband's schedule.  The date will remain up in the air until I can get feedback from those for sure wanting to book a session.

I do not have any sample photos for this style of session since I have never done a session like this before, but I do have a few photos from a little camping trip we took with friends a couple of weeks ago...nothing special and these are barely even edited...I think I just brightened them up a bit since it was a very cloudy evening :)