Appointments are required – we do not accept walk-ins.

Either a Session fee or a Holding fee must be paid up front to secure any session.  Payment is required to hold the date of your Portrait Session on our calendar.

Please note:  If you “no show,” you will have to pay another session fee to reschedule.

First, expect to have fun, because you will! Some may be a little nervous at first, but we’ll soon put you at ease so you can enjoy your session.   The people in our portraits look wonderfully relaxed and natural because they are relaxed.

Remember, we want you to have fun – and being late will only result in you feeling rushed and result in less time spent on your photography – so be on time, or a little early! Feel free to bring your favorite music. We can play music in the studio, and we like all types.

Don’t miss this opportunity because of previous bad experiences.  Our Portrait Sessions are relaxed, candid and fun!

A typical session lasts 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the type of session.  While some of the portraits will be posed, we also try to capture the natural moments in between.

Please let me know if there are poses or groupings of family members you want included. I’m always willing to incorporate your ideas, so please don’t be shy if you have suggestions.

We use a documentary style of photography, letting your children just be themselves. Kids will be kids and we understand that they will have moments of imperfection (just like us) and that’s OK!

We’re there to make them (and you) feel as comfortable as possible so we can capture their unique personality.

We are patient and don’t mind waiting to get that perfect shot. We will pose some shots, but will mainly just shoot and capture those moments that happen naturally.

We feel that not using unnatural props or stiff formal poses is a more honest means of capturing who your child really is.

You should look like YOU in your portraits. If you’re concerned about the glare on your lenses, consider borrowing a pair of lens-free frames from your optician or wearing contacts. If you wear Transitions® lenses, the lenses will turn dark if we are shooting outside and your eyes won’t be visible in the photographs. I urge you to borrow a pair of lens-free frames, wear contacts. or just remove your glasses for the session.

A Portrait Session is individually tailored for each client’s particular needs, but typically shooting time lasts 30-45 minutes to an hour.

Newborn Sessions take longer; allow up to two hours.  

We recommend taking maternity portraits during the 32 – 36th weeks, when your curves are at their most glorious. With artistic lighting and gentle posing, we guarantee you will be thrilled to document this amazing time in your life.

Newborn babies, in the first 7 days after birth, are incredible to photograph and we love to capture their bond with you at this time.

Little ones change quickly over the course of their first year, so consider having portraits again at 8 months (Sitting) and again at 1 year (Walking) as their true features and big personality really emerge.

We invite you to join select clients who are members of The Bebe Coterie.

Natural lighting creates the beauty in timeless portraiture and the best time of day is early in the morning or one hour before sunset.  

Please allow ample time for preparation at our exclusively selected location.

We recommend late Spring, early Summer, or Fall.

Winter is not a good time for outdoor portraits because the trees are bare and there is very little color outdoors.  However, it’s the perfect time for studio portraits!

You’ve reached a milestone in your life. Your portraits should reflect your unique personality. You’re not the same old Sara from down the street, so why should your senior portraits look like hers? What you need is something that only an artist can produce.

The other studios (you know, the ones that your school sends you to) employ a large staff of photographers to fulfill their volume needs. This is perfectly all right if you want some novice who’s been trained on the bare minimum of the technical aspects of photography. They understand lighting and posing and how to make a ‘nice portrait.’ The only problem is that they all look alike!

We’re different. We are dedicated to our craft and are constantly developing new techniques.  We have a network of makeup and hair artists at our disposal for that extra sizzle in your portraits as well!

Your interests, hobbies, and personality will shine through your portraits with us. We encourage you to bring your favorite items to use as a prop. We can photograph you with your car, pet, musical instrument, or favorite sports item.  We offer a spacious private changing and makeup room for your convenience.  Got a favorite CD you want to listen to during your in-studio session? Bring it! It’s your session and you should have fun.

We do special one-on-one portraits of seniors. You can change clothing, right in the studio.  You can choose a garden or other local location.

We don’t mind you having one parent AND a friend along – in fact, it can make things even more interesting. However, please, no more than one.

These pictures are about YOU and we want to be able to concentrate on YOU, rather than working with a large group.

If you really want a group picture with several friends, we ask that you let us know so that we can plan for it ahead of time and make sure that your friends know that they will be leaving after the group pictures are done. If it’s sprung on us the day of the shoot, we’ll decline.  We want to avoid distractions that prevent us from doing our very best FOR YOU.

If you do have a parent and a friend along, tell them to be prepared to work! Watching for stray hairs, helping hold reflectors, watching for people in the background, you name it!

The way to handle this is to plan all the details in advance – the clothing, the location, the groupings, etc.  Then, when you call at the last minute to schedule (because your children have called you at the last minute!), we will only have to choose the date for the Portrait Session.

Please include your dog.  We enjoy including pets, especially dogs.  It will help, not hurt, the portrait!

We will spend 15 minutes on portraits with your pet, and then ask that someone be available to take care of him/her during the remainder of your session.

Number of people included is dependent on the type of session – please contact the studio.

Our indoor studio can accommodate groups of up to 8 people. For larger groups, we recommend our outdoor studio.

It is best to only bring the persons being photographed to your session. For Senior Sessions, teens may bring one parent. 

No cameras are allowed in the studio.  Many of us already feel as if a spotlight is on us when we are being photographed and there is no benefit to increasing the feeling with knowledge that someone is “watching” you. 

The exception would be someone to watch small children or a dog. 

For Regular Portrait Sessions, our offerings are a la carte. 

However, we do offer incentives for certain price points.  From albums to wall art, the choice is yours!

For Limited Edition and Special Events, package pricing is available.

Yes, we offer contemporary looks for that special portrait, including black and white portraits.

Please plan to arrive on time or 10 minutes earlier than the session start time.

If hair and makeup is to be applied, the person receiving hair and makeup should plan to arrive 1.5 hours before the session start time, with the remainder of the family joining them at the session start time.

All sessions begin at the scheduled time — we would NEVER use the time you paid for to photograph someone else who arrived late. We ask you to we respect the next client’s time so we are unable to accommodate late arrivals.

Overcast days are fine, but if it rains, we’ll reschedule your outdoor session. 

Or if the portrait has to be done on that day, as in the case of a multi-family gathering, your session will be moved to our indoor studio.

While it’s natural to worry, the weather isn’t as a big a concern as one would think.  Cloudy skies make for the best lighting.

If your session is scheduled for outdoors, your session may be rescheduled if it rains steadily. 

If the portrait has to be done on that day, as in the case of a multi-family gathering, your session will be moved to our indoor studio.

Typically, you will have no less than 35 poses to choose from!

Unfortunately there are NO retakes if your child does not cooperate, so do make sure they have had a nap and are well fed before the session time arrives.

If you feel that it’s possible that your child may not cooperate, please come prepared with a “clean” snack, especially for those who might appreciate a little positive reinforcement (aka bribery)! Look for snacks that don’t melt, aren’t sticky and won’t leave messy crumbs.

If you or your child is not feeling well (even the slightest bit under the weather), please reschedule. We want to keep the studio as germ-free as possible.

Please do not. Absolutely NO cameras, including cell phone cameras, are allowed in the studio.