I had a number of corporate headshot appointments this week, and decided just to roll them into one blog post to keep it simple.  It’s so important to have your photo on your business website.  It builds an instant connection between you and your client, and makes you identifiable.  I think having a portrait also makes you seem more friendly, but maybe that’s just me.  Whatever the reason, I’m glad these four people now have new images for their websites and social media tools -and that they thought of me to take them!

As of July 15, 2010, this will be the new deposit policy for Tracy Carolyn Photography.

Portraits A $50 deposit is due when you book your session date.  This deposit will be applied to your session fee, and is non-refundable.  It is transferrable, however, should you need to reschedule your appointment.  The remaining balance is due the day of your session.

Weddings and Events A deposit of 30% is due with a signed contract to reserve your date.  This deposit is non-refundable.  The remaining balance is due two weeks prior to the event.

Boudoir Marathons A $50 deposit is required to book your time slot on a marathon day.  Any hair and makeup fees will be due upfront, since I pay the stylist in advance.  This deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Thanks for wading through the boring business stuff.  Since everything is better with a photo, here’s an engagement favorite :)

Like most of us, Dave is multidimensional.  He has a corporate side – suit, tie, jacket.  Serious accountant Dave.  But then he has his casual side – jeans, baseball cap, tennis shoes.  Happy dog owner Dave.

We combined both sides into one for his portrait shoot yesterday.  Dave had photos of him alone, so I thought Sadie should get some, too.  She’s just so darn cute.

So I seriously considered doing a portrait marathon day in St. Louis – one of those long days where everyone gets 30 minutes of  my time, and hardly any of my attention.  But let’s be real – how much can you really get out of a 30 minute session?  If nothing else, I want to be able to talk to all of my favorite St. Louis people for more than 30 minutes and catch up on life!  So instead, I’m offering a week of full sessions!

A limited number of appointments will be scheduled during the week of June 9 – June 14th.  We’ll go anywhere you want to have your picture taken and do a full session (none of this mini business!)  You’ll also get a DVD with a high resolution copy of every photo from your session, with no copyright restrictions. I’ve raised prices in Denver to $350 for this kind of session, but for this week in St. Louis it’s only $250!  (You save $100 just ’cause I like you :) ).

These sessions will likely fill up quickly, so please contact me as soon as possible to set up your time!  I’m so excited to shoot in St. Louis!

Meet my Dad.  He’s an executive-type.  His old headshots looked stale and kinda stodgy (I can say that because I took them myself 3 years ago.)  He needed an update.

He demonstrated Blue Steel during his photo shoot.  I tastefully deleted the image.  I may or may not have been bribed to do so.  Probably not :)