Karen & Company

Business Description

Artistic, documentary wedding photography in black & white and color images. Our style is unobtrusive; our images are beautiful. Available for travel throughout the United States and internationally.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?

Portrait Photographers

What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
What are your rates?
Do you require a deposit?
What packages do you offer?
How many pictures do you take?
Can I keep the negatives?
What is your photographic style?
Do you provide black and white photography?
Do you use digital or film?
Can I see examples of your work?
How far are you willing to travel?
How quickly will I receive my prints?
What makes you different from other photographers?

Wedding Photographers

What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
What packages do you offer? What are your rates?
Do you require a deposit?
How many pictures do you take?
Can I keep the negatives?
How many weddings have you photographed?
What is your photographic style?
Do you provide black and white photography?
Do you use digital or film?
Can I see examples of your work?
How far are you willing to travel?
How quickly will I receive my prints?
What makes you different from other photographers?

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• Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?
  If you are unhappy with your photos, you may return all of them for a cash refund.
• What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
  Professional photographer for over 13 years. Member of several different professional organizations.
• What are your rates?
  A full rate sheet is available upon request. Rates start at $125 for a session fee. Day-in-the-life coverage is available as well.
• Do you require a deposit?
  A $50 non-refundable retainer is required at the time you book your session. The retainer may be reapplied if the session is rescheduled. The balance is due at the time of the session.
• What packages do you offer?
  I do not sell packages. A sitting fee is $125 and all photgraphs are chosen a-la-carte.
• How many pictures do you take?
  It varies depending on the number of children and the length of time of the session. Usually about 30 or so images are put online to choose from.
• Can I keep the negatives?
  Digital negatives and a printing release are delivered upon request 1 year after the portrait session. Copyright always remains with the studio.
• What is your photographic style?
  Primarily documentary in style.
• Do you provide black and white photography?
  Yes
• Do you use digital or film?
  100% digital since 2001
• Can I see examples of your work?
  Absolutely. Online at my website, in person via a consultation, or even thru the mail with an appropriate deposit.
• How far are you willing to travel?
  Unlimited travel is available. Anything outside of the Alanta metro area will incur additional travel fees.
• How quickly will I receive my prints?
  Images are online w/in 15 days of session;
• What makes you different from other photographers?
  As an historian by education I see my docuemtnation of your family as becoming an important part of your family history. I want the images I capture to be honest and true and reflective of what your life is like today.
• What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
  I have been a professional photographer for over 13 years and I am a member of several different professional organizations.
• What packages do you offer? What are your rates?
  A full rate sheet is available upon request. Rates start at $2700 for 5 hours of photography, a complete set of proofs, online viewing, and digital negatives after 4 months.
• Do you require a deposit?
  $1000 will be required as a non-refundable retainer along with a signed contract.
• How many pictures do you take?
  It varies depending on the size of the wedding, the number of family members, the number of attendants, and the extent of the events at the wedding. My contract promises a minimum of 400 images with the 5 hour coverage. You usually receive many more.
• Can I keep the negatives?
  Digital negatives and a printing release are delivered upon request 4 months after the wedding or upon delivery of the final prints, whichever comes first. Copyright always remains with the studio.
• How many weddings have you photographed?
  Over 400
• What is your photographic style?
  Primarily documentary in style, although we do take posed family portraits when required at weddings .
• Do you provide black and white photography?
  Yes.
• Do you use digital or film?
  100% digital since 2001
• Can I see examples of your work?
  Certainly. Recent weddings and some recent album layouts are online at http://www.karenandco.com/clients and hard copy prints and albums may be viewed either in person or may be shipped with an appropriate deposit.
• How far are you willing to travel?
  Anything outside of the Alanta metro area will incur additional travel fees. Generally travel fees are quite resonable and only require 2 nights room and board for myself and my assistant. Travel that is more than a day's drive by car will require airfare from ATL airport and a rental car. All travel fees are locked into the contract at the time the contract is signed.
• How quickly will I receive my prints?
  Images are placed online within 30 days of the wedding. Proof prints are shipped as soon as final payment is made, once the images are online. More complete delivery schedules are a part of my pricing packet.
• What makes you different from other photographers?
  My images are unique and I bring my own individual vision to each wedding. As an historian by education, I see my documetnation of your wedding day as part of your family history and I want to make sure that my photographing of it is honest and without pretense so that future generations will have honest and true images to view.

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