A Class By Itself

Business Description

weddings, seinor photos, pets, families, corporate. Photos on CD, negatives are yours.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?

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?

Event Photographers

What are your rates?
Do you require a deposit?
Can I keep the negatives?
What is your photographic style?
How many pictures do you take?
Do you provide black and white photography?
How long does it take you to develop photos?
Do you use digital or film?
Can I see examples of your work?
How far are you willing to travel?
What services do you offer?
What is your photographic style?
What format do you provide your photography in (print, electronic, etc.)?
Can I keep the negatives?

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• Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?
  any disputes or feelings of dissatisfaction can be put before an arbitration committee fron the PPA (professional Photographers Of America). If I'm at fault, a refund will be detirmined by that committee
• What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
  I have been a stock photographer for 25 years, a wedding photographer for over 6 years. Took a class in portraiture and lighting, otherwise self taught.
• What packages do you offer? What are your rates?
  Packages range from $895- $1495, which provide complete coverage, from getting ready through the end of the reception, no time limit on the time at the wedding.
• Do you require a deposit?
  A $200 deposit holds the date, with the balance due on or before the wedding day.
• How many pictures do you take?
  Up to 216 photos- my brochure states 200 to account for unusable shots.
• Can I keep the negatives?
  Negatives are yours as part of the standard packages.
• How many weddings have you photographed?
  approx. 100 weddings to date.
• What is your photographic style?
  traditional, posed, candid, contemporary. In other words, everything but photojournalistic, which requires mulitple photographers to do properly.
• Do you provide black and white photography?
  Black & white& sepia, as well as color.
• Do you use digital or film?
  I use film at the moment, am looking into digital as well for the future.
• Can I see examples of your work?
  My web site is found at aclassbyitself.com or an appointment can be made to see what I've done over the years.
• How far are you willing to travel?
  Up to an hour, distances longer than that have an additional fee, depending on the distance.
• How quickly will I receive my prints?
  I can have everything ready for you in 3-4 weeks from the wedding date.
• What makes you different from other photographers?
  No time limit spent covering your event- I consider myself as being hired for the day, with the results all being yours, (except things like the cameras, though).
• What are your rates?
  $895-$1495 per day.
• Do you require a deposit?
  A $200 deposit will hold the day, with the remainder due on or before the event date.
• Can I keep the negatives?
  Negatives are all yours.
• What is your photographic style?
  All styles, with the exception of pohtojournalistic.
• How many pictures do you take?
  It depends on the requirements of your event. I'll thke as many as needed.
• Do you provide black and white photography?
  Black & white, sepia, & color are available.
• How long does it take you to develop photos?
  Will be ready within 3 weeks.
• Do you use digital or film?
  Film at the present- digital in the future.
• Can I see examples of your work?
  A web site devoted to weddings and seinor photos can be viewed at aclassbyitself.com
• How far are you willing to travel?
  An hour at no charge, further for a fee, depending on the distance.
• What services do you offer?
  You can give me a ring at (503) 666-5516 and I'll answer all your Questions.
• What is your photographic style?
  Everything except photojournalism.
• What format do you provide your photography in (print, electronic, etc.)?
  35mm & medium format.
• Can I keep the negatives?
  all yours

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