The time has finally arrived … your son/daughter/grandchild is an up and approaching high school senior. It will be time to select a photographer for their senior pictures. Your input truly matter and is very important to How Charming Photography. And it is important to your son/daughter/grandchild too. Below are some helpful tips for you to be better informed about the senior portrait process and to help you be a wise consumer. If you take away only three (3) items from this website, let them be:
1> You have the right to pick the photographer of your choice. Therefore you should look beyond the “contract” photographer to be certain you are getting the types and quality of photos you and your senior deserve.
2> The personalized attention and reliable, efficient service from How Charming Photography plays a big part in making your senior’s portraits look great.
3> Visiting howcharmingphotography.com would be a very wise investment before you select your photographer.
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10 Steps to a Successful Senior Session Portrait Experience
Use this guide as a checklist.
1> Be involved throughout the portrait process.
2> Start planning and evaluating photographers now. You can never start too soon. At How Charming Photography, the sooner the senior is photographed, the greater the savings.
3> Do not feel pressured to use the school’s contracted photographer. It is simple for your senior to be in the school’s yearbook. We submit yearbook photos to all area schools. We have the specifications for each — and will keep this in consideration during each photo shoot.
4> Research each studio (most all have a photography website) you are interested in, and view the portraits they have taken. You will quickly determine which is best suited to your taste.
5> Do not limit yourself geographically; do not hesitate to drive a little farther for the photos and service you want. After all, this is a once in a lifetime photo. (How Charming Photography is a location studio…and will travel to your desired location (whether locally or out of town).
6> Talk with the studio staff and ask questions. Do this prior to your actual photo session.
7> Evaluate just what you will be getting for your money. Look for a pricing stucture that you are comfortable with.
8> Be thoroughly satisfied with your portraits. If something is not what you expected, ask why.
9> Look in the senior section of last year’s yearbook/s. Look for photographs whose quality stands out. Ask those people where they had their senior portraits taken.
10> Encourage your senior to be creative and have fun. That is what it is all about!
