Thursday, January 19, 2012

Class of 2012

Class of 2012,
There's a lot of expenses when it comes to your High School Grad Ceremony but parents, friends & family remember the event best in the form of photos!
Here's your chance to express your individuality and time for you to be you- 18 years in the making! It's your time to make all the decisions- location, outfits & more!
Book your Senior/Grad Portrait session with Courtney's Photography between January 20th and March 1st and receive 35% off any package of your choice!
Guys & Girls- we can take as short or as long of time as you'd like! Doesn't have to be an hour long- or an hour short.  Bring along your escort for some added variety!







Suggestion: Book your session on a day other than THE day. Makes for a relaxed photos and more time for creativity, like on the day you get you hair/make-up trial!
Let's brainstorm together and come up with a custom session just for you!

Note:
Session does not need to take place between January 20th and March 1st in order to receive discount! Just your time of booking does!)
Email: courtneydmac@gmail.com
or call/text at 780 614-4903

Visit: http://courtneys-photography.blogspot.com/p/pricing.html for details!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Valentines Day!

Couples, siblings, friends, family, grandparents...
Anyone interested in doing Valentine's Day mini-sessions? Either outdoor or studio?
Session would be up to a 1/2 an hour in length and total of $35.00.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Package includes:
  • 1 high resolution digital CD of all edited images
(Included on the CD would be 1 custom made Valentines Card with your choice of images & text free for you to print out on your own & hand out to your friends, family & loved ones!)

Monday, January 2, 2012

Forward: "A Letter On My Door Step. [Portraits are more than paper]"

A letter on my door step. portraits are more than paper.

There will be no portrait photos in this post.  This letter wasn’t mailed – it was at my doorstep when I got home a couple months ago.  I read it, I cried, and read it again – probably a hundred times by now.  It wasn’t easy to read – and honestly, as much as it validates what I do for a living – I wasn’t sure I was going to share it either – Until today, when a past client said that my print prices were too expensive.  If you choose to read through the letter, you will know why I’ve finally chosen to share it.
July 2nd, 2011
Jeanine - 
Today I am writing for a couple of reasons.  I have some quiet time at the moment and need to get a couple of things off my mind.  I will leave this for my husband to deliver to you when he is ready.
You photographed my wedding, you photographed my first pregnancy and my first baby.  I contacted you awhile back to photograph my 2nd child and family.  After getting prices and realizing I would want all of the pictures as we love your work – I decided against spending $500+ – which is what I normally spend for portraits and prints with you..  Please know it is not because I don’t value your amazing eye, or how much we love the experience.
That week that I decided to NOT do a session with you, this is how I spent some money.
On Sunday I called and cancelled our session.  Monday I went out and got my hair cut ($39+tip), and colored ($65), Thursday I had my nails done ($24), my family went out to dinner at a somewhat expensive restaurant for no particular reason costing us $79 + tip.  This was just 4 days since canceling our session, already totaling over $200 for un necessary things.  My nails only lasted about 2 weeks, my hair is gone, and seven weeks passed when I got the phone call from our doctor.  It was not something I expected and the cancer has spread very quickly.  I will be leaving my husband, my 6 year old girl and my now 2 year old – not by choice.  It is very hard for me to talk about it which is why I need to write you.
I watch your Facebook page and your posts about the value of a photo and if I could give back all of those things that I purchased this few weeks after I cancelled my session with you, knowing what I know now, and have that session, well… I would do it in a heartbeat. 
Now my time is done and there are no more chances for me.  The next time someone cancels a session – my wish is that you forward this letter to them.  Time is fragile, it is gone before you know you had it.  If you charged $200 for one print it wouldn’t be enough for what it is actually worth.  I cringe to think that my priorities were a manicure over a memory to pass onto my babies and husband.
My love and thanks for what you have given us from past photos.  I am so sorry that I did not see it as more than paper until now.
Karen L.