Photographs by Kathy

Business Description

Services provided are engagements, pre-wedding formals, weddings, anniversaries, photography for marketing purposes, pets, class reunions, graduations, and special events. All weddings photographed with receive a Free 8 x 10 photo in a frame, Free enhancement on each photograph, Free CD with all photos and free extra enlargements for referrals that book. A 50% discount in pre-wedding formals is offered upon booking the wedding. Travel expenses will be added into cost of package. On-site photo printing is available. Every month, there is a special or promotion for a couple to save money.

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?

Event Photographers

What are your rates?
Do you require a deposit?
Can I keep the negatives?
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?

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• Do you have a customer satisfaction or refund policy?
  If the bride and groom change the date, there will be no penalty. If there is a refund, it will be within a month's time if the bride and groom decide not to get married. A refund just to hire another photographer for an extraordinarily low cost with a nonqualified photographer will not be allowed.
• What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
  No college training,God-given talent and eye, first-hand experience, talking with photographers, studying in-depth photograph books,and receiving critiques to improve. I
• What are your rates?
  Depends upon time involved and travel. Portraits of family or bride will take about 1-2 hours, usually between 50 and 100 photos. Rates will vary upon amount of photos and time, usually between $100 and $200.
• Do you require a deposit?
  A small deposit is required to book a date because of busy months ahead.
• What packages do you offer?
  Personalized packages to suit the needs of the bride and groom. No set package of certain size combination. Most of the time, it includes (4) 8 x 10, (4) 5 x 7 and wallets if desired. Free 8 x 10 with frame is given.
• How many pictures do you take?
  From a 4 hour to 6 hour wedding, it usually involves between 300 and 500 photos. It may be more depending upon the wedding and the limitations of taking photographs during the ceremony.
• Can I keep the negatives?
  The bride and groom can keep the negatives. I use a 35 mm as a back up camera when taking formals at the wedding. I will get those put on a CD, which includes negatives.
• What is your photographic style?
  Never thought of style. I do close ups, 3/4 view and full length photos with good background with little or no distractions. Photos showing emotions and caring for each other. Some spontaneous photos.
• Do you provide black and white photography?
  On my check-off sheet of poses for before wedding, during wedding and reception, I can provide black and white photos for certain photographs that the bride and groom choose.
• Do you use digital or film?
  Both. Mostly digital for portraits so that I can look at photos and erase, and reshoot with better composition.
• Can I see examples of your work?
  I have enlargements of 8 x 10 and 4 x 6's available in portfolio. Also, I have a photo gallery on line.
• How far are you willing to travel?
  I will travel within Virginia up to 75 miles from Roanoke, VA.
• How quickly will I receive my prints?
  It usually takes at least two weeks to individually enhance all photos (400-600 photos), delete background distractions, etc.
• What makes you different from other photographers?
  I care and do anything possible to help their day be great. Special requests welcome. Many hours of time perfecting every photo after the wedding. Good sense of humor, great rapport with bride, groom and family, communication open. Respect privacy of dressing. Take special photos. I attend dress rehearsals for better preparation.
• What are your qualifications? Have you been professionally trained or certified?
  Experience on the job, reading photography books, talking with photographers and photo processors.
• What packages do you offer? What are your rates?
  It varies depending upon travel and time involved with the wedding. The majority of the cost is from $600 to $950, 4 hour to 6 hour wedding respectively.
• Do you require a deposit?
  Deposit amount varies depending upon the total cost of the wedding, usually between $200 and $300.
• How many pictures do you take?
  see above
• Can I keep the negatives?
  see above
• How many weddings have you photographed?
  Cannot tell you total in my career. Each year had different amounts. Been photographing weddings for about 25 years, starting out photographing weddings as a wedding gift.
• What is your photographic style?
  see above
• Do you provide black and white photography?
  see above
• Do you use digital or film?
  Digital and film
• Can I see examples of your work?
  see above
• How far are you willing to travel?
  see above
• How quickly will I receive my prints?
  see above
• What makes you different from other photographers?
  I enhance every photograph in Photoshop by getting out unsightly shadows, reflections in glasses and on skin, change background items that take away from picture quality.
• What are your rates?
  $100 hr. Travel, add a little more. I had extra $100 for prints and enlargments, all in the total photography cost offered.
• Do you require a deposit?
  Yes, depending upon total cost of wedding. Usually it is around 1/4 to 1/2, averaging $250.00 for smaller to medium size wedding time, and $300 to $350 for larger weddings
• Can I keep the negatives?
  I have negatives that is converted onto a CD, and the actual files from the digital camera on a photo CD
• How many pictures do you take?
  Anywhere from 400 to 600 from medium to large wedding. All will be on 1-2 CD's
• Do you provide black and white photography?
  You can check off on a checklist of poses of photographs which ones you want in black and white.
• How long does it take you to develop photos?
  One week, but allow an extra week to enhance photos to make them as perfect as possible.
• Do you use digital or film?
  Both
• Can I see examples of your work?
  see link on this site
• How far are you willing to travel?
  Up to 75 miles, if I have to stay overnight, some help with motel room would be appreciated.

Work Samples