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A Note about Family Portraits

Few things are as precious as the family portrait. In fact, most people say that if they had only a few minutes to gather belongings from their homes before an imenent disaster, they would grab their family photos. Why? These are precious moments of our lives saved forever on a piece of photo paper - a glimpse of who we were and how we became who we are.

Let me be blunt for a moment. I am not a fan of the department store portrait. You know the kind. The ones where we put on our Sunday best and our fake smiles, and someone with the same training as the person who might sell you a tie in another department snaps a photo in front of a mottled blue background. No, these are the kinds of family photos I don't like. While they are an accurate account of what we looked like in that year, these photos tell us nothing about the people in them. They show no interaction, and they never show the real us.

What makes a family is the interaction between family members in a setting that is comfortable to them. How a toddler takes his mother's hand. How a daughter snuggles into her Daddy's neck when she's feeling shy. That's who we are, and that's exactly what I want to capture when I shoot family portraits: Your family the way it really is.

To see examples of my work with families, please click here. Family Gallery

Sincerely,

Andy Armstrong

How does a Family Portrait Session work?

A Family Portrait Session can be shot in the studio or on location. It usually lasts about an hour.

I always prefer to shoot family portraits on location (at your home, in a park, at the zoo, on a farm, or anywhere the family can interact with one another), but I can accomodate a family in the studio if necessary.

Sitting Fees

Family Portrait Sessions require a sitting fee. Sitting Fees must be paid in advance of the sitting date in order to book and hold the date of sitting. Sitting fees are non-refundable.

Location Sitting Fee: $150
Studio Sitting Fee: $100

Family Portrait Special $500

Includes Sitting Fees
Custom Designed 4x6 proofs of your Entire Session
DVD Slideshow of Your Session
Online Gallery of Your Session
Hi-resolution Digital Negatives
Licensing to Print Your Images

Booking Requirements and Other Notices

Deposit

Session booking is important. When I book a session, no one else can book that time or date. For that reason, I require a sitting fee which serves as a non-refundable sitting fee in advance of your session. If for any reason, I must reschedule your session, no additional deposit will be required.

Out of Town and Destination Sessions

I have photographed subjectss as far away as Kingston, Ontario, and I love to travel. However, I do require that all travel expenses (including accommodations/meals if necessary) are prepaid for trips in excess of 50 miles of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Package and Print Prices

Package prices are subject to change at any time, with or without notice. However, pricing locked in by contract and deposit will not change. Print Pricing is based on lab printing cost and is subject to change at any time, with or without notice.