Unmentionables

It's that time when we must talk about those unmentionable things that no one likes to talk about and remind everyone that Unobstructed Studios is a company and has policies. 

Session rates went up a few months ago and they will not be going up again until January if they go up at all. A half session is what most clients can get by with unless you need location and wardrobe changes. It's is $150 and requires a deposit. Every single session requires a deposit. A half session deposit is $75.  The minimum deposit amount if you receive a special or a discount the deposit is $50. 

If your total amount due is less than one hundred dollars the full amount is due as your deposit when you book. 

A full session is $225 and this requires a deposit of $100. 

I will not hold a spot for anyone, not even my own family, with out a deposit. 

If you are rescheduling your session with in 24 hours there is a $25 fee. Whether you reschedule, cancel or cancel until further notice. The fee is $25. 

If you are more than 30 minutes late upon arrival at your session it is a $20 fee. You will not receive your images until its paid. 

A full session covers 8 people after that additional people are $25 a person. 

A half session covers 6 people. 

I am not the enemy here at all. I am merely a small business owner that is tired of being taken advantage of and losing money that makes my company run. 

I have no problem offering specials from time to time and giveaways but some people do expect that I should be giving everything away. I hope you all can understand I have bills to pay and an operating cost to meet and in photography that is a high cost. Should anyone have questions about this here is my cell phone number, 904.200.0897. 

I do have deadlines and costs associated with those deadlines and when things are meet and everything is running smoothly I am able to being more savings to you all, the clients that keep me running. This is more than a job to me I am very invested in each and every one of my clients. I value each one of you personally. And I am extremely greatly for each and every one of you. 

You cannot measure the love of a parent

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I do believe this, I believe that this is also very applicable to family members as well. I have two siblings that live over 2000 miles away, hell, one lives in another country, So, when you finally do see that person the time you have with them is alot more valuable. You cherish those moments alot more. And that is one reason I am a photographer, I want to bring to people those magical moments when they have those reunions and see people in their lives that they previously have not seen for years. Those people that you have a relationship with but you only speak on the phone or through the internet somehow.

I am sure that many of my fans can recognize the man in these images, as I work with him alot, if you do not remember him, this is Scott, he plays the bass for the River City Kats, I do alot of work for them being I am their official photographer, and yes I am very proud of that. Anyways, most of you do not know that Scott has a daughter, Sarah, she lives in Idaho. And although she is just like her Dad, they had not seen each other in almost 20 years until last month. This reunion has been months in the works and Scott did what ever he had to do to make it happen. We all heard so many wonderful things about Sarah prior to meeting her. I can remember way back when I first met Scott in about 2007 or so and even then he had the most amazing things to say about his daughter. She truly is Her Dads child. When Sarah made it to Florida and we all finally got to meet her, it was amazing to meet someone that had so many similarities to their father whom they haven't seen in 20 years.

Sarah obviously inherited a music gene from her father because the girl can belt a note like no ones business. It is rare to meet a person like Sarah, that is so young but has such an old soul. She actually started playing some music that she liked for her dad and it turned out to be some of the songs on his bands set list. The irony is just amazing I could go on and on about the common things these two share. It was almost as if no time had past and these two had just seen each other the other day. And although it was a sad day to see Sarah go back to Idaho, I know we will be seeing her again soon, and I am totally down for taking a trip to Idaho to see my new friend, I hear it a beautiful state. These images of Scott and Sarah I took a few days after she got here, just because I wanted Scott to have these memories of her visit and their time together. And he just so happen to have a wonderful backyard for photos, and I am so thankful that no one mowed the grass because it was amazing. The overgrown grass and little weed flowers than popped up were beautiful, these are the location features that I search for and he had them right in his backyard.