Family Portrait Session Fees

On Location on Cape Cod

To make an authentic and lasting series of family portrait images, we come to you in your home, private beach, or favorite garden or park, or we can meet at a public beach or scenic overlook.  Cape Cod is full of beautiful locations for a family portrait!

 

 

Reserve a date-

Please contact the studio by phone(508)432-9799 or mail, or email me at Susan@MonomoyPhotography.com

 

We will:

• Establish availability
• choose a location
• choose a Portrait Sitting Package
• discuss clothing plans, and any special needs or pets

The Selection Process

After the portraits are taken we send watermarked digital proofs for selection.

Printed proof booklets can be purchased for $65.00

You will be able to order Gift Prints, Framed Wall Portraits, Canvas Wraps and our beautiful Italian made Coffee Table Albums. See images below.

Digital file purchases are available individually or a full set is priced according to total print purchases.

Allow 10 days for proof delivery.

Payment terms

Deposits are waived for the 2024 season in celebration of our 35 years in business!

The fee is due right after the portrait session, on location.

Please make checks payable to: Susan Clemence

We accept cash or checks. 

Need to Postpone?  I’ll offer another date as available when we postpone due to poor weather. Often times the following morning works well.

The Print Deposit portion of the sitting fee will be applied to your first printed photograph orders. (Note: Holiday cards do not qualify for payment by the print deposit built into the sitting fee.)

 Beach Portraits

The Cape Beaches are a popular portrait venue, and can be challenging for both photographer and family. Controlling the light, wind, insects and other natural elements to create a good portrait requires experience and proven techniques of the photographer, and cooperation and flexibility from the family. Often times gusty wind requires preparation so hair spray should be considered. The timing of a beach session is very important in order to capture images in soft light, so I remain flexible and ask that my subjects do as well. For this reason I try to only plan one beach portrait per summer evening, so everyone gets the very best light of the day! In wet weather, or when gusty winds exceed about 12 knots off the water, we may change venue or postpone our session. 

Oh, and bring the family dog! We understand that your canine friends are a part of your family and we want to include everyone! Just be sure to have a leash.

Portrait Sitting Packages

We have a great sitting option for every family! Let us know which suits you best. Choose from:

Basic Family Portrait- $490 

Family Groups up to 25 people

Includes:

•  many sub-groupings
• allow 10 days to receive proofs
• $200 Credit applied to Print orders (Holiday cards not eligible)

Reunion Group- $690

Groups up to 45 people.

Includes:

•  up to 10 sub-groupings posed and photographer
• allow 10 days to receive proofs
• $200 Credit applied to Print orders

Small family- $365

Up to 5 people.

Includes:

•  sub-groupings and individual portraits
• allow 10 days to receive proofs
• $100 Credit applied to print orders (Holiday cards not eligible)

*Digital File Session- $990..00

Up to 20 people plus many sub-groupings

Includes:

•  HR Digital Files delivered via Drop Box link  (retouching not included)

Large Group- $545

More than 50 people

Includes posing, lighting and 1 digitally enhanced image file in high resolution.

Quantity Print rates available.

Sub-Groupings- $45 each       Contact Studio for details.

 

*The Harwich Studio/worksapce is no longer open to the public.

PURCHASING DIGITAL IMAGE FILES

*High Rez, individual Digital Image Files cost just $45 each after a minimum 8×10″ print purchase from that file($68/8×10).  The image file is delivered via email with a copyright release document.

A full set of files with retouching done on favorite images ordered for prints, is priced on a sliding scale of your purchase. When the cost of your purchases reach $1,000 you may receive the full set of high rez files with a copyright release document.  

 

Just Children – $450

on location-1-3 children

Add  $20 for each additional child or pet.

Includes:

• Posed and candid, action shots
• 1 8×10 print included

 

Coast Guard Beach, Eastham

 

Payment & Delivery terms

Print orders require payment when you place your order. Contact me for a final invoice with shipping.

 Portrait Enhancement:  Digital files purchased will have any refinements made to favorite images requested for printed photograph purchases.  Refinements are made to be appropriate for size of print ordered, and included in the product cost.

 

Wall Portraits

Mounted and lacquer surfaced

Archival Quality Photographic Prints

(Framing Services are also available)

size	photographic          print	Canvas Wrap     ‘ready to hang’
11×14	$125	$220
16×20	$195	$345
20×24	$285	$438
24×30	$355	$590
30×40	$635	$895
40×60	$925	$1,295

Gift Prints

5×7	$38
2 5×7’s one pose	$68
8×10	$68
3 8×10’s one pose	$195
3 4×6 one pose	$36
8 Wallets one pose	$36
2 Wallets	$12

Digital Files

2024 Policy

Our digital image files are sold with a copyright release document allowing you to make your own prints anywhere, including a professional print lab. This means that the print and presentation quality is out of our control, and even more importantly, could end any further sales. So, digital files in the professional portrait industry have significant value, much like physical negatives did. It’s great to be able to share them now, as digital files can be easily retouched, duplicated and stored conveniently, unlike negatives. These are shared by Drop Box online. You should plan to move the image files to your own device or flash drive. They are kept in Drop Box (online) temporarily.

After the purchase of a qualifying print, (8×10 or larger) you may also purchase High Resolution files individually for just $45.  The file will include digital refinement work (aka, digital retouching) previously done for print orders, and a copyright release document for reproduction rights.

When you begin with the Basic $490 sitting fee, the initial cost of the full set of digital files comes down as you make print purchases. Based upon a sliding scale the cost of the set is determined after the all print orders are placed, (NOT including the print deposit built into the sitting fee).  Adult children in extended family groups often place their own order, so encourage members to do this promptly.

With our scale, the full set of HR digital files become free when all purchases reach $1,000, after satisfying the print deposit built into the sitting fee. These are delivered via a Drop Box link sent to your email addres .

Albums

Coffee Table Album

10×10” Italian leather bound Book w/ Display Box and custom cover and layout.

20 pages- up to 40 fully refined images. (Prices include matching leather Display Box seen below.)

10×10″ Book~ $780

8×8″ Book – $650

 

 

 

Portrait Enhancement  (aka: Retouching and Digital Re-Imaging)

Digital re-imaging for image corrections and portrait retouching is a specialty of ours, and you will be amazed at what can be achieved!

After you receive your proofs we can discuss possibilities for face changes, removing people and objects from the background, body slimming, etc. Or, you can just allow me to make these decisions and approve a proof via email before ordering a wall portrait. 

Other Presentation Options

Please contact the studio for other presentation options and pricing

• Painted Canvas
• Traditional Framing
• Giclee Fine Art Prints
• Holiday and Celebration Cards w/ envelopes

We will send reduced resolution, watermarked proofs via Drop Box for selection. I am happy to discuss exactly what you would like retouched so that you LOVE your finished portrait! I am always happy to offer helpful suggestions for presentation ideas.

 Custom designed Holiday Cards-

~Only available after the purchase of print and costs are NOT covered by print deposits.

• Note Cards and economical double sided flat cards
• Custom designed in-house with your images and custom text. No cheezy templates!
• We design with up to 5 of your favorite images, and you approve a proof before printing.

Quantity	4×5 folded	5×7 folded	5×7 flat
25	$78	$96	$48
50	$134	$158	$90
75	$174	$238	$124
100	$210	$298	$150