FAQs
Studio Policies
Image Usage Policy
Privacy Policy
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s best to hire me soon as you know I’m the photographer for you. Newborns often book up 3-4 months in advance since I only accept a limited number per month to allow flexibility in scheduling once baby makes his or her arrival; and other sessions are scheduled once a week at sunrise, sunset, or on a weekend date one time a month. The fall books up EXTREMELY quickly and I only photograph family sessions in studio from December to February.
The entire custom portrait process may take up to several months from first booking to having your final product in your hands. Please see below for a timeline:
Session retainers begin at $150 and go up to $390, depending on the session. This covers a pre-session consultation, the session itself, and an ordering appointment where you can view the edited images from the session. Some sessions also include hair and makeup, an assistant, and travel. Please see the Maternity and Newborn Magazine for more information.
The session retainer is what you pay to the studio to reserve the date and time for the photographer to perform services for you. Because April only accepts a limited number of clients in any given month, she may have to turn others away for the time around your scheduled session. This retainer must be paid within 24 hours of speaking to the studio about a date, along with the contract, to be sure we don’t book someone else during your requested time.
Paypal or Credit Card will be how you pay your session retainer at the end of your digital contract.
I will then invoice you for any remaining session fees if there are any, also through Paypal or Credit Card. Products at your ordering appointment can be paid by either cash, check, credit card, or Paypal.
I am flexible on location. For newborn studio sessions, I do have dedicated space for lighting and all of my props, backdrops, etc are here. It’s definitely too much to pack everything into a car, but I am able to travel to you for an additional fee as long as there is ample space and ceiling height for me to set up. We will just have to do really great collaborating during your pre-session consultation so I can pack the most appropriate props to bring with me, rather than everything I own. I can also travel to you for no additional fee if you’d like a lifestyle session.
For family sessions, I love finding meaningful places to you and your family. I can certainly offer suggestions, but part of our collaboration is discussing what you and your family like to do together, and your favorite local destination spots. If you’re completely at a loss, though, I can pick the location based on the look and feel of the images you’re after during our consultation.
I also have dedicated space on the second floor of my home for headshots and contemporary portraiture, or even lifestyle "styled" sessions using a bed or sofa setup.
I know this is a stressful part of getting the images just the way you envision them when you’re spending a lot of money on custom portraits. I am here to guide you, so don’t worry! The easiest answer is to plan 2-3 colors plus a neutral (black, jeans, white, grey, khaki and even navy are all neutrals these days). Keep patterns to a minimum. One outfit can be a pattern or multi-color and use that as your jumping off point for other colors. And a warning about matching outfits with everyone in jeans or khaki pants and matching white shirts: this may make things easier to plan, but it also is the quickest way to make your images look like they’re dated from the 80’s and 90s, so let’s not do that. I’m all for timeless and letting your family’s personality shine through.
For contemporary portraits and headshots, I have a separate style guide to share with you upon booking. :)
I provide the coordinating digital file of every print you purchase during your in-person ordering appointment.
It depends on which size print you purchase. You receive the size file of the print you purchase.
I do offer holiday cards and birth announcements.
I order my products from a professional lab that does not cater to the general public.
At this time, I do not do event photography. My specialization is in capturing moments of you with your loved ones. It’s what I’ve spent my time working on and perfecting, and the sessions you’ve requested are best left to those who have spent their time perfecting their craft for that particular setting. I am also rarely available on the weekends when most of these types of sessions tend to occur.
Due to a few contract restrictions with some mentors I have worked with, I am not able to offer mentorships at this time.
I began photographing landscapes and flowers at a young age. The macro setting on my first 35 mm point and shoot camera was my favorite by far. Once I became a mom, I found a whole new appreciation for being able to get the shot with my camera. I became obsessed with light and shadow, and capturing my crazy toddler boys doing something before they moved on to the next thing five seconds later. I purchased my first DSLR in 2005 and started my business in 2013 focusing on newborns and families.
Studio Policies
Printing, copying, downloading, scanning, and editing images without express written consent is strictly prohibited. Commercial use of images, including photo contests and modeling submissions, is also strictly prohibited. A print release (for personal printing rights only) is issued with the purchase of medium and large sized digital files.
Image Usage Policy
In 1976, the Federal Government passed the Copyright Law to prevent the copying of protected materials, including books, sheet music, and professionally-created photographs.
The portraits you have commissioned us to create are fro one fo the most celebrated custom boutiques in the industry. April Peebles Photography invests heavily in education and training in order to provide the highest level of quality photography. As such, duplicating, scanning, or copying images creates a severe loss of color, clarity, and permanence in the portraits. Since such losses reflect poorly on the reputation of our professional work, April Peebles Photography has reserved the copyright on each portrait we create. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us continue to provide the highest levels of quality and integrity for which we are known.
The Copyright Act protects photographers by giving the author of the photograph the exclusive right to reproduce your photographs, including the right to control the production of copies. It is illegal to copy or reproduce these photographs elsewhere without our express written permission. Copyright infringement is a felony and is punishable by civil and criminal penalties. The law also specifies damages at $150,000 per infringement.
Privacy Policy
April Peebles Photography, doing business as “we” or “us” is sensitive to concerns that personal information collected from its customers (“you” or “your”) be handled respectfully and privately. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) discloses the privacy practices for April Peebles Photography and applies solely to the information collected by the website April Peebles Photography, including any related domains and subdomains (the “Site”). This Policy is intended to notify you of the following:
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Please be aware that some of our business partners may use cookies or other methods of tracking and targeting use on our site (advertisers, for example). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies and this Privacy Policy does not extend to such third parties. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects identifiable information.
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Our privacy policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.
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