The Studio

After planning and building our new studio for over a year, we now know that it was well worth the wait! Exposed brick walls, beautifully antiqued pine floors, a giant north-facing window, and a traditional studio light bay all provide limitless options for your studio session.

While mom and dad are previewing portraits on our large projection screen, the kids can hang in the play room.

We also have an iPod docking station, so go ahead and bring your own tunes for your session if you’d like!

To help in your decision making after your session, we have a gallery of gorgeous framed art, sample albums, and examples of custom gift items like jewelry and handbags.

Directions

Our studio address is 1323 Winding Brook Dr., Garland, TX 75044.

Call the studio at (972) 496-6696 or (972) 672-7214 (mobile) if you get turned around.

WARNING! Do not trust your car’s navigation system – please use these directions.

Directions to our studio from US 75:

Take the George Bush Turnpike east.

As the George Bush begins to curve south, take the Shiloh Rd./ Lookout Dr. exit (3rd exit east of US 75).

Turn left (east) under the highway on Lookout Dr.

Continue on Lookout until it dead-ends at Campbell (about a mile). Turn Left.

Continue on through the stop sign at Holford and turn left onto Fox Trail (your first left) into our neighborhood (The Oaks at Stoney Creek).

Make an immediate left onto Winding Brook Dr. Our address is 1323 Winding Brook Dr., and it is all the way down at the end of the cul-de-sac on the right hand side. The studio is located in the guest house, to the left of our main home.

PLEASE PARK ON THE STREET RIGHT OUT FRONT. Thanks!

click here for an easy map to our studio

 

Pricing

Session Fee

• $300 weekday (M-F) for studio, park or field
• $500 for an at-home session or location shoot of your choice (additional charges may apply for large family groups)

National and international travel available. Please inquire for a quote.

The session fee is for Angela’s time and talent only and is due upon booking the appointment. We understand that situations arise with little ones, so if you need to reschedule your session, please call us at least 24 hours in advance. Your pre-paid session fee is good for six months after your originally scheduled appointment.

2016 Custom Portrait Pricing

Rather than offering packages, each piece is created completely custom and individually priced.

Images available in black and white, sepia or color.

Gift Portraits:

• 8×10″ $160
• up to 5×7″ $140
• 16 wallets (one image) $75

Wall Portraits:

• 11×14″ $325
• 16×20″ $650
• 20×24″ $750
• 24×30″ $850
• 30×40″ $1050
• 30×50″ $1300
• 30×60″ $1500
• 40×60″ $1700

Custom Designed Heirloom Albums:

• 8×10 $1900
• 10×10 $2300
• 12×12 $2700
• 11×14 $2700

Traditional Canvas Portraits: $150 additional per canvas

• A timeless way to showcase a portrait: textures and UV protected print designed to be framed yet displayed without glass.

Gallery Wrap Canvas Portraits: Pricing is double that listed above per wrap (for example: one 16×20 gallery wrap is $1300)

• Very contemporary and artistic: beautifully printed on canvas and wrapped around a 1.5″ stretcher frame. Displayed without framing.

Fine Art Giclee Portraits: Pricing is double that listed above per giclee

• Beautifully printed on watercolor paper with hand-torn edges. A stunning art print for the most discerning client.

Acrylic Stand Out Portraits: Pricing is double that listed above per acrylic

• An ultra-modern presentation for artwork that beautifully captures color and light.

Digital Files: We offer a thumb drive with your session’s digital proof files sized to a resolution that can be printed up to 5×7. It can be purchased for $750 after a minimum wall art/album investment of $2,500 is met. (Minimum purchase is before tax and excludes birth announcements and holiday cards.)

Birth Announcements and Holiday Cards: We love creating custom designed cards! Rather than choosing from set templates, each card is designed uniquely from the next, guaranteeing each as one of a kind. Prices start at $4 per card with a starting print run of 50 cards. A minimum portrait investment of $750 is required for all card purchases.

 

Fast Answers to Common Questions

Q- Do you sell digital, high resolution images? Do you sell a CD of all the images from a session?

A- We are happy to provide a digital copy of the images you order (as prints, wall art or in an album) that are sized to easily share with friends and family on social networking sites or through email. They have a small watermark and are not sized to print.

We certainly understand the interest in having an archival disc of all the images. Our desire is that our clients take advantage of our expertise, developed over many years, to create tangible wall art and heirloom albums that can be passed down to your children, rather than receiving a disc of images that inevitably sits in a to-do pile for months or even years (trust us, we are guilty of that as well!).

Each final portrait that we produce is perfected by our own in-house, full time retoucher who has over twenty years of experience. While many photographers provide the entirety of digital files from a session without each being fully perfected, we are not comfortable releasing high resolution images for enlargement without them being brought to our exacting standards. What we are comfortable releasing, however, is a thumb drive with your session’s digital proof files sized to a resolution that can be printed up to 5×7. We do have a minimum purchase requirement, which can be found under pricing above.

Q- How old should my baby be for a newborn session?
A- The ideal time is when your baby is 7-14 days old. A fresh, teeny newborn sleeps very well and is able to be curled up in daddy’s hands or placed in sweet baskets much better than an older baby. We love photographing all babies, but we can say that most babies 3-8 weeks old just don’t love the process of a photo shoot. Older babies are much harder to settle, and typically will not tolerate being handled while sleeping. There are exceptions, of course, and we always produce beautiful images from every session. A session just goes considerably smoother when the baby is very young.

Q- When should I schedule our newborn appointment?
A- Please call or email us to book while you are still pregnant. We will pencil in a time for your session about a week after your due date. If your baby comes early, just let us know as soon as you can, and we will reschedule as needed.

Q- When is the best time for a maternity session?
A- We love to photograph all mommies-to-be, but we suggest planning your appointment for when you are showing quite well, but are still comfortable. All ladies are different, but typically that is around 28-36 weeks.

Q- Do you offer a baby plan?
A- While we do not offer a set number of sessions during the first year, we always discount our repeat sessions by $100. Favorite times to consider photographing your baby are newborn (1-2 weeks), sitting up (6-8 months) and walking (12-18 months).

Q- What is the ordering process like?
A- During your portrait session, we will schedule a time for you to come back to the studio and view your proofs. (This is typically about a week later.)  We usually proof 50-80 images from a session. We are unique in our ordering process in that we do not require you to place an order this first time you see your portraits. We truly value the investment our clients make and want it to be an informed, and not rushed, one. During your proofing appointment, you will see a slideshow of your images and receive a bound proof booklet (not photographic prints) of all your images. Within the proof booklet are artist suggestions for wall portraits, collages and collections of specialty products like canvas gallery wraps. We also provide you with a password-protected online ordering gallery at this time. We ask that your final order is received about a week after your proofing appointment, and it can be received via your online gallery, e-mail, fax, or an in-person ordering appointment. We are always available to visit your home to design a perfect wall display.

Q- I’d like to get birth announcements of my baby (or holiday cards of my family), but I’m not interested in wall portraits or an album. Can I schedule a mini appointment?
A- We’re so sorry, but to provide the kind of personal and artistic service we do for our clients, we limit our schedule and only book full sessions. We have a minimum portrait purchase requirement of $500 before ordering cards.

Q- My family’s special place is at the beach/mountains/etc. Do you travel?
A- Yes, we love to travel for our sessions. Please call us for a quote and to discuss your ideas.

Q- I love all the hats and knits I see on the babies on your site. Do you provide those?
A- Yes, we do have a lot of precious knits to be used during newborn appointments, but it’s always special to bring your own too! You can find hundreds of beautiful knits on Etsy.com for your session if you’d like to bring your own.

Q- Do you offer workshops or in-person mentoring for other professional photographers?
A- Our schedule is very full with taking care of our clients and raising our family, so we do not. We are always happy to help when we can, and welcome specific questions from other photographers via email. We try our hardest to answer each one.

Q- What is  in your gear bag?
A- Canon 5D Mark II, 50mm 1.2, 85 mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8, 70-200mm 2.8, 16-35mm 2.8, 24-70mm 2.8. In studio we use photogenic lights and our main light is encased in a 4×6 foot soft box.

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