Photography
 Photography is $75 an hour. At the end of each session,
you’ll get a CD of all of the photos taken (usually 500 photos
or more). There are no extra fees or hidden charges. You’re
welcome to change clothes as many times as you’d like, include
as many friends and family members as you’d like, bring in a
motorcycle, get photographed with your cat, etc. The hour is
yours.
Shoots can be booked for any time from noon to 8 pm, seven
days a week.
We’ll be happy to give you a background color which complements
your outfit. We don’t have the traditional props (bench, pillar,
bookcase), but we’ll be happy to work with any props you bring.
We do not provide wardrobe for shoots, but we do know several
good make-up artists, and we’d be happy to book one for your
shoot. Most of them charge about $30 or $35 a face.
We also do body paint. There’s no extra fee for the paint, but
you will need to book more than one hour, for application and
drying time. Note: Please be
advised that JT Studios charges for the time by the hour. If you
need additional preparation time, please include it in your
scheduled appointment. Due to the fact that time is needed to
clean and prep from previous appointments, we discourage early
arrivals and late starts; please show up on time for your photo
session to facilitate the scheduling of other clients.
Some helpful tips before you come in for your shoot:
- Make sure that your hair is freshly done, or your
haircut recent.
- If you wear make-up but aren’t booking a make-up artist,
please make sure that your make-up is heavier than usual.
The lights flash brightly enough that everyday make-up gets
washed out.
- Make sure that you’re clean-shaven, either for your
entire face or closely around the facial hair you intend to
keep. Stubble shows up on-camera a lot more clearly than
most people realize, so shave directly before your shoot.
- Double-check your outfit. This is doubly and triply
important if you are having graphics (business cards,
flyers, calendars, album covers, etc.) created around your
photos. Most graphic artists base colors around clothing, so
don’t wear green unless you actually want a green album
cover. Don’t wear clothing with words, numbers, or logos,
unless those words, numbers, and logos are yours. These
photographs should celebrate and promote you, not other
companies, athletes, and clothing designers.
- Practice in the mirror. When you step in front of the
camera, you want to feel confident, and you’ll feel much
more confident if you’re experienced and sure of your
skill. Getting in front of the mirror and practicing your
poses and expressions will give you a solid repertoire of
looks. When you’re in front of the camera, you can’t see
yourself, but if you’ve practiced, you’ll know how you look
even without the mirror.
- Get some sleep. Your disc will contain hundreds of
unretouched pictures and you don't want bags under your eyes
if you can help it. If you are purchasing graphics,
those pictures will be retouched, but that's only a few.
- Musicians: consider taking photo shoots as part of your
career. Think about how many times you've seen pictures of
celebrity musicians in magazines, on album covers, and in
advertisements. It's just part of the business for men and
women in every genre. If you're not good at photo shoots,
then it will help you to learn to do it well now if you want
to be famous later.
The kinds of
photography we do:
Fashion: We do fashion
photography, whether you’re a model interested in capturing
a high-fashion look or a designer in need of photos of your
latest work.
Portfolio: We will help you to
build a solid portfolio, capturing a variety of styles and
looks.
Portrait: While we don’t
encourage the stiff, formal poses of traditional portrait
photography, we love taking photographs of everyday people.
You don’t have to be a model to look your best in front of
the camera, and we’ll capture the look and personality that
make you you.
Babies,
Children, and Family:
No matter how old or young your children are, no matter how
large or small your family is, we’re willing to take on the
challenge!
Engagement and
Bridal: We’ll
photograph you together, separately, in or out of your
wedding clothes, before or after the ceremony, with the
bridal party or without it.
Maternity: We’ll help you to
capture memories of this special time in your life.
Intimate: Whether you want to
take private photographs for yourself, for a loved one, or
with a loved one, we
promise discretion. Which is why the examples in the
portfolio are of professional models, not real customers.
Commercial: We do photography
for businesses and corporations, for promotional material,
sales material, and other needs.
Product: We photograph items,
whether it’s a product you’re selling or something you want
a record of.
Photography for
Graphics:
Whether you’re getting the graphics from JT Studios or
elsewhere, you’ll need photographs of yourself for business
cards, flyers, album covers, calendars, and other
promotional material.
Everything
Else: We’ll
photograph your tattoos, your pets, your new manicure, your
latest hairstyle, whatever you’d like. Just give us a call!
The kind of
photography we don't do:
Event Photography, Weddings, on
Location: JT Studios
does not do event photography of any kind. We don't do
shoots outside the studio at all. Sorry. But we do recommend a
few other photographers who work in the field. Please check
out the list under "Event photographers" in our
links.
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