What is all-inclusive photography?
Here’s a question I get asked often! What do you mean when you say you are an all-inclusive photographer?
My definition of All-Inclusive
For me, all-inclusive means that I charge a session fee which covers the one hour photo session with me at a location where we take your photos. I go home from the session and select the best photos to edit and then return them to you fully edited in high-resolution format in an online digital gallery. I typically deliver a robust gallery of at least 75 images. You receive the entire gallery that you are able to download, share and archive.
Why I don’t like upselling
Some photographers show you a gallery of photos and then allow you to select only a few that you are able to keep, they then upsell or make you pay per photo to keep more from your gallery.
I don’t like this model of business, because it feels unfair to my clients. I put the work into taking and editing the photos and I never want to make my clients choose between their favorite photos. Many of my clients are going through big life changes- like a new baby! I like a more hassle free experience for my clients, just keep everything simple and non-exhausting. This is why I deliver the entire digital gallery and it is included in the cost of my session fee.
You may notice, my pricing up front is a little more expensive for this reason, but just know that a “cheaper” photographer may hit you with unexpected upsells on your digital photos, so just read the fine print when choosing a photographer to make sure you are getting great value for your money.
What is not included
What is not included in my pricing is prints of the photos and the reason for this is that everyone has different print needs and different print types have different production costs.
I offer each client the ability to purchase prints through me from a high quality professional print shop that non photographers are not able to have access to. Let me tell you, the quality difference in these prints is amazing and the pricing is reasonable. I’ve tried all the cheaper print shop options that anyone can access and I’m disappointed every time. So if you’re looking to hang these photos on your walls, I highly recommend purchasing through me. I sell paper prints in all kinds of finishes, metal prints and studio canvas wraps.
If you have no desire to print and only want your digital images for social media sharing, that’s great too and is totally covered in my all-inclusive pricing.