Frequently Asked Questions

I'm licensed in beaufort county, beaufort city, bluffton and hilton head. I will travel, but I may need to get a business license for your area. In order to work for profit, businesses need a license for where they are work.... every town, city and state is different, 1 license doesn't cover them all, Beaufort county has 6 different licenses. I find a lot of photographers locally are not running a business legally and people just trust in them that they are, its really fusterating as a business owner that is trying to do everything legally.

That depends. If your are reserving a time within 3 months of a session I don't ask for a deposit, because normally I'm fitting you into my available days that are not reserved. If reserving a spot over 3 months then yes, but I try to stay reasonable, its 10% for weddings, 25% for everything else. Weddings are a big expense I much rather my clients have extra funds for their wedding than spending it on my deposit. Deposits are non refundable, but do get subtracted off final bill. If you cancel the shoot, no deposit is returned, because that is time I could have been for someone else. I understand weather can cause issues and will find the next best day for you if needed, but if you don't mind, I don't either and I will totally shoot in the rain :).

Yes! But I make it super easy! All contract can be signed electronically. Contracts are an assurance to both parties of what we agreed on.

I offer a wide range from Weddings, portraits, engagements, headshots, family, events, to commercial. I specialize in working with people and its what I love to do, but can do mostly everything else as well.

I use Nikon. My main camera that does most of the work is the nikon z8, I also have a nikon z6ii that I mostly use as a second body for weddings and just to have a backup. I work with godox off camera studio strobes lighting in all my shoots, this gives me the ability to work in any lighting condition to provide the best for my cleints.

My consistant style is how it naturally was. I shoot with off camera lighting to preserve the shadows and the highlights, it give a great balanced photo, its why my photos are different from 99% of of local photographers, its a lot more work, but I have taken the time to know and how to do it very well! To my eyes this is the best way to have a good base for a photo. I can create any style to a photo, just need an example of the look you want, I also have extensive knowledge in editing.

In the client gallery, you will find cover photos of galleries from all different shoots and a few unlocked. Also in the showcase I feature some before and afters. But I normally don't share other than a cover photo on galleries, unless its a just for fun shoot or they say I can share. While I have the right to use photos on my website, I maintain my perspective that not everyone wants photos out for the world to see and if your paying for them im not sharing them, you can do that :)

I personally edit and I scheduale it right after a shoot or wedding. For the typical 1 hour or less shoot, you'll have photos back usually within 3 days, for weddings and anything larger can take between 4 days - 3 weeks (depending on the package size).

All clients have a personal password protected gallery, where you can view and download photos.

Just contact me via the contact form, the messanger, social media or phone. I prefer written communication, because everyone can stay on the same page and have a log of everything discussed. After we talk alittle, i'll send you a price based on everything, while I do have prices online, sometimes travel and extras can add to that price.

Yes! Whcc is my photo lab for my website, this is a extra cost to your package, but directly from your gallery you can choose to buy something made. I offer prints on paper, canvas and metal. All will be shipped directly from my print lab to your address. But do know some people like to print it themselves and I give you the option to just download, its completely up to you! I have my sc retail license for products sold.

2 months from when I say your album is complete. I advise everyone to download all photos soon after. Clients photos take up alot of space on my website, I need to always free up space. I keep a backup on a very large hard drive of every cleints photos, but please don't rely on me to preserve your photos, I make no guarantees I'll keep them forever. I recommend downloading photos and having them stored on 2 portable hard drives (1 being a backup). For wedding clients I'll also give you a external hard drive with all your photos/video on it, its about wallet size which makes it a whole lot easier not to loose :)

In your gallery you will have the option to download 2 different file sizes. 2048px is for social media, its optimized for best quality. Original is a high resolution file, which is perfect for anything you have printed. Please do not use original sized on social media, the platform will have to compress the photo to fit their standards and it will make the photo look not sharp.

Yes! I can pose you to look the best! I always recommend individuals to create a pinterest board and find poses that look good to them or how they want to be portrayed, you can then share the board with me. This give you a reference to look at in the moment, its very helpful!

This is completely up to you, we can rescheduale for a better day or shoot in a location inside. But hey you don't mind the rain, I don't mind either :)

I try to leave my weekends open for wedding clients or atleast saturdays. Most weddings are planned for a saturday I find. If you would like in advance anything else on the weekend, please plan for a sunday or during the week. I work most holidays, my family always celebrates them on alternate days, this leave room for clients with family in town. Not in advance (2 months or less) I can work you into a free weekend on my schduale.

Yes! I understand we all have certain things that make us think we are flawed, but trust me you best version of yourself is how you look naturally! But I can clean up anything you want, sometimes its blemishes that just appeared, skin wrinkles, a tooth missing or a bad sunburn where you missed with lotion, etc. You just need to let me know before I start editing.

I do offer this to commercial clients with external editors and wedding clients that want all the good and the not so good shots for the memory of the day. For everything else you will need to contact me first and we can discuss it. Raw files don't have edits done to them, what you see as a end result might not look anything like the raws. Only request that im not mentioned as photographer if someone else edits photos, because its not a representation of my work.

Best time is near the beginning of your stay, you will probably be wanting to go to the beach, while I can edit a bad sunburn to not exist, its always best to do a photoshoot early.