Frequently Asked Questions
- What are your prices for weddings ?
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I have a range of pricing starting at $1200. Please fill out a pricing quote form here to receive a custom quote:
https://www.julifellerphoto.com/pricing-quotes
If you'd like a phone call or zoom call, sign up on my call calendar here:
Call Calendar - https://calendly.com/julifeller/wedding-consult
- Will you zoom chat with us ?
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Yes, Absolutely! In fact, I recommend zoom chat, or meet-up in person before booking, but it is not a requirement for booking.
- How do we book you?
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To book me for your wedding, simply:
1. Send email to:
juli092566@protonmail.com
and let me know your date and the package you are interested in booking.
2. I will email you a simple contract to sign electronically.3. Lastly, I will collect a deposit from you. The amount of your deposit depends on your package, but usually is between $500-$1000.
- How do you use creative light ?
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Light is Everything!
My preference is to use directional natural light, as this is the most beautiful light, in my view.
When the right natural light isn’t available, I use off-camera lighting, as you may have noticed in my portfolio of images. Knowing how to use off camera light quickly, unobtrusively, and creatively is one of my passions.
- How long have you been photographing weddings?
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I started my business in 2008 while living in California. I moved back to Indiana in 2014 to be near family. I have photographed over 300 weddings in that span of time. I am now photographing weddings in Indiana, the Midwest, California, as well as tropical destinations.
- Will you travel to photograph our wedding?
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Yes, Absolutely! If your wedding is within 75 miles from my home, there is no travel charge.
- How will we know how much time we need for pictures during our wedding?
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If you do not have a wedding planner or coordinator, I will help you plan the photographic timeline of your wedding. This is part of my signature service.
- Do you offer wedding albums?
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Yes! I offer some beautiful hand-made albums!
- Can we choose the images for our wedding album?
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You can absolutely choose your images for your wedding album. However, what I have found is best is for me to create a preliminary design of your wedding album for you. I will create the design of your album based on the story of your wedding day from my perspective. After I create the design of the rough draft, then, of course, you can swap out images if you would like to do that. In the past, when I have allowed couples to choose all of the images for their album, what happens is couples can never decide on the images they want. Then, they end up asking me to go ahead and the make the design which is now a few years later.
- Can you customize a wedding collection for us ?
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Absolutely! We do many customized collections. It is important to me that you have the exact collection that fits your needs!
- How long does it take to get our images back?
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If you purchased the digital downloads, per my contract, it may take up to 8-10 weeks to receive your images. Every image is hand-edited and crafted, so it is important to take my time and make sure every image looks amazing.
- How many images will we receive of our wedding ?
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That depends on your wedding, there are so many variables that affect the final number, but typically couples receive any where from 600-800 edited images for a 8 hour wedding day.
- What payment options do you accept?
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We accept: Cash, Check, Paypal, and Venmo, Cashapp and Credit Cards
- Do we own the copyright to our images?
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I retain the copyright of your images, however you receive what is called a print and web release, which means you have the right to print your images at a lab of your choosing at any quantity or any size. A web release means you may use your images on social media. Just do me a favor and credit me as the photographer on social media :-)
- Are the images we receive in our digital gallery high resolution?
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Yes!
- Where can we print our images?
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I highly recommend printing through your online gallery. Your gallery is connected to one of the best professional printing labs in the country. Pro photographers are the only people that can makes prints at this lab, however, as a client of mine, you have the same access to this lab as pro photographers do!! The prices are inexpensive, not much more than you would pay at a local lab, and they are professionally made prints.
- What kind of equipment do you use, and what happens if it breaks?
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I use Nikon professional cameras and lenses. I have backup cameras/lenses I bring to weddings, in case something happens. However, these products are made tough, so it would be a super rare occasion if a camera or lens stopped working. I also have a variety of off-camera flash gear to light up your reception!
- What do we do if it rains on our wedding day?
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I've been professionally trained for 14 years now on every scenario possible on wedding days. I continually educate myself by attending training and educational workshops every year, and am very confident that I can create the most amazing photos for you despite the rain.
- How long is the engagement session and can we schedule our engagement session on the weekend?
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Your engagement session is approximately 2 hours. I prefer to do engagement sessions during the week at dawn or early morning OR, in the evenings. The reason for this is the best light for your engagement session is first thing in the morning or evening light. I reserve the weekends for weddings, so if we can work out a weekday morning or evening, that would be best!
- What happens if the weather is bad for our engagement session?
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We can re-schedule
- How many images will we receive from the engagement session?
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Typically, 50-70 fully edited, high resolution images, however it all depends on the many variables of an engagement shoot such as: how many outfit changes, how many locations, how much time you have available, and more!
- What happens in an emergency if you can’t be there for our wedding?
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Per my contract, if for some unforeseen reason I'm not able to be at your wedding, I have a network of awesome photographers that I can call at a moment's notice to find a suitable replacement. Just for the record, this has not happened yet!