1) Rather than DVDs for wedding images, I will now be putting images onto either a 4- or 8GB USB thumb drive. I believe this will be better and easier for everyone in the long run — especially me who often forgets to burn the print release onto the disc!

2) Beginning May 1, online proofing for portrait sessions will not be available until after you complete an in-studio (or in-home) ordering session. Also, rather than offering print credits with portrait sessions, you will instead get 10% off anything you order during the ordering session.

3) The pricing structure for prints and canvases will be changing slightly as well. Actual prices are staying the same, but I have simplified everything by removing some less popular items, and changing to non-crop photo ratios (this will make more sense at your ordering session, but basically means you will get an 8×12” print rather than an 8×10” print, for example).

And, since every post is better with an image, here is a sneak peek at Catherine & Brian’s maternity session from yesterday. Best of luck to the parents-to-be as they near their due date!

Also, the Champaign Boudoir site has been updated, so please check it out if you have a minute! We’ve added a separate FB page for it as well. And because every post is better with a photo…

The first change is that my portrait session fee (which was pretty much $250 across the board) is dropping to $200*! This lower price will open the doors to hopefully a few new clients and also give me a chance to develop my entire pricing structure a bit more. This new price is effective TODAY, so if you’re looking to get in a portrait session this fall, now is the time to do it!

ALSO, as an added incentive to any prospective engaged OR married couples out there, I’m offering a special additional discount to the first couple who books their session and pays the $100 deposit toward it. The only catch is that you have to be available on a Monday or Thursday evening in September.

The second big change is that I am soon going to have a permanent indoor location for portraits. I still prefer to do most of my sessions outdoors or on location, but in the event of inclement weather (read: winter), I will now have a place to fall back on. I may also have some limited backdrop options if you prefer that look. There is more info coming on this update later this month.

The addition of an indoor studio space also means that I now have a great location for my boudoir sessions… including a bed!! I am super excited about this development and hope that it brings in a lot of new beautiful women to try the boudoir experience at Holly Birch Photography!

*200 fee is not applicable to boudoir sessions, which will remain at $250.

PLEASE NOTE: I will not be available for office hours on Wednesday, 5/18 or Monday, 5/23.

The ordering deadline to receiving prints, books or cards before Christmas is also this THURSDAY, 12/16! Thanks!

Please come out and say hello, view the new space and see various samples on display. There will also be appetizers and refreshments.

WHAT: Open House for studio location of Holly Birch Photography
WHERE: 110 S. Race St, downtown Urbana (the historic Bennett Building, 2nd floor)
WHO: past, present, and future clients of HBP, friends and family!
WHEN: TONIGHT, September 16, from 4-7pm

We’d love to have you! Please email me or call with any questions – 217-737-0971.

Now, this venture wouldn’t be possible all alone, so I am sharing the space with Allyson Sanborn from Sweet Pea Photography! I also need to thank my wonderful husband Aaron for all the support he has shown me since we first started talking about the possibility of a studio this past spring.

So without further adieu, I want to invite you to my Open House on Thursday, September 16 from 4-7pm. The space is located in the Bennett Building at 110 S. Race St. in Urbana on the second floor. Please stop by and say hello and take a look at the space that we have have worked hard to mold into our own! (Also, Allyson’s open house is the following night Sept. 17 from 4-7 as well).

Thank you so much to my 2009-2011 clients for supporting me and my business so that this dream of a studio could be made possible!