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Senior Portraits: Class of 2012! | Maryland Senior Portrait Photographer

Here are the answers to all your questions about Jen Seay senior portraits! If I don’t answer your question, please call me and I can help you out! Info on contacting me is at the bottom of this post.

 To see some of Jen’s favorite senior portraits from the past, visit www.jenseay.com and click on “The Site,” then on Seay Seniors.

What are your senior portrait sitting fees, and what do they include?

The Yearbook Session: $30   This is just what it sounds like – a session for you to get pictures for the yearbook. It includes several photos in the casual outfit of your choice and several formal photos (either drape for girls or tux for guys). Though it’s for the purpose of submitting yearbook pictures, you’re still welcome to purchase prints from this session.

The Indoor-Outdoor Session: $80:   This includes an outdoor casual portrait session at the Salisbury location of your choice, with up to three outfit changes. We’ll start at my studio for your formal, then we’ll spend about an hour taking pictures at SU, Pemberton Park, the Salisbury Park, the Downtown Plaza, or another location.

The Beach Session: $160:   We’ll most likely start at my studio with your formal portrait, then head to the beach (Ocean City or Assateague) for a casual portrait session. You can bring along three casual outfits, and we’ll take pictures for about an hour at the beach. If you prefer Cove Road beach (about 25 minutes down Nanticoke Road), the session fee is just $120. Please note: Beach sessions are limited to Monday and Thursday afternoons, so book soon!

Do you have any specials?

Yes! I have two specials that are good at any time! If you bring a friend along to do their session at the same time, each of you can take up to $10 off your session fee (Indoor-Outdoor session and Beach session only).

The second one can save you a lot of money on your prints. On the day of your session, you will be given the option of scheduling a viewing session within thirty days. If you schedule a viewing session and order your prints the evening of that appointment (viewing sessions will take place after 7 p.m. and won’t last more than 30 minutes), you can save 20% on your print package! Of course, if you schedule it and don’t show, or choose to order online instead, the discount won’t apply.

What time of the day is best for my portraits?

Jen loves the last hour or two before sunset, but can make any time of the day work, for making you look your best. She is a teacher in her “real life,” so her regular day ends at about 3:30, and that’s when she usually starts senior sessions. Of course, times are flexible.

What should I wear?

What clothes best express your personality? What do you like to wear? Be careful – outfits with loud prints or wide horizontal stripes aren’t the most flattering, and send the attention away from your face. Clothing that is too trendy might make you regret your choices ten years down the road. But whatever you choose, make sure you’re comfortable! The most flattering clothing fits properly and covers you in the right places. If you have questions, call Jen. And if you want to bring along more than three outfits, so you can get Jen’s opinion on the best three for you, bring ‘em!

Can I bring along props?

If you play football or the violin, or are a cheerleader, I welcome you to bring clothes and props that represent your love! I get really excited when someone brings along something that will make their portrait session different from everyone else’s. If there’s anything that Jen Seay is not, it’s a cookie-cutter photographer. I guarantee that your session will not look exactly like everyone else’s.

Do you have the tux or drape for the formals?

Yes! I have a variety of sizes of both, so you don’t need to provide your own.

Will you send my pictures to my school yearbook?

If you’re a Wicomico County or Delmar HS student, I’ll send your pictures to the yearbook for you. Some school yearbooks allow a formal only, and some allow both a formal and a casual. I’ll make sure the pictures get to yearbook before the deadline! (Don’t let them tell you this CAN’T be done – it totally can!)

Can I use my pictures on my Facebook profile?

Your pictures are protected by Federal Copyright Law. This means that even though the pictures are of you, you don’t own them – Jen does. If she’s your friend in Facebook, she’ll let you pick a few of your favorites and tag you in them, but you aren’t allowed to take the pictures from your session and put them all on your facebook profile. The pictures that she’ll tag you in will be watermarked, and it’s important that the watermarked is maintained and not cropped out (Jen likes to get credit for her work!). If you’re not Facebook friends with Jen, find her now and add her so you can have an awesome profile pic, too!

How can I see some of the work you do?

It’s important that the senior portrait photographer that you choose understands your style, and what message you want to send through your senior portraits. You can learn Jen’s style best by looking at some of her work. In a few weeks, the Class of 2010 pictures are going to come down, to be replaced by 2011 senior portraits. You can see all of Jen’s work from last year by clicking here. Also, check out her Facebook page dedicated to senior portraits here.

How do I purchase prints, and how much do they cost?

All prints are sold a la carte, not in packages (don’t you hate when you have to purchase a print package that doesn’t really include what you wanted, and a bunch of prints sit in the envelope forever?). Wallets cost about $1 each and are sold in sets of eight (with nice rounded corners). 5×7 prints and smaller are sold for $10 each, and 8×10 prints cost $25 each. Of course, you can pay a discounted price by scheduling a viewing session with Jen within thirty days of your portrait session (see question #2 above!).

I’m ready to book my session. How and when should I do it?

Email is the best way to contact Jen. She can be reached at jen@jenseay.com. She’ll email you a detailed price list, and directions to her studio, along with some dates that are available. Sessions are limited this year, since Jen is enjoying the newlywed life, so book soon!

Anna & Mike 03.12.11 | Maryland Wedding Photographer

Close to a year ago, I got an email from Mike, a student I’d had in my class during one of the semesters that I taught an Education Foundations class at Salisbury University. Mike told me that he was engaged, and that he and his fiance wanted me to photograph their wedding. That wedding happened yesterday – it was my first of 2011, and I was very excited! I traveled about 2 1/2 hours to the Vandiver Inn in Havre de Grace, Maryland. The weather was perfect, and the venue was amazing (thanks to the owners and the amazing coordinator, Chasi).

I got to see a few cool things I hadn’t seen before, at this wedding. One was their guest registry – a tree on which their guests were asked to use a stamp pad to make a green leaf thumbprint, and sign their names. The tree had two owls perched on it – one in pink, and one in blue. I even left my thumbprint, at the request of the groom. The other thing I hadn’t seen before was a bouquet like Anna’s – made completely of white daffodils. There had to be three dozen of them (maybe more)! The bouquet and all the centerpieces were arranged by Laurie of Ann’s Garden – she did a fabulous job.

Here are a few of my very favorite shots. Click on the collage to see the rest of the 75 preview images!

A Particularly Cool (Cold) Senior Portrait | Eastern Shore of Maryland Senior Portrait Photographer

Titus is from Slovakia, and loves to surf. So he wanted senior portraits that would include his surfboard. A few weeks ago, I suggested that we go to Cove Road Beach (in Bivalve), not knowing that when we got there, there would be snow on the ground, and the bay would be frozen solid! It was a pretty cold day (about 30 degrees), but Titus braved the cold (in bare feet, even!) and I think the result was pretty cool…

(yes, that’s snow under his feet in the first shot!)

Ice surfing, anyone?

Catching some rays on the beach.

Amy + David 01.09.10 | Salisbury Maryland Wedding Photographer

Amy and David were married yesterday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Salisbury, Maryland. Their reception was held at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club in Ocean Pines, Maryland (I spend a lot of time there – can you tell?). They had a beautiful wedding, and a rocking reception – everyone was dancing! What a great time! Here are a few of my favorites, and you can find the link to the full preview gallery at the bottom of this post.

Here’s the link to the full preview gallery!

A New Favorite Newborn Pose | Eastern Shore of Maryland Newborn Photographer

This is little Matthew. He’s three weeks old, but wasn’t due until this weekend, and he was sound asleep during our portrait session on Friday afternoon…so asleep, in fact, that he was like clay in my hands during his session. My favorite shot is first, and then a few others I loved….

Lisa + Nic 01.02.10 | Gaithersburg Wedding Photographer

Lisa and I have known each other since we were babies. We lived next door to each other until June 1979, when I moved to Maryland, but visited each other frequently through the 1980′s and then lost touch – until Facebook. We reconnected last year, and when she and Nic got engaged, she asked me to photograph their wedding! Lisa and Nic were married in Gaithersburg, Maryland and their reception was held at the Damascus American Legion. This is just a preview of their images – to see the rest, follow the link at the bottom of this post!

Here’s the link to the full preview!

Blair & Joseph’s Wedding Reception | Berlin Maryland Wedding Photographer

Blair and Joseph were married on November 7, 2009 in Puerto Rico, and had a reception at Blair’s parents’ house on December 12th. I was able to be there to take a few pictures, and here’s a small preview. To see the whole preview, follow the link at the bottom of the post!

Here’s the link to the full preview.

Karen + David 10.24.09 | Eastern Shore of Maryland Wedding Photographer

Karen and David were married on October 24th, 2009 at the Ocean Pines Yacht Club in Ocean Pines, Maryland. I know Karen because I taught her in the Maryland Governor’s Academy for Middle School Math in the summer of 2008, and I was so happy to be a part of her special day! Here are a few shots from her beautiful wedding (which had to be held indoors because the weather wouldn’t cooperate that October day!). A link to all of their photos is at the bottom of this post.

Click here to see all of the photos from Karen and David’s special day!

Great News! | Award-Winning Maryland Wedding Photographer

I got some great news just before Thanksgiving, that I wanted to share with all of you who may not be my Facebook friends or fans. I have been chosen by theknot.com brides as a 2010 Pick in TheKnot’s Best of Weddings! I get my name in the spring and fall The Knot magazines, and will be receiving a plaque in the spring, which will hang prominently in my studio. So now, I guess you could say I’m an award-winning wedding photographer.

Face It: It’s HUGE! | Anywhere in the World Photographer

Hey Everyone!

Did you know that this week, Facebook got its 350 millionth member? That means that if Facebook was a country, it would be the THIRD largest country in the world, behind China and India!

I have to admit, I’ve been a real slacker with the blogging since school started this fall. I also have to admit that I spend a lot of my spare time on Facebook. Don’t you want to be a fan of Jennifer Seay Photography? Just click on the image below, and it’ll take you straight to my Facebook fan page, where you can see some of my latest favorite photos.

You can also get there by going to www.jenseay.com/jenniferseayphotography. And, to become my friend on Facebook, just visit www.facebook.com/jenniferseay!

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