FAQ

MaryAnn is available for on location photo sessions and events all year round. Please inquire way in advance of your intended date.

She also offers private art lessons and mentoring sessions, both in her personal art studio or her larger art studio classroom.

She still creates painted portraits, whether digitally or hand done, for clients and for photographic competition, as well as for other photographers per request.

She is available for teaching, print judging, or speaking engagements also year round.

Our studio offers group art classes for both children and adults throughout the months of October to May. Please check our Art Lessons page for our current schedule.

Our private art instruction is one hour and 15 minutes per lesson. Art instruction, Mentoring, Portfolio Review

Classroom sessions are also an hour and fifteen minutes, with 15 minutes between classes for finishing and clean up.

All photo sessions are a minimum of an hour and a half, with some sessions being longer depending on the location. We always give you ample time for set changes and clothing changes, as well as for snacks, drinks, even the occasional family meltdown.

For events, we arrive as early or stay as late as requested, which we establish at your planning session for your contracted occasion. 

Mini sessions are usually reserved for holiday sessions, with the date, time, location and minimum packages advertised in advance on our Current News page.

We have everything you need in our studio! MaryAnn provides all materials needed to create any type of art in any medium. For children ages 5 and over, her group lessons involve learning how to use graphite, watercolors, acrylics, charcoal, pastels, etc., where the medium will change with each lesson. With private instruction also comes the opportunity for the student to specialize in the medium of their choice and can include portfolio review. We never charge a supply fee, and all materials are provided with tuition.

MaryAnn is currently retired from newborn sessions, unfortunately due to continued health reasons. We have converted our former photo studio into to a fully stocked art classroom. MaryAnn still offers on location family sessions and special occasion photography. Since she is currently working towards her Fellowship Degree with the American Society of Photographers, and still participates in print competition annually, we have chosen to include her entire photography portfolio as she continues to create new work.

It really depends on the type of appointment.

If you are looking to do your child's Communion pictures on the same day as their church ceremony, you need to schedule your session a year in advance. On location sessions are available in the early a.m. or an hour before sunset on open days only, so those are best scheduled at least two to three months in advance.

If you're booking an event, sooner is always better than later due to our limited schedule.

In order to get the best date and time that suits your family, we suggest you make your appointment anytime before August. Usually we are completely booked for the holidays by the end of September or the beginning of October.

After your session, you will receive a printed version of our packages to take home with you. Packages will include all options, with smaller sized gift prints, and includes one large print for display. When you've decided the investment in your portraits that best suits your family, you will be sent an email with a link and a password to your private online gallery. Packages are prepaid, so all you need to do is designate which image for which size print you've ordered. All orders include the option of an in person or phone consultation with MaryAnn so we can help you make the best choices for your wall art. Only a few of her designated favorites will be completely edited at that time, with the request to see additional images edited will be optional.

MaryAnn only offers photographic prints, painted canvas portraits, albums or cards from portrait sessions, printed exclusively by her former sponsor H&H Color Lab.

Events can include a disc of low resolution files at an additional cost, and printing options are discussed at your "design (planning)" session.

Similar to a studio session, your session can involve either a formal setup or natural light, depending on the location of your choice. Sessions are only to include immediate family, with the exception of Grandparents. We never turn those away!

You can include extended family for an additional charge, depending on the amount of people being included. Your password protected online gallery can be shared which each family member, giving them the opportunity to review the session in the comfort of their own home and make their choices.

All session and print pricing is available upon request, and is included in the information you'll receive during your initial phone consultation.

We do not offer any printable digital files from our portrait sessions, and they are only available, at an additional cost, for events and occasions.

After any order is completed, we do include very low-resolution versions for digital display only, at no additional cost. MaryAnn does not allow her work to be reprinted without her consent, in accordance with all current copyright laws.