Rates and Bookings - Craig Wassel Photography, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, Illinois (IL), professional portrait, event, and artistic photography.

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PHOTOGRAPHY RATES Please feel free to email me (link) directly for any and all information about rates and bookings. Also don't miss the FAQ page (link).
Portraits:	Children's portraits, family portraits, business portraits, engagement pictures $75.00 per hour, minimum 1 hour booking for an individual portrait, minimum 2 hours for groups of two or more (family portraits, for example). For print rates, see "PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED & MATTED PORTRAITS" below. Receipt of portraits: After your photographs have been processed, we review them together and select those you like the best. From there, it is your choice how you like to receive them. "On CD" is a popular option, and is $50.00 for an individual portrait and $75.00 for group portraits. You retain full reprint and CD duplication rights. Yes, you read that correctly! The fact is that this IS the digital age, and people like being able to print their photographs whenever and wherever they like. My compromise is to offer you the CD at reasonable addtional cost, with no copy or re-print restrictions other than your promise of referals if you are happy with my work. The second option is to receive mounted, matted prints. You may wonder why anyone would choose this instead of the CD option from directly above. During your pre-shoot consultation you will see an example of a mounted, matted photograph. Many customers do choose the "matte and mount" option after seeing the quality of the print and considering the expensive of paying a framer to provide the same service. Please see "PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED & MATTED PORTRAITS & PHOTOGRAPHS" below for more information. Again, feel free to email me (link) directly for any and all information about rates and bookings, and check out the FAQ page (link).
Events:	Organized occasions, birthday parties, family reunions, graduations, corporate events. $100.00 per hour, minimum 2 hour booking. Includes 2 sets of 4 x 6 prints. For larger prints, see "PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED & MATTED PORTRAITS" below. An image CD may be purchased for an additional $75.00
Shoots:	Architectural, real estate, industrial
	$100.00 per hour, minimum 1 hour booking. Includes a CD/DVD of all images, and 1 sets of 5 x 7 prints. For larger prints, see see "PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED and MATTED PORTRAITS & PHOTOGRAPHS" below.
Wedding Photography:	For wedding photography, I partner with Contardo Photography (link), and the rates here (link) apply.
PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED & MATTED PORTRAITS & PHOTOGRAPHS
I am pleased to offer professionall printing, mounting, and matting for your portraits. Please ask to see samples. Your portraits are specially printed on Koday Endura photographic paper, mounted on acid free Crescent matte board, then matted behind acid free Crescent matte board. For black & white or sepia-toned portraits, the standard matte color is off-white, and for color portraits it is black.
Print Sizes	Details
8" x 10"	$20.00 - The finished matted size is 11" x 14"
10" x 10"	$25.00 - The finished matted size is 14" x 14"
12" x 12"	$30.00 - The finished matted size is 15" x 15"
12" x 18"	$40.00 - The finished matted size is 18" x 24"
16" x 20"	$50.00 - The finished matted size is 22" x 26"
Custom Sizes & Matte Colors	The sizes listed above are some of the most common and can be put in off the shelf frames. However, almost any size print and matte color is possible. The standard offering of off-white matte for black & white/sepia portraits or black for color protraits are nice because they bring the most out of the photographs, yet match almost any frame and decor, but quotes for custom matte colors are also available.
TERMS AND AGREEMENTS
A non-refundable $75.00 retainer is required for booking "Events" or a "Shoots" (please see descriptions above). The retainer is applied to the total, and the balance of payment is due on the day of your "Event" or "Shoot". Separate deposits are required for multiple bookings. A door to door fee of 50 cents per mile applies to all work that requires more than 60 miles of round trip travel.
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTOJOURNALISM
Don't miss my fine art photography found here (link) on the other branch of this site.