https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 00:43:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1881564 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:48:49 +0000 Raindrop 1881564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sparkler: Thank you! I thought 500 was a reasonable price to shoot for our area. I didn't expect prices to be so drastically different. It's tough being in a pricey area!</p> <p>@bpcmarj: Nice! 1k is a lot for us too, we could manage it because we actually don't spend a lot normally but it would dip into our savings and we would of course tighten our belts for however long to make up that money in savings.</p> <p>@alphagam84: That's a good idea! I wish I wasn't in such a time constraint but at the same time I'm glad I am. When it was just planning for us, I have been dragging my feet and saying... we can just wait to get pictures. But now since we have to do it while my husband parents are in the area... really got on the ball. Definitely if this goes well we might make it a more common thing and I will look out for deals and keep my eyes peeled on groupon and livingsocial. :)</p> <p> @78h2o: Thank you so much for the suggestion! That was very kind of you! But yeah we found someone! Hehe. Your friend looks awesome though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1879870 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:23:55 +0000 78h2o 1879870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raindrop: I have a friend who is a photographer in San Jose/Santa Cruz... I don't think he routinely shoots families, but he is a newer photographer expanding his portfolio...he might be willing to do it very reasonably.<br /> <a href="http://jasoncardosophotography.com/" rel="nofollow">http://jasoncardosophotography.com/</a></p> <p>ETA: Oops! I see you found someone! Never mind! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1879824 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:17:55 +0000 alphagam84 1879824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did a family portrait with 6 people plus a dog. For $250, we got a 1-2 hour shoot (I think she was there 90 mins) plus a CD of 25-35 edited images. I was concerned with getting all the images as I felt that would be plenty of images! It took awhile to find someone we liked and in our price range. One guy wanted a $125 sitting fee plus another $300 for a CD with the pictures, no thank you! You could also check groupon or living social. I've done deals before for a shoot plus a CD with edited pictures and was happy with the quality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1879767 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:26:19 +0000 bpcmarj 1879767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours are being done my a coworker of mine who has a side business. It will be $150 for an hour and that includes a CD good enough for 4x6 and web and rights to print. Enlargements will be an additional charge. We could NEVER afford $1k for photos and I wouldn't want to spend money on that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1879763 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:11:05 +0000 Sparkler 1879763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Mini sessions are great for 1 kid, but we found it's impossible to get good pics of 2 kids ( if one is an infant or toddler)in the mini session time (in my area that is typically 25 mins). $500 is what you have to budget in my area for a sitting fee and either a cd or a no cd but a decent amount of prints. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1879291 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:40:10 +0000 Raindrop 1879291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: That's a good plan! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1879097 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:14:42 +0000 shopaholic 1879097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: we live in SoCal. I have seen better deals (and in discussion to join one) when I follow favorite photographers and they offer "Mini Sessions". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1879075 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:51:46 +0000 gingerbebe 1879075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: We just did newborn photos for $350, which included 2 photographers coming to our house and doing the shoot for over 3+ hours. They edited the photos and sent them to us electronically via Dropbox so we could just order all the prints we wanted. </p> <p>Their regular family sessions are $300 and I think those are about 2 hours and its the same thing - images via Dropbox. Since they specialize in newborn photography, they have a lot of patience for little ones.</p> <p>That said, they weren't as good as, say, our wedding photographer, but considering we spent like 10x more for that, I think they did a marvelous job for the price.</p> <p>We live in Northern California where prices for things are somewhat higher, so I definitely think you can find a photographer for less than $900. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878347 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:18:45 +0000 Raindrop 1878347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: OMG that was sooo the beginning of my day today. All the prices I was quoted earlier were crazy! Then I found more reasonable prices. Definitely from people here. The guy I finally booked was on yelp but on his website he had no pricing info but when I contacted him, he gave me very reasonable prices! </p> <p>Where do you live? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878339 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:03:57 +0000 shopaholic 1878339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Glad you found someone! FWIW, I started inquiring a couple of days ago a. Session Fees were average $150-250 and all the CD images of a select number of digital files all started around $375-400 STARTING. Yikes! I am still on the hunt and need to find a rec someone here posted before... Our photog last year was just starting out, so sweet and awesome and reasonable. Of course, now she moved. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878338 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:59:58 +0000 ChelseaRose 1878338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Glad you found someone! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878335 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:53:32 +0000 Raindrop 1878335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChelseaRose: Thanks for the suggestion but I just booked the photographer. :)</p> <p>Thank you everyone for the help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878330 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:40:46 +0000 ChelseaRose 1878330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the photographer that we used when she used to live in southern CA and she has since relocated to northern CA: <a href="https://m.facebook.com/cassiebrabecphotography?_rdr" rel="nofollow">https://m.facebook.com/cassiebrabecphotography?_rdr</a>. I wish she was still down here. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878315 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:01:46 +0000 Raindrop 1878315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meganmp: So nice your friend for taking pictures of you and for you paying 50 dollars!! :)</p> <p>UPDATE!! Just booked someone for 350 and we get all the pictures he takes during the one-hour session! :) Woot Woot. He is sending me the contract soon. I really like him because if you can't tell I'm overly detailed sometimes and he read everything I wrote to him and answered in detailed too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878309 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:53:03 +0000 meganmp 1878309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeowch! Expensive! We paid a friend with a fancy camera $50 and got some killer shots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos/page/2#post-1878297 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:13:16 +0000 Raindrop 1878297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know this is a lot of talking to myself. I found another person for 350 for a one hour session and 40+ hi-res pictures on a CD. I have no idea why I was finding such high quotes earlier today.</p> <p>If anyone in the bay area wants some recs let me know. This has consumed me all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878272 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:46:25 +0000 Raindrop 1878272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: I'm in the SF south bay area. San Jose-ish. :)</p> <p>I know my quotes are crazy!! I'm seriously having mini heart attacks. haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878268 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:44:29 +0000 Raindrop 1878268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woot my photog saga might be to an end. Found someone that has nice photos, 250 for a 1 hour session which includes 30 hi-res pictures on a CD. He is free on our date and he will get back to me tomorrow. :) Hopefully this is it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878267 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:43:22 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1878267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: she's an old family friend, but her prices are super reasonable! What area are you in? All of those quotes seem so high! </p> <p>Around here, aBout $350 for a one-hour session and rights to at least 20 photos is standard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878257 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:35:07 +0000 Raindrop 1878257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Nice! How did you find this person? :)</p> <p>@youboots: Just got rejected by Megan... well rejected is a harsh word, she said she as busy on the days we could do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878251 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:29:14 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1878251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours were $300 and we got a CD and rights to 74 images. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878249 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:26:48 +0000 Raindrop 1878249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: BTW thanks for the recommendations! :) I have loved all their styles and pricing. Such bad luck that they are otherwise not able to do our photos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878243 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:18:19 +0000 Raindrop 1878243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: Good deal! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878240 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:16:58 +0000 Raindrop 1878240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: Haha Kara is on maternity leave till mid-novemeber. So close! I wanted the session in 11/1-2 b/c that's when DH's parents were visiting. She seems very nice! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878235 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:14:51 +0000 mrsjyw 1878235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last yr we paid $250 for an outdoor session w a cd of 40 images.</p> <p>This yr found a photog through a friend. More local to us. Same images and rights for $125! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878233 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:11:47 +0000 youboots 1878233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raindrop check out Kara, she does do famlies, she did my cousins earlier this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1878229 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:03:09 +0000 Raindrop 1878229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: Bummers Jamie just contacted me, she is now in Oregon now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1877963 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:08:01 +0000 Raindrop 1877963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@abbydabbydoodlebug: Aww that sounds super cute! I hope some day we can develop a nice relationship with a photographer. I'm so glad you have such a great relationship with yours.</p> <p>Figuring out what to wear is sooo hard!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1877954 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:02:54 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 1877954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We signed up for a 30 minute mini family session with the photographer we used for my DD's 6 month photo shoot. She's amazing and SO SO nice. Love her and I want to be her friend, haha. We are going to pay $135 for minimum 10 pictures (she always gives more), with CD and rights. No minimum purchase for canvases/prints/etc. I'm so excited for our shoot! I just have to figure out what all of us should wear... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-spend-for-familyholiday-photos#post-1877939 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:52:34 +0000 Raindrop 1877939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaPhoenix: @Mrs. Lion: Good deals! :) </p>