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Shop for Quality Instead of Price for Senior Pictures in Redmond

Redmond Senior Picture Photography | Seattle, Lynnwood, Bellevue

Senior Pictures Will Last a Lifetime

We all know there are some things you buy on quality, not price. We skip over the discounted stale bread in favor of the fresh baked loaf. We avoid the cracked and laggy phone and find one with the features we need working quickly. We know a lumpy mattress will cause long-term back pain, so we invest in a well-made one.

Photography is no different.

Simply, you should always shop for quality first instead of price on your child’s senior pictures. A well-shot, well-planned, high quality senior photo will be worth viewing and remembering for a lifetime—your senior has a lot of exciting life ahead of them! Capturing them in a 90-minute to 2-hour session is a challenge.

Senior portraits represent your student at their finest, with their whole future ahead of them. In a few years these portraits will have a nostagic effect having been a special time in their young lives. After more time has passed senior portraits are always up for comparison to the next generation and so goes time.

To create truly amazing Senior Pictures is a special type of photography similar to working with modeling and talent agencies…there are few and far between that can deliver a spectacular final product people are in awe of. They deserve an investment in quality.

Pre-Shoot Experts Work With You

An amateur will merely take your order, do what you tell them and then dust their hands off. They don’t spend time helping you get the most out of your session, and your child deserves much more!!

With a professional they will make their expertise available to you in every aspect. Before the shoot a pro can offer personal styling advice to help your student express the side of their self they want to display in their portraits. From clothing to hair, makeup and accessories, an expert proves his quality and ensures better results with this guidance.

A high quality photographer will also help you scout locations around the area, whether you leave it completely up to them or have an idea but not specifics in mind. Finding the setting that captures your senior’s personality and lifestyle and makes them pop is something only a local photographer with many years of experience can offer.

Good Service Doesn’t End After the Shoot

Another reason you should shop quality instead of price for your senior pictures in Redmond, is that a quality photographer will make sure you’re satisfied and then some. After all, what service are you really paying for? Someone to press a button on a camera? Hopefully not!

What’s really being captured? You’re getting a symbol of your student’s accomplishments and life up to this point, brimming with memories and to be viewed over and over again and we want this to look tip top! This requires a certain type of personality to work with students to have fun and get them to relax combined with an expert level of digital post-production. Everyone’s skin is not perfect and we all have stray hairs and blemishes–both simple fixes in Photoshop.

There are many cool Photoshop tricks and filters than can be applied. Some people favor a rustic black & white effect, others might like something more modern with high contrast. And of course, many traditional methods are used as well.

What is the final result?

If you shop for quality instead of price for senior pictures in Redmond, you ensure better portraits, plain and simple. Better lit, better shot, better planned, and better on your wall at home and to share with your family and friends. Similar to high school prom and many of the other important experiences awaiting your student, it is a once in a lifetime experience! You’ve just got one shot, so better it’s taken by someone who knows what they’re doing and cares how it turns out!

By Julian Michael > Contact him for your child’s senior portraits today!

 

Cool Senior Portraits in Mukilteo Snohomish Lynnwood Everett | Julian Michael Senior Pictures Photographer

Seattle Senior Pictures and Portraits | Summer & Fall Package Specials 2012

AWESOME. COOL. SICK. RETRO. CLASSIC. FUN.

These are all words that Seniors have said about their entire senior portrait session with Julian Michael photography. Many of our parents that come through that had worked with a different photographer for their oldest child said they just didn’t know where to go and had a difficult time selecting their favorite images as there were so few that looked good. With Julian Michael you’ll have the complete opposite problem…you’ll have so many fantastic images to choose from you will likely be surprised! (and of course really excited!!) My personal guarantee is that you have the best images of your teenage son or daughter you’ve ever seen and that you will love to share and display them proudly in your home and online for the rest of your life!

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Senior Portrait Photography Specials Summer/Fall 2012 (valid through Sept 5, 2012):

NEW PACKAGES FOR SUMMER/FALL 2012

Choose from the following options that will range from $699 to $1295 depending on your selections, taste and your budget. Half of your package price is due up front and the balance is due within four weeks of your session date. Your viewing session is typically 2-3 weeks following your session and you will likely receive your finished portraits and retouched files within two weeks of your viewing session.

  • Experience a 1hr or 2hr on-location session with unlimited outfits (usually 3-5)
  • Best 8, 15, or 25 retouched digital files for printing 5×7, 4×6 and smaller
  • Your favorite image for a mounted Wall Portrait either 11×14 or 16×20
  • Choose from one of our rustic or classic frames or go with Canvas
  • (Ladies) Hair & Makeup provided if you’d like to feel extra fancy! :OD

These packages all include a pre-session phone consultation, your choice of post-session viewing style, and 100% guarantee that you’ll love your images or we’ll reshoot! And oh, ‘Rockstar Customer Service’ is Julian’s favorite phrase! All sessions are completed on-location and include a styling consultation via phone, theater-style viewing session following your session, and a wide variety of stunning images to select from when all is said and done. Most popular senior portrait photography locations on the northend are Rustic Snohomish – Downtown Everett – Mill Creek – Local parks and property – and there’s always Kirkland waterfront or Downtown Seattle if you’re feeling frisky! :OD

Book your appointment today with Julian Michael Photography to experience the difference of quality and fun for the rest of your life to cherish!

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Seattle Senior Portraits | Seattle Prep, O’Dea, Blanchet & King’s Senior Pictures Photography Studio

James/Classic Session | by Seattle Senior Pictures & Portrait Photographer Julian Michael

One of my favorite sessions from recent times was working with James who’s about as ‘chill’ as it gets. Playing on a Seattle premiere soccer team comes natural and being cool for his senior pictures session was a must! Most of his session was done in downtown Seattle like Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square but we considered Kirkland or Bellevue at first.

Enjoy some of my favorite pictures from his senior photos session:

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All sessions are completed on-location within the Seattle area or nearby. Most popular senior portrait photography locations are downtown Ballard, Greenlake, urban Pioneer Square or Capital Hill, Madison Park, and the Seattle Waterfront including West Seattle’s Alki Beach!

Book your appointment today with Julian Michael Photography and get ready to have fun and be able to brag about how cool your senior portrait came out this year!seattle senior pictures portraits photographer julian michael bellevue woodinville kirkland prep cool best ballard sodo

Rockin’ Seattle Senior Portraits & Pictures | Ballard, Greenlake and Fremont are Happening!

Seattle Senior Pictures and Portraits | Spring 2012

My favorite buroughs of Seattle has to be Ballard, Greenlake and the Fremont district! As a former competitive runner in high school I used to travel into Seattle to Greenlake and Fremont weekly and I remember seeing other high schoolers getting their senior pictures sessions taken at local parks, outdoors, etc, and always thought it was cool. Now, I’m able to do the same for my clients while having a fun time doing whatever they want, mixing and mingling a variety of outfits, backgrounds, angles, and more to complete the ultimate and best senior portrait session around!

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Preparing for your senior portrait session is always fun and can be very simple. It’s all about having fun and grabbing some of your favorite outfits or buying new ones to ensure your best senior pictures session possible!

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Senior portrait specials for Seattle schools:

Contact Julian today to find out

– Ballard high school seniors, Bishop Blanchet high school seniors, O’Dea high school seniors, Seattle Prep high school seniors, Inglemoor high school seniors, Roosevelt high school seniors, and many other local schools such as Shoreline, Shorewood, Shorecrest, West Seattle, Mercer Island.

All sessions are completed on-location within the Seattle area or nearby. Most popular senior portrait photography locations are downtown Ballard, Greenlake, urban Pioneer Square or Capital Hill, Madison Park, and the Seattle Waterfront including West Seattle’s Alki Beach!

Book your appointment today with Julian Michael Photography!!

Professional Business Headshots | Annette

Business Headshots Photographer | Wardrobe Stylist Consultant | Annette Bond

“I’ve never been good with getting my picture taken,” said Annette before we started her business headshot session in Woodinville at my studio.

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Rest assured I let her know that many Bellevue and Seattle business professionals come to me specifically because their last professional headshot studio session or headshots photographer could not capture their true personality, and thus they were left wondering if anyone could…until they come to see me!

We wound up with some great new professional headshots for Annette to use in all her marketing materials, her new website for her business, and for anything else to attract new clients in the greater Bellevue and Seattle areas.

“I would definitely refer you to anyone,” said Annette after her professional business headshots session. “This was relaxing, fun, and I enjoyed my experience with you.” I was all smiles after hearing this.

See other examples of Corporate and/or Professional Headshots Sessions from Seattle or Bellevue areas:

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Schedule a headshots session with Julian