In-Studio Ordering Guide
Erika Hopkins Photography is extremely excited to provide you with a truly luxury portrait experience. We will carefully guide you through every step of the process - from planning the portrait session all the way to gracing your walls with the most meaningful, brilliantly beautiful artwork youβve ever seen. We canβt wait to share our passion with you for creating custom works of art telling your family story!
This section focuses on planning for your in-studio ordering session - a delightful time spent planning interior decor. A few weeks after your portrait session, we will invite you to the studio, carefully helping you to select your very favorite portraits you canβt live without!
We will also provide a detailed discuss of your home and help you imagine different portraits in different locations on your walls and atop surfaces. Weβll keep notes on what you love so you can relax and enjoy the experience, offer decoration advice, and guide you through this process step-by-step. Oh, it will be so fun!
Opportunity to Order Portraits
In-person sessions are the ideal opportunity for you to review proofs and place our portrait product orders. We require that clients place their orders with us at the end of the ordering session, as we only post online galleries of portraits ordered, just in case relatives would like to order additional portraits. We canβt express just how much we love seeing your reactions to viewing your portraits for the first time!
Presenting your gallery proofs to you in-person allows us to help you make informed decisions about the portraits you canβt live without and the ones that youβd rather not have hanging in the house! Our clients have repeatedly said how helpful in-person sessions can be, making decisions that would be impossible to do without the guidance of a professional visual artist.
How long does an ordering appointment last?
There is no time limit for the in-person ordering session. We will match any pace thatβs most comfortable for you and your family. Weβre happy to work with your schedule to make our time together convenient and relaxing. Ordering sessions generally take between 1 and 2 hours, but have been known to be shorter if clients know exactly what they want going in. If we can provide anything to make our time together more enjoyable - a bottle of wine, lemonade, cookies - please let us know and weβll be more than happy to do so!
At the end of the viewing and ordering session, weβll review notes together and make decisions on what portraits to order, and choose gift prints for family members.
Take Note
Since your ordering appointment will be taking place in our studio, take a few minutes to walk around your home and consider where you would like to have updated portraits. {From House to Home} is a great resource to inspire your inner decorator. Don't forget to print & complete {In Home Ideas} to make your ordering appointment a breeze!
Prepare with your Gift List
Having a βgift listβ set out ahead of time for family members will make the ordering session a breeze! Please print the {gift list}; to jot down the family members and anyone else youβd like to gift a portrait or product to.
If you are not sure about a certain person or have questions about gifting etiquette, write down your thoughts and weβll help you make decisions during the session.
Be Prepared
Payment for your order may be made anytime during the in-person ordering session. Please be prepared with either a Visa, MC, or AMEX card or personal check made out to Erika Hopkins Photography. Itβs a good idea to have a payment method set out ahead of time so we can focus on your beautiful portraits during the ordering session!
Why Order From Us?
4 Reasons To Order Prints From a Professional
Many times clients ask why purchasing prints through their professional photographer is a much better choice than a do-it-yourself option that may cost less. These days there are many, many low-cost options for non-professionals to have their digital portraits printed in a variety of manners; but before making a decision on how you're going to print your portraits we hope you will consider these thoughts!
The Perfect Crop
Many times we go to order prints without giving thought to the cropping of the image. Most of the time, standard print sizes are a different aspect ratio, or width-to-height ratio, then the actual photograph coming out of the camera that you see on your screen. This means that parts of the portraits' top, bottom, and sides will be clipped off in the final print product. There is great art to cropping a portrait for print, especially to retain the intended composition! When you order a portrait from us, you may rest assured it will be cropped with great care in preserving the artistic value.
Production Quality
There are many consumer-grade printers out there eager for your portrait, canvas, or press book order - it's true! However, at Erika Hopkins Photography we order from a printing lab that specializes in crafting products specifically for professional photographers; a tough crowd to please! The attention to color, craftsmanship, archival quality and guarantee behind the product is unparalleled. Although it may be more expensive to purchase initially, it will last for decades and present each portrait at its very best.
Color
Believe it or not, when editing your portraits we spend an incredible amount of time working to get the perfect color we had in mind for each portrait. It's a painstaking process, but worth every moment! Additionally, we've spent considerable resources developing a strong relationship with our print lab of choice to understand the in's and out's of their materials, the printing process, and how the colors we see on the computer screen translate to colors in their physical prints. Portraits ordered from our studio are tweaked and calibrated to preserve their color from screen to print - something you won't experience with consumer-grade printers!
An Artist's Promise
As artists, we take each step in the process of delivering you a beautiful printed portrait with great care. From snapping the shutter to cropping, coloring, recommending a specific material choice for a specific portrait, and double-checking your prints before handing them to you, every step is taken with the immense love and care of an artist. Erika Hopkins Photography stands behind our finished prints and will not allow a sub-par to be delivered in your hand. We promise you a stellar final product. Period.
Investment Details
A la Carte Portraits
Photographs printed on Kodak Professional, supra Endura VC Digital Paper. Archival Value of 100 years in home display.
5x7 $35 8x10 $85 8x8 $55
{*Wall Portraits}
10x10 $75
11x14 $110
10x20 $145
16x20 $165
20x20 $180
20x24 $235
20x30 $280
24x24 $315
24x30 $360
*Mounted on Styrene Board for extra durability
Fine Art Canvas
A great option if you plan on framing your canvas. Beautiful canvas texture with no need to frame with glass.
8x10 $150
11x14 $190
16x20 $285
20x24 $350
24x30 $450
30x40 $550
Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Ready to hang art work! An easy way to dress up your walls.
8x10 $300
11x14 $350
16x20 $425
20x24 $500
24x30 $700
30x40 $850
DIGITAL ADD-ON PACKAGES
Need more digital portraits than what is included?
Digital portrait add-on packages include a Digital Download & print permission documents for personal use. All portraits will be provided in Color, Black, and White & EHP Signature; fully edited and retouched.
{10} $265
{15} $305
{30} $405
{45} $515
PORTRAIT BOX
You will have a small easel to change out & display your favorite portraits each month, each day, etc. This high-quality portrait box will blow you away!
8x10 Portrait box with 20 5x7 Matted Portraits $865
11x14 Portrait box with 20 8x10 Matted Portraits $1445
STORYBOARD COLLAGE
Create a small piece of art with a storyboard! You can frame the print, put in on an easel on a shelf, or even just lean it on a shelf.
10x20 $345
12x24 $665
Signature Albums
Signature Albums are Erika Hopkins Photography's highest quality albums featuring Kodak photographic paper mounted on an archival board. They offer a wide selection of cover choices, photographic paper types, and finishing services, ensuring your style is represented in every detail. A true flushmount, prints extend across the entire page.
Sizes
8x8 $1085
10x10 $1385
9x12 {please inquire}
12x12 $1685
Linen Cover Options
Our linen line is made of a beautiful linen blend and features an assortment of colors to highlight your imagery. Please note, due to the nature of this material, linen covers may vary in texture.
Leather
Our standard line is made of genuine Italian full-grain leather. These moisture-resistant leathers age beautifully with a rich patina.
Pearlescent Leather
Our pearlescent line is made of genuine Italian enhanced grain leather with a durable finish that is water and stain-resistant.
Distressed Leather
Our distressed line is made of genuine Italian full grain leather and features unique variations with natural markings. Please note: Distressed leathers are made to show the natural wear and tear caused from daily use.
Metallic Leather
Our Metallic leather line is made of genuine Italian full-grain leathers.
Debossing
Customize your Album with up to 3 lines of text.
Finish off by selecting one of the 8 different colors & 5 different fonts!
8 Custom Colors {Debossing}
Fonts Available {Debossing}
Text will be centered on the front cover of your album.
Matted Print Box
Our Matted Prints are fully finished and sealed as an archival piece
Prints are matted and backed with museum grade RagMat 4ply matboard
Choose lustre or semi-matte photographic paper
Cover Materials
LUXE LINEN COVER MATERIAL
FABRIC COVER MATERIAL
VEGAN SUEDE COVER MATERIAL
CLASSIC LINEN COVER MATERIAL
Framed Portraits
Metal
Poly-Resin
Wood
Wood Composite