CHILDREN (OUTDOORS)
Boston Metrowest Children’s Photographer
I offer 2 session types to fit your needs – standard & digital. Standard sessions include a session fee + you order prints & products separately from your gallery of images. Digital sessions are all inclusive with a set number of digital files included in the session fee and a discount off any additional prints or products ordered.
When you look back at your photographs of your children, I want you to feel and see how they really were at that age. Whether it’s a giggle, a goofy smile or the moment they snuck a little kiss to their little sibling. My photography approach is not just about looking at the camera and saying “cheese”…I actually hate that word. As a mom of three boys its about capturing who they really are. Capturing their unique personalities and how much they have fun together. While I will pose and direct throughout your session, it’s about those reactive moments when I child doesn’t think I’m looking or when they are “hamming it up” for the camera. My why I do this… is to offer you beautiful photographic memories, treasures that you will look back and remember for always and remember how your children truly were at that age.
I offer outdoor children photography sessions all over New England. Whether we do your session at the Wayside Inn Grist Mill in Sudbury (only 1.5 miles from my studio), have your session in Framingham at Cushing Memorial Park, I come to your home yard, meet at the Boston Public Garden or have a session at the beach at sunset. I can customize a fun and storytelling session for you, your children and family.
I offer quite a few different session options to fit your needs, budget and what you want to have for products after your outdoor children’s photography session.
OUTDOOR SESSION
Session Fee Only | $225
- 1 hour session within 10 miles of Sudbury/ Framingham, MA (up to 6 people)
- $25 per additional person after the first 6
- Unlimited poses and images taken during that time
- Session fee is for time for the shoot, no portraits or digital files are included
- *$395 order minimum*
- Plus 6.25 MA Sales Tax
- Wayside Inn Grist Mill Sessions Please add $25 for shooting fee donation to go to Wayside Inn
OUTDOOR SESSION
Digital Option | $825
- 1 hour session within 10 miles of Sudbury/ Framingham, MA (up to 6 people)
- $25 per additional person after the first 6
- Unlimited poses and images taken during that time.
- Includes 15 high resolution digital images of your choice that will be sent via an online download gallery.
- 20% off any additional products offered with the Digital Session
- Wayside Inn Grist Mill Sessions Please add $25 for shooting fee donation to go to Wayside Inn
OUTDOOR ON-LOCATION SESSION
Session Fee Only | $275
- 1 hour session outside 10 miles but within 35 miles of Sudbury/Framingham, MA (up to 6 people)
- $25 per additional person after the first 6
- Unlimited poses and images taken during that time
- Session fee is for time for the shoot, no portraits or digital files are included
- *$395 order minimum*
- Plus 6.25 MA Sales Tax
- Please inquire for travel fees outside of 35 miles
OUTDOOR ON-LOCATION SESSION
Digital Option | $895
- 1 hour session outside 10 miles but within 35 miles of Sudbury/Framingham, MA (up to 6 people)
- $25 per additional person after the first 6
- Unlimited poses and images taken during that time.
- Includes 15 high resolution digital images of your choice that will be sent via an online download gallery.
- 20% off any additional products offered with the Digital Session
- Please inquire for travel fees outside of 35 miles
LIFESTYLE PHOTOJOURNALISTIC OUTDOOR OR IN HOME SESSION
Session Fee Only | $475
- 2 hour session within 30 miles of Sudbury/Framingham, MA (up to 7 in your immediate family)
- This is more candid fun photojournalistic session where Paula spends time with your family at your home or park, beach at sunset, picnic, etc. These type of sessions are perfect for newborns, children, family and pets.
*This is not for any type of event or party photography.* - Session fee is for time for the shoot, no portraits or digital files are included.
- *$500 order minimum*
- Plus 6.25 MA Sales Tax
- Please inquire for travel fees outside of 30 miles
LIFESTYLE PHOTOJOURNALISTIC OUTDOOR OR IN HOME SESSION
Digital Option | $1200
- 2 hour session within 30 miles of Sudbury/Framingham, MA (up to 7 in your immediate family)
- This is more candid fun photojournalistic session where Paula spends time with your family at your home or park, beach at sunset, picnic, etc. These type of sessions are perfect for newborns, children, family and pets.
*This is not for any type of event or party photography.* - Includes 20 high resolution digital images of your choice that will be sent via an online download gallery.
- 20% off any additional products offered with the Digital Session
- Please inquire for travel fees outside of 30 miles
You can view our Product Pricing HERE
Outdoor Session Info
Pets…please include them too. We love to photograph those “animal” sisters and brothers in our children photography sessions. We can do your session at a few of my favorite outdoor locations which are pet friendly or I can come to your home yard if they are more comfortable in their own space. Pets are so important to your family, so I love to have them be part of this special session.
To book your session date we require 50% of the session fee to be paid in advance as a retainer for your session. I take all major credits, checks and cash. Once that is received your session date is confirmed. The remainder of the session fee is due right after your session is photographed. You see 40-50 images that have been carefully color corrected with in 2 weeks of your session date via a beautiful slideshow and online ordering gallery. You will see your images in color and in black & white. You can also come into our studio to view your images and place your order. However, I know your time is precious and some of you travel from 30 plus miles away, so I offer a 2 week online ordering gallery. This is so you can take your time to choose the images and products you and your family would like to purchase to display your home or give as gifts to grandparents. This is great for grandparents and other family members to see and order from as well.
Since we respect your time, I also ask that you respect mine as well and place your order within that 2 week ordering window. Once your order is received and paid for, you can expect to receive your products anywhere from 7 days to 4 weeks depending on what you choose order. All of this info will be provided to you in your ordering system.
BOSTON CHILDREN’S PHOTOGRAPHER
Paula Swift Photography, Inc. a Boston Children’s Photographer with a professional photography studio in Sudbury Mass. Paula Swift is a Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman and Certified Professional Photographer whose newborn photography has been recognized internationally by the Professional Photographer’s Association as well as awarded in the annual International Photographic Competition. Paula is a photography educator and author of Storytelling Portrait Photography – How to Document the Lives of Children and Families. She teaches workshops to local photographers on how to photograph children in a fun storytelling way. Paula has two college degrees in photography – Associates in Fine Art Photography and Bachelors of Science in Communications Media – Photography. Paula Ferazzi Swift was a staff phojournalist at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass 1995-2005.
Studio Policies
- There is a minimum portrait investment requirement for all portrait sessions unless otherwise noted (not with Digital Sessions).
- Full Payment is due upon placement of orders. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Checks and Cash accepted for payment
- Session fees are for the time of the photography session and are not applied to your order.
- No cameras or iPhones etc photos are allowed to be taken during the session, this causes distraction and the session to lose momentum. Paula reserves the right to stop a session due to cameras and photos being taken by anyone other than her during your photography session.
- Each session includes up to 1 hour of shooting time ( unless otherwise noted) and an unlimited amount of images/poses taken.
- You will see 40-50 proofs from full sessions or 25 proofs from mini sessions to be presented in an online copyright protected gallery 14-17 days after your session. Each image is carefully color balanced and includes minor blemish removal.
- There is a 14 day (2 weeks) order deadline after your proofs have been presented online.
- Unordered sessions will be deleted from our system after 30 days. These means, if you do not order from your session with in 30 days we delete the whole session. Paula Swift Photography offers an online ordering system where all portraits and products can be purchased or you can set-up a time to come in for a in studio order session with in your 14 ordering period.
- Only ordered images are kept on file for up to 1 year. After that time frame the images are archived but with no guarantee of retrieval.
- Paula Swift Photography, inc. maintains copyright of all images and does not allow scanning , copying or downloading of images, which is illegal. Thank you for respecting my photography and the livelihood of my family. Digital files can be purchased for personal use only.