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Emily|WHS’21
It’s that time of year again.
Senior Send Off season
(and oh, how I love it!)
Please join me in wishing all the best to Emily of Woodbury High School. May your kind heart and beautiful smile take you everywhere you want to go!
Each high school senior’s portraits session is unique. I love sharing a few images as I edit their sessions and present their final galleries for them. I try not to overshare so that they can choose their favorites and do their own sharing.
But, when springtime comes, it’s my pleasure to choose some of my favorites from their session and to share them along with my congratulations and well wishes in a final Focus Photography by Susan Senior Send Off.
Please welcome me in congratulating the graduating class of 2021!
Thanks for checking out this
Focus Senior Send Off
Please browse my various galleries and visit my Facebook page at Focus Photography by Susan. “Like” and “Follow” my page to keep up-to-date with sneak peeks and specials!
Got a question? Love to hear from you.
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Happy New Year from Susan! What’s new in 2021
Welcome to 2021 and the “what’s new this year” article. It was such fun seeing so many of you last year given our less-than-reliable 2020. I hope this note finds you well.
So, what’s new at FOCUS in 2021?
Here’s the short version…scroll to the topic(s) that interest you most for more information!
Family Mini Days – will be back again this year! Not your year for the big family portraits session, but you’d really like a nice holiday card this year? See below for more info and how to learn when they are announced..
High School Seniors – Book your session for June to receive a special gift. Also. You have asked and I have heard…Senior Sessions have evolved!
Pricing – What’s changing and what’s NOT
New Product – Love Image Blocks? Now there is a mid-size to choose from.
Are Your Files Sunsetting? – The time has come to clear some memory…find out if/when your sessions’ files may no longer be available for purchase.
Still Reading? Great! Here are the details!
Family Mini-Days
Not your year for the big family portraits session, but want nice options for a holiday card? I’ve got you covered. Occasionally, I will host a Mini Day at a Woodbury-area location. You receive a set of 4×6 proofs and 10 high resolution digital files for $200 (plus tax, of course). Additional prints and an extensive product menu are available ala carte.
We’ll chat before your session date so that I know what you are hoping to come away with and then spend up to 20 minutes photographing on your session day.
Reply to this email or on my website’s Contact page if you’d like to be notified when Mini Days are announced.
High School Seniors
Class of 2022 High School Senior clients who book and complete their session for June, 2021 will receive a FREE 4” Image Block ($40 value).
You have asked and I have heard…Senior Sessions have evolved! A minimum of 20 beautifully edited high resolution digital images are now included with every High School Senior Session with several packages to choose from. In addition, one 4×6 spiral bound proof book is included with every High School Senior Session.
Find out more about High School Seniors Photography with Susan here.
Pricing – What’s Changing and What’s NOT
Effective March 1st, 2021, the following pricing adjustments will take place. Learn specifics and more about session types and the products I offer at my website’s Info section and After the Session pages.
What’s NOT changing?
Framed Prints
Mini Books
Image Blocks
What’s changing?
Session structures. All sessions now include high resolution digital files for ALL final gallery images and most session types also include a set of 4×6 proofs.
SAME PRICE – Order prints and products from your on-line gallery -OR- direct from Susan at Focus – SAME PRICE!
SOME prints prices ↓
SOME proof books ↓
New Image Block Size
With six fully-customizable sides, Image Blocks are a fun way to create a dimensional display. Use multiple blocks together to spell out a child’s name, graduation year, or family name. Combine multiple sizes to create displays that are beautiful from every angle. New this year is the 6” Image Block, adding to the 4” and the 8” product line.
4”x4” Image Block = $40
(or $30 each if ordering 2 or more duplicate cubes)
6”x6” Image Block = $50
(or $40 each if ordering 2 or more duplicate cubes)
8” x 8” Image Block = $65
(or $55 each if ordering 2 or more duplicate cubes)
Make Sure You Have What You Need!
The time has come again for me to clear some memory. Although I may retain some files for marketing purposes, files from sessions in 2018 and prior will be removed from my storage system as of April 30th, 2021.
Please take a few minutes to make sure that you have everything that you may want from your Focus Photography by Susan sessions from 2018!
If you would like to review what I still have stored for your family, please let me know by April 15th, 2021 and I would be happy to search for them and re-share so you can feel secure in what you have.
Let’s ring in the new year and start making happy memories together. Cheers!
~ Susan
Thank you for visiting. Please browse my various galleries and visit my Facebook page at Focus Photography by Susan. “Like” and “Follow” my page to keep up-to-date with sneak peeks and specials!
www.focusphotographymn.com
651-578-7100
Got a question? Love to hear from you.
~ ~ Contact Me ~ ~
Mariah – Park High School Class of 2020
Hello Mariah!
Our next Class of 2020 Focus Senior Send Off is the lovely Miss Mariah of Park High School.
Mariah was all about the city life for her senior portraits and so she and her mom joined me in and around St. Paul on a perfect summer evening last year.
We made our way from the Polka Dot wall – side note..how cool is that wall, right?! – to Union Depot and to Raspberry Island which gave us lots of interesting background choices to set off her great color choices and accessories. Loved those shoes – Chucks are my fav!!
We had a lot of fun finding new-to-me nooks and crannies while strolling the St. Paul downtown.
I loved Mariah’s sassy, colorful session. And chatting with her and her mom made our evening even more enjoyable. Look for the apropos mural we found in the background with Mariah and her mama. 💕 All the best to you, Mariah. Dream big dreams!
The one and only…..
Mariah – East Ridge High School – Class of 2020
Thanks for checking out this
Focus Senior Send Off
Please browse my various galleries and visit my Facebook page at Focus Photography by Susan. “Like” and “Follow” my page to keep up-to-date with sneak peeks and specials!
Got a question? Love to hear from you.
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Baylee – ERHS Class of 2020
Hello Baylee!
Our next Class of 2020 Focus Senior Send off is voice of Janet Van De Graaf and Eponine and, no doubt, many others, from her East Ridge High School Lofties days. Please welcome the beautiful and very talented Baylee of East Ridge High School to the blog!
Usually I put a blog together chronologically of our time together, but I thought I’d shake it up with Baylee’s blog by starting with our last location and working backwards. When combining both urban and natural scenery, we almost always end with nature to take advantage of the softer, diffused sunlight.
By this time, we had been through five looks and she’s still rocking the glam, wouldn’t you say? Please enjoy a backward look at our time in Minneapolis and then St. Paul on a lovely summer evening in 2019.
Baylee did a wonderful job of planning her wardrobe and accessories. We easily and quickly changed up looks and made the most of our time at each location.
And now we’ll move backward again to our first location where we made great use of the varied looks possible in the Guthrie area of Minneapolis. Enjoy!
And a final move backward to our inside time at the Guthrie. A great place to start when the sun is still high in the sky with nice window lighting and great lines and colors. I enjoyed my evening with Baylee and her mom and so look forward to finding out where she’ll spread her wings and what she’ll tackle next. All the best to you, Baylee!
The one and only…..
Baylee – East Ridge High School – Class of 2020
Thanks for checking out this
Focus Senior Send Off
Please browse my various galleries and visit my Facebook page at Focus Photography by Susan. “Like” and “Follow” my page to keep up-to-date with sneak peeks and specials!
Got a question? Love to hear from you.
~ ~ Contact Me ~ ~
Now Booking – Class of 2021 High School Seniors 🎓
Class of 2021…it’s time to start thinking about Senior Portraits. And I can’t wait to meet you!
Booking is now open for end of May through October. Contact me through my website’s Contact Form for more information and how to book this fun and memorable milestone photography session.
Book soon! In order to maintain flexibility for 2021 seniors, I’m limiting the number of seniors this year in case reschedules get tricky. Once the deposit is paid, reschedule priority will be given in order of deposit receipt and the non-refundable session deposit IS fully refundable if a complete cancellation becomes required by a Stay at Home order of some kind.
For more great information, see “Preparing For Your Session“, what to expect “After The Session” and “High School Seniors” pages.
I look forward to meeting you!
~ Susan
Thank you for visiting. Please browse my various galleries and visit my Facebook page at Focus Photography by Susan. “Like” and “Follow” my page to keep up-to-date with sneak peeks and specials!
www.focusphotographymn.com
651-578-7100
Got a question? Love to hear from you.
~ ~ Contact Me ~ ~