portrait photography pricing
are we your dream team?
We want you to love your photos
This means loving our style & making sure we're the best fit for your dream team! My Whole Heart Collective is a team of artists, owned and operated by Nicole Kilday & Ashley Bowling. This helps us span the distance in service area as well as be in two places at once. That also means that our couples, families, and anyone who is interested in our art to have the opportunity to have two amazing pre-shoot day teammates for planning, prepping, and brainstorming. With our collective of artists, this gives added creativity to the mix, but also added insurance in the unfortunate case of an emergency and/or need for a reschedule. Sometimes life happens, and we totally get that. We're all human! Make sure to refer to your contract for reschedule details.
We are not for everyone. And we're okay with that. We only say this because most importantly, we want our clients to trust us and know that as artists & friends, WE GOT YOU. And it's 100% OKAY if our art isn't your style. Ultimately, you can’t ask Picasso to paint a Michelangelo. We want you guys to love your images in terms of the posing as well as the editing! After all, these photos will last longer than our lifetime!
What makes us the right fit? You love love our art and want it plastered all over your home of you and your loved one(s). You would rather play tag barefoot, grab your lovers hiney mid-smooch, + shake your ass to your fave jam with a third wheel.
This all goes back to trusting your photographer - truly. Love is wild, ebbs + flows, and sometimes it’s nice to set the hustle + bustle down to just HAVE FUN. Zero worries and actin’ a crazy-lovin’ fool with your favorite weirdo (+ us hehe). This means trusting the process during your photography sessions.
Our biggest hope for our clients (and honestly all humans looking for their perfect match for photography) - is that you feel your photographer's art speaks to you in more ways than just a pretty picture and that you connect with your photographer(s) in a personal way.
We are not for everyone. And we're okay with that. We only say this because most importantly, we want our clients to trust us and know that as artists & friends, WE GOT YOU. And it's 100% OKAY if our art isn't your style. Ultimately, you can’t ask Picasso to paint a Michelangelo. We want you guys to love your images in terms of the posing as well as the editing! After all, these photos will last longer than our lifetime!
What makes us the right fit? You love love our art and want it plastered all over your home of you and your loved one(s). You would rather play tag barefoot, grab your lovers hiney mid-smooch, + shake your ass to your fave jam with a third wheel.
This all goes back to trusting your photographer - truly. Love is wild, ebbs + flows, and sometimes it’s nice to set the hustle + bustle down to just HAVE FUN. Zero worries and actin’ a crazy-lovin’ fool with your favorite weirdo (+ us hehe). This means trusting the process during your photography sessions.
Our biggest hope for our clients (and honestly all humans looking for their perfect match for photography) - is that you feel your photographer's art speaks to you in more ways than just a pretty picture and that you connect with your photographer(s) in a personal way.
We offer lifestyle portrait sessions, focusing on true-to-life moments in your natural element. Of course this could include at-home sessions, adventure sessions, outdoor spaces, and locations that may or may not require permitting and/or rental fees. In the event your dream session location requires a permit and/or rental fee, we will be sure to do the research to provide you with the details to help you obtain the permit or complete rental fees. We've done this plenty of times!
Rain dates are often pre-scheduled because it's the Midwest and sometimes we can observe what we like to call, 'whiplash weather'. Hello random unpredictable thunderstorms! We always try to lock in a scheduled date + a rain-date if we are currently in a rainy season at the time of booking.
Maternity & newborn sessions - run on babies schedule. We know the babes run the show. Our biggest suggestions for maternity sessions, are to aim between 6.5-7.5 months for a number of reasons: 1. we want you to be comfortable if you opt for a space that requires some walking or extended foot travel; 2. sometimes babes surprise us and show up earth-side when we least expect it ('hello' to Nicole's first born who graced us an entire month early). Newborn sessions run on babe's schedule - which we know can be different for everyone and change as the days go. Our top suggestion would be to schedule those after the first AM nap - typically between 10A-11A!
Family sessions, particularly with younger kiddos, the kids again run the show! Circling back to the lifestyle element of our art and those 'lived-in feels', we 100% prefer it if we let the kids take the wheel. Allowing a play vs. posed environment helps us showcase your families truth authentically!
Portrait Session Off-Season: November - February
Rain dates are often pre-scheduled because it's the Midwest and sometimes we can observe what we like to call, 'whiplash weather'. Hello random unpredictable thunderstorms! We always try to lock in a scheduled date + a rain-date if we are currently in a rainy season at the time of booking.
Maternity & newborn sessions - run on babies schedule. We know the babes run the show. Our biggest suggestions for maternity sessions, are to aim between 6.5-7.5 months for a number of reasons: 1. we want you to be comfortable if you opt for a space that requires some walking or extended foot travel; 2. sometimes babes surprise us and show up earth-side when we least expect it ('hello' to Nicole's first born who graced us an entire month early). Newborn sessions run on babe's schedule - which we know can be different for everyone and change as the days go. Our top suggestion would be to schedule those after the first AM nap - typically between 10A-11A!
Family sessions, particularly with younger kiddos, the kids again run the show! Circling back to the lifestyle element of our art and those 'lived-in feels', we 100% prefer it if we let the kids take the wheel. Allowing a play vs. posed environment helps us showcase your families truth authentically!
Portrait Session Off-Season: November - February
portrait photography, $500.00
30 min - 1 hour session (M-TH)
1 photographer (Ashley OR Nicole)
Posing direction & guidance
Location & outfit guidance
Online gallery with high & low res images
Print release
Sneak peeks within 7 days
2-4 week turnaround
Free travel within a 40 mile radius from Pingree Grove, IL
Excludes urban city locations in included travel
Build your dream session,
Additional continuous coverage hour - $150.00
Add-on urban city location - $250.00
Important note,
We recommend getting locked in for your session ASAP since our calendar tends to fill up fast and we require a few weeks/months notice to ensure your spot!
1 photographer (Ashley OR Nicole)
Posing direction & guidance
Location & outfit guidance
Online gallery with high & low res images
Print release
Sneak peeks within 7 days
2-4 week turnaround
Free travel within a 40 mile radius from Pingree Grove, IL
Excludes urban city locations in included travel
Build your dream session,
Additional continuous coverage hour - $150.00
Add-on urban city location - $250.00
Important note,
We recommend getting locked in for your session ASAP since our calendar tends to fill up fast and we require a few weeks/months notice to ensure your spot!
things to consider,
family photography, maternity photography, newborn photography, couples photography, engagement photography, proposal photography, all lifestyle photography, & more
WHERE WE WORK & TRAVEL DETAILS
We want you to know that we're willing to go the distance for love! Since 2016, we've journeyed across the United States to capture couples in love and it's been a highlight of our adventure. We've witnessed the beauty of the Midwest's cornfields, explored the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, hiked through Ohio's Hocking Hills, visited Martha's Vineyard and various spots on the East Coast, and ventured through Denver and its surrounding areas. It's been an honor to be invited along to capture couples' dream wedding days. If you're up for an exciting journey together, count us in!
Once travel exceeds the included mile radius from Pingree Grove, IL - please note that additional travel fees may apply and a second photographer may be required. The remaining cost of travel fees will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Additional travel expenses may include, but are not limited to: mileage, fuel, travel stipend, hotel or accommodations, flights, rental vehicle, transportation, food, baggage fees, parking fees, and other related expenses.
Once travel exceeds the included mile radius from Pingree Grove, IL - please note that additional travel fees may apply and a second photographer may be required. The remaining cost of travel fees will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Additional travel expenses may include, but are not limited to: mileage, fuel, travel stipend, hotel or accommodations, flights, rental vehicle, transportation, food, baggage fees, parking fees, and other related expenses.
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