How long have you been taking wedding pictures?
What camera equipment do you use?
What lighting equipment do you use?
What is included with the plan?
Why are your services arranged in plans rather than a'la carte?
How much of a deposit do you require to reserve a date?
How can I find out if you are free on my wedding date?
What do we do if we want to schedule a consultation?
Is the deposit deducted from the price of the plan?
Do you both take photographs on the day of the wedding?
Do you offer hand coloring of black+white photographs?
Archaic Smile Photography is the husband and wife team of Daryl Garman and Janet Nyberg. We are the people you will meet with when you book your wedding. We are also the people who will photograph your wedding. Creating photographs together we make an ideal team for creating your wedding portfolio.
Top of Page How long have you been taking wedding pictures?
We shot our first wedding for friends in October 1988.
Top of Page What camera equipment do you use?
Midrange Canon D-SLR cameras. We use our old 10D with a Lensbabies lens for fun. The 20D, 30D and 40D are used with a variety of different lenses for different effects.
Top of Page What lighting equipment do you use?
We use natural light as much as possible to achieve our style of Naturally Created photographs. In order to make exposures that do not need special printing by the lab or excessive work in Photoshop, we will sometimes modify daylight using reflectors, diffusion screens and other lighting control equipment. When shooting indoor portraits we use commercial studio lighting with more lighting control equipment to maintain our Naturally Created style.
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Top of Page The negatives and full size digital files are available to purchase. Included with the Complete and Digital Plans, the set of RAW files (along with full size JPEG's is $2,500. With the sale of the RAW files we grant a limited copyright. You may make any personal use of the images, but we retain the right to use the images commercially.
Top of Page A CD-ROM with low resolution JPEG copies of all the photographs from your wedding is included with each Wedding Photography Plan. These watermarked pictures are 4"x6" at 72dpi for viewing on your computer. You may copy the entire collection to your hard drive, mail the CD to friends and relatives and generally share the pictures as you wish. We retain the copyright for all the images we create.
Top of Page Proofs are generally ready two to three weeks after the wedding. When they are ready we will contact you to arrange for a consultation. We will go over the proofs with you, discuss things to consider when planning your album, then leave you with the CD of all your proofs. We'll set up a time to meet you a week or two later, then design the album with you.
Top of Page Our Art Leather Albums and our Willowbook Collage Albums are handmade for you. Delivery of your completed album will usually take place in eight to twelve weeks following your album design consultation.
Top of Page What is included with the plan?
Each plan includes everything listed for that plan. See each plans page for a complete list of what is included.
Basic Plan Standard Plan Complete Plan Top of Page Why are your services arranged in plans rather than a'la carte?
We want our clients to know ahead of time what they get with each of their plans. Couples are often surprised to find that their a'la carte plan does not include the pictures or albums they had envisioned. While all of our plans have the flexibility to design an album containing as many photographs as you decide, you know before the wedding that there won't be any surprises when you design your album.
Top of Page How much of a deposit do you require to reserve a date?
A non-refundable deposit of $800 reserves your date with us.
Top of Page How can I find out if you are free on my wedding date?
You can call us at 206-419-7100 to check on the availability for your wedding date. You can also e-mail us. We will get back to you within a day.
eMail to check availability Top of Page All of our photography is conducted on location. Weddings, Bridal Portrait Sessions, Engagement Sessions and Environmental Family Portraits are all scheduled for the site of the wedding or reception, a park or other meaningful location, or the home of our clients. Our home territory is Seattle, the East Side and anywhere within an hour of that area.
Top of Page What do we do if we want to schedule a consultation?
The fastest way to schedule an appointment is to call us at 206-419-7100. We can come to your home, your office or some other convenient place where we can meet and go over examples of our work.
Top of Page Is the deposit deducted from the price of the plan?
Yes.
Top of Page Do you both take photographs on the day of the wedding?
Yes. While making some of the more formal portraits Janet acts as producer. She helps ensure that the setting is perfect and that there are no problems with the clothing, jewelry or with the lighting. During the Ceremony and the Reception we are both taking photographs of the planned events as well as candid photographs of you and your guests.
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Top of Page Yes. We add sales tax at 8.2% to all of our plans and products.
Top of Page Yes. There are a number of options for sepia toning your black+white prints. There are many shades of brown or tan and even blue which we can can use to shade your prints. The decision to tone a print is one that is made after you have seen the proofs and decided which prints to tone.
Top of Page Do you offer hand coloring of black+white photographs?
Yes.
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