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Welcome to the Stephanie Greenwell Photography Blog

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Serving the Southeast Missouri area including Hayti, Caruthersville, Portageville, and Kennett

Welcome to my blog! I hope you'll stay awhile and get a few laughs at my everyday life. I'm a mother to four great kiddos and married to a stud-muffin. (It makes him feel better!) Life is always what you make it and to tell the truth, I couldn't make it any better than it is. Photography has allowed me capture the lives of my children in a way that I couldn't imagine. And now it's what I love to do. Let me capture your loves, your laughters, your lives.

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Friday, October 31, 2008

Pumpkin Patch Pals

A few weeks ago, I went with my son's pre-k class to Begg's Family Farm. We had a great time and it was such an awesome day. Not too hot, not too cold, just overcast enough to keep the temps just right (and the natural light was awesome too). I was in charge of two kids, Lee and Ajaesia, along with my son. There was so much to do: We rode to the actual pumpkin patch in a cotton trailer and te kids got to pick out a pumpkin to take home. Then we got to feed the various animals. And boy, oh boy, were they tired after the day at Begg's. Below are some of the pics from that day.





Homecoming 2008

This little girl and little boy were the Homecoming Crown Bearers. Her parents asked me to photograph their sweet little girl and this has to be one of my fave pics. Aren't their outfits so cute?

Sunday, September 21, 2008

What People are Saying | Stephanie Greenwell Photography Hayti Caruthersville Missouri

"Hey Steph!!
I love the pics...You are Awesome!!
...Thanks again - and we will definately get you to take some more pics this summer!!!"
-A. Stinnett

"Hey girl all of those pics are so good...u are so talented!"
-B. Hilburn

"Your pictures are fabulous. I am so proud of you. You do such a wonderful job!!"
-B. Taylor

"i checked out your blog and pictures! it is great. you are very talented"
-K. Reed

Information | Stephanie Greenwell Photography Hayti Caruthersville Missouri

Why Choose Custom Photography

Custom photography is more of a luxury than your entry level cookie cutter chain experience. Custom photography truly is not for everyone, it requires a level of commitment, investment in time and money, forethought and planning on the part of the subject/client and requires a larger time commitment for the photographer as well.

Clients who enjoy taking a more active role in the creation of their families’ memories have the desire to have portrait art that is truly personalized. These more discerning clients have been known to budget and allot time for a custom photography session. Many clients opt for it to be a once a year special experience, some opt to have custom photography sessions done to record their child’s stages in life. Having said this, it is clear that custom photography is not in everyone’s budget, it is something that most families save for to splurge on from time to time to memorialize their children as they really are (not posed and primped in the cookie cutter studio setting).

There is a great deal of time involved in creating high end custom photography sessions for a client. The luxury of great service, better choices and a supberb end product. The result of all this are heirloom quality images. The time invested at the session is only a small portion of the time involved. Custom photography has been likened to purchasing a fine vehicle. To get to point B from A, let’s face it, even a bus ride would suffice. If you want to luxuriate in a finely appointed vehicle, customizing your own experience by listening to smooth jazz while sitting in a climate-controlled setting adjusted purely for your comfort in a body hugging leather interior, perhaps that Lexus you so desire is your cup of tea.

Custom photography is much the same cup of tea. It is the Lexus of the photography world. It is where the intangibles make the experience truly wonderful and the images themselves make the investment of money and time truly worthwhile.

Custom photography can be broken down into even more levels. There are on-location, studio, mixed studio/on-location, specialty location, and destination type photographers. The beauty of custom photography is in the choices and in the luxury of thoses options. The customized service level you are sure to experience will be amazing. The knowledge that your final images are the result of someone caring about those moments so much that they take extra time ensuring that the artwork you receive is good enough to stand by with their name on it. That level of quality and commitment is all but lost in the age of "mass-produced," "mass-marketed," corporate "everyone is a number". Custom photography is based on being unique to you. How great an experience would be, to be able to sit back and allow a photographer to do this highly custom work for images that you will most likely cherish for a lifetime?

Keep in mind more than anything that the Lexus will never appreciate in value the way your portraits will. The portrait art you become invested in from your custom photographer will no doubt increase in value and become more priceless as the years pass.

(wording used by permission by Professional Child Photographer)

Monday, September 1, 2008

Investment | Stephanie Greenwell Photography Hayti Caruthersville Missouri

**Please note that I only book 1-2 sessions per week, as I give each session my dedication and utmost attention to detail. Please be aware that I tend to book several months in advance. After all open dates on my calendar are booked, you may still book a session for an additional fee. Please call 573.724.9202 and schedule your appointment to ensure availability.

Custom art photography is just that. Art that is created by the time and talent of the artist to grace your walls for years to come. It is not just a photo on a piece of paper. It is your memories carefully preserved as a reminder of that moment in time. You are making an investment in artwork that is personal to you and it will only appreciate in value over time. Read more about custom photography.

2010 Session Information

Please note that the non-refundable session fee covers more than just your session time. It also includes emails, 1-2 phone consultations, preparation of documents, travel to and from your session, editing and designing your final images, uploading to your gallery, placing your order, preparing your order for delivery, etc. The session fee DOES NOT include any prints.

Babies|Children|Family: $150
Includes a 1 - 1.5-hour session and 2-3 outfit changes. Sessions are designed for up to 4 individuals. There will be a $25 fee for each individual added to the session.

Newborns|Seniors: $175
Includes a 2-hour session and 3-5 outfit changes.

Non-refundable session fee includes travel within Pemiscot County, and the cities of Kennett and Portageville, MO. Please inquire about rates for travel to other non-listed locations. Session fee is required at the time your session date is booked. This guarantees that your scheduled date is closed for any other sessions. Your session date is not completely booked until session fee is received.

Session fee includes only the time and talent of the photographer. Print purchases are separate. Current pricing applies to the actual day that you book your date and pay your session fee.

A minimum purchase order of $400 is required for each session, of which half of this minimum ($200) is due on the day of your session as a deposit. The deposit will be applied to your final print order.

Occasionally, special mini sessions will be offered. Please check the website for these specials and further information.

Once your session is completed, I will select 20-25 images from your session to be professionally edited, and they will be available via a password-protected gallery within two weeks. The gallery will be available for 7 days, so please be prepared to place your print order within this time frame without additional fees.

Payment in full is expected at the time you place your print order. No orders will be placed until full payment is received. Payment options available; please inquire for details. Gift certificates in increments of $100 are available. Stephanie Greenwell Photography accepts cash, check, and/or debit/credit card payments using Paypal. Returned check fee is $25. Due to the custom nature of your prints, returns are not accepted. Prices are non-negotiable and are subject to change without notice.

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2010 Custom Art Collections
Custom Art Collections begin at $500. Full price list is available after session fee is received.

Print Pricing
Print pricing begins at $40 for 8x10s.
Specialty Products

Leather Session Albums
Gallery Canvas Wraps
Float Wraps
Image Boxes
Hi-Resolution DVD of professionally edited session images
Gift Certificates/Registry


Other specialty products and services available.