The Culp Creative Experience
From "I have no idea what I'm doing" to "Wait that was so easy and fun"
01 - You find me
Maybe you found me on Instagram. Maybe a friend sent you my way. Maybe you ended up here at 2 a.m. while searching "photographers near me".
However you got here, welcome! I am so happy you are here.
Take a look around, find the kind of session you are looking for, and when you are ready, we'll get you on the calendar. For couples, families, and portraits, you'll be able to choose your session, pick an available date and time, sign your contract, and pay your retainer all online.
No endless email or text chains. No sitting around wondering if you are officially booked.
You pick the date. I take it from there.
02 - we plan the fun part
Once you're booked, I'll send you everything you need to know before your session.
We'll figure out the important stuff:
- Where are we going?
- What are you wearing?
- What should you bring?
- What happens if the weather decides to ruin our plans?
And if you have no idea about any of those things? THAT'S OKAY!
You tell me the dream. I will make it happen.
03 - We make some magic
This is where you show up and relax. You don't need to know how to pose or practice your smile in the mirror beforehand.
Don't drive to the session freaking out that you are going to look awkward either, you might feel it for the first few minutes, that's normal. We'll warm up, I'll give you direction, we'll talk, we'll laugh, and before you know it, you'll forget there's a camera in front of you.
Directing is probably the most important part of my job. I will never stand there and say just act natural. I'll tell you where to stand, where to look, what to do with your hands, how to move, and when to stop posing altogether.
If something looks awkward, I'll fix it.
If you look incredible, I'll tell you.
If your kids are running around like tiny criminals, we'll work with it.
If you and your partner start laughing halfway through a pose? Good!
The goal isn't to make you look like a professional model. It's to make you feel comfortable enough that you actually look like yourself.
04 - You get your finished gallery
After the session, you should get a good meal, go home, and put your feet up. Your job is DONE!
I'll stop at Kwik Trip and load up on iced coffee, Diet Coke, and lots of snacks. As soon as I get home, I get started on your session.
I'll carefully go through your images, choose the strongest photographs, and edit your gallery so everything feels cohesive and unmistakably Culp Creative.
Then comes the FUN part! You will get a random email from CULP CREATIVE with your completed gallery.
You'll receive your private online gallery where you can view, download, and share your images. And yes, you're absolutely allowed to stare at them for an unreasonable amount of time.
05 - print, review, rebook
Your photos shouldn't live forever in a forgotten camera roll.
Print them. Frame them. Put them in an album.
Then, if you loved your experience, leave a review so the next person who is nervous about getting in front of the camera knows they're in good hands.
And when life gives you something new to celebrate? Come back!
New baby.
New season.
New year.
New business.
New memories.
I'll always be here because that's the relationships I have with my clients. It's never a one session and we never chat again.