Lodi, California Photographer | Name your price session!

Holy cow! Did you read that title? Name your own price session? Have I lost my mind? The answer is NO!

 I believe everyone should have amazing photos of themselves and loved ones to hang on their walls of the homes and to give out to family. I believe that future generations will want to have actual prints of family that has came before them to show to the family that will be after them. Show where your roots are.

 Most people now days view photos as something you take with your phone, share on some kind of social media site and that is the end of the photo. What ever happened to having prints? What is on your walls at home? What happen to showing where you came from?

 Which is where I step in. When you come to me for your photos, you don't get some time in front of a camera and on your way.... you get an experience. You have a few hours out of your very busy lives (yes I know how busy one can be) to have a few hours of a fun adventure, something creative and relaxing by the end of the time with me.

 Being a photographer in Lodi, California, there is a lot of other photographers out there. Its hard to pick just one. I have asked past clients and just people in general, why haven't you had some recent photos done? The answers may not surprise you, as some did not for me. Such as, "I just don't have the time"... "I don't know where to go."... "I haven't even thought about having some done". However, do you know what the number one answer was?

MONEY.

So this idea came about. I had been playing with this idea for a while, then recently was watching another photographer talk, and she had done something like this and I was thinking, hey... lets try it!

So this fall I am offering up 10 spots (may offer more, but we'll see. No promises) for a portrait session. Examples of portrait sessions would be, Families, couples, kids, babies, high school seniors, maternity and just individuals.

It is so simple to get your spot. Just send me an email saying what kind of shoot you want, the type of style of shoot and what you are willing to pay. I am asking for a minim of $100 so that I can make sure to cover the cost of my bills (after all, I do have to pay bills with the shoots, and hey... I'd like to make a few dollars too if you don't mind! :) ) No reasonable offer will be refused. My normal price for these types of shoots are $300 and include 2 hours of on location shooting (we will figure out  the location based off of the style and type of session you wish for) within 50 miles of Lodi, California.

Some guidelines to follow:

1. 10 slots starting now until Dec. 1st, 2014. again, please get your emails in quickly, as I figure they will fill up fast! No promises on opening up any more slots!

2. Session will be shot Thurs to Sundays at any of the following times: 9 am, 10 am or 4 pm, 5 pm for 2 hours.

3. I offer albums, prints and digital packages. I also accept all major credit cards and cash.

4. Any location that is picked that requires a charge to get in or to park will be paid for buy the client.

5. I promise you a awesome and memorable experience.


So what are you waiting for? Get on your computers... open up a new email and shoot your ideas over to me. Email me at r.delpphotography@gmail.com or info@rdelpphotography.com

xoxo,
R

PS. Be sure to share this with your family and friends. You wouldn't want  them to miss out on this deal!

R. Delp Photography is a Lodi, California photography company that specializes in Wedding, Family and Boudoir photography. We can be found on Facebook as well!

Spring Mini-Sessions | Lodi and Sacramento, California

Mini-Session!!!

They will be held at Boa Vista Orchards in Apple Hill.
NEXT Saturday, March 22, 10am to 4pm, every 30 minutes.
LIMITED SPOT available.
Session Fee $30
No minimum purchase
Prints/Products are available for purchase, not included in the session fee.
Digital files will also be available for purchase, not included in the session fee.
Mini-sessions are normally $150.
I MUST have 10 sessions BOOKED for this to happen. Please share with everyone!!! IF it gets booked up, I will offer another date.

xoxo,

R

Thacker Family | Family Session | Lodi, CA

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R

Felix Family | Family Session | Lodi, CA

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R

Wight Family | Family Session | Stockton, CA

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R

Ashley | Model makeover | Lodi, California

Ashley was such a fun client to work with. She won a contest at a local hair salon, Luscious Salon, for a make over. I paired up with Luscious Salon to do the photos for the girls that won. Anyways, Ashley is a hard working mom of 4 boys, and at the time was engaged (she has now sense been married). I had a lot of fun getting to know her and working with her to get the right images, and making sure she was very comfortable with all the poses we did. All of the shots were done in and around Lodi, CA.

And yes, I even threw in a mini-session for their engagement as well. Congrats Ashley!!

xoxo, R

Etter Wedding | Weddings | Lodi, CA

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R

New Year | Thank you! | Lodi, Ca

It's a new year and officially been at this for a year now. My blogging side is not going so great because the business side is very busy. But I'm now getting on track for a scheduling out my time during the week. So more sessions will be up, advice, FAQ and more. Please let me know if you are looking for something and I can be sure to help you with that.

So on to more fun stuff. How about a BIG, HUGE, WONDERFUL..... THANK YOU CLIENTS!!!! Y'all ROCK! I do have to say I have some pretty amazing clients all year long. And I could not have done so well this year if it had not been for you!

This is just some of my amazing clients this past year!!!!

xoxo, R

Father's Day sale... limited time only, Lodi, CA

So a way to give a shout out to all the Dad's and Dad's to be... Father's Day sale.

$35 gets you  2 8x10 and a 30 minute session in Lodi, CA. Call or email now to book as there is not much room left!!!

xoxo,

R

June Special~ Family Photos in Lodi, Stockton, Modesto, Galt, Elk Grove, California

Hey everyone!

Our special running for the month of June is Family photos. Your session will cost $100, with that you get a family session (up to 5 people total, extra person additional charge of $25 per person) on location, 2 8x10 and 2 5x7 images printed and 10 low-res photos for online sharing. We are limiting this deal for 50 miles around Lodi, Ca. However, if you are outside that 50 miles, please contact us, as we do have other special running for those outside of the area.

Please let others know about this by sharing or going to our Facebook page and like us and share it on your wall. Remember we strive to work for what pricing works for you. Please be sure to look at our website that lists our pricing and all of what we do! 

xoxo,
R

Mini-Session offered in Lodi, CA 5/18 only!

Mini-Sessions offered on 5/18/13. $60 for 30 minute session, 11x14 framed image of your choice and two 5x7's of your choice. 

Austin Reiswig is doing his Eagle Scout Project to benefit Tokay High School Theater Arts Department. He is buying and building Z-Racks (costume racks), building a cutting table and finishing the backdrop holders. All of this is totaling a cost of over $2000 and he is trying to have it finished by the end of this school year.

Austin has only 6 months until he is 18 years old and MUST finish his project before then. Please consider helping out on this worthy cause!

xoxo,

R

Class of 2013 Seniors

Attention Class of 2013!!! Are you a 2013 Senior and haven't been able to get your portraits done? This amazing promo is for 2013 Seniors only. $99 for a Mini Session anywhere in a 50 mile radius of Lodi*, 1 8x10, 2 5x7 and 8 Wallets! If you pay for your session by 5/24 you will be entered into our prize drawing for a FREE 11x14 framed print!

www.rdelpphotography.com *if you are outside of the 50 mile radius, please still contact us, we have other sales we can work with you on!

xoxo, 

R

Prom season...

Prom Season is just like wedding season, it comes once a year and goes. Okay maybe not just like wedding season because weddings are all year long. However, in our little town of Lodi, CA the last few weeks has been all about prom. Lucky for me I had a few bookings for some proms and I'm sharing them here with you.

All of these teens are great looking couples and I was so happy to be able to photograph them. 

xoxo,

R

Becoming a Mom!

This past weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Miss R. She is 35 weeks pregnant with her first child. It is such a special time when you have your first child growing in you. So many thoughts and wonders are in your head. She called me to photograph her, while pregnant with her child.

I had a fantastic time photographing this couple. They are very sweet and I cannot wait to meet little baby "J" when she comes into this world.

Here is my favorite shot from this shoot, however it was hard to choose because there was several that I just love.

I felt that there was just so much love in this shot. Just a happy day in all too. Congrats to you both!!!

This is my entry in the www.rocktheshotforum.com for April's photo challenge Motherhood. What speaks more about motherhood than someone embarking on it for the first time! See more of my photos from this shoot on my Facebook page!

xoxo,
Ressa

Playing with flowers

I have been quiet of late because we have been very busy. Out shooting, and learning new skills. I just got back from Las Vegas, NV, and we will have more pictures to show from there soon. I took over 2,000 pictures in a week, so there is a lot to go through and decide what I like, dislike ect.

But tonight's picture is a throwback from almost a year ago. For my birthday last year we went to San Francisco and went to the Golden Gate Park. If you have never been there, and are in the area, I highly suggest you go. If you love flowers, its a must go to place. 

I was in the Conservatory of Flowers while I was there and was taking all kinds of pictures of flowers that is not normally seen in my small area of California. I took this picture of one of the many orchids they have there.

The name of this kind of orchid is Paph. Robinianum, AKA Golden Gate Orchid. Very fitting name sense I was at the Golden Gate park. I am submitting this into the March Photo Challenge at www.rocktheshotforum.com .

Let me know what you think of this image and stay tuned for Las Vegas!

xoxo, R

Family photos

Who doesn't love a good family photo shoot? Most likely, the families who are having their pictures taken. I know as a mom, it is so stressful to get all the kids, dress, cleaned and ready to go. Not to mention everyone in a good mood. You want the kids and hubby to look great so the pictures will turn out great. And you stress even more if you little darlings are cranky, teething or something.

As the photographer, you know this is going to go on. When your shooting families, you need to be flexible. You need to be ready at all times to get that shot, no matter it be a serious shot or a silly one. You need to have the ability to get everyone to relax and laugh.

This last weekend I had the chance to test out my skills on a family. And it was a test. Not because of the family, but because of the weather. The day started off great. Stop by the store to pick up some balloons for the shoot, and off to go to the location. Once there, we meet up with the family and go set up. First up, birthday pictures.

See now, she was to be sitting in the cute chair and have the balloons behind her. And I did get a few of those, but this shot was the best. Because it show her personality with the balloons. Miss R loves balloons and all she wanted to do was to play with them. 

Next up, trying to get an Easter shot. I brought along a hat, gloves, bunny and eggs all for props. We only managed to get the bunny out and Miss R is running thru the field with the bunny. So darling! I asked her if I could please take her picture with the bunny and this is the shot she gave me.

Right after this, we noticed it was starting to rain. Which is NEVER a good thing when you are doing a on location shoot that is out doors. We were lucky to be at a local winery, and so we threw all the props in the cars and went into the Winery. Miss R wanted so bad to go out and play in the rain. You can see it in her face here: 

Once it finally let up on the rain, we were able to go back outside and shoot some more. However all the shots that I had planned for had to be thrown out, because everything was just too wet. Time for plan B. Stand up shots only. Except for one. The family shot. And to me, this shot was the best one of the day.

I enjoyed so much working with this family. I'm looking forward to many more sessions with them. Their ability to be flexible along with mine made what could have been a very stressful day into a fun day, no matter what happened!

Be sure to check out our website if you are looking for some pictures like these. Or any other picture needs you may have. We will be leaving soon on a trip to Las Vegas. Stay tuned to all of the photos we will be having coming back from there!

XOXO,

R

A bit of Sunday fun!

The past week I spent in front of a computer, learning more on photography. Next week I will be doing the same, however I will be learning more on Photoshop. I have a pretty good idea on Lightroom but have not spent anytime in Photoshop. I think because I have found it overwhelming. Anyways, sense I have spent so much time in front of a computer learning, not shooting, my wonderful husband took me out to take pictures.

Off we went to a few local spots. A few wineries and our local Lake. At one of the wineries I ended up spending about 2 hours there just taking a bunch of pictures. The truck photo below I fell in love with. The combination of old and new, the red just popped off the screen with the surrounding areas. 

See how cool it looks? The lights and the shadows just play how I wanted it to look. I am submitting this to Rock the Shot for their monthly contest at www.rocktheshotforum.com. 

I hope everyone had an amazing weekend. I'll try to upload more from my shoot today during the week when I have time between classes.

xoxo,

Ressa

Launching!

Hi all,

It has been my full intention upon starting this blog that I would be on here frequently. However, I kind of forgot. Now that I'm working harder than ever, have now LAUNCHED my business, I will be better about being on this blog and updating of the different, fun projects we are doing. First things first... We are now a business, not just a hobby. R. Delp Photography has it's own website.

I have been working hard on building up my portfolio  I have done quite a few photo shoots in the last few months. Most recently, Mr. E. He was not having the Easter pictures his mommy wanted, so we went to the park and played. And eventually he started to enjoy himself and let me get a few good shots in.

I just finished a week long class on how to take better photos. I cannot wait to get out there and take pictures to test out what I have learned. I am always looking for ways I can improve and take my photos to the next step!

I am always looking for new clients and new locations to shoot. Please feel free to visit our website or visit our Facebook Fan Page. Any ideas of what I should post next on what I am shooting? Or suggested locations?

xoxo,

Ressa