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Misc stuff

If you are under 18, I am happy to refer you to children/teen photographers. I am only working with adults at this time (sorry stage parents, life is too short).
I have a pet dog. If you have bad dog allergies, you would probably be better off working with a different photographer. He does not shed. Allergies are the only potential problem. He's also the friendliest dog you'll ever meet. He's half Weimaraner, half mystery dog.
A friend, parent, agent, or manager can come with you to your shoot, but, for the sake of your own comfort, they can not stay for the actual shoot. There are plenty of things to do in my neighborhood (the Natural History Museum is only two stops away and Central Park is on my street). You can call them when we are done.
Please do not book a date that you are not 100% sure you can keep.
Please do not book shoots on behalf of someone else. They need to setup their own shoots.

Details for men

If you want to shoot outside (almost every guy on my website was), you need to keep track of the weather forecast. The same three business day cancellation policy applies. I can shoot in most conditions except for rain and heavy snow.
If you want to shoot outside, you must be comfortable with the current climate. I can not magically warm you up or cool you off. Layers can help in the winter. You know your tolerance levels better than I do.
It's important to like a variety of the images in my portfolio, not just one or two. If you only like one or two, it's probably the actor in the photograph you like, which has nothing to do with my photography. I can not make you someone else.
The photos in my portfolio were shot in many different locations around the city. It is not feasible to recreate every single image on my site in two hours.
Some of the backgrounds in the outdoor shots may not be available anymore. Some were blurred out construction sites, warehouses that may have been torn down, blurred out bus windshields (sounds strange, but looks good). NYC is constantly changing and I can only use what is around me.
Usually, I recommend shooting half inside and half outside. If you are shaving, you need to decide if you want the shaved look to be inside and scruff look to be outside or visa versa. It is not feasible to do every combination in two hours.

Details for women

If you want to do outdoor shots, you must be comfortable with the current climate. I can not warm you up or cool you off on extreme days.
It's important that like a variety of the images in my portfolio, not just one or two. If you only like one or two, it's probably the actor in the photograph you like, which has nothing to do with my photography. It's okay if there are images that you do not like, but the ratio should be heavily weighted towards photos you do like.
Switching from straight hair to curly? The initial time you spend with the hair and makeup artist does not cut into our shooting time. Any major changes after that would cut into your shooting time. If you have naturally wavy hair, and you want to do shots with both wavy and straight hair, you should come in with it straightened and then we can wet it half way through so it will curl back up (that's faster than straightening). In general, I recommend keeping your hair how you will wear it to the majority of your auditions. If you want to shoot indoors and outdoors, you will need to decide if you want the curly hair to be inside and the straight hair to be outside or visa versa. It would take much longer than two hours to do four combinations (straight indoor, straight outdoor, curly indoor, curly outdoor).

The deposit

A non-refundable deposit of $217.75 (that's $200 plus tax) is required to hold your shoot date. You can reschedule up to one time as long as you notify me at least three weekdays before your original shoot date. If you cancel or reschedule for any reason after the cutoff time, you will not be able to apply your deposit to a new shoot date or get a refund. No exceptions.

All cancellations or rescheduling must be done by phone. My voice mail is (212) 537-5052. You will receive an email confirming that your shoot has been cancelled.

If your shoot is on:	You can reschedule by the previous:
Monday	Wednesday by 2pm
Tuesday	Thursday by 2pm
Wednesday	Friday by 2pm
Thursday	Monday by 2pm
Friday	Tuesday by 2pm
Saturday	Wednesday by 2pm

If you get sick the week of your shoot, please notify me as soon as possible. Do not wait until 20 minutes before your time to let me know. Everyone is already here waiting for you.
I only work with one person a day, so cancellations are a big deal. Especially when there's not enough time to find a replacement. I would never do that to you. I simply ask the same consideration in return

Payment schedule

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A deposit of $200 + tax will be charged to your credit card today to hold your shoot date.

After you pick your shoot date, you will be emailed a link to setup your deposit. If you do not receive this email within a few minutes of booking your date, double check your junk mail folder.

If you do not intend on setting up your deposit now, please do not pick a shoot date. You will be pulled off the calendar if I do not receive your deposit.

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