New Pricing Starting September 1

This is a "heads up" post - we're changing some of our beach portrait and digital download pricing effective September 1! 

We haven't increased any of our pricing since January 2015 - And, well... inflation, gas, COVID, etc. You get the picture... We hope everyone understands!

But the good news is, we think everyone is really going to like one of the changes we are making to digital downloads! Keep reading to find out more!

First, we are increasing our beach portrait session price to $315. 

(Again, we haven't increased the price of our sessions in over 7 years and we feel it is time.)

Any sessions reserved BEFORE September 1 will be reserved at our old pricing ($285). (That means you could book a session for the end of 2022 or any time in 2023 NOW and lock in the old price!) 

For dates reserved on or after September 1, 2022, sessions will switch to the new price of $315.

Next, digital downloads... 

We will be increasing the price of a full gallery download to $215. This price will apply to all galleries created on or after September 1, 2022. Old galleries will retain the old pricing, for now.

Just to be clear - if your session takes place on or after September 1, 2022, this new gallery download pricing will be applied to your gallery.

But the next part is the part we think everyone is really going to like:

Our customers have been asking for retouched digital downloads for a looooong time. We are finally able to do this in our shopping cart and we're excited to be able to do so, again, starting September 1, 2022.

This option will ONLY apply to INDIVIDUAL downloads (NOT gallery downloads). INDIVIDUAL photo downloads will now be priced at $14.50 apiece and will include a proof delay (just like prints) so we have time to retouch the files before you receive your download link. We use a professional retouching service for this and it takes a day or two. The additional $6 will cover this retouching service.

So, good news, you no longer have to order prints first to get retouched digital files!

Again, this pricing will be applied to all NEW galleries created on or after September 1. 

***If you would like the proof delayed individual digital file option on your existing (pre-September 1, 2022) gallery, just let me know and I can change you over to that pricelist on a case by case basis. (This will also change your full gallery download pricing to $215, FYI.)

Finally, good news, we aren't making ANY changes to print prices at this time! Our print prices remain extremely low compared to most area photographers. 

Here's the newest version of our pricelist in pdf format: Updated 2022 Pricelist

FYI - I will be working over the next month to update pricing info around our website so if you see varying prices that is why!

Want to book your 2022 or 2023 session before the new pricing starts? Click "Contact Us" at the top of the page to schedule a session with us for your next visit to Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Lido Key, Englewood Beach, Venice Beach, or Anna Maria Island! 

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The Holidays Are Coming! (Holiday Cards, Discounts, and Holiday Shipping Deadlines are all in this post!)

In this post:
1. Holiday Cards from Jason Scott Photography
2. Holiday Cards using your digital files (through other sites)
3. Special Holiday discounts on our site
4. Holiday Shipping Guidelines for 2019

Exciting news! We are now offering holiday cards through our site again!

Here's how to find our new card creator:

1. Pick any photo from your gallery (doesn't have to be the one you want on your card) and click on it to enlarge it.

2. Click on the blue "BUY" button in the lower right hand corner.

3. Click "Create Greeting Cards."

4. Follow the instructions to create your card!

(To all our friends and family reading this: this is NOT our Christmas card this year! Just an example 😉)

Don't like our designs? You can also purchase a digital download of your images and create a card on a third party site! 

1. Purchase the digital file through our website:

2. Check your email receipt for a link to your purchased file(s).

3. Use the digital file(s) to create the card you want via the website of your choice! We recommend Shutterfly!

Photos make great gifts! 

From now until December 31, we're offering 19% off all orders over $19 through our website (jasonscottphoto.com) - just enter the code "holiday19" at checkout. This includes prints, wall art, and individual digital file orders*!

*Full gallery downloads are NOT included!

Holiday Ordering Deadlines (these dates allow us a few days for retouching too!)

December 6 for 5 to 7 business day (Economy) shipping option.
December 9 for 3 to 5 business day (Standard) shipping.
December 13 for 2 business day shipping

December 16 for overnight shipping

ALSO, we will be unavailable to process orders from December 21 - 28. If you place an order during that time, we might not be able to retouch your photos before they go to the lab!

Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions about any of this!

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Woah, December already?!?

Still need to order holiday cards? Don't worry, we only ordered our own yesterday! 😳 

How did December sneak up so quickly?!? With a new puppy in the house, and the holiday season in full swing (i.e. lots of print orders to keep up with) we've been a little busy!

Here are some quick steps to get your holiday cards rolling!

1. Purchase a digital download of the photo(s) you want for your card through our website:

2. Check your email receipt for a link to your purchased file(s).

3. Use the digital file(s) to create the card you want at the website of your choice! We recommend Shutterfly!

50-60% off cards + free shipping with code SHIPCARDS at Shutterfly. Valid 12/6-12/8

So, go for it! Get those cards ordered so you can have a restful holiday season!

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Frequently Asked Questions: Which Size Digital Download Should I Order?

Gallery downloads are our most popular post-session purchase for family beach portraits. We currently offer two different sizes of digital downloads. People often ask us which size they should order.

Update 12/25/16 - as of January 1, 2017, we will no longer be offering the "high res" download. The only option will be the "full res" download. Trust us, this is the one you want anyway! We are doing this to decrease confusion and frustration that many customers have experienced! Thanks for your understanding!

Here's some helpful information so you can make an informed decision:

 

A 4Mpix image (“high res”) is 4 megapixels. This is a size that allows for quality printing at most reasonable sizes. If you want to print at really large poster sizes, you would probably want a larger image. (These images should be about 2000 pixels on each side.) Printing anything up to 8x10 should work fine. If all you want to do is post your images to social media or share with friends and family online, this size works great.

The “Original size" or "Full res" download is whatever we uploaded - in most cases, significantly bigger than the 4 megapixel high res download. For just a little more money, you get a lot more. Our camera shoots at 22 megapixels. We don't downsize or change the resolution of the photos when we upload. But some are smaller than they were originally because we crop them for composition purposes. So they’ll be slightly smaller than 22 megapixels, but not much.

Bottom line: the Original size gallery download is well worth the extra $50!

For more information on ordering prints and downloads, click here.

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