Viewing, Printing, Products & Retouch
Enjoying Your Images
2 options
Viewing your Photos
Your Personal Online Photo Gallery
- Personal online gallery can be viewed on any device
- View all your galleries past and present
- Great for purchasing products directly through your gallery
- Recommended for full size downloads
Downloading your photos
To download your images from your online gallery, click the "SELECT PHOTOS" button in the upper right corner. Then you can either select just the photos you want or download them all.
For larger downloads, you will be prompted to enter an email and you'll be sent the links to one or more zipped files.
This auto-generated link is valid for 7 days. If you want to download them again after that, just request another link. Your files may be downloaded as often as you'd like.
I suggest doing an initial full resolution download of all of the files in your gallery and storing your files in one or more reliable locations.
Archived Sessions
My photo hosting service just came out with a new "feature" that puts older sessions in archive status. All your photos are still there but it may take a day or two to access them.
I can unarchive them for you or if you have the link to your gallery, you can also request the unarchive on your end.
Printing your Photos
Printing Recommendations
- Directly through your gallery
- Mpix.com
Whichever print lab you choose for your printing, make sure it is one that specializes in printing and other photo products. These labs will take much more care in calibrating their equipment and providing accurate color and detail in your prints.
And to ensure your prints last a lifetime and beyond, make sure your print lab is using archival quality papers and inks.
Printing Tips
Note when ordering prints, if there is an "autocorrect" option, please turn it off.
If you are asked for a print release when printing, you can access your personal print release here.
When printing large prints for your wall, it might be helpful to put tape up on the wall with the dimensions you're considering to help envision how the piece will look on the wall.
Printing from your online gallery
Orders placed through your gallery are fulfilled by Miller's Professional Imaging. They do beautiful work!
Once you place an order, it gets sent to me for approval before they send it for processing.
If you have anything you want me to check for or correct, please let me know ASAP. Once your order is approved, I'm unable to cancel it or make changes.
If you're looking for a coupon for prints and products from your gallery, 50OFF50 should take 50% off orders 50$ or more.
Cropping
When sending your photos to print, remember that you can crop in on your photo for lots of different options. The images are high resolution and should print beautifully.
Experiment zooming in a bit on the crop, especially solo pics of the kids and couples. I think you'll like them zoomed it much better, especially when printing gallery walls.
5x7s, 8x10s and other sizes will crop automatically when ordering. Double check to see if the crop works for you and if not, you can always adjust it within your order.
Christmas Cards, Announcements & Invitations
My favorite stationary companies are linked below with affiliate links.
Minted
My absolute favorite place for ordering Christmas cards with a minimalist, refined and elegant vibe!
I've partnered with them and love offering you the option to have your photos uploaded to an account ready for you to start creating your own beautiful cards and announcements too!
Basic Invite
Love this company too! They offer lots of great template for all your card needs as well as lots of cute baptism cards!
I also love how you can customize all the colors on your cards so easily!
Use code CHRISTYODOM when ordering for 20% off and free shipping.
Retouch
- Pick your favorites that you'll be printing large and displaying prominantly and I'll give it my best!
- If the retouch requests are time intensive or beyond my skill level, I'll provide a quote for the additional services.
Simple retouch
I can usually retouch the simple stuff. If you need retouch on the entire session, I may need to contract that out.
- Acne
- A stray hair or two
- Hair elastic on a wrist
- Bruise or kids' owies depending on their location
- Seaweed or distracting rocks/shells in the sand
- Sprinklers or pipes in the background
- Distracting tire tracks
- Make an image black and white
- Color/contrast adjustment
More advanced
If it works with the pose/background and I'm able to make it look good, I can retouch a few. Otherwise I may need to contract it out.
- Simple tucking in here and there
- Head swaps (same pose, position and lighting)
- Thin hair/bald spots
- Bra straps and underclothing peeking out
- Cell phones/keys/sunglasses in pockets (front or back)
- Decrease the shadows/wrinkles on face/neck a bit
- Slim an upper arm or other body part
Tricky stuff
Additional fees will most likely apply. These will probably be contracted out.
- Many stray hairs or stray hairs across eyes
- Hair roots/hair color adjustments
- Sunburn and tan lines
- Braces or colorful orthodonic apparatus
- Clothing wrinkles
- Double chins
- Lots of tucking in
- Beard stubble
- Eye glass reflections (if you can pop your lenses out for our session that would be best!)
- Adjust spacing in a group
Retouch Requests
Please send requests to [email protected] or 760.566.6101.
Be sure to include:
- The image gallery number or the file name/number (and let me know which one you're providing).
- The retouch you're requesting for that image.
- If it might be helpful, send a copy of the portion of the image you're referring to.
- If you'll be printing the image large, please provide the final dimensions for your image.
If you don't hear from me within a few hours, please send me an email or text so I can make sure I don't miss your request.
Please submit requests within 30 days of your session and allow 1-2 weeks for retouch.
Thanks so much for letting me be part of capturing your future family heirlooms! Let me know if there's anything at all I can help with!
