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Established:	1976
Employees:	3
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Darla Photography offers their clients creative award winning photography. Prices range from budget to indulgence without substituting quality, creativity or customer service. Darla’s photographs have been published by the editors of Vogue, Modern Bride, Glamour and Seventeen magazines. Her client list includes the producers of the TV shows "The Ghost Whisperer", and" The Dog Whisperer" on National Geographic. Her photographic style is high energy with a blend of fine art and life.

A commercial photographer for 30 years and creative director for 20. She specializes in commercial, wedding/event
and portrait photography. Services include digital imaging, prints, brochures, stock photography, web hosting, albums.
Custom packages are available for commercial and event /wedding clients.

Darla’s client list includes The Washington Redskins, The Mrs. USA Pageant, 500BC, American Legion, Kaboom, Ocean Conservacy, Goldwell Cosmetic, Inc.,  and various ad agencies. She has designed and photographed for Macy’s and Holiday Inn marketing campaigns. Darla has trained two models that earned successful modeling careers with the Ford Model Agency.

HONORS
•  Winner of WeddingWire’s 2009  Brides Choice Awards for photography and business
•  Selected in 2005 by Dunn and Bradstreet’s National Registers Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
•  Featured in the Washington Post as the area photographer with the most knowledge of international wedding
    customs, July 2005
•  Photographs published by the editors of Vogue, February 2004 Bridal Issue
•  Photographs published by the editors of Modern Bride for the 2002-2004 issues of Brides Maryland and Washington

 

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Monumental Events, Inc.	My brides love Darla and really enjoy working with her! She has a wonderful style and delivers beautiful images. She is easy to work with and often customizes packages for my brides so they get what they want.
Events by Design, Inc.	Darla is an absolute delight. Photographers spend so much time with our clients on their special day, it is important to make sure the personalities match. Darla exudes a fun personality that lightens even the most serious of times. She captures all the important moments and is able to even create a few of her own.

How would you identify your photographic style? Editorial, fine art, portrait and photojournalism. I work at matching the style to the client for a custom look.

Do you offer special techniques such as hand-coloring or toning? We offer retouching, sepia, black and white and masking.

Do you have experience shooting in various lighting situations? We have worked in all lighting situations including studio, overcast, dim lighting and we have provided creative lighting for portraits and studio photography

Is your media preference film or digital? Digital.

How many photographers do you work with? Three work with the firm at all times. Each photographer has a degree in photography and has been working in the field of photography for at least 9 years. You may contract one or all three for you event if your date is available.

Do you guarantee your presence at the actual event? You select your photographer from their portfolios. And/or interview with them. Your selected photographer will be your photographer for the day. In the case of sickness one of our additional photographers will take the contracted photographers place or you may have your deposit back in full.

Do you sometimes book yourself for more than one wedding in a day? Weekend? No

Do you have a replacement photographer in case you become unavailable on the wedding day? Yes!

What kind of equipment do you typically bring with you on the day-of? Nikon or Cannon 35 Camera. Additional lighting and back up equipment of every piece of equipment and lense we carry.

Do you bring back-up equipment to the event in case of malfunction? Yes, every photographer carries at least two of every piece of equipement.

Do you charge hourly or full day? By package, day rates or hourly. Depends on the client.

If hourly, are you available for shooting overtime? If so, how much do you charge for overtime? $200.00 per hour includes additional images and additional editing time.

Do you require a meal break? If yes, do you require that the wedding party provide your meal? We would like one but we do not require one and the same for the meal.

How many breaks do you usually take throughout the day? We follow the client, and break if they do. We don't have rules.

Do you charge for travel? Travel is included in our packages up to 120 mile radius. Additional travel is $80 an hour, it includes, mileage and travel time by the photographer.

How soon after the event are the proofs ready for viewing? We don't provide proofs we give you actual prints. The timing is four to six weeks. Everything we give back is color and density corrected by Reiger labs.

In what format are the initial proofs offered? 4" x 6' prints, You can order proof sheets with your DVDs at an additional price.

How long can the couple keep the proofs? The prints are theirs to keep.

Do you retain the copyright for the photos? No.

Do you reserve the right to publish the photos? We ask for a sign off. We will not publish with out one.

Do you provide the digital files and/or negatives (or copies of the negatives) to the couple? Yes

Will images be available for viewing on an online gallery? That is an additional cost to the client.

What kind of albums do you offer? Renaissance matt, Album Crafters, Lighthouse and Picto digtal.

When will I get the final book? 8-10 weeks after they give/ok us their final selection.

How long does it take to deliver a book? 8-10 weeks after they give/ok their final selection

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