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with BOUTIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATE

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DREAM SHOOT PLANNER with BOUTIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATE

Hello Theremedia - often leaving us feeling dowdy, unappealing, and inferior. I’m telling you that you’re lovely.

Do Do you know that you’re beautiful? Are you still trying to t into an impossible mold, thinking you could be perfect if you could just x one little thing? You won’t nd perfection by losing a few more pounds or trying to hide each imperceptible blemish.

You are perfectly beautiful now.

My name is Kate and I own Naperville, Illinois’ premier glamour and boudoir studio. rough a passion for photography and a

desire to help women discover their inner and outer beauty, I have cultivated a strong business presence helping women in the area to truly believe in their beauty.

Most of us Most of us women struggle with self image. Why do we struggle with this? Because we internalize the unrealistic physical expectations that are portrayed

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER: KATE APPELMAN

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Kate

05 Don’t Worry Be Happy

06 Hair and Makeup

08 Planning Your Out ts

11 Posing

13 Before and Afters

15 Retouching

1717 Your Session

18 The Day of Your Shoot

21 Your Order

23 What to Expect After Your Photoshoot

26 Price to Purchase Photos

29 Q+A

31 Notes from Our Clients

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DON’T WORRY, BE...

Once you arrive our professional hair/makeup artist will be ready to create the perfect look for you! WWe include your pro hair/makeup services, we have sets/studio pieces that will create a variety of looks within your photoshoot, we'll help you with your outt selection once you book,

we use attering lighting/retouching, and we will pose you down to your ngertips! As you can see there's nothing to worry about, we've got you covered!

With our all female staff you're in good hands, and we can't wait for your shoot!

“ ’ ” - Kate

DON’T WORRY, BE... Happy

HAIR andMAKEUP

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Professional hair and makeup services are included with your photo shoot experience! Once you book your shoot, we’ll send you a fun questionnaire where you can tell us exactly the look you’re going for! e day of your shoot, your stylist will be prepared to create the perfect look for you! We will rereview this chart with you the day of your shoot. Your stylist will also discuss makeup colors and styles based on your nal outt selections.

Professional hair and makeup is such an essential part of the boudoir photography experience; it can make or break your photo shoot and that’s why we only work with the best makeup and hair artists! I have a selection of professional hair/makeup stylists that I’ve worked with and selected based based on their excellent skill sets. Not only do they know how to give you the perfect look you’re wanting, but most importantly they know how to do makeup for the particular lighting and retouching techniques I use.

Do you have a specic look in mind? In addition to your questionnaire, be sure to include looks with notes on your Pinterest board and send us the link! [email protected]

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELFON THIS CHART?

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OutfitsPLANNING YOUR

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Aside from our helpful staff that can call or email you anytime with tips we also are building a selection of pieces to borrow in studio.

If you’re curious to see what we have give us a call or an email and we’ll set you up with a free consult and tour of the studio!

In addition to these helpful resources we In addition to these helpful resources we also advise you to make a Pinterest board with outt ideas you love! From there

we can always guide you towards the best websites, which outts are attering, etc.

If you have lots of ideas and outts and you’re having trouble narrowing them down then we always recommend you bring a suitcase full of stuff! ….what?!

Yes, I’m not joking. We recommend you Yes, I’m not joking. We recommend you bring lots of things when you arrive and we can help you narrow them down once you arrive for your shoot.

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| www.adoreme.com | www.whbm.com

| www.yandy.com | www.forever21.com

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| www.agentprovocateur.com

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We have photographed LOTS of glam and boudoir photography sessions with overjoyed customers and we know exactly how to pose you down to your ngertips! You don’t need to worry about a thing, you just need to simply show up for your session, ready for fun!

We have years of training in posing to ensure that you are always posed in the most We have years of training in posing to ensure that you are always posed in the most attering ways and under the most attering lighting. Once it’s time for your shoot we will just ask you to do simple things such as: “bring that shoulder towards me, bring your chin forward a bit, now look up at me with your eyes, put your hand here, etc.” It’s super simple and again you don’t need to do anything to prepare for this.

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BEFORE

BEFORE

After

After

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BEFORE

BEFORE

After

After

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Retouching

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You can rest at ease knowing that we’ve been in business for several years and our customers love how we do this! ey love it because we’re not heavy handed, we’re not going for a plastic barbie doll skin look. We’re simply removing those unwanted blemishes, etc. and leaving the image looking like your beautiful self!

Each image you order will come skin retouched

(removal of any blemishes, scars, cellulite, stretch marks, etc.)

Your SessionTHE SHOOT TIMELINE

WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY FINAL PORTRAIT ORDER?

PRESHOOT PREPARATION

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TheDay Of Your Shoot

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Warning - we cannot be held responsible for your sassy attitude after your session!

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ORDERYour

Isn’t it awesome that you’ll get to view and order your favorite photos already professionally printed and matted? Our clients love that they can see a nal product when they’re making their decision!

We’ll welcome you in to the studio for your Reveal and Ordering appointment and you can have a cozy seat on the couch and we’ll have some snacks on the table. First we’ll start out with a slideshow of your portraits so you can just sit back and enjoy them.

Once we've reviewed them all via the slideshow we’ll go through and narrow them Once we've reviewed them all via the slideshow we’ll go through and narrow them down to your favorites.

Our clients always joke that they don’t know how they’re going to choose because they love them all! We think that’s a good problem to have but we want to assure you that we’ll totally help you narrow them down to your favorites.

Once we’ve narrowed them down we’ll gure out if you’d rather order your photos Once we’ve narrowed them down we’ll gure out if you’d rather order your photos mounted and in a handcrafted portfolio box or in a black album. Our portfolios are very popular!

We also have wall canvases and special framed work that are perfect to hang in the bedroom, in the walk in closet, in your master bath, in his workshop, etc. Most of our clients get their photos in a portfolio box along with one or more wall canvases to display privately.

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e details include info about e details include info about our arrangement to make payments, if you’re set up on a payment plan. e email also includes when your photo order will be ready.

Did you know that you’ll Did you know that you’ll normally get your order in only 2 weeks once it’s paid for in full? at’s super fast and our clients LOVE it!

We can even speed up some orders if rush gifts are needed. Just let us know ahead of time.Just let us know ahead of time.

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PhotoshootWHAT TO EXPECT AFTER YOUR

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REFERRAL PROGRAMLove your experience with Boutique Photography by Kate? You can earn rewards, gifts and more by spreading the love!

After your shoot you’ll receive a private mobile After your shoot you’ll receive a private mobile app of your pictures. You can share it with friends if you’d like. If those friends book a shoot with Boutique Photography by Kate you will earn awesome gifts from us!

We appreciate you spreading the love so SO We appreciate you spreading the love so SO much! As a small business, our happy clients are what keeps us going.

SPREAD THE WORDWe’ll also send you an email after your shoot We’ll also send you an email after your shoot with a super short and fun questionnaire to ll out asking about your experience with Boutique Photography by Kate. Filling this out helps us to keep growing as well as spread the love via testimonials from our amazing clients!

Want to spread the love more? Leave us a Want to spread the love more? Leave us a review on google! Simply google Boutique Photography by Kate and leave us a review

SHARING IMAGESBefore you arrive for your photo shoot we’ll have you sign our standard contract. We give you plenty of time to read this over and answer any questions you may have.

It’s all super straight forward and to sum it up It’s all super straight forward and to sum it up we need it so that we can do your hair, your makeup, and take your pictures.

is does mean that we will be sharing your photos. We want you to know that you have 100% control over whether or not you allow us to share your photos online.

If you choose to let us share your photos in If you choose to let us share your photos in our marketing so other ladies can see how empowering and amazing this experience is, then thank you!

If you choose to keep your photos 100% private for yourself or your partner, that’s 100% ok too!

Whatever it is, the choice is yours and we’ll Whatever it is, the choice is yours and we’ll always respect your wishes.

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THE SHOOT TIMELINE 60-90 minutes hair/makeup | 90-120 minutes shooting

1-2 week break while we edit | 1 hour Reveal & Ordering Appointment

PRICE TO BOOK YOUR SHOOT To book your glam or boudoir photo shoot with Boutique Photography by Kate we do require up front a $250 non refundable retainer. is fee will cover our prep, booking your pro hair/makeup artist, time photographing, time editing, customer service, etc.

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PRICE TO PURCHASE PHOTOS

You will receive the duplicate digital le of any pictures that you purchase. For example, if you purchase 30 of your favorites photos in an album then you will

also receive those same 30 photos digitally on a custom ash drive.

SIMPLICITY PORTFOLIO $950Portfolio box or album with (10) images and corresponding 4x6 digital les,

plus 10% off a la carte

SIGNATURE PORTFOLIO $1550Portfolio box or album with (20) images and corresponding 4x6 digital les,

11x14 mounted print enlargement, desktop display easelplus 15% off a la carteplus 15% off a la carte

DELIGHTED PORTFOLIO $2200(30) Images - 20 in Portfolio box or album plus (10) prints up to 8x12

and corresponding digital les, plus 15% off a la carte

DELUXE PORTFOLIO $27002 Portfolio boxes or albums with (40) images and corresponding 4x6 digital les,

16x20 mounted print enlargement, desktop display easel, 1 complimentary portrait session16x20 mounted print enlargement, desktop display easel, 1 complimentary portrait sessionplus 20% off a la carte

PORTRAITCOLLECTIONS

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1 PORTFOLIO BOXES AND MATTED PRINTS Your favorite photos, archivally mounted and stored in a beautiful hand made box2 CLASSIC ALBUMS Your favorite photos in a hand assembled album 3 WALL ART Use multiple favorite images to create stunning wall displays for your space.

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MATTED PRINTS 8x10 … $190 • 11x14 … $275 • 16x24 … $500 • 20x30 … $900 • 30x45 … $1200

CANVAS8x12 … $350 • 11x14 … $450 • 16x24 … $500 • 20x30 … $900 • 30x40 … $2000

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Q: I’m not a lingerie type of girl. What is this Glam thing all about? A:

Q:Q:I’m not sure I feel comfortable spending money on myself.A:

Q:What if I don’t like my pictures?A:A:

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Q:Do you include hair extensions?A:

Q:Can I bring someone with me to the shoot? A: A:

Q: I don’t think I can afford this.A:

Q: Can I just get the digitals?A: A:

Q: an I bring someone to the viewing?A:

Q: Q: What if I want a product you don’t offer?A:

Q: After my order is placed, will I be able to purchase more from that shoot in the future?A:

LoveNOTES FROM OUR CLIENTS

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“Ladies – I wasn’t really happy with my weight right now, but booked anyway…Kate really made me feel BEAUTIFUL, and the proof is in the pictures.I‘m not one to wear makeup (don't know how to do it correctly without I‘m not one to wear makeup (don't know how to do it correctly without looking like a "clown"). Being on other side of camera is not usually fun for me. Kate and her fabulous makeup artist made me feel BEAUTIFUL for the day. I had so much fun pretending to be a fashion model too. Sassy and SEXY !Kate is such a clown too, so easy to relax with her...the hard part was trying to be serious at times...we laughed so much, my cheeks HURT !!Wonderful experience, and want to do it again.Wonderful experience, and want to do it again.Go and have some fun… surprise yourself (you deserve pamperin’ too!)” KAREN

“I loved being made up into a person I didn't know was in there. I would have never thought to style my hair like that, add more lashes and contour my make up in quite that way. It was pampering on a whole other level.As women, we're reluctant to invest in us. We're our biggest critics. Make As women, we're reluctant to invest in us. We're our biggest critics. Make like Elsa and let it go. In an afternoon, you can reconnect with the goddess you've been carrying around for years. She's there, even if you've ignored her and put her down and marginalized her. Time to make time for you, make you a priority and take that goddess out on the town.I was shocked at how good I looked. I'm at my highest weight ever but I I was shocked at how good I looked. I'm at my highest weight ever but I look like a cover model. It was refreshing to know despite my reservation, I'm still damn pretty.e most memorable part of the day was leaving the studio with my make

up and hair still transformed, but in my normal clothes. It was an interesting dichotomy of normal me v. the me I keep inside, but was on display just for that day.” KELLY

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“I've never felt more beautiful than during my shoot with Kate...besides MAYBE during the big reveal! She can make anyone look and feel beautiful. It was a comfortable and amazing experience shooting with Kate!” MEGAN K

“Absolutely loved the whole experience!! Made me want to do a boudoir shoot “Absolutely loved the whole experience!! Made me want to do a boudoir shoot every week! Cannot wait to do it again! Everything was very well organized, Hair and make up came out beautiful! Any possible question I could possibly have was answered for me even before I asked it. I felt comfortable in the fun, irty environment she made. Photos came out beautiful! She does wonderful work! Looking forward to working with her again soon:)” MEGAN V.

“I loved her! I've never been more nervous in my life, but she made me feel “I loved her! I've never been more nervous in my life, but she made me feel so comfortable and beautiful! And she was great with the camera. Highly recommend!” BRITTANY

“I really enjoyed having my hair and makeup done by professionals! It was “I really enjoyed having my hair and makeup done by professionals! It was amazing what a difference it made. After seeing my photos, I was shocked! I couldn't believe how gorgeous I looked. I was more beautiful than on my wedding day 10 years before, lol. But even more impressive is that I continue to love looking at them and like them more each time! Kate told me exactly what to do, her visions are a true art! She knew exactly Kate told me exactly what to do, her visions are a true art! She knew exactly the style I was looking for and made my dreams come true!!!! I couldn't wait to show my husband!!!” KERRY

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