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The sweetest little duo 🐶👩🏻‍🎓
05/28/2026

The sweetest little duo 🐶👩🏻‍🎓

05/16/2026

People see “$485 photoshoot” and assume photographers pocket $485. That’s not really how it works.

Here’s a more realistic breakdown:
Client pays: $485

• Set aside 25% for taxes
$485 → $363.75
• Payment processing fees
~$14
$363.75 → $349.75
• SD cards for the session
(usually 1–2 cards per shoot)
~$65–$130
$349.75 → $284.75–$219.75
• Business expenses split across sessions
(storage, gallery delivery, website, subscriptions, editing software, etc.)
~$50+
$284.75–$219.75 → $234.75–$169.75
• Childcare during shoot/editing time
(typically 3–5 hours minimum at $15/hr)
~$45–$75
$234.75–$169.75 → $189.75–$94.75
• Gas + travel
(Colorado Springs driving, 15 mpg, 20–35+ minutes each way)
~$15–$30+ depending on location
$189.75–$94.75 → $174.75–$64.75

And that’s before factoring in:
• camera bodies and lenses
• equipment repairs and upgrades
• computers and hard drives
• insurance
• props or client closet items
• continuing education and workshops
• advertising and marketing
• time spent shooting
• hours of editing
• emailing, planning, culling, delivering galleries, bookkeeping, and all the unpaid work behind the scenes

Photography is a business, not just showing up and taking pictures. Most of the work happens long before and after the session itself. 🤍

Unfortunately if you’re sick of me now, just wait until their wedding day… 😂😅
05/05/2026

Unfortunately if you’re sick of me now, just wait until their wedding day… 😂😅

obsessed with this and
05/03/2026

obsessed with this and

If you hired me, we could have THIS much fun on your wedding day, I’m just saying. 🤷🏻‍♀️ .tapestryhouse
05/02/2026

If you hired me, we could have THIS much fun on your wedding day, I’m just saying. 🤷🏻‍♀️

.tapestryhouse

first birthday shoots get me every time 🥺 🌼
04/29/2026

first birthday shoots get me every time 🥺 🌼

04/27/2026

This sweet couple found me on TikTok and we had the best time shooting in their wedding attire for their anniversary. You can’t tell from the video but it had just rained and snowed WHILE we were already getting BEAT UP in the cold by strong winds. They were such good sports and pushed through 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 SO excited to share these.

So incredibly excited about these photos. 🥺👏🏼
04/16/2026

So incredibly excited about these photos. 🥺👏🏼

Not sure I’ll ever nail another tear drop photo like this. 😮‍💨
04/16/2026

Not sure I’ll ever nail another tear drop photo like this. 😮‍💨

Happy Easter! 🐣 Photos taken in front of the gorgeous
04/05/2026

Happy Easter! 🐣

Photos taken in front of the gorgeous

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Denver, CO
80204

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