F.A.Q
- What are your policies on cancellations and refunds?
Booking fee of 30% of Package Rate is refundable only if your session is cancelled by Photo Perfect Paris. Guests are allowed to reschedule a session up to 1 year from the original booking date. No other refunds are available.
- What if it rains?
Because we offer "holiday/vacation portrait sessions in Paris", our shoots run rain or shine. The rain, can make the photos even more fun! It helps if you buy a nice umbrella before the shoot as an accessory. Worry not, the rain almost never is heavy or lasts longer than 15-20 minutes in Paris. On the extremely rare chance that it does, depending on the shoot location choice, the shoot may be relocated to an in door theme, rescheduled, pushed to later time or split into two days.
- Do we get the pictures immediately?
Image delivery is about 3 weeks for editing and retouching, 1 or 2 teaser images will be posted to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/PhotoPerfectParis so that you can tag yourself and share images with your friends and family. A private web galley showcasing the best images from that day will be made available to you. These image are retouched and are made available to you for up to 3 - 21 days, depending on your chosen package. You can share your gallery with friends and family as well as order prints, watermark free! Service is available world-wide. You can choose to either extend or renew your gallery at any time for a fee of 35euros.
- How are the pictures delivered to us?
Images are made available for purchase as prints or digital downloads via a private online web gallery.
- What if I want to use my own print vendor?
I spent an entire year researching and testing hundreds of print vendors world wide to find the one that offers high quality printing and top-notch customer service.
Why did I do this? Because I take pride in what I do and in my craft, I treat each shoot as a fine art piece. Your photos become more that just images, but cherished and valuable works of art and I wanted to find a vendor who would care about every image as much as I do. Also, to ensure that your images don't sit on your computer collecting digital dust.
The photographic prints are printed on archival quality photo paper, meaning they will last 75-100 years with proper care, unlike regular photo paper that last 5-10 years and is prone to color fading long before that. As it says in our mission statement, it's our goal to create "Images that will make you smile for years to come."
Your images are meant to be printed, framed and given a prime location in your home; and life can get busy very fast. So to take the burden of having to do this yourself we set everything up to make it as easy as possible to have quality prints in your home.
If you choose to use your own printing vendor, the hi-resolution, non-watermarked images can be purchased via digital download from your private viewing gallery. Pictures taken by Sophia Pagan Photography and Photo Perfect Paris are copyrighted. You will be given a print release form to make prints, but the images remain under copyright. If you choose to use your own printing vendor, then you forfeit the quality of your images as I cannot guarantee the quality of the final print.
Why did I do this? Because I take pride in what I do and in my craft, I treat each shoot as a fine art piece. Your photos become more that just images, but cherished and valuable works of art and I wanted to find a vendor who would care about every image as much as I do. Also, to ensure that your images don't sit on your computer collecting digital dust.
The photographic prints are printed on archival quality photo paper, meaning they will last 75-100 years with proper care, unlike regular photo paper that last 5-10 years and is prone to color fading long before that. As it says in our mission statement, it's our goal to create "Images that will make you smile for years to come."
Your images are meant to be printed, framed and given a prime location in your home; and life can get busy very fast. So to take the burden of having to do this yourself we set everything up to make it as easy as possible to have quality prints in your home.
If you choose to use your own printing vendor, the hi-resolution, non-watermarked images can be purchased via digital download from your private viewing gallery. Pictures taken by Sophia Pagan Photography and Photo Perfect Paris are copyrighted. You will be given a print release form to make prints, but the images remain under copyright. If you choose to use your own printing vendor, then you forfeit the quality of your images as I cannot guarantee the quality of the final print.
- What if I want a USB DRIVE?
Digital files are available for any image purchased in your gallery. Digital downloads are the fastest and most efficient way to obtain your files, however if you require a USB drive one can be mailed to you for a fee (plus shipping).
- Can I get the RAW or unedited files?
We deliver a final product of a guided portrait session and artistically edited images, which is the key factor in the work we produce. Pictures taken by Sophia Pagan Photography and Photo Perfect Paris are copyrighted and therefore we do not offer RAW or unedited files for any reason.
- Can I get high resolution files?
You will receive any image purchased for print at the same size digitally.
- Is there a facility to change into another outfit?
The 5 hour portrait session offers up-to 3 outfit changes, For his session a changing tent is available to use between looks.
- Do we meet you there?
Yes, you meet the photographer on site. meeting location will be given via email after reservation fee is received.
- What if I want a longer session?
Hourly rate is 175 euros per hour and can be added to any package.
- What if I want a shorter session?
If you are short on time, we offer a mini session that can be booked here.
- WHAT IF I WANT A NIGHT SESSION?
We schedule our sessions in the morning to ensure that you get the best images. Morning sessions offer the least amount of distractions from tourists and daily Parisian life as well as the best and most flattering light. Anything outside of that becomes more of a challenge navigating locations and setting up lights. We do offer night sessions at an extra cost of 350euros to any package.
*This option is currently unavailable.
*This option is currently unavailable.
- SHOULD I BRING ANYTHING WITH ME?
Accessories welcome! Bring anything you would like to include in your shoot, funny hats, shoes, flowers, a baguette, umbrella. Whatever you like, this will help bring a bit of flare and show your personality. You can also bring a blanket for some fun picnic in Paris images.
For more ideas on how to prepare for your portrait session, please take a look at our Style Guide.
For more ideas on how to prepare for your portrait session, please take a look at our Style Guide.
- HOW MANY IMAGES WILL I RECEIVE?
Unlike other portrait studios that offer a specific number of images in order to save time, We believe in offering ALL the best images from your portrait session and work diligently to bring those images to life so you can choose which images you love the most from your portrait session. For that reason we do not specify a minimum or maximum. However, the longer session you book, obviously the more images you will receive to choose from.
- WHO IS SOPHIA PAGAN?
Sophia is a Fine Art and Portrait photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York and is currently based in Paris, France. In Paris she owns two contemporary portrait studios, Photo Perfect Paris and the Portrait Boutique.
Prior to becoming a fine art photographer, Sophia received her bachelors degree in Graphic Arts and moved on to work in magazine publishing for 5 years working for top titles such as People Magazine, Real Simple, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Teen Vogue, Vogue and many more. Since relocating to Paris she's had six expositions, has had work published in photography magazines, Paris guide books, featured in Paris centric blogs, her work has been on French TV Arte and published in The New York Times. Sophia has been invited to photograph at the private residence of the American and British ambassadors in Paris and hired by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) to photograph academy members.
To see Sophia's full CV please visit sophiapagan.com/cv
To see interviews and clipping about Sophia's work, please visit sophiapagan.com/press
To see work from Sophia's other portrait studio please visit www.sophiapaganphotography.com
Prior to becoming a fine art photographer, Sophia received her bachelors degree in Graphic Arts and moved on to work in magazine publishing for 5 years working for top titles such as People Magazine, Real Simple, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Teen Vogue, Vogue and many more. Since relocating to Paris she's had six expositions, has had work published in photography magazines, Paris guide books, featured in Paris centric blogs, her work has been on French TV Arte and published in The New York Times. Sophia has been invited to photograph at the private residence of the American and British ambassadors in Paris and hired by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) to photograph academy members.
To see Sophia's full CV please visit sophiapagan.com/cv
To see interviews and clipping about Sophia's work, please visit sophiapagan.com/press
To see work from Sophia's other portrait studio please visit www.sophiapaganphotography.com
- I want to recreate a shoot.
We don't recreate shoots. It is most likely the images you are looking at are editorial or from a stylized shoot. Both of which are created with a team of people from fashion, make up and hair stylists, professional models trained to pose for photography, clothing rentals, location permits, as well as hours of photography time.
None of which are services that we provide for your portrait session and we strongly advise against creating unrealistic expectations for your portrait session.
Not all poses work for all people. As a professional photographer, my job is to find poses that work best for you alone, as a couple and/or as a family. Depending on your chosen package, trying to recreate poses that may not be flattering for you is a waste of your portrait time.
You choose Photo Perfect Paris based on the portfolio of photographs that we've taken great care in crafting and we have years of experience creating portraits for our clients that we proudly stand by and will create photographs you will love for years to come.
None of which are services that we provide for your portrait session and we strongly advise against creating unrealistic expectations for your portrait session.
Not all poses work for all people. As a professional photographer, my job is to find poses that work best for you alone, as a couple and/or as a family. Depending on your chosen package, trying to recreate poses that may not be flattering for you is a waste of your portrait time.
You choose Photo Perfect Paris based on the portfolio of photographs that we've taken great care in crafting and we have years of experience creating portraits for our clients that we proudly stand by and will create photographs you will love for years to come.