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Are you an essential-service worker? You deserve the biggest hug when this is all over. The best high five. You’re helping to keep us safe. Helping to keep us healthy. Helping to keep us sane. Helping to keep things moving.

In typical Maritime fashion it started out cold, then it briefly snowed, then it briefly rained and then the sun came out and it was a balmy 13C. And that brought everyone outside for some backyard, self-isolation Vitamin D. After catching up on news with a neighbour I was asked if I’d heard about photo sessions being gifted to essential-service workers. I hadn’t, but after a few minutes online I’d found dozens of examples from across North America. It’s a fantastic gesture and the idea is simple;

Book a portrait session between now and the 31st of May and you’ll have the chance to gift a session to an essential-service worker. Simply mention their name & profession when you complete the booking request and I’ll email a custom certificate that you can pass along to them. A portrait session can be used for families and it can be used for couples! What does a portrait session provide?

• Two hours of shoot time and an unlimited number of edited images that are free of copyright / printing restrictions.

• Each image is saved in both colour and black & white formats so that you’ll always have a choice between the two.

• Images are delivered online, but can be saved to physical media if provided by the clients.

The cost of a session? $400 + tax. Anything else to keep in mind? Yes!

• Claimed sessions do not expire - they can be redeemed at any point. That holds true for both the initial booking and the gifted booking.

• Initial bookings are subject to a 15% non-refundable retainer.

• Sessions can commence once we’ve worked past periods of social distancing.

• Travel within most of the Halifax Regional Municipality is covered. A fuel fee may be required for the initial booking and the gifted booking if the distances are greater. I’ll do my best to combine sessions or coordinate a booking when I’m already in the area!

How do you book? Visit the link below and navigate to the ‘Contact’ section of the website.

Stay safe, stay healthy!