2025 Pricing menu
The Client Experience
You’re likely here because you cherish all the small moments, want celebrate the big moments, and wish to capture every milestone in between. You want images that will celebrate your baby and leave you with fun, joy filled photos as a keepsake for this moment.
It is our mission to provide all of that and more with clean, timeless and emotional storytelling; all while feeling like you’ve brought a dear friend into the intimate joys of celebrating your children or documenting your family.
We specialize in creating a space in our studio that will match your aesthetic and bring your vision to life. From fun, over the top birthday sets to simple, intimate sessions no detail is over looked while creating a vision to fit your needs.
Booking
We are so excited to become a part of this journey with you! We hope to answer any questions before they come up, but all questions are welcome at any point during our interactions with one another!
The process of inquiring for your specific session, will lead you here, to our pricing guide, where you can choose the session that bests suits your family.
Once we decide on a collection and date that best suits you, you will receive an e-mail containing your electronic contact for each of us to sign as well as an itemized invoice that shows a breakdown of payments and their due dates. From there, we reach out accordingly to begin planning your session.
The Session
Your session date is chosen based off of a date prior to your child’s birthday [or otherwise]. Roughly 30 days ahead of your session we will send a questionnaire to guide in the planning and styling of the session. In the weeks leading up to your session, we will confirm the time around baby’s sleep schedule. All of the details for your session will have been worked out in the days leading up to it, so that the day of, is all about having fun & getting you the images you dream of!
While at the studio, parents have a space to sit and watch your baby’s session takes place. Clients are encouraged to take behind the scenes photos!
Quality Images + Products
Each image in your final gallery will be hand picked as the best with attention to detail and each selected image is edited with a light, natural & timeless style. Each session offered includes digital images and printing release.
Following your session, please allow up to 3 weeks for the selection and editing process. After your gallery is completed, you will receive a detailed e-mail, walking you through how to access your online viewing gallery, and select your favorite images. Once you’ve picked your set images [option to purchase more is always available] we send one more email with details on how to download your final images.
Services + Pricing
Milestone Collection $1650
Studio Maternity Session
Legacy Newborn Collection [see below for description]
Simply Baby Session [scheduled between 4 - 9 mos of age]
First Birthday Smash + Splash Session
$2000 value. Each session includes professionally edited full resolution digital images presented in an online gallery to download + print release. A USB is presented at the end of the year, containing all sessions.
Maternity, Family or senior Session $500
[Maternity session includes $150 off when booked with the Legacy/Heirloom Newborn Session]
Up to 1 hour session
On location
Maternity gown options available
Digital images for download
Print release
*can be used for family sessions, with a focus on child’s birthday, but not themed
Simply Baby Session $250
4 to 18 months of age
30 minute shooting time
Wardrobe + styling included
10 professionally edited full resolution digital images presented in an online gallery
Print release
Birthday Sessions
Smash + Splash Session $600
[$100 off when booked with Legacy/Heirloom Newborn Collection]
10 mos to 99 years of age
1 hour shooting time
Customized cake + personalized theme
Wardrobe + styling included
35 professionally edited full resolution digital images presented in a digital gallery for download
Print release
Mini Smash + Splash $400
30 minutes shooting time
Studio inventory theme
Select wardrobe options
25 professionally edited full resolution digital images presented in a digital gallery for download
Print release
Simply Birthday $300
20 minute shooting time
Minimalistic style portraits on solid backdrop
Studio wardrobe + styling options
15 professionally edited full resolution digital images presented in a digital gallery for download
Print release
Mini Sessions [click for options]
Booking + Policies
Retainer
$100 non refundable retainer and electronic signing of contract is required with in 48 hours of receiving invoice and contract e-mails, in order to finalize the booking process. A session date will not be held until the retainer is received and the contract is signed. Prices are subject to change. Contractual agreement locks client in at prices during booking process. Additional products or services offered may be added on at the time of booking in order to lock in product prices.
Payment
Full payment must be made on or by the date of the session; accept payments by cash, check [made out to Christie Leigh] or pay pal & credit card. Payment plans available upon request.
Cancellation
Any retainer or additional payments made towards a session booked with Christie Leigh Photo are non-refundable. In case of cancellation, the photographer must be notified within 24 hours of the scheduled session. Previous payments will be applied to a newly rescheduled session within 30 days of the original session date. [Mini sessions require 48 hour cancellation notice and are not rescheduled.]
Multiple Photography team
We are a photography team made up of multiple photographers. Christie is our owner specializing in newborns, babies and families and is the sole newborn photographer. Erika is our lead photographer specializing in babies, birthdays and families and is our sole smash and splash session [birthday] photographer. All other sessions are booked by priority/availability of our photographers, or per special requests from our clients.
Post-production
Please allow up to 3 weeks for the selection/editing process. USB drives will be mailed out once the editing process is complete. Client’s viewing gallery will be posted with all edited images. Client will be notified with detailed instructions on how to access and order images. [Galleries are live for 30 days.]
Copyright
In booking your session with Christie Leigh Photo, the client is agreeing the images may be used in any way deemed fit, buy the photographer, for business, marketing, website, social media, print, promotional events etc. Unless the client submits a written statement refusing the images be used for any marketing purposes.
Travel Policy
Travel for any session over 60 miles from Cortland, OH is $100. Travel over 100 miles from Cortland, OH is an additional 50 cents per mile. Sessions held at specifically requested locations are subject to travel fees, per the mileage guidelines.
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