Custom Children & Family Portrait Photography

Looking for newborn photography, first birthday photography, holiday portraits or simply want to update your family photos? Calotype offers family photography and children’s photography at our studio, or at a location of your choice!

Read below for an overview, or call the photographer directly for more insights.

the photographY starts with a phone call to You

Q. Why doesn’t Calotype text or email when it comes to booking family photos?

A. For the price of hiring a professional photographer, you should expect someone to ask you questions and learn your needs. Julie gets her unique ideas from listening to clients talk. Texting/messaging leaves much lost in translation but a phone call gets right to the point.

Calotype specialize in QUALITY over QUANTITY

Q. How many pictures do you take?

A. Your photographer approaches your Custom Session with one goal- create the best image possible. We don’t want a good picture- we want a great portrait! Immediately after talking with you on the phone, your photographer begins to design the background, lighting and pose. They will study and rehearse before your Session, much like a professional athlete before the game, spending their time before the Session so you don’t have to spend as much time during the Session. That said, on the journey to one fabulous image, sometimes other special images happen along the way. The photographer will curate the best of the best to show you, always careful to show you a range of possible choices. Every Custom Session is really different and depends on the people involved.

Q. You keep saying Custom Session- what exactly is that, again?

A. A Custom Session is where you pay us to create an image or range of images for you on speculation that you may purchase only one or several of them. They’re unique and tailored to you and give you some control over the finished product. They’re only available to book by phone call. We say “Custom” to separate this type of Session from our Headshot Packages and occasional special event packages offered throughout the year such as Back-to-School Pictures, Grandparents Day, Mother’s Day and other holiday events. Those events have predefined packages and everyone pretty much gets the same thing. Always quality- of course!

Calotype offers both prints and digital files

Q. What do I get?

Calotype won’t leave you with more work to do. We are a full-service studio that prints real, physical photos that you can touch, feel, and pass down for generations. And with every print you purchase, no matter the size, a digital file is also included! Your photographer will make some recommendations, show you the difference between sizes and finishes, and direct you every step of the way. But you are the final authority- and with Custom Sessions you decide what you’d like to purchase. We have found most clients want one moderately sized Wall Portrait, a small album of the fun, unexpected images, and all the digital files for safekeeping- but what will YOU choose?

Is your brain buzzing with questions? We’d love to answer them- please call us to chat.

Sessions are available weekdays and evenings- call for current availability- 417-658-8865. Saturday Sessions are offered once a month during the school year.