Must-Read Information – Recital Photo FAQ

Please review the information below before booking. This FAQ answers 99.9% of questions. Promise!

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Short “Mini” Sessions

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You may purchase and schedule as many sessions as you’d like with the photoshoot packages. Each session is a short individual photoshoot (about 3 minutes) for one costume with multiple quick poses.

Your scheduled time is a 5-minute window, which you will share with other dancers. These sessions move very quickly.

There are hundreds of dancers who need to be photographed within a limited timeframe. Please arrive ready to go at your scheduled time.

Depending on how class photos and previous sessions run, we may occasionally be ahead of schedule or slightly behind. We appreciate your patience and flexibility.

We recommend arriving a few minutes early, just in case we are able to move sessions forward.

Small props and creative poses are welcome, but please avoid props or poses that require extra setup time. Dance staff will be available to assist with posing and simple costume adjustments during the session.

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What You Are Paying For

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Your session fee covers the digital images and the photographer’s time, including not only the mini-session itself but also the many hours spent editing and processing the photos afterward.

For perspective, a typical 15-minute professional photography session can cost $250 or more, so these recital sessions are designed to provide a professional experience at a much lower price for dance families.

Once the thousands of images from recital photo day are processed, you will receive an email with access to your online gallery. Please allow for two weeks after recital day for the photos to be delivered!

From your gallery you will be able to:

• Download your high-resolution digital images
• Download your class photo(s)
• Optionally purchase professional prints

Each session includes at least 3 edited images.

Typically this includes:

• One full-length portrait
• One closer portrait
• Additional pose variations

If your dancer moves quickly through poses and works well with the photographer (great expressions, eyes open, etc.), you may receive more than three images.

You are welcome to print your photos anywhere you like since your digital files are included, though we highly recommend printing through the gallery for the best quality! 

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Class Photos Are Free

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All class photos are provided FREE to Dimensions dancers.

You do not need to book an individual session if you only want the class photo.

Simply attend your scheduled class photo time during the in-studio rehearsal.

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Per-Dancer Pricing

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Photo sessions are priced per dancer.

If you purchase a 3-session package, it applies to three sessions for the same dancer (usually for three different costumes).

Sessions cannot be split between multiple dancers (friends, siblings, cousins, etc.).

However, buddy photos are allowed, as long as the dancer who booked the session is included in every photo taken during that session.

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How to Schedule

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Step 1:
Click on the link above & choose the photoshoot package you would like to purchase.

Step 2:
At checkout, enter the parent or guardian’s contact information. This person will receive:

• the receipt
• reminder emails
• the final gallery link

Please also include your student’s name.

Click Pay.

Step 3:
Enter your billing details and click Next.

Step 4:
You will receive a confirmation email with a link to schedule your time slot.

On the scheduling page, book the number of sessions that matches the package you purchased.

Example:
If you purchased the 3 Costume Photoshoot, you must schedule 3 time slots.

Please use the same name you used during checkout.

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Buddy Photos

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Yes, you may take buddy photos.

However, the session belongs to the dancer who purchased it, so that dancer must be present in every image.

Buddy dancers cannot be photographed individually during someone else’s session. They must book their own session for individual photos.

If you purchased multiple sessions, you may:

• Do some sessions solo
• Do some sessions with a buddy
• Do all sessions with a buddy

Please make sure your buddy is ready at your scheduled time slot.

If a buddy is not present when your session begins, we may not be able to accommodate rescheduling later.

Example 1

Isabella’s mom purchases a 4-costume package.

Isabella must be in all four sessions.

Her sister Jessica may join the second session, and her friend Megan may join the fourth session.

However, Jessica and Megan cannot be photographed individually during Isabella’s sessions.

Example 2

Megan’s dad purchases a 2-costume package.

Megan may:

• Take one individual session
• Take one buddy session with her sister Julie

Or Megan and Julie may appear together in both sessions.

However, Julie cannot take individual photos during Megan’s sessions. Julie would need to book her own package for that.

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Same Costume, Multiple Sessions

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You may book multiple sessions for the same costume if you would like more poses, expressions, or prop variations.

If you do this, please come prepared with new pose ideas or props, since the photographer may not remember poses from previous sessions.

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Pro Tip for Scheduling

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To minimize waiting time, try to schedule your individual photo session close to your class photo time for that costume.

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Still Have Questions?

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If something is unclear or your situation doesn’t quite fit the guidelines above, we’re happy to help.

Please email:

info@katebucklesphotography.com and our team will respond as soon as possible.