FAQs

When you select Expressive Photographics for your wedding or portraits, Lead Photographer, and studio owner, Mark Stover, will be your photographer. Multi-photographer coverage is also available with one or more of our talented associate photographers. All the portfolio images on this website were created by Mark Stover. Mark will also be your main point of contact during the entire process of planning, photography and final delivery of your finished products.

Pricing for family portrait sessions is generally from $225 to $255 for a creative photo session of up to two hours. This includes the creation of the original photographs and a complimentary online gallery, where you can view and share the images. All prints, digital files and other products are purchased separately. Complete wedding packages, which include high-resolution digital photos plus an album and more, start at $3350. Most of our wedding clients invest between $3000 to $4000 in our services and products. We also offer wedding packages with just the essentials of digital photos and no album, which may help you keep costs lower.

All weddings and portrait sessions include a private online viewing gallery. You can share your gallery with anyone, making it easy for family and friends to enjoy your photos. Your private online gallery allows you to view photos, select favorites, share images to your social media accounts, and order prints, albums and/or digital photos. Wedding packages also include fully edited digital photos on USB drive, which gives our brides and grooms additional ways to view and print their own photos. For additional information specific to weddings or portraits, please also see the FAQ areas for those services.

We are always super excited to share the creative results of your wedding or portrait photography with you ASAP – and we know you are just as excited to see them. Turnaround time for your online gallery varies, depending on our schedule of assignments and other factors, but in general your portraits will be online within seven to ten days and wedding galleries are online within three to four weeks after the event. We usually will share a few teaser shots with you right away, within a few days though. If you have special timeline requirements, and need to request your gallery access more quickly than normal, we are always more than happy to accommodate special requests!

Yes, all our traditional photographic prints are made on Kodak Endura papers, which are designed to last more than two hundred years in dark storage (albums), and more than one hundred years in a home display environment (framed on your wall etc.), before noticeable changes in appearance occur. These are results from the best scientific testing done so far, and there is no guarantee that your portraits will last this long in your unique home or office display setting. Many factors, such as exposure to direct sunlight, high temperatures and humidity can affect the life of your prints and albums. There is some controversy about the testing methods used, but Kodak Endura papers are generally regarded as one of the best archival photographic papers available today. Archival fine art Giclé Prints and Archival Metal Prints are also available through Expressive Photographics. We recognize the legacy and great intrinsic value that is present in the photographs we create for our clients. That is why we will always provide the highest quality archival prints and albums.

Expressive Photographics offers a wide range of cool and creative photo-products. Some of our most popular items are: Professionally Designed Albums for portraits and weddings; Canvas Gallery Prints, which are made on real canvas, mounted to stretcher bars and ready to display without the need for framing; Archival Metal Prints, made on a sheet of specially prepared aluminum and available with floating hangers so they “float” 1/2 inch off the wall, and do not need framing; Fine Art Giclé Prints, printed on museum grade rag and watercolor papers, plus an awesome collection of specialty products featuring your favorite photos, such as our super-cool “Switchbacks” iPhone cases with custom photo-inserts on the back… As the name implies, you can switch the photo on the back of the case!

We accept Venmo, Apple Pay, most major credit cards, checks, cash, and Paypal.

Yes. We offer shipping to any location in the USA, for a nominal fee. International shipping is also available.