Maternity Portrait Rates & Info

Email: MattLicari@gmail.com to book

In Studio: $625 base

2 hour session including lighting setup and beauty prep
Bushwick Studio, accessible from L train (Morgan stop), good street parking available

At-home: $825

2 hour session including lighting setup and beauty prep, includes travel anywhere below 100th street in Manhattan, Brooklyn, western-queens. Add $50 for Bronx and Eastern Queens, $75 for Staten Island.

Hair, makeup, retouching and add-ons

Hair and Makeup - based on availability, ranges $200-375
Basic Retouching - $38 per file, add $15 for multiple-person images (couples and group shots) includes blemish removal, smoothing, light hair frizz removal, etc)
Advanced retouching - starts at $75, requires estimate and approval
Additional 30 minutes of shoot time: $75
Hand Painted Grey background (ask to see examples): $75
Color background(s): $65 each, please give 7 days advance notice for background delivery

Studio backgrounds

(choose one, additional for $35)

Payment info

$400 deposit required to book, refundable up to 5 business days before shoot. $150 is refundable until 2 business days before shoot.
Balance due on day of shoot
Retouching will be invoiced separately once client chooses images

Discounts

If you refer a friend, your friend will receive $40 off their session upon booking and you will receive $40 on the day of their shoot.
If you post a retouched image to a parents / mother’s / maternity group (for example, Park Slope Moms) with a shout-out to my services, I will refund you $20 via Venmo or PayPal (limit 1)

Additional Info

You may come camera-ready, or bring your own beauty tools and use the makeup station, or bring your own hair/makeup artist, or request one from my roster - anything you please!
You will have about 30-45 minutes to prep beauty while lighting is being fine tuned
You may bring as much clothing as you want, no limit on looks, as many as time permits
There is a garment steamer in the studio
You may bring a friend, a partner, anyone you wish!
Well behaved dogs are allowed :)
Low-resolution files will he sent within 4 business days of the shoot for you to choose favorites for retouching. You may purchase the rights to all un-edited high-res files for a flat fee of $200, or choose only the images you want for retouching, or both
Clients may request one revision after receiving retouched files. Additional revisions are $45 per request. All files will be sent as a color and a black and white version. All additional retouching requested after the shoot must be paid when making the request, and include in the request email the file number of the image(s) desired. Retouching takes 5-7 days.
Final retouched files may be used for personal use. Any social media use requires a photo credit and tag to (@MattLicari for IG or Matt Licari for other platforms. Must credit and tag, not just tag). Printed use limited to personal, all other uses require advance written permission (editorial, promotional, advertising, etc.) You may purchase images rights (see above) if you wish not to tag and credit images.

Studio Location

Matt Licari Studio // 41 Varick Avenue // Suite 116 [Ground floor] // Bushwick Brooklyn NY 11237 (between Harrison Pl / Ingraham St.)
Make sure GPS does not route to Manhattan or Greenpoint.
Take L to Morgan if using subway.
Outside door code: #4616 (must press #)
Inside (glass) door code: 3636* (must press *)
Studio is all the way down, keep walking past the corner and down the next long hallway)
Call (914) 907-0668 with any issues
Wifi Network: sg116 / Password: wifiwifi