Hi Ooralea Education & Care Centre Families!

I am looking forward to visiting your centre from the 20th till the 22nd March to capture your children’s photos. 

Below is all the information you need about photo days. Please have a read through, so you are familiar and if you have any questions, please contact me. 

It's SUPER important that you register for photos prior to photo day. I only take a variety of individual photos for registered children. If you haven’t registered by photo day, NO individual photos are taken. Please also DOUBLE CHECK your email address is correct when registering your child/children, as this is where I will communicate with you.

 

HOW IT WORKS:

Depending on your centre’s request, I will photograph traditional group photos for some of the groups, which will commence at 9:00am sharp, so please ensure your child arrives early on photo day. 

After the group photo, we jump right into the individual photos, which will be a variety of portraits and play-based photos within the centre grounds and I will photograph the children under the guidance from the centre staff, who will assist me with each child’s interest and when they are ready to be photographed. 

Registration is VITAL so I can contact you and receive your permissions.

Please ensure to remember your child's photo day, as photos are not retaken if you forget to dress them in photo clothes / do their hair to your liking or forget that it’s photo day and miss out being in the group photos.

Without registration, your child won’t have any individual photos taken, but will be in the class photo (if applicable). If you don’t want your child to be in the class photo, please advise your Centre Director of this, so they can inform me. 

Information for Families

  • To avoid any disappointment and incur any late fees, please ensure your registrations and orders are completed by the due date, indicated to you and your centre.

    REGRISTRATIONS: If you do not register your child before their allocated photo day, NO photo will be taken of them, apart from within the traditional class photo (if applicable).

    ORDERS: If orders are received after the due date, you will need to make a late payment, via the online store. Depending on lateness, will depend on your late fee. See ‘Late Order Fees’ in the Day Care Photo Packages for more info. Please also note that you will not receive your prints and/or digital files (if applicable) until this late payment has been received.

  • A Traditional style photo will be taken on your allocated child’s class photo day. Please note that in some cases, not all groups will be photographed in this manner. This is at the discretion of the centre director. If you have any concerns regarding this, please speak with them directly.

    Traditional group photos have it’s challenges, but I am big on having these, as most ‘group’ photos are composite. Traditional group photos give the feel of togetherness. In saying this however, I do offer composite class photos but this is at the discretion of the centre director.

    The group photo will commence at 9:00am sharp, as I find this is the best time to get the children’s full attention in a group setting. They are also clean, hair is neat and tidy and they are excited! Please ensure your child arrives to the centre on time (if not, a bit earlier), to ensure there is no hold ups with this process. Group photos cannot be held off until every child arrives, as the children loose their focus and it impacts the rest of the day. Please ensure your child is there on time, so they don’t miss out being in the class photo. Any child not present for this photo (sick, late, etc), will be marked as absent and they will not be included in the class group photo, besides a name mention as being absent.

    Sometimes, some children get overwhelmed with this process and may choose not to be in the class photo. TFP takes no responsibility with regards to this and if you have purchased a class photo, all efforts will be made to have your child present however, due to some circumstances, this may not occur. I cannot offer refunds due to this. Please note that class photos are offered as a PRINT ONLY and are included in photo packages or can be purchased on its own as an add on.

  • Only siblings who attend the centre will be eligible to get their sibling photo. Please fill out a registration for each enrolled child you have that attends the centre. A package for each child separately will need to be ordered. Mixing of photos from each gallery into 1 package is not permitted.

  • After the group photo, we jump straight into the individual photos, which will be a variety of portraits and fun play photos within the centre grounds with the use of props, play equipment and nature. I will photograph these from approximately 9:15am until approximately 1:00pm under the guidance from the centre staff, who will assist me with each child’s interest and when each child is ready to be photographed.

  • Print Orders
    All print orders will be delivered to your centre for collection approximately 6-8 weeks after the last photo day, pending any delays with Australia Post, print labs, technical issues, and/or due to COVID-19 restrictions. Please note that the selection of photos for your prints will be at the discretion of the photographer and your photos will be printed at a high-quality print lab within Australia. No print orders will be placed after photo day, unless agreed directly with the photographer, where additional fees will be charged.

    Keep an eye out on my socials @teejayfintonphotography for any updates, technical issues and sneak peeks!

  • At present, I don’t offer family photos or sibling photos of children who do not attend the centre.

    If you would like a family photo session, please contact Teejay here to enquire on a private family session.