Hello parents, coaches, friends and family of Shocker Park softball! First off, thank you for inviting me to photograph your teams for the 2025 season! We're new to each other so I'm sure you'll have some questions about ordering and how everything works so I'll try to answer them here as best I can.

Many of you already got the rundown on this, but I know the main question is always "So, do you change out the background?" and the answer to that is ABSOLUTELY YES. Once the orders are placed, I extract the player from the background, then drop in an appropriate background that matches the theme of the photo (in this case, softball). This may mean choosing backgrounds that line up specifically for the angle the photo was taken at, etc. Some are taken at eye level... some are taken from the ground... and so the perspective changes and the background would need to match.

For this reason, when parents ask the usual next question "Can I pick out the background for my kid's picture?" the answer to that has to be an easy NO. The reasons for that include those I just mentioned, along with the fact that we're trying go get these photos finished in a timely fashion and finally because ... just trust me :) I've been doing this for years now and it's what I specialize in. I wouldn't do you wrong.

Another frequently asked question is "When wlll I get my pictures?" Turnaround time on these fluctuates throughout the year based on my workload (I'm currently doing all of this by myself), but my goal is always to get the orders out as soon as possible. Ocala Highlands has an order deadline of June 30, 2025. Once that deadline hits, I'll check for most recent orders, finish up and place the print order. Anyone who places an order for digital files will get those download links much sooner, since no print products need to be ordered by me. I generally pull orders once a week to fill them. 

Anyone who places an order for individual images will receive a small personal copy of the team banner as a 12"x18" mini poster.