Chantel Hunt

As a full-service professional, I am here to serve my clients the best way I can. This means I offer my services in the comfort of your home. Most of my clients have small children who are easiest to care for and entertain in their own home. My consultations are offered in your home (or over coffee if you want to get away for a little break).

I also have a mobile studio which means for your session, I bring eveything I need to provide service in your home.

The preview and ordering appointment can be done in your home (or over coffee) and I always arrange to deliver your final product to your door so you don't have to juggle another appointment.

Other benefits of my services are being able to see your home and suggest products that will compliment your style and space.

Ioffer custom design services as well. During the consultation, I can photograph your walls and use those images to design a custom wall displays. That way you can fall in love with the images on your walls before you order them!

In order to best serve my clients, I work on location. Many of my maternity and family clients have young children which can be difficult to entertain in a professional environment for long periods of time. Not to mention new Mom's deserve the comfort of their own home after just giving birth. They need to rest and recover. I do my best take the pain out of the session and bring my services to you!

This is a hard question to answer. By definition there are 3 levels of photographers. However this has nothing to do with technical skill. It has more to do with compensation. It really doesn't make sense, as a shoot and burn hobbyist can work full time, but has not mastered lighting, or photoshop. Some photographers have no idea how to produce and sell products their clients need, which leaves their clients to do the work. So really "Professional" is left up to the client to decide. You can read the definitions below and decide for yourself where I fit into this spectrum.

1. Hobbyist Also known as a shoot and burn in the photography world. The hobbyist just works on weekends or after their day job. Not yet earning enough to file or pay taxes. Does not typically offer a variety of products. Images are delivered digitally leaving their clients to handle the rest.

2. Amateur - Amateures have not yet gone full time. They have at least 1 other part time job. They have some knowledge of lighting and can follow through with some product lines. They file and pay taxes and insurance.

3. Professional - The definition of a Professional Photographer is someone who earns 100% of their income from their photography work.

If we are going by the standard which is based on time and compensations, I achieved "Professional" status in 2020 after the loss of the family member I was caring for. It seems bitter sweet, as I can now fully focus on doing what I love. However I was blessed to care for my family member for years, even if she held me back in my career! #dementiasucks

If we go by technical skills, I acheived professional status much earlier, but had time limitations due to caring for my loved one. My personal feelings are that I have been a "Professional" for many years. I have a good foundation in natural light, studio light, photoshop and offer a full product line. However, I also believe that you should never stop growing and learning. I am constantly learning and growing and expanding my knowledge to better serve my clients.

Yes. Part of being a professional is being able to tackle most situations and create beautiful light. I carry a variety of lighting sources, and other top quality equipment to give my clients great results no matter the time of day or how dimly lit their home is. I can use lights indoors or outdoors as seen in the photo below.

To be sure I have availability, I recommend scheduling your consultation 4-6 weeks before your desired session date. Around 28 weeks for maternity and newborn sessions. My calendar does fill up and I don't often have availability for short notification appointments.

To schedule your complimentary in-person consultation, click here

Pricing varies on the type of session and the products you choose. You can find session fees under the specific session type you would like. Sessions start at $125 and include a credit toward image/product purchase. I offer an a'la Carte menu, as well as a Collections menu which gives you greater control over how much you spend or on what products you purchase. Collections are the most popular item on my menu as they include professional quality products we all deserve!

My average client spends about $1200 per session depending on the products they choose. Some clients spend less, others more.

For detailed pricing, set up an in person consultation.

I love doing sessions in a variety of places. I am available to travel to make your session unique to you!

I do not charge travel fees for the immediate Yuba-Sutter Area. I service Yuba City, Live Oak, Sutter, Plumas Lake, Olivehurst, and Marysville. Anything beyond these locations are subject to a travel fee.

My current rate is $3.00 per mile beyond the immediate Yuba Sutter Area.

The State of California requires sales tax be collected on sessions if a tangible item is created. This includes digital images when burned to disk, usb drive or any print product. My images are created with the intent of creating a tangible product. Therefore I must collect sales tax.

For book keeping purposes, all of my clients are invoiced via Paypal. You are NOT required to pay through Paypal. I accept Cash, Paypal, or Venmo.

You do not need to set up a paypal account to pay your invoice with a credit or debit card.

Please call me! 530-763-2575 as soon as possible.

If you do not call me, I will wait for 15 minutes beyond your scheduled time. If you are not at the agreed upon location 15 minutes after your appointment time, your session will be cancelled and your session fee will NOT be refunded.

Things happen. It's understandable. I allow my clients to reschedule with a minimum of 24 hour notice, and up to 2 times without penalty. If a client fails to make a 3rd scheduled appointment, their session fee will be retained as compensation for my time.

Cancellations and/or no-shows result forfeiture of the session fee as compensation for the lost work and inability to schedule someone else for that date and time.

No. I retain all copyrights, with the exception of a print release. Purchased digital images can be printed, but the copyright still belongs to Chantel Hunt Photograpy.

I archive purchased images for a minimum of 5 years. Unpurchased images are not archived.

Yes! Although I am incredibly busy, I try to make time to stay competitive in my field.

Locally, I have won multiple awards, including the Director's Award, and Best of Division for the Professional Category.

On a larger scale, I have been featered multiple times in Senior Year Magazine, an International magazine which spotlights portrait photographers in the Senior/Graduate field of work. (I will update with links soon)

I have also won awards through AFNS, an international competition for photographers.