PART TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
Now hiring 2 juniors (2009 seniors)

I am currently interviewing for 2 part time positions.  I am interested in hiring 1 senior from Damascus High School and 1 from Clarksburg High School who will be graduating in 2009. 
If you are interested, call or send me an e-mail.

Job description:  Primary contact at your high school for students, newspaper and yearbook.  Must enjoy having your portraits taken for advertising, office work, putting customer orders together, filing, knowledge of Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer a must, Microsoft Excel helpful.

Looking for a little more personality in your senior portraits?
Schedule your senior portraits during your favorite season!
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NEW: You will receive a 50k digital file along with permission to use for personal use only such as MySpace, your personal web site and e-mail to friends and family when you receive your order.

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2008 Senior Session Fee $100
Includes outdoor portraits, studio portraits and 3 outfits. You may use the cap & gown and/or drape as one of your 3 outfits OR Add a drape, cap and gown or additional outfit for an additional $15 each. I have a list of local locations you may have your portraits taken with no addition fee including the bike path near my studio and Damascus High School.  An additional $20 Location Fee is charged if you choose to have your portraits taken at another location within 20 miles.

Planning for a successful senior portrait session:

 When selecting your 3 outfits try to select different "looks", not three shirts of the same style.

The color of your clothing is important.  Select colors that compliment your skin tones, eye color and hair color.  Sometimes it is easier for your family and friends to see which colors look good on you. 

Dark colors are slimming.

Add variety by dressing in layers.  Taking off a jacket or sweater to be more casual will give the outfit a different look.

If you are planning to cut your hair before your portrait session give it time to grow a bit so it does not give that "just cut" appearance.

If you are planning to cut your hair before your portrait session give it time to grow a bit so it does not give that "just cut" appearance.

Be sure your nails look good.

Please shave before your portrait session, a

Bring your hair straightener if your hair tends to frizz while outside.

Wear your normal amount of makeup.  However, shiny, shimmering and glittering makeup reflects and adds glare to your face which generally needs editing.

Shannon's Portrait Book: 
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UPDATE ON DHS DEADLINES:

DHS Graduation, May 30, 2008, is early this year.  In addition, I have 2 kids graduating from college in May so I need to adhere to the following deadlines.

I know everyone is busy with last minute details for your graduation and graduation parties. 

Reminder:  The deadline for ordering additional items for graduation is
April 15, 2008*.  Pick up will be May 1, 2008
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1.  Did you purchase a portrait collage?  Would you like to turn this into an invitation or announcement?

2.  Did I do your Yearbook Senior Ad?    For your graduation party, you can order a 16x20 color Party Print which includes a 2.5" border for signing.

Party Prints -  $60

3.  Do you need more portraits and/or wallets to include in your graduation invitations and announcements?

Graduation Announcements

4.  Would you like to use your senior portraits on your graduation cake?  Have the cake decorator contact me and I will work directly with them so you don’t have to understand their “specs”.  As long as you are using a portrait you purchased, there is no charge for this service.

*Additional items do not include new orders.

2008 Seniors - Yes you can still have your senior potraits taken!

Yes, you can still have them taken, they just won't be ready by graduation?  I always have a few who want to wait for the spring or summer seasons to get the portraits in their favorite season.

Clarksburg Graduation:  June 11, 2008

48 FREE WALLETS
Check the back of your friend's wallet for a coupon.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR YEARBOOK PHOTO:
Your high school has chosen a photographer to take your yearbook photos. To get your picture in your yearbook, you must show up to one of their appointments to have your drape or tux portrait taken.  This is FREE.  You MUST tell them you want "yearbook only".  You select which proof you want in the yearbook and you are done.  THEN ...
Schedule your senior portraits during your favorite season!    301-775-5190

You DO NOT need to pay their session fee, have any other portraits taken or purchase additional portraits to be in their yearbook .

STANDARD RETOUCH - NO CHARGE

All portrait orders are professionally retouched.
Standard retouching includes acne, facial shine and stray hair.
Other retouching is available for a fee.

Please do not overdue your make up to cover up acne, it can become harder to retouch.


The quality of each portrait is very important to me.
All portraits are professionally retouched, printed on professional photographic paper at a professional lab.
NEW: In order to display the high quality of your portraits, you will receive a 50k digital file along with permission for personal use only on such sites as MySpace, your personal web site, and in e-mail to friends and family when you receive your order.
 ALL other uses require written permission.  Please respect copyright laws.  All images are protected by copyright and remain the property of Donna McNeil and photo creations by donna.

photographer:  donna mcneil
photo creations by donna, llc
po box 543
damascus, md 20872
301-775-5190
donna_mcneil@photocreationsbydonna.com