Model Board Benefits
What is Susan White & Mark O'Connell Photography's Senior Model Board?
Our Model Board is a group of Juniors who we select to “model” for our portrait samples and to help us promote our services to their classmates. They are selected based on an application process.
What do I get if I am selected to be on the Model Board?
You will receive 2 free Senior Portrait sessions (a retail value of over $300), and one half-price family session. PLUS the opportunity to earn discounts, cash and prizes!
What are the 3 portrait sessions?
The first is your Model/Fashion session. This session will be taken in early April and the images used to produce "Model Cards" for you to give your friends. These images will also be used in our advertising and for displays.
Next is your “Senior” session. You will receive our Ultimate Studio Session for your senior session. If you want one of our other sessions, that's fine. Additional sessions are available at half price but require an additional reservation fee. Your senior session will be between May 20 and June 15.
The third is a Half-price Family Session. This session can include anyone in your family and can be anytime between now and graduation. This session is also optional.
What will I be expected to do?
Just a couple of things. First, you will help us create a mailing list of the upcoming seniors at your school (your graduating class). Second, you will participate in a FREE Model session so that we can have current samples of senior portraits to use in our advertising this year. Third, you will have discount cards to pass out to your friends to encourage them to come to Photography by Susan White & Mark O'Connell for their Senior Portraits.
Do I get paid?
Yes! By sending your friends to us you will earn a $15 credit for each of your discount cards that is used. You will also earn one “point” for each card used. Your points earn you additional CASH and prizes:
Cash and Prizes - You have the opportunity to earn additional discounts, cash, and prizes by recommending us to your friends. Each discount card with your name on it that is redeemed (this is a booked session and photo package purchased) will earn you a $15 credit and one point toward our prizes:
- 5 points = A Free Double 4x5" folio.
- 10 points = A Free 9 page “Minialbum” custom printed book with your favorite 9 portraits (Retail value of over $140).
- 15 points = A $100 cash bonus
- 20 points = Apple iPhone 3GS - 16 GB‡ or an 8 gb iPod Nano.
- 25 points = A FREE Netbook computer*
- 40 points = A $500 College Scholarship‡ from Photography by Susan White & Mark O'Connell!
- You will also have opportunities to earn BONUS points.
*Computer models change rapidly and those available now may not be available in a few months. Currently, the computer we are giving away is a Dell - Inspiron Mini Netbook with Intel® Atom™ Processor - White with 10.1” LCD widescreen display, 160GB hard drive; built-in webcam, model IM10-008B-WHT retail value $369.99. If this computer is discontinued or unavaiable, we will substitute a similarly priced, comparable model.
†iPhone includes only the price of the phone which is not to exceed $200. Does not include service or data plan which may be required by ATT in order to receive the phone.
‡College Scholarship includes 2 payments directly to you of $250 each, one in August of your freshman year, one in August of your sophomore year. You must show proof of enrollment in any 2 or 4 year college.
What will my portraits look like?
We want your Senior Portraits to reflect your personality so we encourage you to help come up with ideas and poses. If you aren’t the creative type, that’s OK. Mark and Susan can make you look great.
This sounds like fun! What do I need to do to apply?
Just fill our application and return it to us with a recent photo of yourself. The photo can be just a snap shot, last year’s school photo or anything that you have handy. Don’t worry if you don’t think you “look like a model.” We specialize in making ordinary people look great!
