What it costs

One price, agreed before anything begins

We talk it through on a short call first, so you know exactly what is included and when payment is due.

An introductory price
Portraits start from
$2,650

Prices in £ $

Everything below is included, with one printed hardback book.

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Included

What a portrait includes

How it works, week by week

  1. 1A private space online where the person whose story it is fills in the outline of their life, and the family adds questions, memories and photographs.
  2. 2Four conversations of 45 minutes over two weeks, on a video call or by phone.
  3. 3The portrait, written in their own words, with their photographs, short recordings of their voice and the world around them.
  4. 4A call to read it through together before anyone else sees it.
  5. 5The portrait online, private to the family and protected by a family password.
  6. 6One printed hardback book. Further copies are $50 each.
Payment

How payment works

When the portrait is for you

Half when you book, after the short call, and half when the portrait is delivered.

When it is a gift

The full price when you book, and we send you a card to give. The conversations begin whenever suits the person whose story it is. Requests by 23 December can be given for Christmas.

Refunds, keeping the portrait online and extra books are covered in the pricing questions.

Begin

Start with a short conversation

Tell us a little about who the portrait is for. We will arrange a short call to answer your questions, and begin whenever suits them.

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