Hello parents, coaches, friends and family of Spotlight Twirling Academy. First off, thank you for inviting me to work with you this year! 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 athlete from the background, then drop in an appropriate background that matches the theme of the photo (in this case, twirling with a clean simple background). 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 question "Can I pick out the background for my kid's picture?" the answer to that has to be... sorry, but NO. The reasons for that include the reasons 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. Spotlight Twirling Academy has an order deadline of December 15, 2022. Once that deadline hits, I'll check for most recent orders, finish edits and upload your order. Those who order first will be the first to receive their finished files, ready for download. 

All orders are Digital-only. A printed group photo will be included for anyone who places an individual order for digitals. Thank you!

Below you'll see a sample of a before and after.