OUR SERVICES

Professional quality web design and graphics.

Let me help organize your imagination and create a web presence that leaves a lasting impression for your personal or business website. Whether you are selling products, services, or just speaking your mind there is no denying how important a lasting impression is to your visitors and clientele. A good website not only introduces you to potential site visitors, it reveals to your audience who you are and what you stand for. It shows how professional you are as a company. It reveals how genuine or unique you are as an individual. It discloses how reliable a product or business is.

The services Gates Designs provides for us is an extremely powerful asset to our company. We have seen a major increase in return traffic to our site. We regularly recieve numerous referrals from the site and gain plenty of solid prospective clientele. Phil Gates hard work is very much appreciated. ~Melvin McDuffy, MRK9.com

Thanks to Phil I have nothing to worry about when it comes to my brand’s media presentation. I can now rest assured that I am in good hands. I am extremely pleased with the work he has done for me. His work is unparallelled. Phil Gates is the media professional you need to go to if you are serious about the presentation of your brand. ~Lamont Brockenbaugh, VictoryStruggle.com

As a GatesDesigns.net client, you will be pleased to know you are in good hands and amongst the best in online networks.

Good luck in your ventures, keep the creative juices flowing and don’t forget to have fun!

We now offer web hosting!

Yep, we can now host your website via Highpower.co.
Contact us for more info.

OUR RATES

ON- LOCATION PORTRAITS

Perfect for headshots with your office as the background or a location other than the studio, such as a city landmark or park. *Rates are per person & any fees that may be neccessary for permission or rental of locations are the responsibility of the client.

$475/first hour, $75/hour after the first hour, one hour minimum, traveling expenses paid by client if outside the Chicagoland area.

OPTIONAL ADD-ONS

Additional outfits: $75 each wardrobe change.
Additional location or background change: $95 per location or background change.
Hair & makeup artist: *Ask us! (Varies depending on hair & makeup artist & needs.)
Retouching: $45 per image.
Rush fee – Turn-around of five days or less: $75 for up to five photos, $125 for six to twenty photos.

BUILD YOUR OWN SESSION

Start with a base price of $255 for a session with one outfit, including one hour of shooting time & two high-resolution images to keep (not retouched), then add anything from the optional add-ons above. *$100 each additional hour.

GROUP PORTRAITS

Need headshot for your staff or photos of the team? Contact us for info on your group photo needs.

PRINTS

Many options are available for printing, including standard 8×10’s, 5×7’s, postcards, business cards, posters, comp cards/ZED cards, and more. Pricing varies, so contact us for more information.

DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!

2 at once: bring a friend for two sessions at the same time & each of you receive 20% off your session fee
Returning clients: 15% off your session fee
Military (must show valid ID): 15% off your session fee

*We require a 50% deposit for all sessions.

*If you book a hair & makeup artist with your session, you may be required to prepay the hair & makeup artist’s fee.

*As of now the reschedule/cancellation policy for hair & makeup artist is as follows:

Cancel 72 hours before the session: full refund
Reschedule once before the session: no fee
Cancel less than 72 hours before the session: refund minus a $50 booking fee
Reschedule less than 72 hours before the session: $25 re-booking fee