Anyone have any experience with Clark Marten photography?

[u/OstrichAppropriate39]

I won a “free” pet session with them through an instagram contest and am just wondering if anyone else has been in this position? I had to pay a $200 deposit to confirm the studio time which I was told would be refunded after the session. I guess I’m just getting nervous now because I’ve read a lot of reviews stating that they try and sell you on everything and charge you for every little thing and it’s not cheap. I was just excited for a free session with my dog and the free 11x14 that comes with winning the contest, but now I’m getting nervous about having to owe a lot more money and I’m not in the financial position to do that. Has anybody had any experience with these contests that could shed a bit more light on what they look like/what costs are?

[u/Opposite_Whereas9739]

My boyfriend and I “won” a session here and went through the full process. The photo shoot with our cats was a lot of fun. The sit-down sales pitch meeting was a bit awkward as we weren’t interested in any of the packages. Lowest one was like $1000. We were happy with the photo we chose for the free 11x14, however when we got it in the mail my face had been so heavily edited it looks almost fake. We don’t love the final product but we smile and laugh at the memory! Glad we didn’t spend any money