If you are either considering booking or have booked a future session with me, you may be wondering what will come next and what a typical session might look like. I thought I would go over how my sessions usually flow so that you would know what to expect and how to plan for your photo shoot. [*This is mainly written for family, child, engagement or maternity sessions - hospital and lifestyle newborn experiences will be the most dramatically different]

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1. With few exceptions, our session will take place outside and in a mutually agreed upon public location. 

This is most often a park, but I do have some other locations in mind if that’s not your style (including some urban locations and landmarks). We will usually try to choose a place that will give us multiple options for backgrounds during your session and that will provide us with some beautiful backdrops. If you have suggestions about locations, don’t be shy! Speak up! If the location wont work very well then I will warn you of that…. but many of my favorite locations were originally client inspired!

 

2. My style is a mixture of lifestyle and posed photography.

I will try to capture a lot of photos of my subject(s) interacting, having fun, walking around, etc. I will also spend some time trying to use some posing ideas to get an interesting, yet more traditional family photo. If you want something else, feel free to ask! Input from you on what you want your resulting set of images to look like is very helpful to me when planning/conducting your session.

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3. The best time of day to do outdoor sessions is typically in the few hours before sunset or in the couple of hours following sunrise.

This does not mean that I never do sessions at time other than these, but I am aware that these time lend themselves to finding some beautiful light and I usually strive for that.

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4. Get ready to laugh, snuggle up, and have fun!

I am known for making my clients snuggle and gaze into each others’ eyes. This may sound silly, but I find that this kind of connection loosens clients up and makes them laugh…. and if I can make my clients feel like their photo session was a fun experience and their images capture them, then I am reaching my goal.

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5. After your session…

You'll receive your full gallery within two weeks of your session date. From the session, you'll receive all of the best images delivered via online gallery, along with a print release. 

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