BEFORE YOUR FIRST PORTRAIT SESSION

A portrait session usually lasts 2-3 hours, allowing for outfit changes and some snack breaks.
A session can take place in and around your home, at a favourite park or just at your favourit spot.

But, we start with a meeting a few days before the real shooting. We meet and talk about the kind of photos you want. We talk about black/white, color and sepia and if you want close ups, grouping or/and just small cheeky monkeys running wild in the photos. It's also good to decide sizes and material e.i. photopaper, canvas.
For price list, please send me an email.

A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE PHOTO SESSION

If you want photos of your precious newborn baby. Have in mind that if you really want to keep the newborn baby look please book a session before the baby turned 3 weeks.

If you have small children, try to book the session after sleeping time and snack time when they are happy and satisfied.

Older children, just make sure that they had some snack before the session.

Bring your childs favorite toy.

Bring some snack and water.

CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN SESSION

Make sure you have some changing clothes for your child, it's nice to be able to change the clothes for different kind of pictures.

Clothing should be simple without to much of mixed patterns, prints or big logos but please bring some accessories as a hat, ball, blanket, basket or un umbrella, anything you like. Any color.

CLOTHING FOR FAMILY SESSION

What you wear for your session is the single most important consideration that impacts the overall look and feel of your images, second only to your choice of photographer.

Depending on your personal style, you may wish to create something truly unique, investing in some trendy, cutting edge clothing for your family for a fashion layout look from a magazine.
Whether you dress up, dress down, or get totally funky, it is important that every family member finds their style. Does your daughter prefer pants instead of dresses? Does your son like to wear button down shirts over an untucked T-shirt? Appearing in the same image doesn’t mean you have to wear the same outfits.

Try coordinating without overly matching. For example, if your daughter decides on a dress in gingham blue and white, your son may choose a solid blue shirt that picks up the blue from her clothes. You could then opt for a different shade of blue (or a complementary shade) for your husband. Matching one another in terms of formality and the style of dress means dad shouldn’t show up in a tie and jacket while the kids wear jeans and T-shirts. And should you decide to go for a beach look, matching in style without wearing the exact clothes will make for perfect portraits.

Since kids have a lot of fun in sessions where they are allowed to wear something that they’ve picked out, feel free to include them in the process of selecting their clothes.

ONE MORE THING TO THINK ABOUT...

What are your goals for this upcoming session (What are you looking to have captured, i.e. kids together, family image, individual head shots, etc.?)

What are some of the places your family likes to visit?

What activities do you enjoy together as a family?

Do you have a location in mind for this session? 

Do you currently have, or are you planning to have, any framed artwork on the walls?

Do you have a specific final product in mind, such as holiday cards, wall portraits, gift prints?

Thank you for taking the time to plan your needs so that I may better fulfill your hopes and dreams for custom portraiture when we meet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to working with you and your family.