What happens now?
Step 01
Session Day
Now that your session date is confirmed (YAY!), you should start planning for it right now! Use the links below to help you decide on a desired theme or color scheme and plan coordinated outfits. When your outfits match, your photos will feel more cohesive.
Step 02
Start Planning
Session day can be stressful and exciting, but I promise there is nothing to be nervous about! All I ask is that you come prepared, stay open-minded, and trust that I will take care of the rest!
Step 03
Gallery Delivery
Your Proofs will be placed inside a watermarked gallery. Any images included with your booking package can be selected by submitting your favorites. Additional images are available A La Carte or at a savings via our Art Collections.
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Prepare for your session
You can use our Style Guide to plan out your outfits, themes and colors. Then the fun begins. You can use our Client Closet or you can go shopping.
HOT TIP
Save time on session day by checking your outfits for wrinkles and lint! You can then store your clothes in a garment bag until session day to help keep them lint, pet hair & wrinkle free.
HELPFUL LINKS:
Style Guide
Client Closet
Garment Bag
Session Checklist
Confirm any final payment
If your booking involved a deposit please be sure to watch your email for a link to submit your final payment.
We can have your proofing gallery ready in just a few days. Final payment must be submitted before we can send any galleries out. If we are waiting on payment after session day this will cause delays on the delivery of your gallery.
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Bring water, toys, snacks, pacifier, etc...
There are several things you could bring that will help your session go smoothly.
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN: Please bring Toys or stuffies that they really get excited about. You can also bring water and snacks just in case they get hungry or thirsty. We can also use these to help them have fun or to bribe them into poses if they are not feeling the session that day. A family helper. For young children it helps if you bring along someone they really love to help care for them when they are not in the photos and to help get them to cooperate and smile. Even though I try my best to make kiddos feel welcome some kiddos have real stranger danger and it can take them a while to warm up to the studio and myself since they do not know me.
FOR THE NEWBORN
Bring things like
- extra milk: babies eat often throughout the session.
- a pacifier (even if you do not intend to use one at home),
- extra diapers
- wipes
- a backup outfit: while I have outfits at the studio you may opt to use your own. If you are using your own I recommend arriving with baby dressed in that outfit so we can jump right into photos.
- sentimental items to use in the photos
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Prepare for your session
It is a good idea to double check the date and time of your session. If baby arrives early or late please let me know ASAP so that we can make the appropriate adjustments to your session date.
TRAVEL TIME
It is also a good idea to plot out your drive time on google maps. Add on extra time for road construction and traffic.
ARRIVE EARLY
plan to arrive 15 minutes early so that you can feed and change baby before session start time. This helps us use more of our time together for actually capturing memories.
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Prepare for your session
RESTED
Try to get a good nights sleep ahead of session day. The more rested everyone is the better they will feel during your session.
ATMOSPHERE:
Try to keep things light and fun. Making memories works best if everyone is in a good mood. We recommend avoiding any negative reinforcement on session day.
FED EVERYONE
Have a good meal before your session. Full tummies make for better moods.
AWAKE TIME
Newborns pose best if they are very sleepy during their session. You can help them be sleepy by making sure that they have some awake time in the 2 hours leading up to session time. We suggest a bathtime or playing with them before getting in the car.
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Prepare for your session
CAR TIME
Newborns that are changed and fed before getting in the car will typically fall into a nice deep sleep on the way to the studio. This is perfect for jumping right into photos. Don't worry, I have 5 kids and have lots of experience with newborns, I can carefully take baby out of the car seat once you arrive without waking them up.
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Prepare for your session
Here is an example gallery that you can visit and use to help you plan out what products would work best for you.
Sample Gallery
FAQ
Do you travel for photoshoots?
I do offer on location photography and in home photography. I charge a travel fee to cover the extra time and travel expenses. This fee starts at $75.
What should we wear for our session?
We have a guide to help you pick out colors and shop for outfits. We also offer a client closet that features Gowns, Dresses and children's clothing.
HELPFUL LINKS
How long does it take to get our photos?
Proofing galleries can be ready in just a few days. Once your final selections are submitted or order is finalized editing of any ordered images will be completed in about 1 week. For seasons that are busier this may mean your wait could be up to 2 weeks.
Do you offer albums or prints?
We offer a full line of products and albums that you can design inside your gallery. You can take a look at our products now via the sample gallery below.
What can we do to help make sure baby sleeps?
Does it seem like your baby sleeps all the time? Most of my clients over the last 12 years have answered yes to this question.
If you want sleepy, posed portraits please keep in mind that this portrait session can be quite stimulating for normally sleepy babies. Posing baby, new sights, new sounds, new smells each can easily keep a typically sleepy baby awake.
Awake babies are cute, however they are extremely difficult to pose. If you would like to ensure that baby is sleepy during this time it is a good idea to give baby at least an hour of awake time before you leave for your session.
I recommend bathing and feeding baby before you get in the car. Plan an extra 15 minutes for travel delays.
Let baby fall into a deep sleep on the way over.
Bring baby in in the car seat without waking them. I will take them out sleeping which will enable us to begin taking portraits as soon as you arrive.
What should we bring with to our session?
The studio is fully stocked with adorable props, outfits, bonnets, headbands, lovies and more so you do not HAVE to bring anything.
SENTIMENTAL ITEMS - please discuss any items you wish to bring with your photographer before your session day as I like to try to set up props and bean bags before you arrive.
OUTFITS - Dress them loosely and use my collection or bring baby in an adorable well fitted outfit.
PACIFIER** - Pacifiers can help soothe baby when posing and helps us accomplish more. If baby doesn't seem to like them or if you prefer not to use one at home you never have to use it again after your session.
SUPPLIES - Pacifier**, diapers, wipes, comb, brush for baby
SNACKS - Especially for mom and toddlers! Newborn sessions can last up to 2 hours and snacks go a long way to help an unhappy toddler cooperate. Eat before you come as well!
HELPER - Do you want photos with both parents and no siblings? Bringing a family helper can help take away some of the stress as they can take care of the older siblings as well as help get them looking and laughing for their photos.
Our baby is 3 weeks or older, can we still have a posed newborn session?
It is generally easier to pose babies in the first 2 weeks while they are the most sleepy for curly, posed shots.
There is not a point at which you can no longer document your darling little ones.
If you consider yourself late to the game and are just getting your ducks in a row and baby happens to be 3+ weeks old already, (where did the time go, am I right?), still set up that session. Let's capture some gorgeous images for you and your family to cherish.
Document those moments, before they too are gone in a flash.
Who can we bring to our newborn session?
Grandparents, Pets and Siblings are welcome and are no extra charge.
Imagine, generational portraits, baby in grandma's hands.
When bringing siblings and pets I do recommend bringing a helper with for each of them that they love, They can look after them when they are not in to photos and help get them to look when they are.
A really good helper can make your toddler feel right at home and get them smiling really big directly at the camera for extra special portraits.
Do you photograph twins and triplets?
YES!
If you are lucky enough to have had more than 1 baby at the same time I would love to help you document all of their stages.
Things to know about scheduling a Multiples session. These babies are usually born before full term and will sometimes require an ICU stay. Because of this, they will likely not be brand new during their stylized newborn session.
It is best to schedule their newborn session for on their due date. Babies are usually home from hospital by this time and ready to photograph. They are also typically still pretty small and able to use the props just fine at this age as well.
Do you offer milestone photography?
I also offer Pregnancy Announcements and bump progress sessions!
Glamourous 30-32 Week Maternity Session
Lifestyle In-Home Maternity Session
Fresh 48- In hospital portraits of your new arrival.
Newborn Portraits.
Monthly Minis to capture all those changing features
or
3, 6, 9 & 1 Year
Don't forget 18 Months and 2 years
Annual Family Portraits
Baby Plans are available as well as
Family Plans for annual Portrait Sessions.
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