We love capturing the intimate moments of family life – the snuggles, laughs, little kisses – even the mischief!
Because we know that the days of them being so small, do not last and go so quickly! Our little ones must grow up but we will always have the photographs as keepsakes of these precious moments. We also know that every family is different, whether it be composition, styles or personalities. This is why after booking us we send you a quick questionnaire that we then use in our pre-session consultation.
We want you to love your images! From when you see your Sneak Peeks, looking through your proofing gallery and then when you receive your final images and prints.
We don’t stress the small details – the kiddies always like to act up when you’re trying to get something done for yourself, we know! All of our packages list the times as an ‘up-to’, so if we have everything that we want and you want us to capture then we may finish up earlier. We have good experience in doing our job efficiently and quickly to work around the attention spans of our little ones.
If you’re having any concerns, like if you do not feel that little Jimmy will ‘behave’, shoot us an email or a text. We will go over the details again and reassure you that it will be fine! Especially since we want you mummas looking ‘Ah-Mazingg!‘ in your family pictures. Seeing that we are usually the designated family photographer and often missing out (excepting those good selfie pictures).
How our sessions go
Booking questionnaire & pre-session consultation
After completing your booking information, we will send you a quick questionnaire to get you thinking about what you want your session to look like. We then go over this questionnaire in our pre-session consultation and organise your session around your preferences. This pre-session consultation is where we determine your shot list, like if your ultimate goal is to get the siblings coordinated so you can have a gorgeous mumma & bubs picture for the wall.
Open line of communication up until your session
We always keep an open line of communication with our clients, right from booking all the way to after you’ve received your final prints and images. This is super important to us as we know that it is key to making your experience with us special. We do have our own family and could be busy with other sessions or clients, so we may not always pick up the phone the second that you call, or reply to your 2am email right away… but we always will return your message as soon as we are able and typically on the same day.
Your session day
We typically arrive on-location at least 20 minutes before your scheduled time. This allows us to set up and scope out whether our favourite spots are available to use that day. We appreciate when you are at least 5-10 minutes early as we can start exactly on your session time. But we do acknowledge that sometimes we can’t help being a little late, if you’re running a little late for your session then shoot us a quick message so we know that you’re on your way. If you’re running a lot late, then we may have to reschedule depending on your remaining session time.
On your arrival, we confirm your shot list and check in with how everyone is that day. If little Jimmy decided to skip the nap and is grouchy, then we can reorganise our shot list to make those ones a priority. We work with your little ones and watch for their ‘I need a break’ cues, so are able to shoot as many of your ‘must-have’ shots as possible!
After your session
We choose a few (faintly watermarked) images to put up on our social pages as sneak peeks – this will be your first look at your lovely session! You do have the option to opt-out of these as we know that not everyone is comfortable or able to share images online.
Your proofing gallery is made available online after we have processed your images, usually about 2 weeks after your session. And we send you a booking link to select your preferred date & time for your complimentary post-session consultation. This post-session consultation can be done at our Harrisdale studio or via zoom and allows you to finalise your selections and go over your print ordering. If done in-studio, we display your images on our professionally colour-graded 32″ monitor and guide you through the optimal print sizes and our gallery product options.
We will also discuss final product and image delivery timeframes at this consultation as they will vary depending on your print and product choices.
Packages start at $499, download our current package guide Here