How do I book a session?
Once we’ve locked down a time and location I will send you a booking form with all the information needed to complete our photography session!
Whether it is a hosted mini session or a private full session, booking is completed once you’ve filled out and returned the booking form. I will keep in touch a day or so before to confirm any last minute details!
What is your style?
I consider myself a documentary photographer capturing the expressions and personalities of those in front of the camera. This is a time for you to have fun, not to pose stiffly for an hour! For kids, it’s a time for them to play and explore and this is how the great expressions are captured.
What do I wear and can we change outfits?
For engagement sessions, I recommend getting dressed up! Fun, colorful dresses for the bride-to-be and something complimentary for the groom-to-be. For one-hour sessions, feel free to change midway through the session to a more casual look if you would like to mix it up. For families and children, go casual and comfortable. The only thing i do not recommend is logos or shirts that have sayings (but if your child is obsessed with spiderman and must wear a spidermen shirt that it will make for epic memories!) For newborns and babies, anything cute and adorable!
How to prepare kids for a photoshoot?
For me as a photographer, I am never bothered by kids’ behavior…from those that run wild to others that are super camera shy . It’s all apart of who the kids are and capturing their personalities is what I’m striving for at every shoot. But as a mom during a photo shoot it’s STRESSFUL!!! I get it. You’ve done all the work…booked the photographer, picked everyone’s outfits, dragged your husband here. You want the experience to be fun and the pictures to turn out amazing. Here are a couple of quick tips to make that happen:
Do you reschedule if the weather is bad?
Bad weather happens. Rain and wind are inevitable. Especially here in the Bay Area! I keep a very close eye on the weather forecast and will reschedule your outdoor session as soon as possible if I feel the forecast is unworkable. Typically, rain is the only major cause for rescheduling.
Once we’ve locked down a time and location I will send you a booking form with all the information needed to complete our photography session!
Whether it is a hosted mini session or a private full session, booking is completed once you’ve filled out and returned the booking form. I will keep in touch a day or so before to confirm any last minute details!
What is your style?
I consider myself a documentary photographer capturing the expressions and personalities of those in front of the camera. This is a time for you to have fun, not to pose stiffly for an hour! For kids, it’s a time for them to play and explore and this is how the great expressions are captured.
What do I wear and can we change outfits?
For engagement sessions, I recommend getting dressed up! Fun, colorful dresses for the bride-to-be and something complimentary for the groom-to-be. For one-hour sessions, feel free to change midway through the session to a more casual look if you would like to mix it up. For families and children, go casual and comfortable. The only thing i do not recommend is logos or shirts that have sayings (but if your child is obsessed with spiderman and must wear a spidermen shirt that it will make for epic memories!) For newborns and babies, anything cute and adorable!
How to prepare kids for a photoshoot?
For me as a photographer, I am never bothered by kids’ behavior…from those that run wild to others that are super camera shy . It’s all apart of who the kids are and capturing their personalities is what I’m striving for at every shoot. But as a mom during a photo shoot it’s STRESSFUL!!! I get it. You’ve done all the work…booked the photographer, picked everyone’s outfits, dragged your husband here. You want the experience to be fun and the pictures to turn out amazing. Here are a couple of quick tips to make that happen:
- Bribes and Rewards. Bribes are an excellent way to have children behave nicely during a photoshoot. Lollipops, toys, ice cream afterwards…anything that you child finds exciting and can be rewarded with after the photo shoot is a great way to get them to comply with all of the things we ask them to do during the shoot.
- Stay Positive and have fun! Your kids will pick up on your mood so try to take some deep breaths and relax and enjoy the experience. Nothing needs to be perfect. I’m capturing your family just as you are at this point in time.
- Talk to your kids before about the photo shoot. Give your kids a head up before the day of the photo shoot about what we’ll be doing and talk to them about how much fun it’s going to be. If your child is old enough, set the expectation of how you would like them to behave during the shoot
Do you reschedule if the weather is bad?
Bad weather happens. Rain and wind are inevitable. Especially here in the Bay Area! I keep a very close eye on the weather forecast and will reschedule your outdoor session as soon as possible if I feel the forecast is unworkable. Typically, rain is the only major cause for rescheduling.