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Family Session Prep List

1. What colors do you wish to wear?

All the same colors.
Males will wear the opposite colors as the females such as white top and blue or black bottoms for the males and opposite colors for the females.

2. What is your theme?

Formal with standard white or black background.
Creative with different backdrops or green screen.
Outdoors.
Playful.

Plan Ahead.

Discuss with your photographer what type of shots you hope to get such as a combination of family, couples, children.
Talk openly with your photographer so they can be clear with what your goals are.

Maternity

1. Be prepared for the session to take some time due to changes of clothes and the variety of shots to be captured.

2. Talk with your photographer before the session to ensure your goals are clear.

3. Make sure to discuss the types of shots you hope to cature such as individual, with partner, involving siblings, showing the belly, keeping covered, stretch mark removal and other important factors of your session.

4. If you will be exposing your body in any way be sure to wear matching bra and panties, if you have items you want included such as clothing (other than what the studio provides), baby shoes and so forth plan to bring them.

5. Discuss your theme such as pinup, standard, creative.

6. Communicate clearly with your photographer to ensure your goals are clear.

7. If you know the baby's gender make sure to let the photographer know and if you are doing a gender revealing be sure to plan this ahead of time.

For Boudoir/Glamour and other session types please discuss with your photographer how to prepare.

Newborn

1. The best time to schedule a newborn session is between day 1 to about day 15. The longer you put it off the bigger chance you take on not getting some of the really creative newborn shots you may be hoping to obtain. For some poses you need to be sure your little one is still sleeping very heavy so when they are put in certain position they do not move.

2. Newborn sessions take time and the baby must be considered. You will take breaks to soothe the baby, there will be changes of clothing or props and the little one may need to be fed and/or changed.

3. You baby may go to the bathroom during shots when they are naked but it is anticipated by your photographer so do not stress. In most cases the shot will be completed before clean up takes place.

4. If you have special props you want to use outside of what the photographer provides you will bring them with you.

5. Discuss your goals with the phtographer before the session to enure the goals are clear.

Schedule your session during the time of day when the little one sleeps the hardest.

6. Try not to feed the baby at least an hour before you arrive for the session then feed them there to help the little one sleep during the session.

7. Discuss with your photographer the types of shots you would like to obtain.