The Portrait Process
A step by step process to ensure your experience is a smooth, easy and enjoyable one!
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Contact me
You like what you've seen and you've familiarised yourself with our sessions pricing and checked out the keepsake art products page. Then it's time to book! To avoid missing out on getting a session around your preferred time (ie. a newborn session within the ideal age window of 7-14 days) It is best to book in advance. If you are currently pregnant now is the time to book that newborn session. If your little one is 3 months, now is the time to book the sitter session and if your little one is 6-9 months now is the time to book that 1 year session. Of course you can book earlier if you wish, but waiting until your baby is born or your little one has reached their milestone may only lead to heartbreak when I can not fit you into my calendar. Once you've decided on which session you would like its time to book it in and pay your session fee in full. You can do this by calling me personally 0407 553 175 or heading over to the contact page.
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Plan your session
You've booked your session and now it's time to start planning your session and discussing your ideal imagery and print products. Have a look around the website. In particular the portfolio pages and the facebook page as this will give you a little feel for the type of clothing that works well for the family and sibling shots and shows the style of imagery I'll produce. If you like a particular set up or a certain prop or colour palate, be sure to let me know so I can arrange it for your session. Have a think about how you would like to display your photos, be it in an album or some gorgeous wall art. The finished products and packages page will give you some insight in to how your finished images can be displayed.
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Session day
The day of your portrait session has arrived. And it's time to have fun! If you are running behind time (as I know this can happen when you are trying to get yourself and children ready or perhaps not knowing how long it takes to bundle a newborn into the car) fear not, a simple courtesy text message or phone call to let me know is appreciated. I will be ready and welcoming you once you do arrive. On arrival you'll be greeted and asked to wash and sanatise your hands before taking a comfortable seat on the studio couch. I will then briefly outline the process of the shoot and then proceed to take portraits and have some fun! For newborn sessions we will photograph the whole family first followed by any sibling shots, then proceed to baby only setups. Whilst I'm capturing shots of your newborn you can sit back relax (or take a nap), have a coffee and enjoy watching your little one be photographed. Or perhaps you would like to catch up on your favourite Netflix binge series on the high definition studio television.
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Viewing & selections
Approximately 3 weeks after your photo session (longer during peak holiday periods) you'll receive a link to a private online viewing gallery of your fully artworked images. At this point you should have already familiarised yourself with all the packages and products available, this should help make your decision a little easier knowing what's available. Your gallery will be live for 3 days allowing you time to discuss and plan your image purchases with your significant other. Here you will be able to make selections of your favourite images you would like to purchase as prints, art product or digital images. Once you've worked out what you would like its time to place your order. My aim is for you to love all your images and leave nothing behind. However everyones budget is different and may not be able to accomodate a full gallery. For this reason payment plans are available via PAYRIGHT Interest free (min 20% deposit required when placing order), Lay-Buy or AfterPay. Once payment for your order has been placed products will be ordered the same day and you will be contacted once they have arrived at the studio.