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Where will the session be located? Sessions take place at a location of your choice. This may be in your home (which lends itself nicely to a documentary style lifestyle approach) and the surrounding neighborhood of your home, or at a park or other location in New York City. For example, some of my favorite locations for shoots include the Brooklyn Heights historical district, Dumbo, Central Park, West Village, Tribeca and Prospect Park. Please Note: For locations outside of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and parts of Queens, there is an additional travel fee that is calculated after you submit the Booking Inquiry Form, where you provide information about your preferred location for the shoot.
What time will the session take place? We will decide together the best time for your shoot. For outdoor shoots, it’s best to photograph during the several hours just after sunrise or just before sunset. For indoor shoots, we will decide the best time of day based on the direction of the windows in your home.
What should we wear to the session? After you book your session, I will send you my style guide with ten tips to help you prepare coordinated outfits for you and your family. The guide includes color palettes, numerous images from sessions with me, recommendations for where you can buy or rent clothing and links to some specific recommended items.
I also encourage you to consult with me about clothing at any point between the time that you book your session and our session date. Feel free to email me photographs of clothes that you are considering for you or your family members - I love helping you to make decisions! You can either send me links to the clothing you’re considering purchasing or renting online, or photos you’ve taken on your phone of clothing you already have.
How do we prepare for the session? Depending on your child’s age, it can be helpful to tell them about the session in advance, and to show them photos that you have taken from past photo sessions or photos on this website. This way, they understand the concept of the session and can be excited when the session day arrives. Please also:
Make sure that your child is not hungry when they arrive for the session.
Bring snacks with you in case your child needs a snack break during the session. Please be sure to bring snacks that do not smear or stain.
Bring a second outfit in case your child stains their clothes during the session.
If you feel that your child may need an incentive to cooperate during the session and they respond well to bribery (ex. the promise of ice-cream or a new toy after the session), please be prepared to present these options to your child - there is no judgment, bribery is encouraged if it works!
For younger kids, please bring a toy or two they like (ex. a rattle) that can be used to direct their gaze towards the camera.
On occasion, it can be helpful to bring a helper (ex. grandma) to help elicit smiles.