mini session prep

 

Thanks so much for allowing us the honor of creating beautiful photos for you and your little ones.
Our style is photo journalistic, we capture playful images, snuggling, being goofy, and just loving on each other.

We only have a handful of mini sessions that we offer every year. We do not offer mini prices on any other days. Mini sessions are for IMMEDIATE FAMILY ONLY.

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mini prep

These sessions are 20 minutes long, which is just enough time to get all the images that we need to deliver you a great mini gallery.

Mini sessions are time sensitive since we book back to back with other clients. If you are late, that cuts into other sessions and then we could end up way behind. If your session is at 2pm, that is when your session begins if you are there or not. If you are 10 or more minutes late, your session will only be the remainder of the time left that your session was to end.

Remainder of your session is due one week prior to the session date.

Each time slot is for one family. You will need to book and purchase separate times if you would like additional family, cousins, etc.

some things for everyone

The best studio wardrobe: no bright colors. Dress in soft, neutral colors and textures. So stick with light, pale, neutral colors. Long flowing dresses will look great on the furniture. Clients can also take advantage of our dress closet. In it, there are a variety of different dresses in an array of sizes both maternity and non maternity. If you would like to take advantage of the client dress closet or need additional help with outfits please do not hesitate to email!

Our floors are painted concrete, they are delicate and can scratch easily, we like to take photos with shoes off since we are indoors and it is more natural. We understand that not everyone is comfortable with their feet showing.. trust us when we say that your feet wont show at all in photos. We also understand that women love to match shoes to their outfits… and thats totally fine if you have to, we just ask that they don’t leave black scuffs or have hard bottoms that will leave marks or scratch off the paint.

Especially in the winter and on wet days, we ask that you take your shoes off at the door to leave the floors white.

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what to wear | styling your session

CHECK OUT OUR FREE CLIENT STYLING WEBSITE
STYLING WEBSITE - code is CEDARMOSS

Find a color palette that you love and choose outfits that compliment each other without looking too matchy-matchy.

We always suggest that the woman choose an outfit she feels confident and beautiful in. Then plan the color palette and everyone else's outfits from there.

If you have a fun patterned outfit you would like to use, limit it to one person. That way they will pop and still coordinate with everyone else. Multiple patterns can look busy, and this way they won't be competing with one another.

Add dimension and interest by mixing up the texture of the clothing material and accents.

Keep our backdrop in mind when choosing your clothing. If we are on a beach, aim to dress in clothes that are light and flowing. If we are surrounded by fall leaves, layering in great textures is a great option.

Here is our Pinterest Board that we are always adding to and updating.


after our session

In regards to your photos, as we sort through all of the images from our session, we choose to edit the ones that best represent you. We love to give you the images where there are beautiful expressions, and priceless moments being captured. While we do not edit and/or share every image from our session, we do strive to deliver the best photo(s) of each pose.

We will aim to have your gallery portraits edited and ready within 2 - 3 weeks of our session. You will receive your photos on a personalized, password protected, online gallery. This allows for the quickest delivery of the images, for you to easily view and share your photos.

From there you are welcome to order print products through us, or you can create prints with your own preferred lab. You have full printing rights to these digital images. We suggest a professional lab and not Drug Store quality.

THINGS TO AVOID ::

  • All little ladies wearing dresses or skirts need to wear bloomers or shorts underneath.

  • Transition Glasses - We cannot fix when they turn into sunglass mode.

  • large texts or logos.

  • Neon colors.

  • Spray tans

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