Feel good on your family photo day

Are you already feeling anxious about your family photo day?

Perhaps you’ve not even booked the photographer yet?

I know how that feels!

I’ve put off booking big things before too. Mostly because I won’t know what I am getting myself in to.

I will worry about whether or not it will go well. My head will swim in circles!

Am I making the right decision? Did I choose the right one? Will I enjoy this or will I regret this decision?

These are common worries and if you’re considering booking a family photo session this year, I’m here to help you overcome some of your worries. : )

Because, I know you want to feel good for your family photo day.

Imagine this scenario:

Imagine how good it would feel turning up to your family photo day looking forward to this time with your family; feeling relaxed and content in the knowledge that you’re in good hands and you’ve invested in the right family photographer.  

It’s the morning of your family photo day and before getting in the car you catch your breath for a moment after wiping the mud off your daughters second change of socks for the morning. You really hope your curvy bits won’t curve in the wrong direction today for the photographer. You just want everything to be as great as you’d envisaged it!

But immediately after thinking those thoughts you remember the calm, reassuring voice of your photographer, reminding you on the phone the week prior to your session, …..‘you are in experienced hands’.  

She knows all about guiding you to your most flattering angle and her photoshop skills and hawk like eyes will find and eradicate all signs of any stains on socks (or toddler dribble….oh especially toddler dribble!). You remember you are in experienced hands.

When you had that first phone call with her the kids where jumping on the sofa and crashing around. She wasn’t fazed by the background noise. Instead she was focused on your concerns about how the kids might misbehave on the day of the session and how we can work together to overcome any behaviour issues on the day…..leaving you feeling confident and reassured.

Even when she sent you advice about how to plan your wardrobe and location suggestions, you felt as if your family’s style and personality were central to all of the personal advice you were given.   And that’s the thoughtful and considered level of service you had even before your session has begun!

It wasn’t just words either, you could look through her website and see ample examples of beautiful family images and they were families you could really relate to as well.

You were booking this session because you were inspired to plan a family wall art display for your home. You knew it might be a little beyond your budget this year but the product list she sent you was full of beautiful products, all clearly priced, so you felt you could visualise what you wanted and create a budget ahead of time.

She was really someone you could talk to about all of these things. Relaxed, softly spoken and down to earth. Just your kind of photographer.

You know this is exactly what I do for clients, right?  : )

Each step towards creating beautiful finished wall art for you and your home, are steps that we work through together…..and its my absolute pleasure to serve you throughout this process.

What one Mum had to say about my pre-session service

Here’s what one mum had to say after her experience of working with me: “She was….super helpful with my endless questions…”

It’s satisfying to know I am the kind of family photographer that can listen and provide answers to all of your questions, ensuring you feel reassured before you book in AND prior to your session. : )

Pre family photoshoot what to expect?

What reassurance should you expect from your photographer in the lead up to your family photo day?

• When you first get in touch, all of your big worries and concerns are understood by a sympathetic photographer who offers you reassuring information and advice based on first-hand experience.

• You are sent a full price list with a range of beautiful wall art and heirloom product options, so you were already imagining and getting excited about how your photographs might look displayed in your home after your session.

• The pricing in the brochure was really straight forward and clear, so you could plan ahead and budget for what you most wanted to purchase after your session.

• When booking in, you were asked lots of questions about your family, she is genuinely interested in creating portraits and candid moments that reflected your family’s unique personality and style.

• As soon as you booked in, a ‘What to Wear Guide’ is sent to your inbox, giving you lots of helpful tips and advice on how to coordinate everyone’s outfits.

• 1-2 weeks prior to your session you received an exciting email filled with a choice of gorgeous local location suggestions, all recently scouted and checked for their seasonal qualities.

• Within just a couple of emails or phone calls: You knew exactly what to expect at the session; What it might feel like: How much direction you will be given: What kind of participation and support would be required from you; What to say to the children before the shoot; How to interact positively with the children;  How long the session will take and how we will know when to finish; : ) What to bring/what not to bring to the session.

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If this is the first time visiting my blog, then whilst you’re here, why not take some time to get to know me and see if I am a good fit for you and your family. Take a look at my family gallery page here: FAMILY GALLERY      and you can find out more about me here: ABOUT ME and see what other parents say about me here on my GOOGLE REVIEWS

Ready to book or thinking about it?

We might be in lockdown now but by spring and summer this year we can anticipate restrictions potentially being lifted enough for us to safely meet outside for a family photography session. If you would like book a family photography session now, giving you something special to look forward to as a family this spring/summer, I have flexible booking available to accommodate the changing Tier Level restrictions.  

How about getting in touch to book a non-pressured/ no-obligation phone chat with me. I’d love to start planning some special images for your family in 2021, if you feel I’m the right fit for you and your family.

Follow this link to GET IN TOUCH FOR A CHAT.

Sarah Angel is a professional Newborn and Family Photographer based in Farnham, Surrey. She photographs families across Greater London, North Hampshire and Surrey. She is Fine Art trained and holds a 1st class honours in Photography. Prior to establishing her family photography business she worked in education as a Secondary School Art and Photography teacher for nearly 20 years. She continues to teach, running photography workshops and tuition for beginners.