I figured I could post a quick refresher, since my clients are sometimes too busy to go through past posts.
Today, I want to explain my clients how time is allocated during a session. But first, to remind them that during a session, my goal is to create as many diverse images as possible. My clients bring many lovely outfits and I try my best to take pictures of them wearing most of their cute clothes.
That said, sometimes we have to leave some out, but even then, I try to give them as many different looks, poses and angles as I can. Many clients choose a 1hr session. This is great if you're in a budget. However, that hr. goes by very quick. I mean it! In an attempt to help and make things faster, there's some preparation required from my clients. So when you get your pre-session package, please read it a couple times, use the checklist, print what needs to be printed and, if you have questions, ask them in advance.
Just as a quick example, I will write a real-life scenario, just from this week:
Client was scheduled for one hr. session. I had sessions before and after hers.
When my last session left, I proceeded to get ready for her session. When the time came, she wasn't there. I waited 5 minutes. Nothing. Then I called her. She was almost there. A couple minutes later, she called me, saying she didn't see the studio. Turned out to, she was at the wrong street.
Once she made it to the studio, we proceeded to go through her outfits. Then we had to go through her forms and discount voucher. She didn't have them printed. So I printed her the forms and explained them to her. Then, She had some problems logging into her email to pull her voucher. By the time we started shooting, over 25 minutes of her session. About 30 minutes into shooting, we had to wrap it up.
If she had taken the time to go through the package I sent her, She would have found the studio on time, she would've had her forms ready and signed, her voucher too. Lastly, we would've been able to do at least another 2 outfits and it would've been way less stressful to her.
The morale of the story is: Use my experience to your advantage. Read through the information I send you and things will go smoothly. Waiting until the day of your session to ask questions or to prepare, is not the best idea. Even a better idea is to add some extra time to your session, so you are relaxed, we get more outfits, backgrounds and new ideas.
I hope this helps! Trust me, my goal is to make your session the best experience for you. I just need a little help from you :)
Adrian
