Mommy and the Kids
Last month, I had my first Mini Session in downtown LA Arts District studio. 15 minutes each session, in-and-out, super quick photoshoot. I had to be well prepared for this event because our time is so limited. It had to be perfect a moment clients got there⦠I was nervous, but it tuned out great!! All my clients said that they had fun! Even 1 girl said she wanted to shoot more photos! lol. That was a huge success. Thanks to those who trusted me and let me capture your family in such a short time!
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This mama booked the mini session knowing their dad would be out of town on the day of the session. She said she has a lot of iPhone photos of her family but not her in them. She had never done a professional photoshoot with her kids and wanted to do a Mommy-and-kid session... I LOOOOOVE that idea!!! What a great way to use a mini session for!!!!
I love that she told me her idea so I can focus on capturing exactly what she wanted. Mini sessions are extremely fast photo session. I try my best to cover as much as I can but there's a limit, and it's not like a regular family session, I can't take my time to capture all the scenes.
I had a phone consultation with each of my clients before the mini session, like I always do with all of my clients, to listen to what they wanted from this session. It keeps me focus and makes sure to get the image they're looking for. It's so much easier to just book your photo session online, and have a nice photoshoot, get all the digital images, and that's it, right? It might be for other photographers but not to me. I need to feel connections before my session. I need to know what you're looking for, what you want to feel from these photos, how your family does on weekends, what your kids like to do, how you met your partner... I have to know all these things. It takes me more than a click to capture photos like these. I can't serve my clients if I don't feel like I know them well. From the first consultation to their order process, I want them to feel I've got them. I know what they want and I'm here to do whatever I can to achieve that. So, it is a mini 15 minutes session, but it takes way longer than 15 minutes to take this photo for me...
I hope they will enjoy these Mommy-and-the-kids photos for generations. I hope their grandkids will look at these and say, "aww grandma loved you so much, didn't she?"... Hey, a photographer can dream, right?... lol.
Look at that the image of this boy look at his mom⦠omg. Pure LOVE.
As a mom of a boy, I know this image is so special. He's going to be taller than his mom pretty soon... He might not show THIS SMILE when his mom hugs him when he gets a little older... Boys around this age change so much. Who knows... he might have a different voice next time I see him! I know boys always have a special place in their hearts for moms but it is so nice to have this lovely moment on a photograph to vividly remember how it was like to be hugged by a mom.
I hope they will enjoy these Mommy-and-the-kids photos for generations. I hope their grandkids will look at these and say, "aww grandma loved you so much, didn't she?"... Hey, a photographer can dream, right?... lol.