CENTRAL COAST CHRISTMAS MINIS 2022
SEVEN YEARS! That’s how long it’s been since my very first Christmas Minis. SEVEN.
What better way to celebrate than to include FAMILIES! That’s right, for the first time ever we are photographing YOUR family. I am SO excited.
2022 has been a year to remember! For the first time ever my son, JJ, completed 3 full terms in a row at school with ZERO lockdowns. It’s safe to say it was a marathon to get to the end of term 3.
This year I have been trying to challenge myself to be IN the photos at least once a month, and while I can say I haven’t exactly made it every month I have definitely made a bigger effort to ask someone else to take the photos and I really love it. Although, William is becoming increasingly difficult to nail down and pose for a photo, see below 😂
WHAT WILL YOUR SESSION LOOK LIKE?
Firstly, why is it called a mini session? Having your photo taken can seem like a daunting experience, a mini session is a great way to get a ‘taste’ of what a session is like and being a short shoot you don’t have time to think about nerves. We call them minis because that’s exactly what they are, mini! We will be photographing siblings together, individual portraits of your children and then have your family photographed together. Dad’s can be rest assured they will only have to ‘endure’ their experience for less than 10 minutes and it’s not so bad!
I have my incredible assistant, AMY with me on each mini session day. Amy is an incredible facilitator, making the session transitions smooth and enjoyable and will greet you and take payment on arrival. She is also wonderful with children (having two of her own helps!) and is an integral part of Christmas Minis.
My boys in the set up in its beginning stages
PRODUCTS
This year I am offering these gorgeous 9 inch Birchwood Circle prints complete with stand as part of your package 3. You can have ‘Merry Christmas’, ‘2022’, ‘love’ or leave it blank! These are also available to purchase separately
They will be $99 and must be ordered by the end of November to get them in time for Christmas, although with current freight times this cannot always be guaranteed.
COLOUR PALETTE
Now there’s not too much that can go wrong with your styling here. My main advice is to pick one colour and a few different textures to really make your photos pop. Jewel tones will look beautiful, but I’m also a sucker for anything blue! The colours below are designed to give you a guide, choose one colour palettes to style your photos, I hope this will help you choose your clothes. If you are unsure, lay your outfits on the bed to see if they all work together. Alternatively, if you haven’t purchased the yet you can screenshot your clothes and then put them altogether in the layout app. Otherwise, send me a message I am happy to help! All clients will have also have access to my client wardrobe.
IMPORTANT COVID INFORMATION
A few important house keeping things:
Although mandatory isolation has been scrapped I will not be able to photograph anyone who is covid positive.
If you or your child develop any cold or flu symptoms you must reschedule as soon as possible. If your child is visibly sick during their shoot we reserve the right to pause the session and ask you to leave. I don’t want to be the bad guy here but I need to protect my newborn clients, my own children and myself.
PACKAGES
This year I will have three packages:
PACKAGE 1: $190
3 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Siblings Only
PACKAGE 2: $290
5 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Family included
PACKAGE 3: $400
8 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Circle wood print
Family Included
You will have the option to upgrade to your whole gallery for $250, as well as the option to purchase 6x4 prints of your shoot
As always, I am So grateful for the support of my incredible clients, It is YOU who I do this for every year. It brings me an immense amount of joy watching your children grow up and it will be even better this year with YOU in the photos too.
HOW DO I BOOK?
Choose your package and time below, easy as!