SESSION GUIDE
Congrats on snapping up a delicious Sweetheart Mini!
This handy dandy session guide will tell you everything you need to know about how to best prepare for your session, ensuring that both you and your little one/s have a great time. If you haven’t already, please also read through the information for clarification on what’s included in with your session and available products.
My studio is located in the top right unit of 162 Kendal Avenue, Burnside. There should be parking on the street outside and a sign on our door – come on up the stairs at or just before your session time. Please try not to arrive too early as it can distract other children during their session.
There is a small carpark out the back of the building. Feel free to park there on Sunday, but do not park out the back on Monday – there should be some space on the street outside.
Feels free to take phone photos in the dressing area after the photoshoot, but please don’t take any during the actual photoshoot as it can be distracting for your kids. Maddy may take some ‘behind the scenes’ videos for instagram if the kids are happy and she knows that it won’t effect the photos I’m taking.
Out Handmade Candy Dress to note: This dress cost me $970 to get made and into NZ. So please consider this when opting to use it. it will only be able to go on willing participants as it is very delicate and we cant force it over heads etc. its a size 4T. We can squeeze onto a 2 year old. But that might possibly be the absolute minimum.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Your session will run for up to 20-mins, and I cannot go over this as the sessions are scheduled back to back.
Make sure that you arrive ontime. not early or late if possible.
Shy kiddies/toddlers please note:
An important thing to remember with these mini sessions is they need to be completed within a very limited time frame with not a lot of opportunity for our more nervous wee people to warm up to the idea so please keep this in mind when coming to your mini session. If you thinking this applies to you consider bringing them all dressed and ready to go for the happiest best results.
While we can dress the kids from our wardrobe to match the set, please remember to still bring your child along photo-ready as we don’t have time to style hair or wipe faces etc. For older girls, putting a light curl through their hair can be really beautiful, and makes them feel extra special for their wee photoshoot.
When you arrive you will be in the dressing area when you can choose from our selection of dresses, skirts, rompers, shorts, tops and bows.
We love bare feet so don’t stress about what shoes you bring them in. but if you would like to bring shoes we recommend white , pink or blue with some cute socks.
We have options available for girls up to roughly 10 years old, and boys up to roughly 6 years. If your child is older than this, bring them along in something of your own case we cannot fit them.
Please remove your shoes at the top of the stairs – we recommend wearing jandles or slip ons so that its easier to take them off and on.
During the session itself, please leave any extra clothes, nappy bags etc. in the dressing area.
Please don’t bring any extra people into the shooting area, as when too many people come in at once it can be overwhelming and cause the child to look around in all directions instead of at the camera. Plus, if there are too many people, this can restrict my movement and prevent me from getting the right angles.
Let me know if there are any funny words, faces or favourite songs that they like, as it’s ideal if me or my assistant can get their attention if they like us. Otherwise, be prepared to get right behind my head/camera so that they’re looking in the right direction with light on their face.
For babies and younger children in the afternoon, Ideally give a nap before their session so that we can get them in the best possible mood. Though don’t worry if you can’t get them down – just continue to have a quiet, relaxing day for best results.
Example shots
All of the outfits pictured below are available to wear in our studio wardrobe
AFTER THE SESSION
The digital images will be fully edited and ready to send out just before valentines Day.
Make sure to tag us on @hazelandcass on Instagram so we can see all those gorgeous faces again and hear what you think!
You can contact us via email here if you need to make any changes or additions to your booking: