SESSION GUIDE

 
 
 
 

Congrats on snapping up a Motherhood Mini session!

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 have a great time.

Please make sure to have a read through the whole thing!

Your session will take place at our cozy little studio at 626 Springs Road, Prebbleton.

However, please note that the entrance is on Trents Road. We have a wooden sign on the corner to signal where to turn, plus a wee swing sign on the entrance. When you arrive, you can drive right up onto the property as there is plenty of parking.

The entrance to the studio is on the left-hand side of the garage up the back. If you’re getting Hair & Makeup done, head on up to the house through the gate on the left of the carpark.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Before the session, have a think about which backdrop you would prefer out of the three backdrop options pictured: Stone white, signature cream or dark brown. You’ll need to let us know once you arrive, or if you’re not sure we can always choose for you based on what you’re wearing.

  • Your session will run for either 15-minutes (Mini session), or 30-minutes (Styled session or Full Glam session). I cannot go over this timeframe as the sessions are scheduled back to back, so please make sure to be on time.

  • Please do not come in any earlier than your session start time.

  • Make sure to have a nice relaxing morning (things like going swimming right before your session don’t put them in the best mood for photos). For little ones, see if you can even get them down for a nap before their session to make them extra happy.

  • Please remove your shoes when you come into the studio.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

HAIR & MAKEUP

If you haven’t booked hair & makeup, skip forward to the ‘styling’ section below!

If you are booked in for hair, ideally wash your hair the day before the session for best results. If you wash your hair the day of, make sure that it is fully dry when you arrive.

If you are booked in for makeup, make sure to arrive with a nice clean face. Only apply your usual skincare (eg. plain moisturiser) in the morning, but no foundation or the makeup products.

Georgia & Jess will be set up for the day in my wee house next to the studio, so when you arrive just come on through the wee gate on left side of the car park, and up the path to my front door. Knock on the door and they’ll be ready for you! please make sure not to come in any earlier that the time that we’ve discussed over email, as they may still be with another client or tidying up between.

If you have young kids, we recommend having someone else drop them off at your photoshoot start time. This way you can have a nice relaxing experience, and it also means that the kids will arrive fresh & excited for the photoshoot. But if this is not possible for you, Georgia and Jess are happy to have them hang out while they do your Hair & Makeup. We’ll have a toy box out and a cozy couch for them to chill on.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SELF-STYLING

  • If you have booked in a 15-minute Mini session, you and your little one will need to come along all dressed and photo-ready, so we can get straight into the photos as soon as you arrive.

  • Wear something nice and fairly neutral, with no logos or crazy patterns.

  • While you don’t have to be perfectly matching, you ideally want to be in a similar style (eg. both in cozy jumpers or both in pretty dresses) and complimentary colours (eg. both in either lights or darks, warm tones or cool tones, earthy colours or bright colours)

  • Take into consideration which colour backdrop you prefer. Whites and cool-toned colours look best on the white backdrop. Cream and warm-toned colours look best on the cream backdrop. Darks and rich warm-toned colours look best on dark brown backdrop.

  • Please avoid fake-tanning before the session.

STUDIO WARDROBE STYLING

  • If you have booked in a Styled session, or a Full Glam session you’ll have access to our fulls studio wardrobe - You can either bring along in your own favourite outfit or borrow something from our studio wardrobe, then we’ll dress the kids to match! If you’re planning on borrowing something for yourself from the wardrobe, wear nude undies and a nude bra. And if you have any other bra options (such as plunge or strapless) bring those along too! They might come in handy depending on which dress you choose.

  • For the kids, we have a large selection of beautiful dresses for girls (up to 12 years old), shorts/tops for boys (up to 6 years old) and baby rompers.

  • For little ones between 12-24 months old, we strongly recommend bring them along dressed in their own outfit for the photos. As often kids this age will refuse to get changed in a strange new environment, and with the mini sessions we unfortunately just don’t have much time to warm them up. So better to play it safe and bring them along in something that you’re happy for them to be photographed in, just in case!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

AFTER THE SESSION

  • The week after your session you will be sent an online gallery of the best unedited photos from your session. From here you can choose the photos that you would like to be edited. Extra photos can be added on top of what you’ve already ordered for $40 each.

  • Your chosen images will then be fully edited and sent to you to download in full resolution when they are done, roughly 2 weeks later.

  • If you’d prefer to skip the unedited gallery and have us choose the images for you, please let us know before your session.