Outdoor Family Photoshoot Prep Guide
For winter photoshoots
Hello, and thank you...
Firstly thank you for choosing me to take your families photographs. I absolutely can't wait to meet you and your little ones. I believe that it is so important to document your family at different stages of all your lives, both so you can display the photographs proudly in your home and to keep to look back on in years to come.
If you've never done a family photoshoot with me before I'm sure you've got lots of questions and might even feel a little nervous. So I've put together a guide below with some hints and tips to help you feel more prepared and a little less nervous.
What to wear
What should we wear to our family photoshoot?
It's really import to consider what to wear for your family photoshoot to get the best out of your photographs. I always suggest wearing neutral colours, so whites, creams, greys, greens etc. Do not wear clothes with visible logos or slogans if possible. And try and stay away from black clothing.
Coats, hats, etc are fine to wear, but make sure you are wearing something nice under, as if it's warm enough you may decide to take your coats off for a few photographs. However feel free to wear whatever feels most comfortable to you.
Your families clothing doesn't have to match each other but your photographs will look better if the clothing does look good together. So its best if outfits have a similar colour scheme and don't have patterns or bold colours so they coordinate better with each other.
Hair and make up: Outdoor photoshoots are much more relaxed and tend to document how you would normally look day to day however it always looks great if you spend a little extra time to do your hair and make up ready for your photoshoot. It does not need to be professionally done. I suggest going for a natural/neutral nail polish as we don't want the colour of your nails clashing with what you are wearing.
For very young children/babies bring a spare outfit in case of accidents.
Other FAQs
Who can take part in a family photoshoot?
Up to 6 people (aged over 6 moths old) can take part in the family photoshoots (2 adults and up to 4 children) Well behaved dogs can also take part too. I ask that the dogs are good at the sit and stay command to be able to get family photos with the dog included. Please bring along the dogs favourite treats to help with this.
What happens if the weather is bad?
As your photoshoot will be taking place outdoors the biggest problem can be the weather. It is possible we may need to reschedual if it looks like the weather won't be on our side or if the ground will be too muddy and therefore slippy and unsafe. I know this can be disappointing (it is for me too!) But I only do this for your safety and if I feel we won't get the best photos because of the weather conditions.
What should I Bring with us?
Please bring everything you would normally take out with you, so wipes, nappies bottles etc. But maybe a few favourite snacks for children and water to keep everyone hydrated especially if it's warm weather.
If there are any sentimental items you would like photographed, for example a pregnancy scan for a pregnancy announcement or childs favourite teddy, or photograph of a loved one no longer with us please bring them along (at your own risk) but try to keep these to just a couple of items.
There will likely not be any toilets nearby so make sure everyone goes before!
What do I need to do to help prep my child/children?
What happens after the photoshoot?
After your photoshoot it will take up to 2 weeks for your images to be professionally edited and once finished I will email you with a link to view your gallery online. You can then choose and download your allocated amount of photos and purchase any prints or extra photographs
And finally...
Please do not stress. I know that it is easier said than done and there is a lot of information on the page to take in, but remember this is just a guide. The most important thing is that you are your children are happy and comfortable, so if there are some things on this guide that won't work for you that's fine too.
If you have any more questions please let me know.
I can not wait to meet you and your family in person soon,
