Baby Portrait Session

Welcome to Shannon Stringfellow Photography and thank you for booking me for this special time in your life. There are a few things that you should know before we do our shoot. This document will give you all the information you should know to properly prepare before we start. If you have any questions that aren’t answered in this document then you are more than welcome to message or call me.

The best time for a Baby Portrait shoot is from the week 4 to about 5 months (before they are able to sit) - best time will be from 3 months as that is when your baby starts to babble and smile more.

The session will be about 1-3 hours depending on the location. Home sessions can be up to 2 hours or more as we have no time restrictions. Depending on how settled Baby is on the day, if Baby is sick or has gas, Baby will be less settled and the session will take longer. Studio sessions will be strictly 1 hour as the studio has a strict policy that includes a R700 fee for overtime used.

Please note that latecomers will have the choice of either sticking to the 1 hour time allocation or paying the extra R700 for another 30 minutes. Studio work will be done at Studio Alora in Parktown North.

Studio bookings will mostly be lifestyle sessions with a couple posed prop images due to the time restrictions.

Preparation for a Baby session is simple. There are a few steps that will need to be done before your photoshoot starts.

Outfits:
There are so many colours that can be worn during your shoot. Please match colours with your partner, family, friends or anyone else you would like to join for your session. I would like the outfits to be more monotone as it will look more timeless overtime.

At the moment I am working up to buying my own selection of Baby outfits to make your gallery POP with more cuteness. In the meantime there are many places to find beautiful baby outfits for the session or you can keep it simple and bring your favourite outfits from home.

To make your booking process more streamlined, I have created a Prop Catalogue for you to peruse. You can then let me know what prop setup you would like to use or let me know your favourite props and give me creative freedom.

Before your session starts please make sure to bathe your baby to help stimulate relaxation. Please also bring milk in a bottle so that I can feed while the baby is posed if need be, as sometimes a baby will need a quick top up.

Parent, relatives & Sibling/s images with Baby are included in all our packages. If your partner or any other family member can’t attend the whole session, that’s fine, they can pop in for a short time and I’ll make those images a priority before continuing with the rest of the session. As for outfit colours, we’ll try and make them aesthetically pleasing by using tones that go together, options are either pastels, soft neutral tones, earth tones, black, formal wear or even traditional outfits. Please do not bring any clothing with any large printed logos on, thanks.

Packages & Pricing

Quick Shoot:

30 Images, 3 outfits, 1 hour, no USB - R1300

Blossom Shoot:

50 Images, 3 Outfits, 1 hour, no USB - R1500

Cherry Blossom Shoot:

50 Images, 3 Outfits, 1 Hour, +USB - R1700

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