The WHOLE Picture + The REAL Questions
how it works
01. Inquire Fill out the form. I'll read every word and reach out if we're a good fit.
02. Book A 50% retainer holds your spot. We're both committed.
03. Show up I'll check in the day before. You show up as you are and I'll handle the rest.
04. Relive it Your full edited gallery, color and black and white, no extra fees. Just your family exactly as you were.
Have questions? Keep reading.
How do I book?
Start with the inquiry form on my website. That's it. Don't DM me, don't email me directly. The form tells me what I need to know and helps me figure out if I'm the right fit for what you're looking for. If I think I am, I'll send you my Calendly to get something on the books.
How quickly will you respond?
Honestly? I'm not a prompt responder. This is a fluid business and my family comes first. I will get back to you, just not necessarily today. I also will not hold it against you if you don't answer me for five days. Life happens. We're on the same team here.
Do you send a client guide?
No. Once you're booked you get my phone number. That's my version of a guide. If you have questions, ask me. I'm pretty hands off (because we want this unplanned and wild and free), but I'm not unreachable.
What should we wear?
Whatever you want. I genuinely mean that. I love color, patterns, and mismatched anything. Costumes are welcome. I love a good clown costume, just to put that out there. Wear what feels like your family. You cannot get this wrong.
The only thing I ask: if we're shooting at home, shoes off. Cool socks are allowed and honestly encouraged. Athletic socks are not. You know the ones. Leave those in the drawer.
What about the day before?
I'll check in 24 hours before our session to see if you have any questions and to make sure everyone is healthy. Please be honest with me about this. A sick kid almost always means a hard session and a sad gallery. It is always better to reschedule, for your investment and for mine. When I get sick I have to cancel and reschedule a lot of people. It's a domino effect nobody wants.
Do we have to smile?
Please do not tell your kids to smile for me. I mean it. A kid who is only smiling at the camera and saying cheese is actually my least favorite thing to photograph. I want them wild, distracted, laughing at something super silly, mid-sentence, chasing the dog. That's where the good stuff lives. Trust me and let them be themselves.
Do you offer payment plans?
Yes, but only for repeat clients. I know that might sound rigid, and I get it. But I've learned that I do my best work when I'm not questioning whether someone values what I do before we've even met. Payment plans are something I offer once I know you and you know me. If that's not where we are yet, book a session, let's have an incredible day together, and we'll get there.
What if my kids won't cooperate?
This is what I'm here for. I have an educational and special needs background and I am genuinely, uniquely qualified to connect with kids who are having a hard time. If things feel tense, the single best thing you can do is walk away. Go get a coffee. Drink a beer. I don't care. Hand them over to me, put my mom hat on, and let me work. Kids who feel pressure perform badly for everyone, including me. So if you're frustrated, step out. No judgment, I promise.
What I do ask: please don't yell at your kids during our session. It undoes everything and makes my job much harder. They're kids. They're doing great.
Where should we shoot?
You know your family better than I do. Where do you actually hang out? Where do your kids feel most like themselves? That's where we should be. I'm happy to weigh in if you come to me with a few options, but the answer is always going to be somewhere that already belongs to you.
Kids photograph best at home or at their favorite place. The backyard, the park they beg to go to every weekend, your living room with the couch cushions already on the floor. Familiar environments make kids comfortable and comfortable kids make incredible photos.
BIG ONE: What's the day of actually like?
I show up. That's what I do. I show up on time, with a smile, ready to go.
Everything pretty much unfolds naturally from there. I'll move you room to room, inside to outside, wherever the light and the moment takes us. If you have something special planned, like we once exploded a homemade volcano during a session and it was incredible, give me a heads up. Otherwise trust that we've got this.
If you don't know what to do with your hands, touch someone you love. That's genuinely my only direction. I'll tell you if you look awkward or need to move. I'm not going to let you walk away with a bad photo when a two second adjustment would have fixed it.
One more thing: lean in toward your kids. They're cute, I know, but I'm there for you to be in the photos too. Don't hide behind them. Get in there.
Toward the end I'll ask if there's anything else you want me to capture while I'm there. Sometimes it's a rock collection. Sometimes it's a specific freckle. I don't do a shot list and you shouldn't either. Just live your life and let me follow you through it.
For in-home sessions: lights off, curtains open. Natural light is everything. Shoes off at the door, see above re: socks.
My best clients tell me our session was the best day of their year. Phones away, kids at the center, nothing to worry about except being together. That's the goal every single time.
Last but not least: Do you travel?
Yes, and I love it.
For Georgia travel outside of Atlanta, a mileage fee applies at $3 per mile. Simple and straightforward.
For out of state sessions, whether I'm driving or flying, transportation and lodging are covered by the client. Nothing extravagant, just decent and safe. We're not talking motel but we're also not talking the Ritz. Unless you love me that much, in which case I won't say no.
Occasionally I'll be traveling somewhere with my own family and will open up a session in that city if there's interest. In those cases there are no travel expenses, just a small convenience fee. Keep an eye on my Instagram to know when that happens because I’ll share when/if I'm open to adding that on to a family trip!
We'll talk through the details before anything is confirmed so there are no surprises on either end. If you want me there, let's figure it out.
go hug your kids because you love them. then call me.