I have to laugh because as I looked back at my stats for how many visitors I had on my blog last week, it had pretty much tripled. Then I realized why! It's because I have been promising some dates for mini-sessions! So, for those of you who have never participated in one of my mini-sessions, it's basically just a shorter version of my regular signature session. Mini-sessions are 20-30 minutes long and take place only on specified dates and are perfect for capturing a few great images to be used however you want (cards, gifts, pictures for your home!). Because they are shorter, they are also less expensive than a full session! :) The mini-sessions for this year are $65, and there is no minimum order (regular sessions are $175 with a $300 minimum order beginning 8/09). You will be shown approximately 15-20 proofs from your session. These make great holiday gifts (I know, I know, it's only July!).
Mini-sessions are recommended for 1-2 children. Since the majority of the minis will be outside, I do not recommend them if your child cannot sit up on his/her own. I also recommend doing a FULL session if you have more than one child AND one of them happens to be a just walking toddler through the age of about 2 or so! These ages generally need a little longer to warm up and a little more coercing to cooperate & therefore may need a longer session! :) OR, if you have LOTS of children, you probably need a full session! :)
Right now, I have four dates set aside to do minis. I do anticipate adding at least 2 more dates (for a total of 8-10 more spots), but I am working on dates, as well as locations. I REALLY would love for one of those dates to be in a field/on a farm somewhere. If any of you have any farm/field connections, let me know & maybe I'll work out a free session!
Here are the dates I have so far:
Sunday, September 13 (3, 3:40, 4:10, 4:50 pm) - Mount Laurel
Thursday, September 17 (8:15, 8:50, 9:30, 10) - Historic Morris Avenue
Friday, October 2 (7:40, 8:15, 8:50, 9:30, 10) - Pepper Place/Sloss Furnace (will move to Sloss at 9:30)
Tuesday, November 10 (9, 9:40, 10:20, 11, 11:40) - At the studio in Homewood
If you are interested in any of the above dates, please EMAIL me at
[email protected] with your 1st, 2nd & 3rd choices, and we'll do our best to accommodate you. I will be forwarding all emails to Christy, my assistant, and she will answer them in the order in which they are received (she is still out of town, and this is easier for her to do than to return calls). She will contact you to make sure you get the spot you want. Just be sure to email sooner rather than later because these spots have gone FAST in the past few years.
Also, if you are wanting to book a regular session, please go ahead & do that as soon as possible. There are not a whole lot of spots left on the calendar for the fall! If you are wanting a session that will yield holiday cards & gifts, those need to be done before the end of the second week of November. I will continue shooting after that, but I won't guarantee they'll be ready for the holidays.
Lastly, if you know of some really cool place you'd like to try out as a possible mini-session location (maybe it's your house, your in-laws' house, or just somewhere you drove by & thought was cool), let me know, and I'll see if I can arrange something. I am ALWAYS looking for new locations!
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