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When to book a mini-session vs full session for your family photos

Let me get real with you. I’ve photographed COUNTLESS mini-sessions over the years, and they can be the PERFECT option for family photos – but only when the goal + preferences of the client align with the nature of a mini-session. Mini-sessions are short, typically 10-20 minute sessions at a specific location on a specific […]

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Kids are pure chaos. Toddlers always poop when you’re walking out the door. Somebody falls in the dirt before we get to the first picture. There’s always a traffic jam when you’re already late (did anyone else just sing that line?). These things are inevitable, and if we want family pictures to be a fun […]

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