What to expect: All sessions are considered LIFESTYLE sessions. To me, that means seeing the details of our time together, capturing the more spontaneous moments, and focusing on the important things. Like, having a close up photo of your child’s curly hair, capturing a quick kiss, and a moment between you and your partner. We will take some posed portraits, but my goal is to tell your story in photographs as we go through our time together, documentary style. I can help with posing direction. It’s okay if your dog is super excited at first, if your child is cranky and cries, or the weather sucks. We’re going to go with the flow and get this done together. And no matter what, your photos will be beautiful!

What to wear: Do you want to put in the effort to make this fancy? I’m down if you are! BUT….regular/normal clothes are perfectly great for any of these photos- seriously. You don’t NEED to take the time and money to match or coordinate with your family, if that’s too much. Just keep clothing solid colors or simple patterns. The only thing that matters is that everyone is as happy, comfortable, confident and warm. If you want some ideas of casual and coordinating clothing, you can get some inspiration these Pinterest boards: Outdoor inspiration for families and couples and Indoor inspiration for families and couples. Don’t forget to wear your favorite brands!

Booking your session: Please keep your personal/family situational preferences and the timing of your session-type in mind. If you want an outdoor adventure in the daylight, we need to have our session before 3-4pm. If you want photos at your favorite cafe, but they close at 2pm, than schedule at 11am. But we can do night-time photos too (not suggested for young families), which could make some really pretty downtown, date-night photos with all the holiday lights! As a pretty reliable rule of thumb, almost all children are happier and more cooperative in the morning. For the weather, since we will have no real clue what to expect from Mother Nature, and it may be difficult to reschedule, please be mentally prepared with a backup plan. Sometimes going to the library, shopping at Target or the mall, jumping at a trampoline park, or strolling through a greenhouse may be great indoor options for a family adventure or date night that will still produce beautiful and memorable photos. If your heart is set on snowy photos, and there’s no snow on your session day, I should be able to photoshop edit a handful of your photos for $20/photo (no guarantees, though).

Discounts: 10% session fee discount to veterans, first responders, public school teachers, and nurses. Gifting a session to family or friends is a really great gift idea! Email me for a gift certificate ciara@ciarastudios.com

Payment and Deliverables:

• $100 retainer due to secure our session day/time together.

• If you want the payment flexibility, your remaining balance can be paid after our session, but before your final photos are delivered, which will be1 week after our session day.

• Your proofs will be emailed to you within 3 business days. You will have 48 hours to choose your 5 best photos, and decide if you’d like to upgrade your gallery or purchase extra digitals.

• Extra digital photos are $40/per image, 3 for $100, or the entire, all-inclusive gallery for $200. Anyone who knows my work will tell you we will get a lot of good photos. You and anyone you share the gallery link with are able to purchase additional photos and prints at any time in the future.

• Your edited 5 photos will be delivered within 2 weeks of our session, assuming your proofs were chosen in time. Extra editing may require up to 2 weeks. Rush editing available for an additional cost.

Thanks for getting this far! I hope to connect with you soon!