KRISTILEE PHOTOGRAPHY CLIENT EDITION 2014
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W HATTO EXPECT Ont hedayofyoursessi on
ABOUTTHE PROCESS Bef or e,dur i ng,& af t er yoursessi on
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KI ND WORDS W hatourcl i ent sar e sayi ngaboutus
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i ni t i alconsul t at i on Ever ysessi onbegi nswi t hani ni t i ali nper sonconsul t at i onsowecanget t oknow oneanot her .Comet oourst udi osowecanl ear nmor eaboutyou andyourf ami l y,yourgoal sf ort hepor t r ai tsessi on,andi deasf or decor at i ngyourhome.Weal soencour agecl i ent st ouset hi st i mef or quest i onsandi deas;andwel ovet oshow youourbeaut i f ulpr i ntpr oduct s i nper sont ogi veyouaf eelf ort hefinalout comeofyoursessi on.
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t aki ngpi ct ur es Ont hedayofyoursessi on,we' l lmeetatt heagr eedl ocat i onandt i me andst ar tsnappi ngaway!Apor t r ai tsessi oncant akeanywher ef r om 1 3 hour s.Ther e' sr eal l ynor ush-orgener alt i mel i mi t-j ustwhatf eel s nat ur al .I tgener al l yt akesatl east30mi nut esf orust o" war m up"t oget her ,meani ngget t i ngcomf or t abl eandf eel i ngr el axedi nf r ontof( or behi nd! )t hel ens.Af t ert hat ,i t ' sr eal l yupt ot hephot ogr aphedsubj ect ast ohow l ongt hesessi onwi l ll ast .Thi si st hef unpar t-l etusdo t hewor k!
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Gal l er . eePhot ogr aphywebel i evet hemosti mpor t ant
meani ngt oyouri mages,especi al l ywhent heyhol d
f act ori nchoosi ngal ocat i onshoul dbei t semot i onal
sent i ment alval uet oyouoryourf ami l y.I deasi ncl ude
val uet oyouandyourf ami l y.Bei ngi nt hesamespot
babybl anket sorwr aps,l ovel et t er s,hei r l oom f ur ni -
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Dependi ngont heageofyourchi l dr enandwhatyou' dl i ket oaccompl i shi nyourphot osessi on,wehaveawi devar i et yof sessi ont hemesandi deast ooeryou!I fyou' dl i ket ocomeupwi t hauni quesessi ont hemef oryourf ami l yorchi l d,we' d l ovet ogetcr eat i vewi t hyou!Her ear eaf ew popul ari deasbasedonexper i encewi t hpastcl i ent s.
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daysaf t ert hei rar r i val .Wehavet wosessi onst yl es-
whi l epi qui ngt hei rcur i osi t y.We' l lwor kwi t hyout o
" l i f est yl e"and" posed" .Li f est yl esessi onsf ocuson
pi ckabeaut i f ul ,saf el ocat i onwi t hl ot sofi nt er est i ng
babyi nhi snat ur alsur r oundi ngs,nonposed,some-
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yourweeoneonhi sadvent ur et hr ought het hi cket !
sessi onsmayt akequi t eabi tl ongerandr esul ti npho-
Out doorexpl or at i onspr eventmi dsessi ont ant r ums
t ogr aphswher ebabyl ooksl i keasweet ,sl eepi ngdol l .
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pr of essi onalphot ogr apher ,i tcanbedi fficul tt o
know whatt oexpect .W hatshoul dIbr i ng?Wi l l t her ebeenought i met ogett heper f ectpi ct ur e? Wi l lmychi l df eeluncomf or t abl ei nf r ontoft he camer a?Wecompl et el yunder st andt hesef eel i ngsofconcer n;youar enotal one!Wear eher e
t owor kf orandwi t hyout omakeyoursessi onas st r essf r eeaspossi bl e.Remember ,t hi si s supposedt obef un!
Ourmet hodofwor ki ngi ssi mpl e:wet ai l orour
phot ogr aphyt oyouandyourf ami l y.Eachsessi oni sauni queexper i ence,bui l tf r om t he
gr oundupj ustf oryou.I nouri ni t i alconsul t a-
t i on,we' l ldi scusst hi ngsl i ket hef ami l yschedul e,f avor i t el ocat i ons,andat t ent i onspanst o
makeyourphot odayasmashi ngsuccess.Thi si s yourdayt or el axandenj oyyourf ami l y;we' l ldo t her est !
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schedul et hephot osessi oni nawayt hatwor ks
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wi t h,notagai nst ,t hi sr out i ne.I fyourchi l dhasa
whi chcanbedanger ousandf r ust r at i ngf ort he
cer t ai nnapt i me,we' l lpl ant heshoott obeei t her
f ami l y,we' l lfindanal t er nat edat ef ort hephot os.
bef or eoraf t ershewakesupt opr eventt ant r ums
Si mi l ar l y,f orr ai nst or ms,snow,orext r emecol d,
andf at i gue.I fyourbabygener al l ysl eepsdur i ng
we' dr at herr eschedul et hanpushever yonei nt o
t t er noon,amor ni ngsessi onmaybebest .We heaf
anuncomf or t abl epl ace!Wewi l lbei ncommuni -
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cat i ont hedaybef or eanddayoft hesessi ont o
wor kwi t hyoui ndi vi dual l yt ofindat i meand
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wi t ht hem i nt hemostconveni entwaypossi bl e f oryourf ami l y.
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W henwor ki ngwi t hbabi esandchi l dr en,saf et yi s
t hatmakest hem sol ovabl e-butal sodi fficul tt o
ourfir stpr i or i t y.W henwephot ogr aphbabi es
pl anar ound.I t ' ssomet hi ngwecompl et el yun-
andnewbor ns,weaskt hatmom anddadst ayat
der st and!Fort hi sr eason,weal wayscar veouta
ar m' sl engt ht omakesur ebaby' skeptsaf eand
l ar gechunkoft i met omakesur eyoursessi on
soundunderal lci r cumst ances.W henpl anni ng
i sn' tr ushed.I fbabyneedst obechangedorf ed,
anout door ,onl ocat i onshootwi t hki ds,wemake
t akeyourt i me.I fat oddl eri sget t i ngt i r edor
sur et hesi t ei ssaf eandsui t abl ef orchi l dr en
f ust r at ed,wecant akeasnackbr eakt or el ax r
aheadoft i me.I ft her e' sanyquest i onast o
andr egr oup.I fyouandyourf ami l yar ef eel i ng
whet herornotal ocat i on,pose,orpr opi ssaf ef or
uncomf or t abl eorexhaust ed,wecanpausef ora
yourf ami l y,weal wayser ront hesi deofcaut i on.
dr i nkofwat erandar esti nt heshade.Thi si s
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yourphot osessi onandwe' l lwor katt hepaceof
si t uat i on,we' r ehappyt ofindal t er nat i vest o
youandyourf ami l y!Ther e' snoneedt or ush-
makesur eever yonei skeptoutofhar m' sway.
j ustr el axandenj oyt heexper i encewi t hus.
keepi ngi tposi t i ve I tcanbedi fficul tt ogetki dst ocooper at ei nt he bestofci r cumst ances,andmanyt i mest heymay f eeluncomf or t abl ewi t haphot ogr aphert hey don' tknow wel li nanunf ami l i arpl ace.Wewor k har dt ogett hoseper f ectposes,butneverwi t h negat i ver ei nf or cementordi sci pl i ne.Weuseonl y posi t i ve,confidenceboost i ngmet hodst ogai n yourchi l d' st r ustandcooper at i ondur i ngt he phot oshoot ,andaskpar ent st hatt heydot he same.Wefindt hatt hebestphot ogr aphi cr esul t s comef r om usi ngt hecar r otr at hert hant hest i ck!
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