Complete your questionnaire

I am not here to tell my own story about who I think your family is. I want to get to know your family. The answers you provide in your questionnaire help me to know what will be unique and meaningful as I tell your family's story.

Choose your Outfits

In a little bit, I will give some guidelines for choosing outfits - We want to lean into neutrals and muted colors. Think, "relaxed but elevated" Avoid bright colors, lots of patterns, and graphic t's with cartoons/logos/etc.,

Declutter + Tidy

Don't feel like your home has to be cleaned to perfection, but moving clutter, hiding phone chargers in a drawer, etc., will create a calm and relaxed backdrop for your photos. If you see something that you think, "she can Photoshop this out" it is better to put it away/hide it!

Talk to Your Kids Ahead of Time

Maybe your kids have had photos before, but it is always worth talking through things ahead of time so that they know what to expect.

Here is an example of how to talk about this with your kids:

You can explain how Miss Susannah will have a big camera (if your kids are little, you can make a pretend camera with your hands to demonstrate) and is going to take pictures for you to be able to print and hang on the wall or put in an album. (You can take them around your home to point out photos you already have to make the connection more tangible for littles.)

You can talk about how you're going to have fun, you're going to use good listening ears, you're going to snuggle, and you can even practice "picture smiles" (you can employ that pretend camera with your hands and make it a game for practicing their picture smiles.)

Now - By practicing picture smiles, make sure you don't over emphasize that! I don't actually want them looking at the camera all the time. We just want to help them feel comfortable with the concepts and ready and excited for the experience.