Opens in a new tab
Tori Deslauriers Photography logo

Family Session Information

This page should answer all your questions about the family photography session process, and how to turn your wild and wonderful family energy into gorgeous photos for your home.

Step One: Scheduling Your Session

In order to secure your shoot date, let's compare diaries and then my online booking system will guide you through signing some T&Cs and paying a session fee of £100 (weekday) or £150 (weekend).

As you grab your diary to find a date, here are a few things to consider:
Many families who work 9-5, find that scheduling a shoot early morning or late afternoon lose almost no work time, which is especially doable on longer summer days.
Given the beautiful colours of autumn and spring, these often book out early. If you want a shoot, especially on a weekend during these times, book early.
If you need your photos by a particular date, please allow 4-6 weeks for sufficient editing and printing time.
Babies and young kids are almost always at their best first thing, and bonus it’s great light too. If your kids are under five I encourage you to consider a session as close to sunrise as you can reasonably be ready!
If you have older kids or the rare kids that you can’t bribe out of bed then late afternoon or early evening (usually 1.5 hours before sunset) works perfectly.
Generally avoiding the middle of the day is best for light reasons.
Great photos can be made in any weather so if i'ts pouring, please remember I always love shooting in your home! Outdoors, light drizzle i can rarely be seen on camera.

Step Two: The Session Itself

Once we’ve got your session in the diary, I’ll send you information from choosing outfits to strategies for getting kids to cooperate. I’m sure it’ll answer 95% of your questions but drop me a line with any other questions.

On the day of the session, please block off 2 hours. Typically we’ll get loads of lovely photos in an hour but I don’t clockwatch so if your kid(s) needs a bit longer to warm up then I like to have a bit of time for flexibility.

And then take a deep breath and relax…! It’s going to be fun, honestly 🙂 You can have breaks as and when you need them and we’ll just have a laugh, and capturing your family exactly as they are. Plus if you’re super nervous and have a mimosa for breakfast, well... I won’t tell!

Step 3: The Fun Part

Within 14 days of your shoot, you’ll receive an email from me letting you know that your photos are ready. You'll be able to hit play on the slideshow whenever you're ready. Of course, I’d love it if you all sit down and snuggle up and look at your photos together, but that’s the romantic in me!

REMEMBER! Don't hit play until you're ready to make decisions. Your slideshow is only available for 24 hours or until you purchase your collection - whichever comes first - but once you've selected and paid for your collection, your gallery (and the slideshow!) will be available for 30 days, pre-loaded with your print credit and set for you to download the number of files that corresponds with your collection.

Your photos come alive when you print them!

What you choose to do with your images is perhaps the most important aspect to consider when planning your shoot but it’s all too often the aspect that’s overlooked. All the time and money invested deserve a better return than photos gathering dust on a hard drive. You will NEVER get the same feeling looking at your photos on a screen as you will seeing them on your wall or flicking through an album. That’s why I include that print credit for all families, so they can have something beautiful and tangible to hold…

COLLECTION A

£300
10 Digital Images
£30
per image
PRINT CREDIT
£50

COLLECTION B

£500
20 Digital Images
£25
per image
PRINT CREDIT
£100
Most Popular

COLLECTION C

£700
All Digital Images
(at least 45)
£15.50
per image
PRINT CREDIT
£250