How to Add a Personal or Unique Touch to Your Photo Session
I know what you’re thinking. You’ve just booked a photoshoot with your local photographer and can’t wait for the session, but have NO CLUE on how to make it unique to you. While your photographer should provide some guidance with this, here’s 6 different things you can do to personalize your session!
BRING SOMETHING SENTIMENTAL
Whether you have a specific reason for doing the session or not, bringing something sentimental is a great way to add a personal touch to the session. You can use the item for a few different pictures to help preserve your memories. Some of my favorite items my clients have brought to incorporate have been photos of loved ones that have passed on. They have helped add such a special touch to the session.
INCORPORATE HOBBIES
Do you like to skateboard, read, hike, or have another hobby you’re passionate about? Let’s incorporate it into your session! Some hobbies are definitely easier to incorporate than others, but no matter the hobby we can find a way to incorporate it to really help your personality shine through in the photos. This is my favorite part of photography, I love incorporating what makes you happy and truly capturing who you are in a photo.
MAKE A DATE OUT OF IT
Are you having a couples photo session? Let’s make a date out of it! Whether this looks like having a picnic in the park, going to get ice cream, or doing a hobby you two enjoy, this is a great way to not only make your session more unique but have a lot of fun with it as well! If you have an idea in mind but aren’t sure how to execute it, bring it up to your photographer! One of our many talents is making our client’s vision come to life ;).
IN-HOME LIFESTYLE SESSION
While this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, an in-home lifestyle session is the ultimate way to document you and your family’s personality. Typically you’re most comfortable in your home environment making the experience of being in front of the camera a little less intimidating. We’re able to use multiple elements to highlight your personality and make the session truly unique to you. I mean, it can’t get much more unique and personal than your own home!
CELEBRATE A SPECIAL OCCASION
Most people will get pictures to celebrate the big moments in their life like getting married and having kids, but celebrating those little moments is especially important in my opinion! Why not celebrate buying your first home, finding out you’re pregnant, or any of the other “little” moments in your life? This can be done by dedicating a whole session to documenting this point in your life, or you can simply bring an element of this exciting moment to a more general session.
INCLUDE YOUR PETS
If you’re anything like me, your pets are a part of the family! Most of the time, there’s no reason to leave them out! Some animals are going to be easier to include than others, but we can always get creative on figuring out how to include them as part of your session! You’ll want to make sure you take into consideration everyone’s safety and how the animal will do during the session before including them, and always let your photographer know ahead of time if this is something you’re interested in!
I hope this was helpful for you! If you’d like for me to capture any of your memories, I’d love for you to contact me HERE!
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