MIAN Photography & TrainingBooking a Session – How Does that Work?
From Inquiry to Gallery: A Journey Through Our Photography Process
Welcome to our creative haven! We’re thrilled you’re considering embarking on a photographic journey with us. At MIAN Photography & Training, we pride ourselves on capturing moments and turning them into cherished memories. Join us as we guide you through our unique photography process, ensuring your experience is as delightful as the photographs that we create.
Booking the Adventure
Booking starts with the client contacting us through social media, email, or WhatsApp.
- Initiating Contact: All you have to do is start the conversation – reach out to us through whatever means necessary to take that all important first step.
- Aligning the Stars: We believe in making sure that we’re the right fit for you. You deserve your perfect session and we want to make sure that we can give that to you. We ask questions that help tailor our work to each client, understanding their preferences. If we don’t think we’re right for you, we will refer you to a fellow photographer who might better be able to give you the session of your dreams.
- The Booking Email: Once the stars align, and it seems like we’re a match made in photography heaven, we send a booking email. This includes a questionnaire, payment options, and a straightforward contract, ensuring peace of mind for both you and us. You’ll pay a booking fee to secure your space in our diary and from there, we start the prep!
Preparing for the Photo Odyssey
Once the booking is secured, the preparation begins:
- Preparation Guide and Clothing Choices: We’re not just about clicking buttons; we want you to shine in your photos. Clients receive a preparation guide, and we collaborate on clothing choices to ensure everyone looks their absolute best.
- Client Wardrobe: Explore our client wardrobe, stocked with lots of options for most of your family – from the little ones to expecting mothers and newborns.
- Comfort is Important: For our tiniest clients, we provide a selection of blankets and snuggly fabrics, creating a cozy nest for the solo portion of their session.
The Day of Capturing Magic
Fast forward to the day of the session:
- Health Check: We take health seriously, especially when working with individuals with compromised immune systems. A quick pre-session check ensures a healthy environment for all. If we have a cough or cold, we will reschedule if your session takes place indoors or if you have a newborn or immune suppressed family member. We ask the same courtesy from our clients because we don’t want to catch something and unknowingly bring RSV, Flu or Covid into anyone’s home!
- Setting the Scene: Whether in the comfort of your home or a chosen location, we take the time to get to know everyone. A cup of tea, a friendly chat, and we’re ready to capture genuine moments.
- Natural Interaction: No stiff poses here! We use prompts and games to encourage natural interaction, creating authentic scenes that reflect your unique story. We might ask you to do some things that sound silly, but if you trust us, we promise that the results will surprise you! Remember, photographs are just moments within moments, it’s not a video and we can’t hear you making fart noises, so it’s okay to be a little quirky.
Post-Adventure Routine
The adventure doesn’t end when we pack up our gear:
- Image Backup: Back at our offce, we backup your images on our computer and external hard drive, ensuring the safekeeping of your precious memories.
- Efficient Delivery: Galleries are typically delivered within 2-4 weeks through our secure online gallery portal, complete with password protection for your privacy.
- Sharing the Joy: Download, print, share! Clients have the flexibility to access and share their digital photographs easily.
- Printing: You’ll often hear Milca say “I’m a photographer, not an administrator”. We like to focus on doing what we love so that we can maintain our enthusiasm and creativity for every session. If all of our energy was put into the administration involved in organising prints for you, you wouldn’t get the same people at your session. It’s not who we are. There are lots of wonderful printers who can produce beautiful prints for your walls and we’ll give you post-session guidance on this.
We’ll Pop the Question
To social or not to social?
- Sharing Your Photographs: We of course love to show off our work to the world on our website and on our social media. We would never do this without permission, so we will always ask. Some families are happy to share, some aren’t and we will always respect your privacy and your right to decide whether or not you would like us to share your photographs. We don’t force it on anyone. Sometimes, people are happy for us to share photos of just the adults, or just the children, sometimes we only share details such as hands or feet on baby and sometimes we just share photos where you can’t see anyone’s faces. Either way, whatever you’re comfortable with is the best choice for you and your family.
Personalised Experience
What sets us apart:
- Personal Connection: We don’t just capture moments; we build relationships. Getting to know our clients personally adds an extra layer of magic to our work.
- Friendly Approach: Nervous about being in front of the camera? Fear not! Our standard approach is that of a friend you’ve invited over for coffee, who just happens to have a camera along for the ride.
Let’s Begin Your Story
Still curious? Have questions or concerns? Reach out!
Embark on this little adventure with us, and let’s create lasting memories together. Your questions and concerns are welcomed; we’re here to guide you, stress-free, through the process. Send us a message, and let the adventure begin!
