Final tips
Don’t worry about what you do or don’t have to do
Though some people are simply camera shy and feel uncomfortable with the idea of being in front of a camera, oftentimes they have expectations aren’t correct.
As a maternity photographer, I’m here to lend my experience, technical expertise, and knowledge of composition to help you get the best out of your maternity shoot.
However, you’re the one in charge of what you want and don’t want from your photos. From outfits to settings to poses to themes, you don’t have to be photographed in any way that you don’t want to.
Don’t be afraid to share any ideas you have and incorporate mementos.
Though the final say on what goes into a photo is always yours, that doesn’t mean that your maternity photographer we wont lend some insight and informed opinions.
If you have any ideas for settings, outfits, or photography styles that you want to try out, do feel free to let us know in advance.
If you already have some cute baby items such as shoes, toys, blankets, or ultrasound photos, bring them along as they make for adorable props. The same applies to your treasured family heirlooms. If you have a special locket or photo that you would like to use, bring it with you to the photo shoot.
Come to the maternity shoot feeling your best
I like to recommend that my clients think about arranging their shoot for the same day as a regular hair appointment.
Few things make us feel as confident and as beautiful as getting freshly styled, and that confidence can shine through in the photography, helping you feel a lot more comfortable with the session and allowing you to really get into it.
An indulgent pamper session before the shoot can have much the same effect, as well. Whether it’s a manicure, a pedicure, or a session with your local makeup artist, do what you can to get you in the mood for feeling gorgeous.
Arrange a dinner date after the session
Your maternity photo shoot is an occasion worth celebrating. It’s a day dedicated to capturing a huge moment in any woman’s life and most of my clients will agree that it’s super fun, as well.
So, why not enjoy the rest of the day even more? Arranging a dinner date with a significant other, a sister, or your best friend can give you something extra to look forward to and to make the day feel extra special.
What’s more, if you’ve had your hair, nails, and makeup done specially for the day, you don’t want to let it go to waste, right? While you’re looking and feeling at your most beautiful, live it up in-town. You never know when you’re going to have the time for a nice, relaxing dinner out once the baby arrives, after all.
Just make sure you arrange the date for after the shoot and not before. You don’t want to arrive to the shoot feeling extra stuffed and sleepy after a good meal, right?
Terms of service
Please read this carefully, as there are the terms of our service and define what to expect from you and from us.
This constitues an agreement between us.
Things to know
- If you cancel, do not show or reschedule we might ask you to pay the booking fee again
- if you are late we might have to cut short the session time
- If you soild the dresses, for example, leaving a strong bodly odor in it we might ask you to pay for their cleaning
- We operate a pre payment policy, we only work on your photos after full payment is received
Retouching
We will retouch the images you select.
We do color correction, fix background and do light skin retouching
What if I'm not happy with the result
Fortunately, that never happened!
We will do out best to turn your vision a relaity, we do however have final say on the number of changes we do.
We might also ask you for a fee if the changes you want are outside our normal retouching.
Do not worry, our interest is in giving you photos you love, however things like changing the shape of your body, removing items of clothing like your pyjama pants because you decided to use a laced dress but do not want to show your legs are things that take a considerable ammount of effort to acomplish and are not always possible
Hygiene
That's why we can't have good things.
We expect you to come showered and looking your best! Unfortunately we had an incident, if it happens you leave the dresses unusable or with strong bodly odor we will charge you the dry cleaning fee of £100
Be on time
Being on time means arriving at the agreed time, not one hour before or 1 hour late.
If your sat nav says it will take 1 hour to reach us, account for and extra 15 minutes, traffic is unexpected specially in London
We don't want you to have to wait 1 hour because we are with another client or have to cut your session short because we have another customer.
Deliverables
Unless otherwise stated we only deliver the retouched photos you select.
We will not give you any or all non edited photos.
The photos you receive will be a jpeg with at least 2500 pixels on the long edge.
Can we reschedule?
Yes you can, we might ask you to pay the booking fee again.
For us to reserve your place means that someone else will not be able to have their session, sometimes we also hire extra help.
The more advance you give us the less likely we will ask you to pay the booking fee again.
As a rule of thumb, 30 days notice.
Can I pay in instalments?
We operate a pre payment policy.
All prices quoted assume you will pay in full and already include a 25% discount.
If you wish to pay in instalments we might ask you to pay full price, it is not interest or any other type of fee, we simply might not be able to offer you the pay in full discount
What if I'm late to pay or cannot select?
We hold your photos for 30 days, if you take longer to pay we, at our discretion will delete the photos, and you will lose all the money paid already
How long does it take to get the photos?
It depends on the number of photos, we usually send you each photo as soon as it is ready, so you don't have to wait that long for them.
We will let you know the expected wait time
We only start working on your photos after full payment is received
What if I want more photos?
When viewing the photos most clients want more photos than what their package allows.
By selecting more photos than what your package allows, you are amending our initial agreement to include those extra photos.
An extra fee might be due.
What if I change my mind and want to go back to the initial package?
You can also do that, but the photos we already edited cannot be changed/removed.
For example your package was for 5 photos, you changed it to 10 photos and now want to go to the initial 5 photos.
If we edited 2 photos already, you are free to choose 3 other photos.
If we edited 6 photos, then you cannot go back to 5 photos, you need to have the 6 photos.
Portfolio
We might use your photos in our portfolio or ads.
If you rather we don't do it please let us know.
Is this a contract?
Yes, our terms of service define what we expect from you and what you can expect from us!
Let us know if you have concerns or disagree with them so we can address them.
You have been sent this terms and asked to read them as part of our booking process.
You going forward with the session is an acceptance of this terms and the responsabilities defined here