How to Pick Activities for Your In-Home Session
When people have me in their home for either a day in the life session* or an in-home session**, the first thing they ask is how I'm going to make that work.
People worry about the light, the decor and the space. What they don't realize is that your home is perfect just the way it is. The whole goal of an in-home session is to capture your family as they are. Sure, it's you dressed up in your best clothes on your happiest day, but still authentic.
I like to plan at least one activity (or three or four for DITL) to keep things moving and make it feel real. I help you brainstorm each activity through a questionnaire. I ask you what you like to do, the roles each family member plays and the interest of each family member. Through those questions, I usually see two or three clear activities.
For this family, they like to play board games and bake together, so that's what we planned. When I walked into their home, I saw American Girl dolls everywhere and the coolest backyard. I immediately decided we needed to use both of those as well. People sometimes view the work of professional in-home photographers and think their lives don't look like that, but they do! Even if just playing on the floor with your kids or going to Target, you have created a wonderful life with your family and it deserves to be documented.
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*A day in the life session is a two to three hour session in your home. We do activities (like the ones listed above), hang out, and photograph you just being a family.
**An in-home session is a one hour session. We spend the time doing mostly combinations of family members and getting those 'framer' shots. I do also like to do at least one activity at these to make it feel like a real day in your home.
