sessions

FIRST, CHOOSE YOUR SESSION LENGTH:

2-3 HOUR or 4-5 HOUR

THEN CHOOSE YOUR SESSION TYPE:

new baby sessions

I will come to you, either in the hospital or in your home (depending on your birthing choice) and take pictures of your new, growing family together. This is a great way to document your baby in the first few hours/days of his or her life.  It will not look like a typical newborn session, since the images will be unposed, and I want to take pictures of your whole family interacting, not just the new baby alone.  Don't worry about looking cute or getting out baskets to put your newborn in.  Forget I'm there and enjoy your baby; because this is about showing your growing family.  

In case you feel like things may be too hectic immediately after the baby is born, you can also schedule a New Baby session anytime within the first month or so of the baby joining you at home, and these will also not be posed.  Again, please don't worry about wearing or doing anything special while I am there-- I want you to be comfortable!  I'm coming to capture what life is like when your new addition first joins your family.  

Family sessions

"Family" is not restricted to parents and children.  Maybe the most precious memories that you want to capture include grandparent/grandchild relationships or those between cousins or even friends.  That is the perfect scenario for a documentary family session!   

What does your family like to do together for fun?  Maybe it's a weekly tradition of breakfast at the local donut shop, Saturdays with Grandma, or going to the library.  Or maybe it's something extra special that you know the kids will love, but you don't do often.  Playing putt-putt or eating at an ice cream parlor? 

Or does your family prefer to stay home?  Your house and routines are the things that will later encompass your memories of life as you know it now.

Family sessions are built to capture what your family is like when you're together, and there are many different ways we can show that.  Typically, I will either come to your home and hang out while you do your normal routines, or I'll tag along to document a family adventure.  In-home sessions are the simplest for those who don't want to pick an activity.  Or, in a 4-5 hour session, there's plenty of time to hang out at home AND venture out to do something fun.

While this won't be a typical family portrait session where I pose you, if you still want to come away with one picture of everyone together looking at the camera, we will make sure to get that too!

Family Film sessions

These sessions can be done as a new baby or family session, and I will shoot video instead of still photography.  I will join your family either in your home while you go about your regular routine, or at a special location for your family, where you'll do something that you enjoy doing together.  Just like one of my photography sessions, there are many possibilities for what your session can look like; I want you to be together interacting, which is what you'll want to remember years from now.  After the session, I will hand-edit the video clips and pull them together with music to create a film about your family that you will want to watch again and again.  Your film will be delivered to you online at no extra cost.

After contacting me and setting up a session, I want to get to know you and your family a little better before I come invade your space with my camera.  I will send a Get-to-Know-You survey for you and your family to fill out and return to me.  We will talk about what your family likes to do and what makes you unique.  I want to capture the essence of your family through photography or video and make sure that I understand your family's story before the session.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BOOKING A SESSION OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION, SEND ME AN EMAIL AT hello@hollipoolphotography.com

OR SEND ME A MESSAGE BELOW! :)