Central Coast Christmas Photos 2022
CENTRAL COAST CHRISTMAS MINIS 2022
SEVEN YEARS! That’s how long it’s been since my very first Christmas Minis. SEVEN.
What better way to celebrate than to include FAMILIES! That’s right, for the first time ever we are photographing YOUR family. I am SO excited.
2022 has been a year to remember! For the first time ever my son, JJ, completed 3 full terms in a row at school with ZERO lockdowns. It’s safe to say it was a marathon to get to the end of term 3.
This year I have been trying to challenge myself to be IN the photos at least once a month, and while I can say I haven’t exactly made it every month I have definitely made a bigger effort to ask someone else to take the photos and I really love it. Although, William is becoming increasingly difficult to nail down and pose for a photo, see below 😂
WHAT WILL YOUR SESSION LOOK LIKE?
Firstly, why is it called a mini session? Having your photo taken can seem like a daunting experience, a mini session is a great way to get a ‘taste’ of what a session is like and being a short shoot you don’t have time to think about nerves. We call them minis because that’s exactly what they are, mini! We will be photographing siblings together, individual portraits of your children and then have your family photographed together. Dad’s can be rest assured they will only have to ‘endure’ their experience for less than 10 minutes and it’s not so bad!
I have my incredible assistant, AMY with me on each mini session day. Amy is an incredible facilitator, making the session transitions smooth and enjoyable and will greet you and take payment on arrival. She is also wonderful with children (having two of her own helps!) and is an integral part of Christmas Minis.
My boys in the set up in its beginning stages
PRODUCTS
This year I am offering these gorgeous 9 inch Birchwood Circle prints complete with stand as part of your package 3. You can have ‘Merry Christmas’, ‘2022’, ‘love’ or leave it blank! These are also available to purchase separately
They will be $99 and must be ordered by the end of November to get them in time for Christmas, although with current freight times this cannot always be guaranteed.
COLOUR PALETTE
Now there’s not too much that can go wrong with your styling here. My main advice is to pick one colour and a few different textures to really make your photos pop. Jewel tones will look beautiful, but I’m also a sucker for anything blue! The colours below are designed to give you a guide, choose one colour palettes to style your photos, I hope this will help you choose your clothes. If you are unsure, lay your outfits on the bed to see if they all work together. Alternatively, if you haven’t purchased the yet you can screenshot your clothes and then put them altogether in the layout app. Otherwise, send me a message I am happy to help! All clients will have also have access to my client wardrobe.
IMPORTANT COVID INFORMATION
A few important house keeping things:
Although mandatory isolation has been scrapped I will not be able to photograph anyone who is covid positive.
If you or your child develop any cold or flu symptoms you must reschedule as soon as possible. If your child is visibly sick during their shoot we reserve the right to pause the session and ask you to leave. I don’t want to be the bad guy here but I need to protect my newborn clients, my own children and myself.
PACKAGES
This year I will have three packages:
PACKAGE 1: $190
3 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Siblings Only
PACKAGE 2: $290
5 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Family included
PACKAGE 3: $400
8 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Circle wood print
Family Included
You will have the option to upgrade to your whole gallery for $250, as well as the option to purchase 6x4 prints of your shoot
As always, I am So grateful for the support of my incredible clients, It is YOU who I do this for every year. It brings me an immense amount of joy watching your children grow up and it will be even better this year with YOU in the photos too.
HOW DO I BOOK?
Choose your package and time below, easy as!
See you in the studio, WE CAN’T WAIT!
Central Coast Christmas Photos 2021
2021, wow. Where did that year go? It seems a little bit confusing to me because each day in lockdown felt like a marathon, am I right?
When I look back on the year that was I know I’ll look at it fondly. It was a time where it was just our little family of four. We didn’t have to get up early for school, had no commitments to go to after either. We had no place to be at any particular time (apart from the school zoom meetings) and we were able to just enjoy each other. JJ and William had precious time to bond, time they wouldn’t have had if JJ was at school.
We all got to watch William take his first wobbly steps - including Granny, who was FaceTiming us at just the right time.
I found joy in photographing my boys, experimenting with a different style, layout of the studio, forms of direction, light and shadow etc.
Before we knew it, JJ lost his top front tooth and he was a proper pirate. It took me a few days to look at him without giggling at the giant hole in his smile - little did I know that the gap would get even bigger when he lost his other tooth a month later!
William celebrated his very first Birthday in lockdown with an obligatory family zoom singing happy birthday and, of course, a cake smash!
William found joy in the little things, including chasing his shadow and watching how the light changed each afternoon - watch this space, future photographer in the making!
CENTRAL COAST CHRISTMAS MINIS
BUT I know you’re REALLY here for all Central Coast Christmas Mini Shoot lowdown! So let’s dive right in!
When you were a child what did you think of when it came to Christmas? I’m going to say the majority of us would say PRESENTS. This year features an array of presents to interact with and ensures the kids have FUN. There is even one giant present to sit on top of to add a different element and variety to your photos.
Pictured above are my little munchkins have a play with some Christmas baubles, this is hubby’s favourite photo!
JJ making the most of the giant present and confetti. I love how this set up has multiple options to play and pose depending on how comfortable they are. Clearly, JJ is comfortable 😂
I love watching these two. I don’t really care what it is they’re doing (as long as it’s not whinging), they’re fascinating to watch.
William loves sitting on top of the big box and pegging the Christmas baubles at me. Whatever it takes to get the shot I say 😂
I loved being able to use the presents this way, it’s such a fun activity to try keep them up. As for William, he can just continue to be he cute chunky self.
PRODUCTS
This year I am offering these gorgeous 9 inch Birchwood Circle prints complete with stand. You can have ‘Merry Christmas’, ‘2021’, ‘love’ or leave it blank! These are also available with package 2 and 3
They will be $99 and must be ordered by the end of November to get them in time for Christmas, although with current freight times this cannot always be guaranteed.
I am SUPER proud to also be offering ceramic Christmas ornaments, these are double sided and come in a black box with gold trim ready to gift!
They are $30 each or 3 for $65, these come in package 3 or can choose then in package 1 instead of the wood print.
COLOUR PALETTE
Now there’s not too much that can go wrong with your styling here. My main advice is to pick one colour to really make your photos pop. As you can see in the photos I did of the boys, the navy on their clothes with the white floor and presents really creates an eye catching contrast. If you are unsure, lay your outfits on the bed to see if they all work together. Alternatively, if you haven’t purchased the yet you can screenshot your clothes and then put them altogether in the layout app. Otherwise, send me a message I am happy to help!
IMPORTANT COVID INFORMATION
A few important house keeping things: You will need to check in when you arrive and have your proof of vaccination ready to show.While at this time I would love to open my studio doors to everyone, unfortunately I am unable to do so. In line with NSW roadmap to reopening I am only able to allow fully vaccinated clients 16 and over during the months of October and November. Failure to do so will result in a $5000 fine for me and a $1000 fine for you, so please make sure you are able to provide relevant documents or medical exemptions should you need to show themThere will be a 5 minute gap in-between each session to allow time to a reset, clean and to ensure each family is able to leave without passing another. Please ensure when you arrive to the studio you sanitise, mask up and only have one parent/guardian allowed in the studio during the session, whoever this is, they will need to be fully vaccinated . I will be doing a weekend of minis in the first weekend of December aswell so everyone has the opportunity to get their photos done.
If you or your child develop any cold or flu symptoms you must reschedule as soon as possible. If your child is visibly sick during their shoot we reserve the right to pause the session and ask you to leave. I don’t want to be the bad guy here but I need to protect my newborn clients, my own children and myself.
PACKAGES
This year I will have three packages:
PACKAGE 1: $150
6 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
PACKAGE 2: $240
9 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Choice of Circle wood print OR set of 3 Ornaments
PACKAGE 3: $400
15 High Resolution Digital Images
15 Minute Session
Online Gallery to choose your images
Circle wood print AND set of 3 ornaments.
THANK YOU
Lastly, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for supporting my business year after year and allowing me to capture these treasured moments in time. I say it all the time but it is truly an honour to be able to do this for you.
HOW DO I BOOK?
Choose your package and time below, easy as!
See you in the studio, WE CAN’T WAIT!
Lacey's Cake Smash
I love it when mums ask for pink! This session mum asked for rose gold, white and grey and this was the set up I made for her. Its actually one of my favourites, it’s not too pink and the colours really suit Lacey!
I was told little Lacey can sometimes be a bit shy, so before we start I made sure I sat on the ground and had a little play with her to make sure she could be comfortable around. Some babies can be really nervous and that is TOTALLY normal (even as an adult I am so nervous when i’m in front of the camera) this is why I like to show them my favourite toys and help them understand that I’m ‘cool’ and can trust me 🙃
HOORAY! I just love it when babies put their hands in the air cheering, it’s so darn cute seeing their little arms waving about 😍
I always do these portrait photos before the cake smash, this is a great way to get some clean photos of Bub on a different backdrop and also helps to give you a lot of variety when you choose your images
I love the little daybed she’s on, Lacey looked so sweet perched on that prop.
Lacey wasn’t a huge fan of her cake, we did manage to hide some of her favourite snacks in her cake so she could actually try it, I mean it’s buttercream icing with a sponge cake - how could you not like that?! Either way, if Bub doesn’t love their cake and it goes mostly untouched I simple put in back in the box for you to have later, theres no use letting a good cake go to waste!
Lacey really enjoyed the bath it, it was the perfect size for her and the little duckies are always a hit!
The bath is brought out after Bub has tried some cake, this is a great opportunity for Bub to reset and try something new! I put a milk bath powder in the water so the water is silky soft and a non slip mat on the bottom so they feel safe and comfortable.
One of the bets parts of the bath is when babies realise they can splash as much as they want - its even encouraged! It’s such a fun part and a great way to finish the shoot. Lacey went home fed, clean and happy its a win for everyone!
Below I will include all the photos from the portrait, cake smash and bath portion of the shoot so you can get an idea of what a full shoot looks like. Sometimes your gallery can include up to 70 photos, so you can images how hard it is to narrow it down 😂
