{"id":351,"date":"2015-12-17T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christinalauderportraits.com\/blog\/?p=351"},"modified":"2015-12-17T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T13:30:00","slug":"i-finally-offered-christmas-mini-sessions-after-all-these-years-of-thinking-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christinalauderportraits.com\/blog\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"I Finally Offered Christmas Mini Sessions, After All These Years of Thinking About it."},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have for years wanted to do something Christmas related, only not in a cheesy way. And each year I thought about it but I just couldn’t come up with the ideas. It didn’t help that when I needed to be thinking about it, like in July, Christmas was the last thing on my mind.  Not to mention finding the props is somewhat difficult that time of year.<\/p>\n

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So this year I allowed no excuses to get in the way. I was doing them no matter what. And I am glad I did. I forced myself to sit down and create the scene that would work for me.<\/p>\n

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Finding the props was still difficult as I was working on this in October. Despite what I had expected, the garden centres hadn’t yet put up their displays and the online shops had only just started listing their Christmas products. So in the end I had to make my tree, which I love even though its rather heavy and a little unstable. Not sure it will survive another season to be honest. But I plan to make another with slightly smaller branches that I will ensure are thoroughly dried before we assemble, unlike the ones we used this year which I suspect is the problem.<\/p>\n

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I need to learn to work a little quicker. This type of shoot isn’t what I am used to. My standard shoots have no time limit and include a lot of planning and discussion prior to the session so I can create something unique for each client. These mini sessions aren’t meant to be unique but they don’t leave me with loads of time to get everything just so, as I prefer with my full studio sessions. I need to learn to let go of my need for perfection when it comes to mini sessions. Next year, when I properly market these sessions I won’t have a choice. I will need strict cut off points for each booking.<\/p>\n

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I am very pleased with those I did photograph this year. The children were lots of fun and I love that the parents find my work so magical and special. Each have said this is something they’d like to do every year which is of course what I want.<\/p>\n

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Now, believe it or not, I’ll need to start planning next years. I can’t do the same thing every year. What fun would that be for those who want to do this every year. I already have plenty of ideas brewing though and can’t wait to try this all again. Soon I’ll be all Christmased out though so again planning won’t be easy.<\/p>\n

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I best get started now then. But you’re going to have to wait until next Autumn to see what I come with.<\/p>\n

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