Family sessions are all outside from May until November, and they are designed for sessions with more than one person. I customize your session to fit your family, and typically you will receive traditional family portraits, relaxed/more candid family portraits, as well as images of each person… and basically every combination of your family I can think of! I am not a “smile and say cheese” photographer, so keep that in mind when choosing me 😉
When photographing children outside, I let them do their thing, follow them around, and take pictures like crazy. I have some tricks up my sleeves to get them to smile and laugh. Often I ask the parents to hang out and kind of ignore us while I photograph their children… the kids listen so much better to my directions and games when I’m the only person to focus on.
Please know that I base session times on sunset, so summer sessions will start much later than spring or fall. If you have young children that have an early bedtime, please try to schedule in spring or fall when the sun sets much earlier.
Choose from 2 Family Options: Half Session ($200) and Full Session ($350).
$200 HALF SESSION (WEEKDAY ONLY)
The half sessions are great for siblings only sessions, couples, and families of 3. They are available during the weekday only, not on the weekends.
15 digital images are included with this session. I will present you with 20-30 edited images in your online gallery, and you choose your favorite 15 to download. If you would like to purchase additional images, they are $15 each, or you can purchase all images for $75.
Half family sessions are about 20-40ish minutes. The session length isn’t set in stone, but from experience I have found about 25 minutes is the perfect length. They begin about 1 hour before sunset.
$350 FULL SESSION (Weekday or Weekend)
The full family session is all inclusive with no further purchases required, comes with high resolution digital files + print release, and access to online ordering gallery. You can expect 40-60 edited images. They can be scheduled during the week or on Friday/Sunday evenings.
Full sessions are 60ish minutes, and it is scheduled about 1.5 hours before sunset/right after sunrise. The session length really depends on your family size and the ages of your children.
Availability: My full/half family sessions are very limited for 2020. Below is my tentative availability, but the exact dates may need to be adjusted closer to the date (the week will stay the same)
May 11th, 12th, 17th
June 15th, 16th
July 7th, 8th, 13th
August 23rd, 24th
September 14th, 15th
October 10th, 19th, 20th
November 3rd, 4th, 10th
Additional Information:
Spring/Fall Sessions start around 8-9am or 4-6pm depending on sunset, while Summer Sessions begin closer to 7:30-8pm. Please think about your child’s bedtime before choosing a summer session 🙂
I try to have all of my sessions outside near Bolivar/New Phila/Canton. If you have somewhere in mind, let me know, and usually I can make it happen. I love sessions at clients’ homes, but I do need a larger “natural” area unless you are okay with a bunch of houses in the background. I include 15 miles of driving from zip code 44612. If your location exceeds 15 miles, additional mileage is $1.50/mile to cover round trip travel.
I will send you a family session prep guide to help you prepare, choose outfits, and all that good stuff.
You will receive your gallery 2-3 weeks after our session.
Carrie Bandy is an Canton family photographer also specializing in families and baby photography in the Canton, Ohio area including Akron and New Philadelphia, Ohio.
