Choosing the amount of time to schedule for a session can be daunting for some. You never know how the kids are going to act or what the weather will do. Yo just never know. So here are a few guidelines that can help determine how long to capture  the moments you want without going into that "I'm gonna throw a tantrum" territory with the kids!

• Mini Session – 20-30 minutes – A mini session is ideal if you just want to document what your child looks like at the age he or she is right now. For example, doing a session for 7- year- old photos, or 4th grade photos, etc. These sessions are short and are best suited for older children (post-toddler) who are able to follow directions rather quickly. There will be some variation in the photos, but we don’t change locations or outfits.

• Standard Session – 1 hour – This is our most popular session length. This session caters to younger children and allows us to get more creative shots of younger children as long as they don't tire too quickly. We can go for one outfit change and a change of scenery. An hour gives us more time to get the younger children to warm up and cooperate, which the mini session doesn’t allow for.

• Extended Session – 1-2 hours – We suggest this session if you are doing a sibling session with three or more children. This allows me enough time to take photos of them together, as well as individually. It will also give us more time to pose them together and to get good, genuine smiles. Depending on how many children you have and their ages, this session can allow up to two outfit changes for siblings and 3-4 for individual children. We can also choose two locations as well.