Snapshot Sessions

If classic family photo sessions are meant for lingering and taking your time, Snapshot Sessions are meant to capture the blips.

A young child with green frosting and cake crumbs on their face and hands, sitting in a high chair with a St. Patrick's Day themed cake in front of them, celebrating their first birthday.

You know blips - those small, blink-and-you’ve-missed-it phases of life.

Summer activities when they’re four. The milestone birthday. The visit from family that was planned for weeks (months?) and then was over so fast you forgot to take any photos.

Snapshot Sessions put everyone in the frame for 30 minutes, so you don’t have to juggle the camera, the activity, and being present, while lamenting not being in the photos too.

I want to be in the photos!
A baby turning one year old feeds her mom cake while sitting in her high chair. She is covered in icing and her chair is decorated for her birthday.

You don’t need the full hour documenting life right now.

You need this moment, in all its loud, chaotic glory, recorded for the future.

You want to feel like you’re present, to relax and be part of the moment, and also have it be remembered by everyone later.

A young girl playing outside in a backyard, surrounded by floating soap bubbles with sunlight reflecting off them, with a house and fence in the background.
A domestic tabby cat with white paws and a white chest playing with a small object on a light-colored floor, partially obscured by a piece of furniture in a minimalist indoor setting.
Young girl with dark hair, wearing a dress with horse and heart designs, standing on a playground platform with green railings, smiling.
Family sitting on a couch, close bonding and affection, two young children and two adults (possibly grandparents or parents), cozy living room, natural light from window, warm family moment.
A woman holding a child stands near a table with children gathered around, laughing and engaging in an activity, in a decorated kitchen with framed photos on the wall.
A family walking on the sidewalk in front of brick houses. One girl in pink moves in the foreground, while a group of adults and children walk together in the background. The houses have black shutters, several windows with flower boxes, and some bus
Three people, an elderly woman, a young boy, and an elderly man, are sitting at a table playing a board game together. They are all smiling and appear to be enjoying themselves.
A family gathering on a porch, with a woman holding a baby, a man smiling at her, a woman kissing a young boy, and another person standing behind them.

Snapshot Session Rates and Details

A smiling baby sitting in a high chair at a birthday celebration with a cake in front, decorated with a banner that reads 'Lucky One' and party decorations hanging from the front of the high chair.

Snapshot sessions are perfect for quick, planned activities, birthday pop-ins, grandparent visits, and those little milestones you want to remember that maybe don’t warrant a full session.

Included in the $700 session/photo fee:

  • Guidance through the process, including a conversation to talk about exactly what activity/ies you’re hoping to document during our session

  • 30 minutes of photography at or near your home

  • Professional photo editing

  • All of the edited digital images from our session (25-30) + $100 print credit

I include a print credit, which is essentially a discount for the gallery store, so you can get your favorite pictures printed right from the gallery and put them where your family can see them.

Session/photo fee is due at booking, and is your total investment.

What to Expect

  • People sitting at a table during a celebration with green, white, and gold balloons decorating the wall behind them.

    Before Your Session

    We’ll go over the process, pricing, the activity you have in mind, and answer all your questions before we work together. Then, the $700 fee and a signed digital contract will hold your spot on my calendar. I’ll send you a getting-to-know-you form to help mold the session around your family and what you want to document.

  • A family celebrating a child's first birthday with balloons, a cake, and matching shirts that say 'One Lucky Daddy' and 'One Lucky Mommy.'

    The Photography Session

    I’ll come to you, in Richmond, Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, or Hanover, and we’ll jump right into the activity we have planned. The planning we do beforehand will help us know exactly what to expect and how we want to spend our 30 minutes together.

  • A woman hugging and kissing a smiling baby girl outdoors in a field with tall grass and trees in the background. The baby is wearing a green headband with a large green sequined bow and a green shirt, while the woman is wearing a green shirt.

    After Your Session

    I’ll edit your photos, and within two weeks of your session I’ll email you with a link to your photo gallery. Your gallery will include 25-30 digital images you’ll be able to download directly from the gallery, and a print credit discount for the print store, so you can get your favorite images off your computer and onto your walls or into an album.  

Let's Do It

  • Most houses with children and/or pets have a lived-in look that won’t fit on a magazine cover. We’re not going for cover photos, we’re going for connection photos.

    Not to worry, though. I’ll give you some prep tips on how to ready your house for family photography (no dusting required). You don’t need to make it spotless, and I’ll help you figure out which rooms to skip cleaning altogether.

    Here’s a letter of encouragement about your house.

  • That’s the beauty of in-home photo sessions: we don’t have to worry about rain. I have a simple lighting setup that I bring with me in case it’s especially gloomy outside, or if we just need a little bit of extra light. If the roads are passable, I’ll be there.

    Here’s a session I did at home on a day with gloomy weather.

  • Can’t think of the perfect activity for your family, and worried you’ll sit around staring at each other for 30 minutes? Here are some structured activities we could photograph:

    • Baking with Grandma

    • Summer sprinklers and popsicles in the yard

    • Cooking together as a family

    • Playing dress-up

    • Documenting nursing or first solid foods with your infant

    • A trip to your favorite playground or ice cream shop (I’ll meet you there)

    • Baby bath in the sink

    • Holiday decorating

    • Bedtime routines

    • Walk around the neighborhood with a new bike… 

    Think about your family and how you like to spend time together, and what you want to remember about this particular phase of life. Whatever you choose will be unique to your family.

A’s for your Q’s.

A happy baby boy sitting in a decorated high chair in front of a cluster of balloons, with a banner indicating his first birthday.

Let’s set aside 30 minutes to capture a blip for you. Your life, for instance.

Book a Snapshot Session