London Ontario Photographer | Choosing the Perfect Mini Session

So you’ve decided to book a mini—a twenty-minute session with a gallery of beautifully edited photos from which to choose your 10-15 photos (depending on the package). There are many reasons to opt for a mini session. Perhaps you have young children (or a partner) who can only handle a shorter session, or you only require a handful of fresh photos. Or maybe you want to have more than one session per year, and prefer shorter sessions in different locations.

Now the question is: Which mini session is perfect for you? Raw Footage Photographer offers a variety of seasonal mini sessions, each with their own charm and appeal. You might pick a mini session based on the setting (Maybe you’re more of a beach person than a woods person? Or maybe you need a location that doesn’t require much travel, or perhaps there are accessibility concerns to consider?), or you might pick a mini session based on the timing (Do you have a special milestone coming up in a specific month? A favourite season? A kiddo who doesn’t love the cold?), or maybe your children have an early bedtime, and a fall session—with its earlier time slots—works best for you.

If you’re ready to book, check the booking page to see what’s currently open. To be the first to know about future mini session booking dates (and to have priority to snag your preferred time slot), make sure you’re on the advance notice list, either by emailing me at sophie@rawfootagephotos.com or by filling out the contact form, with the subject line: “Advance Notice List".

Scroll through the images below for a brief description of each mini session offered.

Minis Offered in London, Ontario and surrounding area: Pine Forest Minis, Spring Studio Minis, Spring Bloom Minis, Beach Minis, Flower Farm Minis, Fall Woods Minis, Tree Farm Minis

London Ontario Family Photographer | Fall Foliage Family Session

Fall is such a beautiful time for family photos. This was a chilly one, but the explosion of vibrant Fall colours provided a breathtaking backdrop for this sweet family.

London Ontario Family Photographer | Golden Hour Maternity Session

I loved reminiscing about this woodsy maternity session. The sun was shining for us on this gorgeous Fall day as we documented this special time before this sweet family welcomed a new member. Have you ever seen a more excited and proud big-sister-to-be? Here are some highlights from our shoot!

London Ontario Family Photography | Fall Family Session

I always say this, but I love getting to know families over time. This was my 2nd session with this gorgeous family (we’re up to three now, slowly catching up on my blogging!), and it’s so fun to see Cole growing up over the years. Such a handsome little dude, and such a beautiful family. Here are some favourites!

Best of 2018 Family Sessions | London Ontario Family Photographer

I wish you could have seen me putting this blog post together. First of all, it took a very long time. But most importantly, I smiled from ear to ear the entire time. So many beautiful families. So many favourites. So many. Some obvious ones that I previewed on social media and were stand-out favourites from the very beginning, and some that I had completely forgotten about, that for some reason didn’t really grab me during the editing process but made my heart sing during this yearly review.

As always, I feel the need to point out that my initial selection was so large it was ridiculous. In fact, one might argue that this selection is ridiculously lengthy. But I can only narrow them down so much, ya know? At the end of the day, whether a session appears in this compilation or not, I am so eternally grateful to each family that trusted me with capturing their memories - some for the first time in 2018, and some for the 8th time. It sounds so cliche, and we photographers like to throw around phrases like “I want to tell your story” and “capture your milestones” and “document your real life”… but it’s the truth. It’s why I do what I do.

Looking through all of these images made me so excited about the upcoming shooting season. For now though, I’m still reminiscing about the incredible year that was 2018. Here are some favourites!

London Ontario Family Photographer | 2017 Fall Minis

As the booking date approaches for this year's Fall minis, I wanted to share some favourites from last year's sessions. If you wish to be added to the advance notice list, please email sophie@rawfootagephotos.com, subject line "ADVANCE NOTICE LIST". The advance notice booking email for the 2018 Fall minis will go out on Friday, August 3rd, 2018.

 

London Ontario Family Photographer | The Smith Family - Baby makes 5

I've had the pleasure of photographing the Smith family several times now, and it's been such a joy to get to know their boys over the years and meet their sweet baby girl. Today on the blog I'm sharing some favourites from their first session as a family of 5. We met at a park near their home and had a blast playing and exploring bugs, sticks, and giant hills. Watching these boys dote on their new baby sister was the sweetest thing. Here are some favourites from their Fall family session!