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 Spring Minis | Blossoms & Studio

It’s the time of year where melting snow leads to dreams of luscious, vibrant blossoms. I’m so looking forward to this year’s spring sessions, particularly the mini sessions I have planned for the month of May: STUDIO SPRING MINIS and BLOOM SPRING MINIS.

The studio sessions will be held at the beautifully styled LR Studios on May 4th, 2025, for those preferring an indoor option still bursting with floral goodness. The bright, neutral parts of the studio will still be available for those wanting a mix of clean and simple as well as the floral set.

The outdoor bloom minis will take place on May 10th, 2025, with whatever happens to be in bloom around that date. The timing for various blossoms varies each year, but I’ve done these with magnolias, lilacs, redbuds, cherry blossoms and crabapple blossoms, and they are always spectacular!

London Ontario Photographer | 2019 Spring Blossom Minis

Ahhh, Spring Blossoms. The thing we photographers look forward to and dread, fawn over and despise. We love them, they are gorgeous and make for the dreamiest backdrop. They are also fickle, unpredictable, fragile and in high demand (picture 5 photographers huddling around the same Magnolia tree). But at the end of the day, we just can’t get enough of these beautiful blooms.

Today I’m looking back on last year’s Spring Minis, which coincided with the Magnolia blooms. (They don’t always, sometimes our date coincides with crabapple blossoms or redbuds - also gorgeous!)

I’ll be emailing everyone on my Mini Session Advance Notice List this afternoon (to get on the list, email sophie@rawfootagephotos.com, subject line: Mini Session Advance Notice) with info on the upcoming 2020 Spring Minis. Once the advance notice list gets first dibs, any remaining spots will be released over on the booking page until they are sold out.

It might be -15 degrees and snowy outside today, but Spring is right around the corner, pals! :)

London Ontario Mini Sessions | Tree Farm Minis

I can’t believe it’s already time to start booking this year’s Tree Farm Minis, which means it’s also time to reminisce about last year’s sessions. I loved how cozy everyone got for these, so many knits and plaids and sweaters. I’m so looking forward to closing off another incredible season of shooting with these minis once again. Here are some of my favourites from 2017!