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 Winter Maternity Session

With maternity sessions, I love starting with cozy photos at home before heading outdoors, especially in the winter! It was freezing cold on the day of this January maternity shoot, but starting inside gave us an opportunity to take some bare belly photos, as well as photos with the dogs, before heading out in the snow. One of my favourite detail about this shoot is that the gorgeous rocking chair was HANDMADE by dad. Can you believe that? It was even more stunning in person!

Here are some favourites from the shoot!

London Ontario Micro-Wedding at The Springs Restaurant & Civic Gardens

I loved working with Cassandra and Bryan. We started things off at the beautiful Civic Gardens grounds, which provided a stunning background for Cassandra and Bryan’s first look and couple and family portraits. It was so hot on this day, and the sun was relentless, but you’d never know it by everyone’s relaxed smiles! The Springs Restaurant in London, Ontario was the perfect venue for their intimate micro-wedding, and as usual, Springhill Flowers did a fantastic job with the floral arrangements. Here are some favourite captures from this day.

Baby C | London Ontario Newborn Lifestyle Photography

I first met Vanessa and Josh when they booked a couple’s mini session. Since then, I’ve had the absolute pleasure of documenting maternity, newborn lifestyle and family sessions for them. It’s been so fun to watch their family grow over the years. Baby Carmen’s newborn lifestyle session was a dream—I especially loved capturing big brother Lincoln with his baby sister. And can we talk about this space themed nursery!? So adorable and unique. Here are some favourites from the session!

London Ontario Family Photographer | Flower Farm Mini Sessions

Booking for this year’s Flower Farm Minis is opening up to the advance notice list in a couple of days, which means it’s time to reminisce about last year’s sessions!

I’d been wanting to shoot on a flower farm for awhile, and last year I was finally able to make it happen on Harris Flower Farm’s beautiful property. There’s nothing quite as vibrant and whimsical as a field of flowers, and I am so excited to be shooting here again soon.

Here are some favourites from last year’s sessions!

(To be added to the mini session advance notice email list, email sophie@rawfootagephotos.com, subject line “advance notice minis”.)