It’s Halloween season. Your daughter is dressing as the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland. You are brainstorming where her Halloween photo session should be… How about a Rose Garden? Yes! After a third reschedule due to weather, we gratefully headed to the Zilker Botanical Gardens with lots of fun props.
If you would like advice on how to channel your own Red Queen, please do the following:
Practice saying: “Off with her head!”
Don’t forget your flamingo and hedgehog croquet.
Brush up on your reading to really get into character.
Practice your royal expression.
Remember that you hold all the cards.
Then you’ll be ready to be a Red Queen as well.
So for the last few years, I’ve had a lot of fun working with this mom to design a custom session to showcase her daughter’s costumes. Last year’s downtown Wonder Woman was pretty hard to beat. But I think we captured the Red Queen’s Halloween spirt. I just love getting to brainstorm on props, locations and poses.
1. How did you choose Stephanie Friedman Photography?
Stephanie has been taking photos of my daughter and me for 6 years now. I initially chose Stephanie Friedman Photography because of the passion she puts in to ensuring your photo shoot is as easy and smooth as possible, with resulting photos that are simply breathtaking. For example, I came to Stephanie with my daughters Halloween costume idea and within a week she had scouted multiple locations that would provide the perfect backdrop for the costume theme. She also helped me choose props to accentuate the impact. As a repeat client, some of the things I value most out of our professional photography sessions are Stephanie’s interaction with my 6-year old daughter, goofing when necessary, being kind and warm with instructions, her creativity and dedication to quickly setting up the shot, and having the magical ability to capture the perfect instant on camera.
2. What was your favorite part of the session?
I appreciated that Stephanie had already scouted the location so when we showed up she had multiple specific ideas and placements for our photos. That being said, when my spunky kid had new ideas, Stephanie graciously accepted each request.
3. What advice do you have for other families looking to book?
Share your ideas for themes or props before your shoot and let Stephanie collaborate with you on a location and how to accentuate your original thought. And always discuss your outfits prior to the shoot, particularly if you have multiple people in the photos.
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