Are you thinking about having an engagement session but just aren’t sure if it’s for you? Maybe you haven’t booked one because you’re camera shy?
In this blog I thought I’d share why I just love engagement sessions and why my couples do too!
Nice to meet you
First and foremost, I’m a people person (yep - it’s a cliché I know!) but I love meeting new people and getting to know them, and helping them to relax! It’s one of the key things that makes you look great in your photos.
And here’s the thing…
I guarantee you that you every couple I’ve photographed an engagement session for is at least a little bit nervous at the start of their session!
It’s only natural after all.
They’re worried that they won’t look great in their photos. They’ve probably never had a professional photo session before and so don’t know exactly what to expect.
One of the things that I absolutely love about my engagement sessions is the complete transformation in couples and how relaxed they become as I guide them through the process.
You look great!
Another one of the things that I love to do is to show you how great you look as we work through the session (you’ll look awesome by the way!).
It’s a simple process, but works every time… after the first few minutes of photographing you I’ll show you the photos on the back of my camera so that you realise you look great - way better than you thought possible!
After the next few minutes I’ll show you the next set of photos and, without exception, you’ll be amazed at the improvement in your posing and smiles.
And so on throughout the session…
It’s such a great way to build your confidence quickly and help you to relax into the session.
I love seeing the reaction on couples faces when they realise how good they’re getting at this modelling-for-the-camera stuff!
What’s the process?
It’s so rewarding teaching couples how to pose and look their best in photos.
And I love seeing couples become more comfortable and natural in front of the camera.
I’ve pulled together (or should I say, carefully designed!) a process for my engagement sessions that gets you both relaxed and having fun early on in the session.
Unfortunately, I can’t tell you all about the steps here as it reduces the effectiveness during the session! Nope - I’m just not going to tell you here!
It’s nothing scary, I promise! What I will say though, is it’s good fun and you’ll be amazed how effective it is at producing photos that you’ll love and want to share.
Oh…did I mention Dad jokes? Sorry, but there might be a couple of those too! It’s all part of the process!
Better wedding photos
Another reason I love engagement sessions is that it always produces better wedding photos than if you didn’t have one.
An engagement session with me teaches you how to become comfortable in front of the camera, allows me to teach you how to pose and look your best in your photos, and allows me to work out the most flattering way to photograph you so that you’ll look amazing in your wedding photos!
And here’s another thing - the three of us getting to know each other is such a huge part of the process.
A combination of all of the above builds trust between all three of us. Trusting your photographer on your wedding day is soooo important as it means that you’ll look more natural and happy in your photos, which is of course what we want :)
Your reaction
I’m just going to wrap this blog up by saying there’s nothing more rewarding to me than seeing my couples reactions when they see their photos!
It’s such a pleasure to do my job!