Woohoo! I’m really excited to start offering Day in the Life sessions! But what are they you ask?
Storytelling sessions document your family’s everyday life. We know life is short. Kids grow too fast and family members leave us. What we have left is memories of moments. I want to capture those moments so your family can keep them forever.
These sessions are unscripted. I will walk you through the process in our pre-consultation. You can wear whatever you want. You don’t have to clean your house. You can go about your day as you would normally.
There will be good moments, tender moments, hilarious moments, bad moments and maybe even ugly moments if homework or peas are involved. (Unless your kids like peas or homework.) Oh my god, why would I want a picture of that you say? Well, it happens. It’s real life. You’re going to remember it or maybe you won’t, but if you have a photo, you might look back one day and laugh. (*Please read my story about peas below.)
Photos matter. I know you know this. I bet you have hundreds of photos of your kids on your iPhone, but are you in them? You matter too and your kids are going to want photos of you together one day. If they’re old enough, they’d probably like them now. And the photos are going to be that much more special if they’re of a real, true moment.
“Sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” ~Dr. Seuss
Real life. Real moments. Real awesome.
I am offering half-day family storytelling sessions, about 4-5 hours at an introductory rate of $300 through 2014. This includes:
-4-5 hour session documenting real life moments…making breakfast, brushing teeth, visiting the farmers market, pickling (I hear it’s the season), playing sports, reading together, setting the table, eating dinner, going out for ice cream, bedtime routine, whatever you normally do!
-Pre-consultation/meet and greet/playdate so you and your family can get to know me and I can answer any questions you may have. When we begin the session I want your kids to feel comfortable with me and my being in your home. I’m not going to tell you what to do or where to sit. But I might tell you to stop looking at the camera. This is about the interactions between your family members and the moments in your life.
-A slideshow of images that tells your story to share with family and friends.
Products and digital files are not included, but may be purchased a la cart or in a collection. Prints start at $25 and Storytelling Collections begin at $500.
I am looking for five families one more family to welcome me into their home this fall and they will receive this for free. As a little bonus, I know that the holidays are coming up so I will provide these five families with high-resolution digital images of their storytelling session.
Please contact me if you are interested in a Day in the Life Session!
971-238-2713
Now, about the peas and why a photo of an ugly moment might be precious to you one day…
* I HATED peas. Eating them was a laborious and painful process for my parents and I. I remember the building anticipation of the worst taste ever, my mom’s annoyed voice as she lost patience with me, pretending to let the pea roll off my fork, the slimy texture as the pea squeezed it’s disgusting self down my throat, and feeling bad that my parents had to sit through five more peas because I was six so I had to eat six. This happened regularly and is a vivid memory of my life as a child. I wish a picture of my six-year-old face mid-swallow existed. I can imagine what it would look like, but to have the real thing would be priceless.
Speaking of which, “Night of the Veggie Monster” by George McClements is one of my favorite children’s books.
You should also know that:
-I like peas now. Linguine with peas, lemon, butter, parmesan and basil is one of my favorite summer dishes.
-I’m impressed by how kids like vegetables these days. I hope this trend continue because I don’t have kids yet.
-I taught elementary school for five years so that’s how I know all this kid stuff.
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