You can get family photos done any time of the year. Somehow most people opt for fall when it comes to family photos. Let me show you why a summer photo session might actually work better for you.
1. later sunset in the summer
Golden hour is the hour before sunset that gives the most beautiful and flattering light for photos. And we know that sunsets are later in the summer. That means photo sessions also happen later in the day, which makes it easier to schedule. Nobody has to take off work and it doesn’t feel like it’s stuffed into the middle of your day. If there’s no school the next day you don’t have to worry about later bedtime and you can just go with the flow.
2. head start for holiday cards
The time before the holidays is already super stressful. There are a lot of different holidays crammed into the fall and together with school and maybe even kid’s sport things can get overwhelming. So why not get a head start on some of the things that you know you will need. And one of them being a great family photo for your holiday cards. Summer is close enough to the holidays that the kids will not have grown too much in the time between taking the pictures and sending the cards. And this way you will have a great picture ready for when you need it and it is one less thing on your fall to do list. Most companies actually run sales prior to holiday card season as well. Like paperculture just as an example.
3. relaxed fun summer atmosphere
Endless summer days, carefree kids at play, no rush and no school schedule. Isn’t that a family phase that you’d like to remember? So why not turn it into some pictures. My photo sessions always include plenty of play and laughter. But together with the general summer atmosphere your pictures will turn into an amazing carefree memory.
4. summer sunshine days
While we do get some rain and thunderstorms in the summer overall the weather is much better than in the fall and rescheduling photo sessions due to rain is much less likely in the summer. And with that it is less stressful.
5. beautiful lush landscape as summer photo backdrop
Every season has its beauty and part of the summer landscape are lush green grass and foliage. There’s also beautiful flowers to take advantage of. And overall the landscape is more predictable and less of a gamble than which week exactly the peak for fall foliage will be. So take advantage of the abundance of green and schedule your summer photo session any time.
How to book your summer photo session
So don’t sit on it. Take advantage of the fact that there is no school and no sport schedule and get your summer photo session on the calendar. Reach out here to chat and see how we can capture your carefree summer memories together.
