Mentorship Sessions
Thank you for expressing interest in the work I do within our Studio and trusting me to share with you the Newborn Portrait process; safely and naturally. I offer mentor sessions to Photographers that are looking to enhance their portfolio, learn flow posing, understand how to safely pose, and transition baby into comfortable and safe positions that create the most beautiful portraits for your clients, capturing baby the way you see him/her.
All Mentorship Sessions begin with a warm cup of coffee/tea and a good chat about where you are at in your current skillset as well as what you want to improve on most. These sessions take place in our comfortable Studio and offer a non-judgmental platform for you to work on both your newborn photography skills and the planning and execution of this style of photography.
Our Mentorship Sessions are not intended for the new Photographer and a basic knowledge of your camera operation is required to book this session.
What is included in my Mentor Session?
During your Mentor Session, we will cover an array of components during a Newborn Session including:
*client preparation
*prop selection
*Studio lighting set up and working with natural light
*colour theory and styling set-up
*flow posing on beanbag
*bucket and/or prop posing
*angles
*calming of baby
*how to adjust posing based on baby's temperament
*parent posing
*tips and tricks for editing newborn skin and imperfections as we edit 3-5 images from your session with different backgrounds and lighting scenarios.
What will my Mentor Session look like?
You will spend the full day with me, in our Studio. We will welcome 2 newborn models during this time, which provides the best opportunity to work with varying personalities of both newborn and parent(s). You will have the opportunity to capture what we are creating and can use these images in your portfolio. Our day together includes lunch which will be provided to you, along with a portion at the end of the day to review your work and edit images you have taken during this session.
You are here to learn and ask questions, gain clarity, learn style and posing and behind the scenes steps to help you to further yourself as a Newborn Photographer.
What is the Mentor Session fee?
You have a few options to select from, that best suit your desired level of learning, and budget.
Full Day 1:1 Mentorship Session $1,100
Includes all of the above.
Half-Day 1:1 Mentorship Session $625
Adjusted to one newborn model and includes a lunch/work edit portion of the day.
Over My Shoulder Mentorship Session $425
Adjusted to one newborn, where you will attend a regular Newborn Session in our Studio as fly on the wall to watch what I do and learn as a spectator.
Group Mentorship Session $625 per learner
Includes all the details of a Full Day Mentorship Session with 3 learners in attendance. All learners will have the opportunity to capture their own images to use in their portfolios.
Although we are frequently asked to offer our Mentorship Sessions in other cities and provinces, at this point in time, our Mentorship Sessions take place solely in our Toronto based Studio for the foreseeable future given the state of travel and Covid-19 among us.
Learners are required to have a Covid-19 vaccination in order to enter our Studio and handle our newborn models. Learners must not live/work within 85kms of our Studio.All Mentorship Sessions take place on weekdays, in our GTA based Studio.All Mentor Sessions are subject to applicable provincial tax.