If you're working on improving your process for in-home family photography or adding home as a location this year, this series is for you! This first episode is one of four that kicks off a short, practical series on in-home family photography, starting with the one thing I do before every session to walk in feeling prepared.

This is the biggest asset to preparing for an in home shoot - without requiring a consult call, zoom meeting, or in-person scouting trip: the walkthrough video. I share how I ask for it about two weeks before an in-home session and what I'm looking for when I watch it. I also cover what to do when clients don't send a video, and why the goal of all this prep isn't a rigid plan but a confident, settled mindset before you even knock on the door.

Find It Quickly: 1:30 - The two traps in in-home sessions 3:00 - The mental shift required 4:30 - Asking for the walkthrough video 7:00 - When they don't send it 8:30 - What to look for : Light, Life, and Layers framework 12:30 - The real win, regardless of how it's executed in the end 14:30 - Part 2 preview + The In-Home Session Field Guide

Mentioned in this Episode: In-Home Session Field Guide: leahoconnell.com/home-fieldguide >> Episode 69: Stop Posing, Start Playing >>

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