A lot of senior photographers want to run prom sessions but have no idea where to start, so this blog is going to help you get some clarity on this!

Prom mini sessions can be a GREAT way to get lots of organic marketing for your senior business, so I do encourage you to consider doing them.

This is the way I MOSTLY run my prom sessions...

PROM DAY: 

• Back to back time slots all day on prom day - usually 20 minutes eah
• Usually shoot 20-30 couples
• Flat fee per couple and my rep team gets a discount
• 3 couples per time slot
• Makeup and hair is NOT included

INCLUDES DIGITALS:

• I include 5 digital images (sized for 4x6) for regular clients and non-clients; my Rep Team gets 10
• They can purchase more digital files if they like, along with prints
• Only keep the gallery online for a very limited time - and set it so that anyone who registers will get an email reminder when the gallery is about to expire

DELIVERY OF IMAGES:

I like to get Prom images done ASAP … I’ve even del...

If you've followed me for a bit, you know that I talk a lot about how different Gen Z is in terms of what they want from a senior team or senior portrait experience.  I have tons of info out there about why this is and how to ensure your Gen Z clients feel seen and understood, including an entire Style Guide that will help get them prepped for their session - and I'm always updating info in my Facebook group for senior photographers.  

We will be serving Gen Z clients for a while, so I highly encourage you to make sure you're well versed in what they are looking for in a senior photographer because this generation is SO specific and vastly different from their millennial counterparts.

That's not the topic of this blog post, though - TEENS are.  And by teens, I mean younger than high school seniors.  Now, you may be thinking, "Renee, aren't they still Gen Z'ers?" 

Yep, they are!  But younger teens are historically more excited to shoot and SHARE their images online (that's the key di...

Here’s your unsolicited 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 that you don’t have to have it all figured out right now ⁣

I know it feels like you 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 ⁣because you’ve been on social media a lot today and you’re feeling ⁣
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𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣, 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙, 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙚𝙙 ⁣
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Guess what? ⁣
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1. NONE of us have it figured out ⁣
2. YOU can 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 to shift right out of that ⁣
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Anyone who tells you they’re 100% on all the time - or that they live in flow 24/7 is either on a really amazing psychedelic or they’re lying 😅⁣
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I had to claw my way to the business I have; it was NOT easy ⁣
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I had 3 littles to raise & a dream of my own photography biz that would afford me freedom + money to be there for them ⁣
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Did I have help? ⁣
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Yep - but I had to 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 to seek it, 𝙥𝙖𝙮 for it & then 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 it ⁣
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You can learn a lot from google - it’s true ⁣𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝘇 - 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 - 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 ⁣
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And you take 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⁣
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And you do it 20x 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 than you would alone ⁣
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Bad days happen, but if you feel 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 behind &...