Family photography

family photography for all kinds of families

Family is a unit where people love and help each other. It can be formed by blood but it doesn’t have to be, a chosen family is as much of a family as a biological one. Friend groups and all kinds of relationships that include two or more people are welcome here, as well as couples, groups of parents and single parents with their children!

I want to see and celebrate your unique family. I’ll ask you how you like to spend time together and we’ll do just that – it might be a trip to the woods, hanging out at home or something completely different! I will capture the love and affection that you have for each other and the special relationships and dynamics in your family. Instead of posing you stiffly, I give you loose instructions and let you move and live as you do, yet never leaving you alone.

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The Experience

  • Send me a message and tell me about your family and your hopes and dreams! Who are you, why are you reaching out? When do you want to be photographed, do you already have a place and consept in mind, or shall we start from zero?

    I will get back to you within 24 hours, probably ask some more questions and propose few dates. When we set the date, I’ll send you a contract to sign, all the info you need for your next step and an invoice for the 200 € deposit.

  • I’ll send you a guide to help you prepare for your session. In addition to preparing tips, there will be some questions and a request for all of you to collect some visual references to guide our planning as well as a playlist for your session to set you in the right mood, if you feel like it!

    Planning is a big part of the process. You’ll get a perfect chance to reflect on your favorite things in your family. If anything comes to mind that you feel like it might be useful for me to know, tell about it. The more you plan, the more you tell, the more precisely I can meet your needs! 

  • On your day, we meet in agreed location, go through your wishes and questions if you have any at that point, and start playing and fooling around!

    For the whole experience there’s no time limit, but it usually takes approximately two hours – I ask you to schedule as much as you can (at least three hours) to avoid the hustle. If we have the 1 hour time limit, I’ll set an alarm to 45 mins so that we don’t have to worry about it.

    During your session I will tell you what to do (but also leave lots of space to your natural dynamics), you don’t have to know anything beforehand! I won’t force you in any precise poses but rather give you ideas and options by showing examples and suggesting tasks. I never touch you without consent or comment on your body in any way.

  • I’ll send you a sneak peek within a couple of days! I’ll give you instructions on how to look at the photos, and ask you to tell if you want me to edit something.

    I don’t, for example, touch your skin without a request, but can edit out any skin breaks, bruices, rashes etc, that would naturally be gone within a month. I won’t edit your permanent features or your body size – the only exception being self harm scars, if you really want them gone from some of the photos.

    You’ll get your finalised 50+ (mini) / 200+ (full experience) images in a digital gallery within two weeks. After that we can check out some products (album, prints and wall art) and you can decide if you want to order some from your images.

Investment

Every package includes all the help you need with planning and preparing and a session time. Together we’ll create a fun and unique experience that all of you will want to remember! 

The deposit is 200 euros, after that you can pay the rest interest free in as many installments as needed.

The full experience

Information PDF, includes guides for planning and getting ready for your session

Personal planning via email, all the help you need

A photo session without a time limit – it usually takes 2-3 hours

200+ amazing and beautiful photos of your family in a password protected web gallery

875 €

With keepsakes

The experience described above

+

A meeting where I help with deciding your products (voluntary)

A professional fine art album from your favorite photos

Three 20×30 cm fine art prints of your absolute favorites

All of your digital files delivered on a flash drive

1375 €

Two SESSIONS booked together

2 x The Full Experience or With Keepsakes
(latter includes one album and 6 fine art prints)

Perfect for example pregnancy session + newborn family session, newborn + 1 year session, etc.

Both sessions are planned individually and the scheduling is flexible!

1500 € / 2400 €

pay what you can

If I’m totally out of your budget but working with me would be a dream come true – please reach out! Usually I have resources to take a ”pay what you can” -client once in two months.

the mini session

Information PDF, includes guides for planning and getting ready for your session

Personal planning via email

One hour photo session in your chosen location

50+ amazing and beautiful photos of you in a password protected web gallery

475 €

  • Sanna

    “I’m lacking words. I keep on thinking about last summer when I pondered if I would dare to connect. If I’m willing to invest so much. If it will be worth it. It was, yes it was.

    First of all, the photos are incredible, they are beautiful and they are professional. And both galleries are so big that I have no idea how one should be able to choose a few photos out of them. Secondly, you were so easy to be around. I was scared that we would be awkward and stiff, that our postures would be corrected and I would feel anxious about how I look. It was lovely that in the very beginning you gave instructions on what kind of attitude I should take towards my body when we shoot. It made me think about my body image and my attitude beforehand. I bet that it had a great impact on how I acted during the shoot: I didn’t consciously suck in or reach my neck to make myself look thinner. I was just the way I am and together we were just who we are and that shows!”

Are you ready to book or do you have questions? Contact me and let’s get started!

EMAIL: SONJA@SAPFOGRAF.COM

WHATSAPP OR TEXT MESSAGE 0451477474.

I’ll get back to you within 24 hours. If you don’t hear from me, check your trash, spam and as needed contact me again.

FAQ

  • Of course! After the retainer, you can pay in as many instalments as you need, no additional fees!

  • Who ever you want! I have no expectations about your family, it can contain four generations from your grandparents to your children, “just” an adult friend group with no children, pets, anyone who you count as family!

  • During full experience, I can! We don’t have a time limit, so we can share your group in as many parts as you wish. If you can, let me know beforehand, so I can plan properly!

    In one hour mini session we focus on the whole group + possibly one “main” section of a bigger unity.

  • That’s totally fine, no matter what reason. Just let me know as early as you can!

    In Turku rescheduling is always free, if I’m traveling to you (and have no other reasons to do the trip), I may have to ask you to cover my travel expenses.

  • It’s totally up to you to decide, I will ask about it after you’ve seen your photos! Getting new client work for my portfolio and socials is crucial, but it’s not your responsibility to provide me any, if you don’t feel comfortable with it.

Let’s talk about your personalised family session!

EMAIL: SONJA@SAPFOGRAF.COM

WHATSAPP OR TEXT MESSAGE 0451477474.

I’ll get back to you within 24 hours. If you don’t hear from me, check your trash, spam and as needed contact me again.