It's called : Pre-production. It's part of what you pay for.

 It's not uncommon that there are mis-conceptions about what goes into a creative portraiture session.

To begin with, I like to share some images with clients to get an idea of what they want beyond their own verbal description. I want to see what they react to. What they thought they wanted may be entirely different than their initial vision once they see the possibilities.

 That's when pre-production starts. Organizing the flow of the shoot, the type of lighting schemes and the pace of the shoot so that the client gets not only the images they order but, a fabulous studio experience as well. That one-hour shoot? There's a lot that goes into it.

Ciao Bella,

Dano