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Indianapolis Tween Best Friend Photoshoot
These four best friends were such a pleasure to photograph! Witnessing such strong friendships, confidence and happiness in my tween clients has been so rewarding to document for them to look back and remember this fun stage of growing up.
I’ve got one tween uprising session opening left for March, email gina{at}piperandclaire{dot}com if you’d like to grab it! Whether you want to do a group best friend session like this one, or an individual tween session, you won’t regret investing the time to capture your tween.
You can read more about these types of sessions here …. You can also see more examples of these sessions here for inspiration for your own shoot!
We’ve only got one spot left for March so don’t delay if you would like to schedule a tween session for your son or daughter this spring! Grab a few friends for a best friend shoot or schedule an individual session.
I’ve got a free e-book download I’m really excited to share with my clients today called “Photographing Your Family’s Everyday – 75+ ideas for documenting life’s fleeting moments”. You can read more about it below and to get your copy, just enter your email here and you will be sent directly to the download page! Enjoy!
I wrote this piece for my clients because I want you to be able to capture your family’s extraordinary days, including the (seemingly) ordinary moments. I believe it’s these experiences we often label as “just another day” that define our relationships. The details may be sharp in your mind now, but will become fuzzy over the years. I hope this FREE training inspires you to document them!
I include my best tips for documenting the details, connections and personalities of your family along with 75 ideas to get you thinking out of the box for your pictures. I also share how to get those pictures off your camera (or phone!) and easily into affordable beautiful and easy to order albums for your family to enjoy.
I’d love to follow your progress of telling your story on instagram! Follow me at: instagram.com/piperandclaire and I will follow you back!
Indianapolis in home lifestyle session
I had the pleasure of photographing an in home lifestyle session in the fall for one of my favorite crews. These types of sessions are close to my heart because I’m able to capture those seemingly small details that really are the important ones that you’ll want to look back on one day. From their favorite toys, to how your child’s hair falls in front of their face at this age, to playing in the yard …. Opportunities are endless!
These moments are best captured in your home where everyone is comfortable. How much more meaningful are photographs like this rather than the perfectly posed ones you had to beg, bribe and yell at your kids to accomplish? In these types of sessions, it’s all about the fun.
Winter is a great time to schedule a session like this! Imagine a family game night, or building a snow man and making hot chocolate, or whatever the things are that make your family unique that you are loving right now. Email me at gina{at}piperandclaire{dot}com for more information!
Stay tuned next week when I’m going to share a free download with my best tips on documenting these types of day to day moments as well as a new workshop I’ve been working on!
In the meantime, enjoy these two super cute girls!
I have been having the absolute best time with tweens this winter, photographing best friend and individual sessions with this age group that I love. You can read about my heart behind these new session types here and see my all time favorite original session here.
I have a bunch of exciting news to share!
First, if you’ve been interested in a tween session you are in luck! I am going to be giving a session away … Find all the details below on how to participate.
Also, I’m opening up limited spots for Tween Uprising sessions this winter. If you’d like to grab one of the spots for an individual or best friend shoot, email gina<at>piperandclaire<dot>com with the date(s) you’re interested in and we’ll get the process started. Questions? Email those too! You can see more details on the session + pricing here.
Wednesday, Feb 17
Wednesday, Feb 24
Friday, Feb 26
Wednesday, March 2
Saturday, March 12
Wednesday, March 16
This message already went out to my email subscribers (if you’re not already on that list, you can sign up here to be the first to know when I have announcements like this!).
Now… on to the session giveaway details!
Here are the rules to participate:
1. Follow us @tweenuprising on Instagram
2. Have your tween (age 9-14) post a selfie to Instagram with the hashtag #PC_tweens and tag @tweenuprising so I can see it! If they don’t have an account, they can use mom or dads!
3. Tag some friends you’d love to have a photoshoot with and encourage them to enter too! It will increase your chances of winning!
4. Tell me in your post why you’d love to win a Tween Uprising session with me
5. Sign up for the newsletter here.
I’ll put the names in a hat and select one for a free best friend Tween Uprising session for up to 6 girls on February 29th to be used this March!
That’s it! Can’t wait to see your tween’s fun, silly, creative selfie’s!
Goodluck!