Phoenix Wedding Photographer | Jeanette LeBlanc

Sarah contacted me last fall from her home in Seattle.  She was planning a business trip/family vacation to Phoenix, and hoped to take advantage of our amazing fall weather to schedule a family photography session.

Pre-session planning and solid photographer-client communication are incredibly important to the outcome of a lifestyle photography session.  This time, an in-person consult was obviously out of the question, so we used technology to our best advantage.  Telephone, email and the iPhone camera made it easy to finalize all of the logistics and get ready for the session – even from hundreds of miles away.

Sarah was a fantastic client.  She was familiar with my work and my style, and knew it was exactly what she wanted.  She had a clear vision of what she hoped for in terms of location and image options, and was open to all my feedback and suggestions.  Best of all, she understood the impact that clothing choice would have on her finished photographic artwork.

She began by sending me snapshots of her kids and telling me a little about each girl, and about their family.  I love it when clients do this – it gives me a sense of who they are and helps me relate to them on the day of the shoot.  With children especially, this can make such a difference.

We talked in-depth about location options before settling on the beautiful Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza.  Not only is it a fantastic location with many possibilities for a variety of images, but it was convenient to their resort.   Perfect!

Finally, we discussed clothing.  Sarah took the time to lay out several options and send me quick snapshots on her iPhone to get my opinion.  After we settled on the fantastic dress she chose for her youngest daughter, it was easy to pull together options for the rest of the family – and she did an amazing job at selecting great looking, stylish, comfortable clothing for the entire family.

Are they not the most beautiful family?