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Beach Mini Sessions

- Taylors Mistake, Christchurch

On the last Friday of each month you'll find me hanging out at Taylors Mistake capturing magic with families, couples, lovebirds... anyone who loves the beach!

Your free-flowing fun session will be 30 minutes on the beach, wandering the grasses and hopping across the rocks. The exact meeting location will be provided prior in my mini guide along with inspiration about what to wear.


TIP: If you love glowy light, I recommend booking as late in the day as you can. Additional times will be added if all the spots are snapped up! Postponement dates: Due to poor weather, the postponement date is the following Friday. Your time will remain the same, just on the alternative date.

Let's capture this magical season of life with magic memories on one of Christchurch's iconic beaches.

Be you! Do you!

Let's see what we can create together!

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On the day

Schedule

Review your fully edited images in a private online gallery 14 days after your session. Make your selections & download them straight away. All in the comfort of your lounge room! You will be ready to start updating and sharing with confidence.

I will thoroughly guide you throughout your session so you and your family shine brighter than ever before with some simple direction. Have fun; it's all about making memories. If the weather is poorly, the shoot will be postponed to the following day.

Choose a time that best suits you. You will be sent info on how to prepare, and what to wear.

I will guide you on how to prepare best and let you know all you need to get the most out of your experience.

INVESTMENT

Sessions are designed for up to 5 people, including children in one family.

Beach Mini Session – 5 images $250

Beach Mini Deluxe – Full digital gallery, 30/40 images $440

You can upgrade in your gallery; however, please let me know if you’re thinking of doing this before your session starts so I can make sure I capture different varieties and combinations.

Full 1hr family session, best of the best digital collection from $750

If you would like to include extended family/friends, please feel free to get in touch; extended family sessions start from $1400 up to 20 people. We can discuss the additional per-person feel and extra time we may need to capture all those beautiful connections.

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Kind Words

“We had an amazing experience with Jo taking our family photos. Jo is professional, easy to work with and captured the personalities of everyone in our family within the photos. Absolutely delighted with the photos. Highly recommended. Thank you, Jo.”

Jane Harnett

Family Photoshoot

Annette Maw

"My daughter doesn't look any older than the day she left home, a fun photoshoot with all the family. Thank you all and especially the marvellous photographer Joanne who nailed it."

Family Photoshoot

Tenielle Booth

“Joanne did an amazing job of our family photos. She made us all so comfortable and we all loved the experience and will definitely be making it a new tradition. I highly recommend Joanne for all your photography needs xx”

Family Photoshoot

BE YOU. DO YOU.

What is a

mini Session?

Unlike full sessions that can take an hour or more, mini sessions are short 20-30 minute photo shoots. They are a great way for you and your family to have professional images taken at a discounted rate. While full sessions offer outfit changes, various locations and more time to shoot, mini-sessions are more simplified.

I like to capture the magic of your special bond, which typically includes a formal portrait where everyone is looking and smiling at the camera, portraits of couples/single parents and individual children, fun combinations and of course all injected with my genuine, joyful and timeless approach.

These mini sessions are also perfect for celebrating you, you and your friend, you and your partner, LGBTIQA+ are all welcome, and maternity.

What to expect

My mini-sessions are designed to be fun and highly enjoyable. When you book your mini-session with me, you will need to pay the full fee to reserve your spot for that day. Your full gallery will be available within 2 weeks of your mini-session and will be emailed to you directly, which you can share with family and friends. 

If you'd like to upgrade your gallery to Deluxe, I will send you an invoice and on payment, all the images will be released.

You will want to arrive 10/15 minutes early to your session time. If you have your own props, ensure they are ready to go when your time is about to begin.

I take as many images as possible in the given time, and the number of poses can be as many or as few as you would like.

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Joyful, Genuine and timeless photographs of you!

Elevate your personal brand with stunning photos - book your beach mini-session online now and showcase your unique style and personality. Or if it's time to capture special memories in this season of life, it would be my honour.

Let's do this

Hi! I'm Joanne

I'm an expert at making you look good in front of the lens. I can do this by making you feel super comfortable and at ease from the get-go. People say I'm easy to be around, and our time together is a lot of fun. Because I've been running a marketing company for 15-plus years working with small business owners, I've seen first-hand what they need to promote themselves and how high-impact photographs enhance the value of your brand in your customer's minds. I bring these marketing and creative skills to every client I work with, creating genuine, joyful and timeless photographs.