Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions regarding your session. joyouswilliams@gmail.com
For pricing information, please visit my website.

Maternity Session
You will want to schedule your maternity session somewhere around 35 weeks. This will ensure that you have a nice, round belly, but also gives us time in case your little bundle decides to make an early arrival!
It is totally your choice as to whether you would like to bare your beautiful belly or not. Either way will produce wonderful photos. I like to do indoor and outdoor shots of the mommy-to-be, as it is fun to have a mixture of dramatic and playful shots at this stage.

Newborn Session
You will want to schedule your session within the first 10 days of your little bundle's life. This time period is perfect for sleepy little curled-up cuteness.
Babies like to be comfortable, and I am willing to wait as long as it takes for your baby to feel secure. Please do not worry about feeding or snuggling your baby during your session, you have to do what it takes to make your baby happy for the photos.
Please set the thermostat in the house to be warm enough for the baby to be comfortable when undressed.
I am happy to incorporate parents and siblings into the photos with your new addition, however I do not book additional family or child sessions along with a newborn session. Those will need to be booked for a different time.
If you do have another young child that you would like photographed with the baby, please be understanding about his or her limitations.

Child Session: Baby
If your child is immobile, I prefer to do the session indoors (IE: a studio session) with your child's favorite books, toys, etc. Fun hats and outfits make for great pictures at this age!
I also like to incorporate one or both parents into the pictures, with the focus being the baby.
Please schedule your session during a time when your baby is fed, napped, and happy! If you find your child to be particularly unhappy on the day of the session, please call me before the session and I am more than happy to reschedule.

Child Session: Toddler and Up
Indoor or Outdoor sessions are great for kids this age. It is your choice.
I am happy to incorporate one or both parents into the photos as well, with the focus being on the child.
Fun outfits, shoes, hats, etc make for really darling pictures at this stage.
Please schedule your session during a time when your child will be rested, fed, and happy. If you realize beforehand that your child will probably not be cooperative the day of the session, please call me beforehand and I am more than happy to reschedule.

Seniors
I really prefer and encourage outdoor settings for senior sessions. Gone are the day of the tuxedos and velvet wraps! My goal is to capture your senior's happy, beautiful, natural self. Parents are welcome to come and even jump in a few of the photos, however I do not encourage parents to hang around too closely for the whole session. Seniors are much more natural and a lot less self-conscious when they are not being watched.

Families
I definitely prefer outdoor sessions for families. Studio sessions with a family are very hard to get to appear natural. I like to observe from a distance and capture the real and intimate moments between family members. I will also pose the family into more formal shots, if you prefer, but for the most part I will be focused on candid moments. I will also take some individual, sibling, and couples photos.

CD of Images and Image Release

I consider photography to be art. Capturing your images during your session is only the beginning of the process. I choose the best from your session to be edited and enhanced. I am proud to deliver to you only the finest photographs, which is why my policy is to only offer the enhanced files*.
A typical session yields 30 or more images, depending on the mood and cooperation of the subject, and the nature of the session. Because these images are given to you on a CD, you do not have to pay me an additional print fee per image.
An Image Release gives you the right to print the pictures for personal use (and to distribute to family and friends.) You can print as many or as often as you like.
Please note that I do not give a full Copyright Release. Photos may not be sold or submitted for publishing without explicate permission from me. DVD's may not be duplicated. Extra CD's are available for an additional charge. Thank you for your understanding.

Additional Information
When it comes to photography, I like to maintain a casual, candid feel. I prefer to capture natural expressions and emotions, but I am also willing to work with the parents when it comes to expectations of photos. Please understand that some ages of children do better with the parent interacting with them, while other ages are much more natural if the parent keeps a little distance. The older children get, the more self conscious they become of people watching them be photographed.

I do not like to rush children by immediately pulling my camera out and photographing them. I will take the time to make your child feel comfortable and at ease with me.

I am an on-location photographer. I am located in the Phoenix Northwest Valley, and I do charge a travel fee beyond a certain amount of miles. Please contact me for travel fee information. If you are scheduled for an outdoor location, I will meet you there. For indoor sessions, I have a traveling backdrop that I will bring to your home. I prefer working with natural light, which may require some furniture rearranging.

*Raw images are not included and are not for sale.