Tween Studio Sessions

I am so excited about this new project that I’m working on. I’ve been thinking about doing it for awhile and decided now is the time.

Think back to your “tween” years. I don’t think that was even a term when I was that age! Tweens are typically classified as being between the ages of 9-12. Not quite children anymore but aren’t yet teens. Those years can be so hard on self-esteem and confidence for all kids…but especially for girls.

I saw a change in my own daughter around that age. Suddenly she worried about what other people thought, dressed to impress her friends and not comfortable about the changes that were happening to her body. She hated her nose. It was too big. She hated that she was skinny (oh, how I wish I had that problem!). A zit or two appeared and it was the end of the world. She got braces and didn’t want to smile in pictures anymore. I told her over and over again that she was perfect and beautiful. But she didn’t believe me. She said that what moms are supposed to say. So, what is a mom supposed to do?!?!

For my own daughter, it helped me to SHOW her how beautiful she was. We did a modeling shoot. We turned up the music and did a photo shoot, just because. We did serious model type poses and some that showed off her personality. And we had so much fun doing it!!

I edited the pictures and showed them to her. I’ll admit, I was nervous for her to see them. She has made me delete pictures of her that I posted on Facebook because she looked “ugly” in them. To my surprise, she LOVED them. She actually said, “I look pretty in that one”. Yay!! Mission accomplished! That was the whole point to the session. I wanted to give her a little boost to her self-confidence.

We photograph our babies the entire first year and we get yearly pictures of our toddlers. But for some reason, once they go off to elementary school the tradition of getting professional pictures done falls by the wayside. We have the yearly school pictures (yuck!) and for some families that is good enough. But they don’t really capture their personality at all. In my own experience, my kids have a deer in the headlights look or have the most forced, awkward smiles ever.

If you have a girl around the ages of 9-12 and you think she’d benefit from a little self-esteem boost, contact me to set up a session. Make it a mother/daughter day out with a photo session and lunch. I think all moms can use an excuse to spend a little time with their baby girl.

*Sessions taking place in January-March will receive the session at $150 (reg. $250).  Session is 20-30 minutes and includes 10-12 digital images w/print release.