If you are planning your photo day at your preschool, you may be wondering how to get started. One of the key components of having a successful photo day with preschool photographers in your centre, is to start planning the day well in advance.
If you have a specific provider in mind, you will want to engage them early in the year to ensure they have an availability to suit your centre’s needs. As preschool photographers in Sydney will likely be in high demand due to the sheer volume of daycare facilities, it is important to get in early to avoid disappointment. It is also important to keep in mind that there will be popular times of the year and these times will book up quickly. For example, if you are hoping to house your photo set-up outdoors, the summer and spring months tend to be very popular. While indoor photography for preschools is also very popular, the impact of cold weather can affect children and their photographs in a few ways.
Let’s explore this further.
Seasonal Impacts
In winter many centres will experience sickness especially in the younger children. While this is naturally unavoidable within a childcare facility, there is an increase in absences for both children and staff in the cooler months. While most preschool photographers will try their best to accommodate schedule changes, sometimes children and staff will miss photo day as rescheduling is not always possible.
Winter photography sessions will also mean the children are rugged up with several layers. While this can make for lovely, cosy photos, it can also add extra work for staff on the day as childcare workers endeavour to help children get dressed after nap time for outdoor photographs. Considering the rotation of children who are placed in front of the camera throughout the day, it is critical to have an effective run-sheet and plan in place.
The spring and summer months allow for greater flexibility for photography set-ups, fun outfit choices and less chance of flushed cheeks or snotty noses. It is for this reason that the best preschool photographers will fill their calendars for spring and summer photo days quickly. If you would like to lock in your photoshoot day, we recommend doing this well in advance. For example, if you are very happy with your experience with a preschool photographer why not book them again for the year ahead? Planning ahead avoids disappointment in missing your preferred dates or having to change providers to achieve your planning dates.
If you would like to lock in your dates for the latter half of 2022 or get ahead and schedule in your dates for 2023, the experienced preschool photographers at Fotek are ready to accommodate you. Our photography teams are equipped with the technology, software, and set-ups to take picture perfect portraits of your children year-round.
If you are ready to connect with a leading kindergarten photographer in Sydney, please connect with us to discuss your photo day at your centre. To gauge our quality of work, please view our gallery here.