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About your session: The session experience

A photography experience designed around genuine connection, effortless moments and timeless imagery

Photography sessions should be deeply personal, genuine, authentic, relaxed and meaningful. They shouldn’t be awkward or generic. Wild Elements Imagery specialises in crafting photography sessions that are as beautiful to experience as they are to view. Elly is passionate about capturing her clients’ stories through unique sessions that create space for real moments, connection and emotion while utilising intentional prompts and creative direction to breathe life into every frame. These photos will capture you in the most striking, timeless, cinematic way, creating lasting keepsakes that overflow with heart and soul. Tell your story, your way.

My approach is centred around the belief that meaningful photographs can’t come from moments that are faked or ‘performed’, and that the right guidance and reassurance can allow clients to fully relax, leading to photos that preserve people in their true light, and keepsakes that feel richer, more personal and beautifully full of life.
 

The Session Experience in a nutshell:

  • Book your spot – Secure your date easily online or get in touch with any questions.

  • Tailored planning – A simple questionnaire + prep guide ensures your session looks and feels like you.

  • Relax & enjoy – On the day, I’ll guide you with gentle prompts while you focus on making memories.

  • Relive the magic – Sneak peeks in 3 business days, full gallery in 2–4 weeks, with print options to treasure forever.

  • Come back anytime – Returning clients enjoy a $100 Legacy Credit for future sessions and priority booking.

The Full Experience:

Step 1. Get in touch

Whether you're ready to secure a date or simply exploring your options, I'd love to hear from you. You can book directly through my online booking system or reach out via my contact form if you'd like guidance, have questions, or simply aren't sure which session is the right fit. Together, we'll create an experience that's thoughtfully tailored to you.

Step 2. All locked in!

Once we've found the perfect date, you'll receive your deposit invoice and session agreement. Once these are completed, your booking is officially reserved and the planning begins.

Step 3. Personalised planning

You'll then receive a personalised questionnaire so I can get to know you, your family and what matters most. Your responses help shape every part of your experience, from choosing the perfect location and wardrobe, to how I guide you throughout the session to create photographs that feel honest, effortless and unmistakably yours.

You'll also receive a detailed Session Guide and access to the Client Wardrobe (where applicable), with everything you need to feel relaxed and beautifully prepared for the day.

 

Just some of the stunning pieces from my Client Wardrobe available to you as part of your session. The wardrobe caters to sizes XXS - XXL.

 

Step 4. Final touches

As your session approaches, we'll bring all the final details together. I'll recommend a location (where applicable) based on your questionnaire, answer any remaining questions, and ensure every element of your session has been thoughtfully tailored to you.

For outdoor sessions, I'll keep a close eye on the weather and provide meeting details during the week of your session. If conditions aren't going to do your photographs justice, I'll be in touch at least 48 hours beforehand to arrange a relocation or new date wherever possible.

Newborn sessions are always approached with flexibility. Babies have their own timeline, so if your little one arrives earlier or later than expected—or you simply need a little longer to settle in—we'll adjust your session accordingly.

Step 5. Your Session Experience

By the time your session arrives, all that's left to do is enjoy it.

This experience doesn't ask you to perform for the camera, force smiles, or worry whether little ones are 'behaving'. Instead you'll feel ready to lean into genuine moments and emotions that naturally unfold, knowing you'll be gently guided every step of the way. Whether you're celebrating a growing family, welcoming a new baby, marking your engagement, or embracing motherhood, my approach remains the same. No traditional ‘posing’, but rather immersive, natural prompts that allow you to stay focused on the moment while capturing the warmth and genuine connection this makes space for. Laugh freely. Hold each other a little closer. Wander, play, make new memories and soak it all in. My role is to preserve the beautiful moments unfolding throughout your session. Yours is simply to enjoy them.

Step 6. Your Photographs

Within three business days you'll receive a selection of sneak peeks, a first glimpse into the moments we've created together.

Your complete, beautifully edited gallery will then be delivered within 2–6 weeks, according to your chosen package (or up to 90 days for weddings and elopements), carefully curated and individually edited by hand. The same person who plans your session, welcomes you on the day and quietly witnesses each moment as it unfolds is also the one selecting, refining and hand editing every photograph. It's this continuity that allows the little details you've shared, the moments I've observed and the connections we've created together to shape a gallery that feels cohesive, deeply personal and unmistakably yours.

Step 7. For the Next Chapter…

The greatest privilege is not simply capturing your story, but being invited back to continue it. As a thank you for trusting me with more priceless moments, every returning Wild Elements family receives a $100 Legacy Credit towards future sessions. Your first session is only the beginning. Each one that follows becomes another chapter in a visual legacy you'll treasure for years to come.