Model Calls, Mini Sessions & Regular Boudoir Sessions:
What's the Difference?
Today I’m going to break down what a model call is vs. regular non-promo boudoir session vs. mini session is!
Here’s the quick version:
Regular Boudoir Session
Booked for any available date
Full price
Do not include digital files, albums or any products
Around 2 hours of shoot time
Images are NOT required to be shared publicly
Can be any theme, no requirements
2-3 outfit changes
One-on-one, with time to try new ideas!
Model Call Boudoir Session
Booked for specific dates in a month
Slightly discounted price (not free)
Do not include digital files, albums or any products
Around 2 hours of shoot time
Images are USUALLY required to be shared publicly
Specific theme or location usually required for part of the session
2-3 outfit changes
One-on-one, with time to try new ideas!
Mini Session
Booked for one specific date
Discounted price
Usually include a few digital files with the option to purchase more
Typically last 10-20 minutes
Images are NOT required to be shared publicly
Are one specific theme and “look.”
No outfit changes
Very fast-paced, booked back-to-back with other clients. No time to try new poses/etc.
(examples from the Wing Mini & Flower Top Mini sessions I’ve done)
And to break it down a little bit!
Booking Dates
Regular boudoir sessions can be booked for any dates throughout the year that I have available. Boudoir Model Calls are usually booked within a specific month or 2, on specific dates. Sometimes ONE specific date if I’m trying to fill it after a cancelation. Mini Sessions are one specific date.
Pricing Differences
Regular boudoir sessions are full priced of course. Boudoir Model Calls are slightly discounted because either I’m trying to fill up an non-booked month or fill a cancellation date, or I’m wanting to try a specific idea or theme and would like some more images. So they’re discounted in exchange for letting me use the client’s images publicly to advertise, etc. Model Calls and Regular Sessions are almost the same pricing, the only difference being the model call is usually a 50% payment for the “session fee” (for example: $300 for model call vs. $600 for regular session) and the 50% payment is credited onto the client’s photo order. (Still following the example above: so if they decide to purchase Collection 2 of their images, I’d take $300 off of their total for that purchase.) Mini session pricing varies on what the specific session is, but usually are a flat rate around $300.
What’s Included?
What’s included in a regular boudoir session vs. a model call is exactly the same. They include a pre-session consultation (aka our coffee date), outfit styling and advice, professional hair and makeup, spray tan, and a massage. The photos are purchased separately during a same-day “ordering session” which is when my client’s get to see their photos for the first time! The same day!! (It’s awesome!) At that time, we go through their images together and they decide how many photos they want, and if they want an album, wall art, digital files or all of the above. Mini sessions include just the photoshoot a usually 2-3 digital files. I send an online gallery of all their images within a few days an they have a few days to choose their favorites, and can also choose to purchase more pictures at that time. No hair, makeup, consultation, massage, spray tan or outfit help is included for mini sessions.
Photoshoot Length
Photoshoots are the same length of time for regular boudoir and model call sessions. The days are all laid out exactly the same. The shoot time is around 2 hours, and the full day (including seeing and choosing photos) is around 8 hours. Mini sessions are usually 10-20 minutes in length and start exactly at the client’s choosen appointment time and end exactly at that 10-20 minute mark… or maybe a minute earlier to accommodate changing of clients.
Sharing of Your Images
If you book a regular boudoir session, YOU choose if you want your images shared or not. And you can change your mind at any point. If you book a model call, the first requirement is usually you MUST share your images from that photoshoot, which is why the photoshoot is discounted. Since the model call is 25% a specific theme that the client signed up for and 75% a regular session of their choosing, I will only require that the images that fit my theme for tht model call have to be able to be shared publicly. For example, any full chest nudity photos that we take during a model call, I don’t require to be shared. Mini session photos do NOT need to be shared either.
Specific Requirements
I sort of mentioned this above, but regular boudoir sessions can be anything you want. You are not required to wear anything specific, look a certain way, let me try any specific theme, etc. Model calls DO have a specific theme requirement. It may be that you have to be over 40 years old, it may be that you have to wear one “cozy” outfit, it may be that we use a specific location, it may be that we use a specific prop, or that you have tattoos. Mini sessions are not something I do very often, but when I’m inspired, want to try something new and think a lot of women would want to try it, I do them! They are themed and your session is based around that theme. Some recent mini session themes I’ve had are: Angel Wings (using my giant wings prop), Flower Top (using fake flower to cover your top instead of a bra) and Neon (using colorful lights for fun effects).
Outfit Changes
This one is pretty straight forward. Regular session clients can do up to 3 outfits, which would include the sheet as an outfit if they wanted to do that. Model call clients can do the same, unless it’s a model call for a specific outfit. Then one of their outfits has to fit that model call requirement. Mini sessions are only 1 outfit.
What They’re Like
Regular and model call sessions are very similar in how they feel. They’re more relaxed and we have time to try new stuff like poses, outfits, ideas I have been wanting to try, etc. Mini sessions are meant for what I call “copy/paste” posing. We are on very limited time restraints and in order to get the most out of our time, I try to do the same posing in the same order for every client, so bringing props or wanting to try a specific pose are usually not encouraged, but I DO still try to accommodate (and it’s best if I know ahead of time)!!
I hope that helps everything make more sense and is informative! Did I miss anything?!
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