Be Prepared
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The Children are THere to Visit Santa, Not Get a Photo
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Expect Questions
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Anticipate Questions
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Example: Instead of waiting for the child to ask, “What is your favorite cookie?”, ask them, “Are you going to leave me cookies this year? You are! That’s wonderful. What is your favorITE kind of Cookie? That’s my favorite, too!”
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If Using Props, Make Sure You Know Where They Are and are Handy
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Quick Recap with Photographer Between Families
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What’s Working Well
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What Needs Tweaking
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Watch Where the Photographer Is and Adjust Your Positioning Accordingly
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Have a Gameplan in Place with Your Photographer for Crying Babies
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Shoot or Don’t Shoot (The picture – not the baby)
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Santa’s Expression – either smiling or distressed
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