Prepare purpose, location, clothing guidance, shot priorities, and a calm session flow.
Made for photographers organizing individual portrait sessions.
Price and availability
Catalog price: $19 USD
One-time purchase · No subscription
FilesZIP with five editable Markdown documents, an offline HTML workbook, a reading edition, and optional Notion import files (not a configured workspace). A worked example is included.
To useExtract the ZIP. Open the workbook in a current desktop browser; edit Markdown in a text editor. No account needed for the workbook or Markdown files. A Notion account is needed only for the optional import; set database properties and relations yourself.
LicenseUse for your own or client work; do not redistribute the original templates or tools. Full terms.
SupportProduct questions and corrections by email; no custom implementation or professional review. 14-day refund policy.
A session plan that produces usable portraits for agreed applications.
Gather before you start
Intended image use
Location options
Client preferences
Mark missing information so you can check it before using your work.
When to skip this kit
You need a native Excel, Canva, or Word template. This download contains Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook, plus Notion import files you configure yourself.
You need autosave or cloud sync. Export Markdown or save a backup before closing the offline workbook.
You need someone to complete the work. These are worksheets to fill in yourself.
Read the first worksheet below to see whether its questions help with your task.
Included files
What's inside
01Use brief
02Location check
03Client preparation
04Session sequence
05Coverage review
Each document has instructions, questions, and space for your answers. The final document includes a common mistake to check for before using your work.
Your completion check
The client knows what to expect and the shot list covers the agreed uses.
Before you finish
Check this before you use it
The session captures attractive images with crops unsuitable for delivery needs.
Plan orientation, framing, and crop space around actual uses.
Use the final worksheet to record what needs fixing and what you still need to check.
Worksheet 1 of 5. Use brief
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}
Instructions
Ask where images will appear and what formats or crops are needed.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer plans professional portraits for a consultant who feels uncomfortable in front of a camera.
Completed response: Website banner and square profile image require different compositions.
Your decision
Where will the portraits appear and in which formats?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Location check.
Before you start
Intended image use: [Source or notes]
Location options: [Source or notes]
Client preferences: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A session plan that produces usable portraits for agreed applications.
View plain worksheet text
Worksheet 1 of 5. Use brief
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}
Instructions
Ask where images will appear and what formats or crops are needed.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer plans professional portraits for a consultant who feels uncomfortable in front of a camera.
Completed response: Website banner and square profile image require different compositions.
Your decision
Where will the portraits appear and in which formats?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Location check.
Before you start
- Intended image use: [Source or notes]
- Location options: [Source or notes]
- Client preferences: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A session plan that produces usable portraits for agreed applications.
This is the complete first worksheet from the current edition. The full kit adds the remaining four documents, a worked scenario, and the offline editing workbook, plus an optional Notion import ZIP with Markdown pages and CSV databases.
Before you choose
What should I have ready for this kit?
Bring intended image use, location options, client preferences. Mark anything you still need to check.
How do I know the work is finished?
A session plan that produces usable portraits for agreed applications. Check your answers against the original records and note anything unresolved before sharing your work.
What is in the Notion import pack?
The download includes an optional NOTION-IMPORT.zip with authored Markdown page templates and sample-filled CSV databases. Import the files in Notion, then set field types and any database relations yourself. Alongside those files, you receive editable Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook. Set up the imported pages and tables yourself. These are not native Excel, Canva, or Word templates. Extract the whole ZIP before opening the HTML files. Mobile file managers may not run local scripts; the text files and reading edition remain available.
Will this do the work for me?
The kit supplies structure, questions, and examples. You provide the facts, make the decisions, and adapt the finished output. You are responsible for checking the finished work. Custom implementation and professional review are not included.
Included Notion import files · fictional preview data
Portrait Session Control Room
3 Notion page templates and 3 sample-filled CSV databases. Extract the product download, then import NOTION-IMPORT.zip in Notion desktop or web.
04-Session-Brief.md
# Session brief · [session ID]
- Client alias or private project reference: [ ]
- Intended audience and image use: [ ]
- Approved deliverables and required crops: [ ]
- Client's words about the feeling or impression they want: [ ]
- Visual references and permitted use: [ ]
- Agreed location and verified access: [ ]
- Clothing, props, or background preferences volunteered by the client: [ ]
- Poses or situations the client has asked to avoid: [ ]
- Agreement or release reference held in approved storage: [ ]
- Access or comfort requests: ask privately, record only the practical adjustment the client agrees to share: [ ]
- Images or uses requiring additional permission: [ ]
- Plan B and decision owner: [ ]
- Client review point and date: [ ]
Do not infer permission from attendance, a public profile, or a signed document whose scope you have not checked.
01-Sessions · sample database
Session
Client alias
Intended use
Date and time
Location reference
Approved image uses recorded
Access or comfort request recorded safely
Preparation status
Plan B
Lead
Review date
Sample: P-104
Sample client A
Editorial portrait and staff profile
10/18/2026 10:00
Studio A / private reference
Yes; written agreement reference held separately
Client invited to share privately; no details stored here
Brief confirmed
Indoor window-light setup
Photographer A
10/15/2026
Example rows are fictional. The import creates pages and databases; set property types and any relations inside Notion. You configure the tables after import.
