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Becca Jean Photography

Questionnaire for Meaningful In-Home Family Sessions

$20.00
$20.00

This questionnaire helps you plan activities for the session ahead of time.

Rather than figuring things out on the spot, families come in with a few intentional activities they’re excited about. That means less posing, less directing, and fewer awkward transitions. You can focus on documenting the moments as they naturally happen.

This approach works beautifully for both lifestyle and documentary photographers. You decide how much direction to give, while the activity itself does most of the work.

What is Included
  • A downloadable PDF with in-home family session questions

    You’ll receive a ready-to-use questionnaire that you can copy and paste into your CRM or a form builder like Google Forms. It helps families share information about their kids, routines, and activities they enjoy doing together, making sessions smoother for you and more meaningful for them.
    Questionnaire for Meaningful In-Home Family Sessions

    Plan better sessions. Get more meaningful photos. Feel prepared before you walk in the door.

    In-home family sessions are so magical because they’re real. Being invited into a family's home to document their everyday in a meaningful and beautiful way is so rewarding, but you want to make sure you are setting yourself up for success.

    That starts long before you walk in the door.

    This questionnaire helps you get to know your family ahead of time, so you’re not guessing once the session begins. Instead, you’ll show up with a loose plan built around the way their family normally lives, plays, and connects.

    What this questionnaire helps you do

    This isn’t a stiff, generic intake form. It’s a thoughtful tool that helps you:

    • Learn the basic things you need to know about the family ahead of time
    • Discover activities the family might want to do during the session
    • Spot potential challenges before the session starts
    • Plan moments that feel natural instead of forced
    • Walk into the session feeling calm, confident, and prepared

    Your clients feel seen and you feel ready with a loose plan.

    Your sessions flow better from start to finish.

    This questionnaire is perfect for family photographers who

    • Offer lifestyle or documentary in-home family sessions
    • Want more candid, connected moments
    • Feel like sessions go better when there’s a loose plan
    • Care about client experience just as much as final images

    Once purchased, you can start using it immediately with your next in-home session.

    FAQs

    Will this questionnaire template work for my photography business?

    If you photograph families in their homes, this will fit easily into your workflow. The questions are meant to help you understand the family and plan activities ahead of time, not to dictate how you shoot. It works well for lifestyle and documentary photographers and can be customized to match your style and process.

    How do I use this template?

    This is a downloadable PDF that contains a list of pre-written in-home family session questions. After purchasing, you’ll copy the questions from the PDF into whatever system you already use, such as your CRM, a Google Form, or even an email.

    Once families fill it out, you can use their answers to plan simple activities and understand how the family interacts at home, so you can arrive with a loose plan and focus more on documenting than directing.

    Do you offer refunds?

    Since this is a digital product, it can’t be returned so please be sure you are purchasing the correct product before checking out.

    Can I customize the questionnaire?

    Yes. This questionnaire is fully customizable. You’re encouraged to edit the wording, remove questions that don’t fit your business, and add your own. Think of it as a starting point that you can adapt to your workflow and shooting style.

    Is this only for in-home sessions?

    This questionnaire was created specifically for in-home family sessions, but many photographers adapt parts of it for other lifestyle or documentary sessions. You’re welcome to use or modify it in any way that makes sense for your work.

    Do I need a CRM to use this?

    Nope! While it works great if you set up a questionnaire inside a CRM, it’s not required. You can add these questions to Google Forms, another form builder, or even send it as an email. Use whatever system feels easiest for you.

    Testimonials

    This questionnaire was so helpful! I've always enjoyed in home sessions and have never been this intentional to plan activities during a session, this is going to help me so much! This PDF gave me the words I've been looking for and couldn't quite get right. This is so useful and there are some questions I had never thought to ask a family! I love the way the questionnaire will help not only me prepare for the session, but also helps the family think intentionally what they want photographed so that we can capture the genuine family connection. I'm excited to apply this to my workflow, thank you!

    TABITHA MAEGAN PHOTOGRAPHY - Washington D.C.

    It can be overwhelming trying to think about everything that should be included in a pre-session questionnaire, so I love that Becca does the hard part for me. l I love the suggestions for activities to help make everything feel more natural and engaging. It also guides the client to think about what parts of their home we will use and helps me get to know the family so I can customize their session. You can tell a lot of experience and care went into creating it.

    JEN WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY - Albany, OR

    Becca’s at-home questionnaire gives me a way to guide them so clients don’t feel unsure about what to do...they see me as the expert. They get to focus on the things they already love doing at home. These questions were not only helpful for them to start visualizing but it also changed how I think about planning my in-home sessions.

    LISA WHITE PHOTO