Create your session types (services)

Session Types are the photography services you offer to your clients through your Booking Site, such as family, newborn, senior, wedding, etc. This is the first thing clients choose when booking or inquiring. You can also assign a Session Type when manually creating a full session for a specific client.

You can create public and private Session Types:

• Public Session Types are available to your clients on your Booking Site. 
• Private Session Types are NOT visible to your clients on your Booking Site and can only be assigned to full sessions you manually create for clients.

Creating a Session Type

Create your Session Type by clicking the "+ New Session Type" button from your Session Types page to open the New Session Type window:

Let's go over the ten steps identified in the image above; feel free to scroll up to the image if you need a visual reference as we go over each section:

1. Name. eg., Family, Newborn, Senior.
2. Color. Please choose a color; this is for internal use only; it helps you scan your calendar easier by identifying each Session Type by its color.
3. Session Duration. 
4. Session Image. The image will show up at the top of your Session Type details page on your Booking Site.
5. Session Description. Describe the session to your clients.
6. Contract & Questionnaire. Contracts and questionnaires are signed and completed during booking.
7. Packages & Fees. Offer a single package or multiple. Collect a retainer or the full fee during booking. Get paid online or at your session. It’s your choice. Invoices are automated, commission-free, and totally straightforward for you & your clients. Learn how to setup packages & collect fees.
8. Deliverables. E.g., Online gallery, 20 edited images, etc.
9. Email Communication. Personalize the outgoing emails for this session type.
10. Additional Properties:

• Visibility
  • Public Session Types are available to your clients on your Booking Site. 
  • Private Session Types are NOT visible to your clients on your Booking Site and can only be assigned to full sessions you manually create for a client
• Require clients to choose date
  • Require Date if you want your clients to choose a session date when booking or inquiring
  • Do not require a date If this is a session type where you don't know the exact date, for example a Newborn session.
• Inquiry Questionnaire
  • Inquiry questionnaires will not be used when this session type is in an availability group where your clients book automatically.

Mini Sessions are one-time events and should not be created as a Session Type! Learn how to create a mini session.