Getting started with full sessions

Full sessions in Session are designed for the kind of work that isn’t one day / one time slot like minis — things like portraits, seniors, newborns, branding, boudoir, weddings, etc. You can book them two ways:

1. Automatically – clients pick a session and a time from your availability (best way 👑)
2. Manually – you create a one-off full session for a specific client

Here’s how both work.

The best way: session types + availability

If you want clients to self-book you — no back and forth — set up session types (your services) and your availability calendar.

• Go to Manage > Session types and create the services you offer (Family, Newborn, Branding, Headshots…).
• Make a session type public if you want it to appear on your Booking Site.
• Keep it private if you only want to send the link to specific clients or select it when accepting an inquiry.
• Then set your availability so Session knows when people can actually book you.
• After that, clients can go to your Booking Site, pick the session type, date/time, sign contracts, answer questionnaires, and pay — all in one flow. No chasing invoices or contracts.

This is the ideal setup if you offer the same services over and over.

See: How to set up your availability.

One-off full sessions (manual booking)

Sometimes you just need to make a session for this client.

1. Go to Sessions (top nav).
2. Click New → New full session.
3. Give it a client name or session title.
4. Choose a session type (optional).
5. Add a session date (you can also add it later).
6. Click Create full session.

This creates a full session just for that client — it’s not something other people can randomly book. Perfect for custom jobs, reshoots, or bookings you took over text/DM.

Note: Manual full sessions are for a specific client. If you want to offer that service to everyone, create it as a session type instead.

Public vs private session types

• Public → shows on your Booking Site automatically
• Private → hidden, but you can send the link to select clients

That gives you control over what’s bookable right now.