# Portrait Photo Session Booking Page Template

> A photographer’s portrait shoot as a finished booking page: 60 minutes, in person, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00, with two questions, how many people and indoor or outdoor, so the photographer plans the light before the client arrives.

A Creative template in the new Vonza Scheduling, “Portrait photo session”: a one-on-one meeting. Part of the new Vonza Scheduling. Included in every Vonza plan, 14-day free trial.

## What a portrait photo session is and who books it

A portrait photo session is a scheduled shoot for one person, a couple or a family, in a studio or outdoors. Photographers sell them by the session and often ask for a deposit, because a missed shoot is a lost afternoon. The booking page has to carry the two facts that change the plan, who is coming and where, and take payment or a deposit as part of booking.

This template sets a 60-minute in-person session on weekends from 10:00 to 16:00 in your time zone, with two short questions: “Number of people” and “Indoor or outdoor?”. The studio address goes on the location; for outdoor shoots the “Additional information” field can carry the meeting point. The length is unpriced until you add a price or a deposit.

### Who books it

- Portrait, family and headshot photographers taking weekend bookings.
- Studios with several photographers listed on a team page.
- Wedding photographers who sell engagement shoots as a separate session.
- Creators who sell a shoot beside a course on photography.

## What the template sets up

Exactly what the catalogue creates when you pick this template, as the app sets it. Every item stays editable.

- **Meeting type**: One-on-one. One person books a time with one host.
- **Lengths**: 60 minutes. Each length can carry its own price, and a meeting can offer up to 12 lengths from 5 minutes to 24 hours.
- **Where**: In person: add your address in the editor; bookers see it in the confirmation. Add up to 11 places and let bookers choose.
- **Hours**: Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 16:00, in your platform's time zone. Bookers see the times in their own zone unless you lock the page to yours, which suits in-person meetings.
- **Questions**: name, email as fixed fields, then 2 optional questions: “Number of people” (short answer), “Indoor or outdoor?” (short answer). Add up to 30 questions of 13 types, make any required, or let Vonza AI suggest some.
- **Rules**: 4 hours' minimum notice, no buffers before or after, no daily cap, and bookers may cancel or reschedule from their email. Change any of them in the Rules panel.
- **Look**: The template’s own accent colour and cover photo, with your logo once you add one. Pick one of 16 colour pairs or your brand colour in Design.
- **Description**: The page opens with “A relaxed portrait session.” Rewrite it in your own words.

## What to change first

A template is a starting point. These are the four settings most sellers change before they publish this page.

- **Deposit or full payment**: Set the length’s price kind to Deposit so part is paid at booking and the balance is charged a set number of days before, which depends on your plan, or One-time for the full fee at booking. Add up to five add-ons at checkout, such as extra edited images or a second location.
- **Studio or outdoors**: Add the studio address on the In person location and “Additional information” for the outdoor meeting point. Tick “Show before booking” so clients see where to go, and lock the time zone so times are local.
- **Reminders and what to wear**: Keep the confirmation and reminder, and add a reminder at a set time two days before with what to wear and bring. A follow-up after the end can carry the gallery link once the images are ready.
- **Buffers and notice**: Add a 30-minute buffer after each session for packing down and travel, raise the 4-hour notice to two or three days so you can plan the shoot, and cap bookings a day at the number you can shoot well.

## How to publish and share it

From the template to a live booking page people can open, in four steps.

1. **Pick the template**: Templates are part of the new Vonza Scheduling: open it from the Scheduling row marked New in your Vonza admin, start a new meeting and choose Template, then “Portrait photo session”. The meeting opens in the editor with everything above in place, and nothing is public until you publish it.
2. **Preview, fix, publish**: Preview the page as Desktop or Phone, work through the “Fix these first” checklist, then Publish. The page lives at /book/portraits on your Vonza site; the link ending is yours to change, with a warning that old links break.
3. **Share the page**: The Share dialog gives you the booking link and a QR code, Embed as an Inline frame, a Popup widget or Popup text on any website, One-time links that book once and then stop working, and a button for your Link in bio page. Mark the meeting Featured to show it first on your /book directory, or Secret to keep it off the directory.
4. **Turn on New booking pages**: Bookers see the new booking page once the platform owner turns on “New booking pages” in Booking settings › General. Until then a /book link to an existing meeting opens the classic booking page. Switching on later keeps every booking and manage link.

## Automations that fit this page

Scheduling › Automations runs steps when something happens to a booking: 16 triggers, steps such as emails, texts, tags, lists, webhooks and course enrolment, up to 20 steps each. These three fit this meeting.

- **Send the prep guide**: Trigger “Booking paid”, then “Email the invitee” with the style guide and “Tag the contact” with portrait-client.
- **Deliver the gallery**: Trigger “Marked as completed”, wait a week, then “Email the invitee” with the gallery link and a review request.
- **Collect the balance**: Trigger “Deposit balance due” to “Email the invitee” what will be charged, and “Payment failed” to “Notify me” so you can follow up.

See [Vonza appointment scheduling](https://vonza.net/appointment-scheduling) for the whole product, and [All booking page templates](https://vonza.net/scheduling-templates) for the rest of the catalogue.

- [paid appointments and deposits](https://vonza.net/paid-appointments)
- [Link in bio](https://vonza.net/link-in-bio)

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- [Group Coaching Circle Booking Page Template](https://vonza.net/scheduling-templates/group-coaching): A small group session to learn together and share progress.
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## Frequently asked questions

### Can I take a deposit for a photo session?

Yes. The Deposit price kind takes a percentage at booking and charges the balance a set number of days before the session; a session tomorrow or sooner is paid in full at booking. Deposit is available on eligible plans; see pricing.

### Can clients choose a longer session?

Yes. Add a second length, such as 90 or 120 minutes, each with its own price. A meeting can offer up to 12 lengths from 5 minutes to 24 hours, and any length can be switched off without being deleted.

### Can clients upload inspiration photos?

Yes. Add a File upload question: images, PDF, Word or text files up to 10 MB each, stored privately with the booking.

### How do I keep rainy days open for rescheduling?

Set “Bookers can cancel or reschedule” to the deadline you want in Rules, and reschedule from your side by dragging the booking on the Calendar page; the client’s invite updates instead of duplicating.

### Can I put the booking page on my Link in bio?

Yes. The Share dialog adds the meeting to your Vonza Link in bio page as a button, and gives you a QR code for business cards and a popup widget for your portfolio site.

### Do current clients see this page?

Templates belong to the new Vonza Scheduling. Clients see the new booking page once the platform owner turns on “New booking pages” in Booking settings › General.