Safety measures due to Covid-19

My dear clients,

I hope you are all well and staying safe during this challenging times!

I am so excited that I can resume my business!  First of all I want to assure you that safety is my number one priority. In fact, it has always been but now more than never.  I will pay special  attention to every  details  to ensure that we all stay safe for our families and for my other clients. I apologize if any of these measures will cause any inconvenience but I do feel a  responsibility to make sure everybody stay safe. I truly appreciate your compliance during these strange times.

The most important part of our safety is that we all have to be healthy  and asymptomatic for at least 72 hours prior to the session. Leading up to your session I will be monitoring my health and any changes of it. For the most part, me and my family have been isolating  and we will keep it that way.  Regardless, I will still check my temperature prior to appointments , and  I ask that you and your family do the same.

How to prepare for the session:

Before the session I will ask you a few screening questions:

– please wash your hands prior to the session and check your temperature

– in the past 14 days have you experienced fever, cough, short of breath, or sore throat

– have you been in contact with anybody with above mentioned symptoms in last 14 days

  – have you been exposed to anybody with a Covid-19 diagnosis in last 14 days (at your job, family or anywhere else)

– have you traveled internationally or domestically, or to any hot spots areas of Covid 19, that includes any of your family member that you have come in contact,  in last 14 days

Before your session, please consult with your Pediatrician of OB/GYN. Your doctor is able to  assess the present risk given yours and your baby’s health and development.

I will also to ask you to sign a Waiver of liaibility just to make sure we all understand the risks

Newborn indoor session:

Select a space in your home:

Please select an area in your home big enough for me to set up a bean bag and one basket set up. It doesn’t have to be the best lit area since I bring my own light with me. Please make sure the room is cleaned, uncluttered and sanitized prior to the session. The room should be also warm – around 78-80 degrees but I do carry a space heater with me.

I hope you understand, but until further notice, I will allow only immediate family (parents) during the session. Your other children can come for the family portion of the session either at the beginning or at the end. I will not allow any other relatives during the session in the room with me.

Enhanced safety measures:

• Sanitizing all camera equipment and camera bag, light, bean bag and bean bag stand before and after each session.
•  All props, fabrics, outfits, baskets etc, have been properly washed and sanitized for each session
• All baskets, flowers or other props have been left in isolations for 48 hours
• I will  be wearing a face mask, gloves as well as an apron.
• I will also ask any adult present during the session to wear mask while indoors. I will have extra masks for you to use.
• I will use only my props, I will not allow any outside props since I can’t guarantee that they were properly washed/sanitized
• Please no shoes during the session
•  I will wash my hand upon arrival and I will be doing that pretty frequently during the session. I will ask you as well to please wash your hands before the session. I will also have handy a big bottle of sanitizer and use it frequently.
• We will try to all to maintain our distance. I work during the session independently and for the most part don’t t need any assistance. During the family session, I will instruct you from a distance so we all stay safe. We can take your family photos in your back yard if you prefer.
• If you feel sick or have been sick, please reschedule

Outdoor Session:

• Sanitizing all camera equipment and camera bag, light, bean bag and bean bag stand before and after each session.
• All baskets, flowers or other props have been left in isolations for 48 hours
• I will  be wearing a face mask
• There will be no contact –  I  will instruct you from a distance
• If you feel sick or have been sick, please reschedule

I truly appreciate your understanding these measures and the importance in compiling with them.

I look forward to seeing all of my clients, whenever that time may come. I hope that everyone continues to stay safe and healthy. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Email: katerina.alebrahim@gmail.com