A toddler boy wearing pint striped overalls plays with a watering can as his parents watch at Das Hinterhaus in Marietta, GA.

The Season of the Greenhouse

Das Hinterhaus, Families

January 5, 2024

Family Photos in a Stunning Backyard Greenhouse

Marietta, GA

A toddler boy wearing pint striped overalls plays with a watering can as his parents watch at Das Hinterhaus in Marietta, GA.

Marietta Fall Mini Sessions at das Hinterhaus

That’s a wrap y’all! Fall came and went at the hurried pace at which it’s accustom to. I swear that once Halloween hits, it’s a rapid spiral to Christmas. Then the New Year hits and we wait out the winter, wondering when it will stop getting dark so early, temps will stop being frigid and our beloved leaves will return. Let’s face it, although we Georgians might complain about the heat all of the time, deep down I think we truly love it! If we’re not sweating, what are we really doing?

A mom and dad each hold a hand of their toddler to help him down the stairs.
A family playing with the watering can at Das Hinterhaus in Marietta, GA.
A toddler watering the plants at Das Hinterhaus in Marietta, GA.
A little boy using a weaner dog watering can at Das Hinterhaus.
A mom sitting with her toddler as he pours water out from his cute weaner dog watering can in Das Hinterhaus greenhouse studio.
A little blonde toddler boy wearing overalls looking to the camera as his parents watch in the background.
A through the window point of view of a family sitting in Das Hinterhaus studio.
Wet tiny foot prints in Das Hinterhaus in Marietta, GA.
An expecting couple sitting and watching their toddler boy water plants at Das Hinterhaus.
A toddler boy kissing his mom's pregnant belly while his dad watches beside them.
An expecting family of three sitting in the doorway at Das Hinterhaus.
An expecting mom and dad leaning against the doorframe of Das Hinterhaus while watching their toddler play.
A dad holding and observing his toddler boy's dirty soil covered hands.
A blonde toddler looking down at their soil covered fingers.
A toddler boy playing in the soil of a potted plant in a dump truck toy while his mom plays along.
A toddler using a paint brush to rub his mom's pregnant belly.
An expecting mother sitting in a chair and holding her toddler at Das Hinterhaus in Marietta, GA.
A father holding out his hands and walking to his pregnant wife and toddler who are sitting in a chair at Das Hinterhouse studio.
A pregnant woman in red pants and a lavender bra sitting in a chair inside Das Hinterhaus.
A pregnant blonde woman in red pants and a lavender bra sitting in a chair inside Das Hinterhaus.
A pregnant mom in red pants and a lavender bra sitting in a chair inside Das Hinterhaus.
A pregnant mom sitting in a chair inside Das Hinterhaus.
A pregnant mom holding her belly and painting on an easel while looking back at her toddler who is watching.
A pregnant mom holding her belly and painting on an easel while her toddler plays in the background at Das Hinterhaus.
A pregnant mom holding her belly and painting on an easel while holding hands with her toddler.
A toddler boy holding paint brushes to his face while his pregnant mom is painting on an easel behind him.
A father playing with his toddler while his pregnant wife paints on an easel beside them.
A pregnant mom painting on an easel while her family watches on at Das Hinterhaus in Marietta, GA.

I started mini sessions much earlier this year. I wanted to avoid the last minute frenzy of everyone needing their photos done in November. I incentivized these summer minis- you got ten files to choose from instead of the standard 5. That enticed some of you, but not as many as I had hoped. The November schedule was still jam packed, but that’s ok cause we got it all done!

A toddler boy eating a popsicle and watching his dad love on his pregnant mother.

Is a mini session right for you or is a full session ideal?

I offered two mini session dates a month from August-November and I’ll plan to do that again in 2024. I need to be sure to leave plenty of time available for those who prefer a full session, which is why I’ve kept the mini dates to two a month. What’s the difference between a full and mini session you wonder? While I might be able to create quite a bit of content in 20 minutes of shooting, what 20 minutes will never be able to fully provide is the experience I strive to give everyone. I want anyone who shoots with me to feel like they weren’t just having photos taken. Instead, I hope they feel like they’ve just shared an outdoor adventure with the people they love most- playing and exploring, being silly, laughing and smiling. I’ll bring a small activity to engage everyone and, if time allows, end with a treat for everyone to enjoy. I will be the ringleader of our traveling circus and make it my duty to entertain, instigate fun and intervene when drama strikes- whatever I can do to make life easier on parents while ensuring I still get the shots I want.

Of course the big obvious difference between the two sessions, besides my time and attention, is the amount of files you walk away with! No need to choose just 5 with a full session. Instead, take ALL of them and use them however you wish. Personally, I make a book of the sessions I book for my own family and it’s often that I sit down and open those to reflect on those times. I am SO glad I took those pictures, spent the money, bought the clothes and made it happen. I’ll cherish those images and books always.

A toddler boy in overalls holding an orange popsicle with a big smile on his face and his parents in the background.
A little boy in dirty overalls laying on the wood flooring of Das Hinterhaus eating an orange popsicle.
A toddler offering a bite of his orange popsicle to his mother while sitting on the floor at Das Hinterhaus of Marietta, GA.
A family of three sitting in the doorway of the beautiful Das Hinterhaus greenhouse.
A little boy eating his popsicle while sitting next to his expecting parents.
A toddler boy sitting with melted popsicle all over his overalls at Das Hinterhaus.
A dad tipping his toddler upside down so his mom can give him a kiss while she sits on the ground.
A dad holding his toddler upside down so his pregnant mom can give him a kiss while she sits on the ground.

Das Hinterhaus of Marietta, GA thanks you!

With all that being said, I want to be sure to mention how grateful I am for everyone choosing a mini session at das Hinterhaus. It was a huge, sweaty, physically exhausting labor of love to have it built this summer, then stained and painted at the height of a hot Georgia summer. I sweat my body weight getting all that done & quite literally hung from the rafters. When it was all finished, I knew all my mini sessions would be held there cause I was too damn tired to consider anything else, lol! Thank you for making all that manual labor worth it!

To sign off, I’ll say thank you for an amazing 2023! I couldn’t make this happen without all of you. I am so grateful. Wishing all of you a very healthy and prosperous 2024.

XOXO, Melanie

PS- If you have worked with me in the past and have not done so already, I would love, love, love for you to leave me a google review. I know it takes a bit of your time, so I thank you so very much in advance!!

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