Greetings! It’s been a long winter here in Sweden! We’ve had very low temperatures and LOTS of snow. Apart from heavy rain, I will happily shoot in most weather conditions, so I was delighted when this lovely lady got in touch and said she wanted a snow photo session with her partner :) Winter sessions are much like all my other outdoor portrait sessions. The main differences are that they are slightly shorter, and warmer clothes are a must. Like all sessions though, I provide a style guide with helpful tips on what to wear. This lady also said she wanted a nice building in some of the images ..read more

Greetings! As we’re still in the depths of winter here in Sweden, I thought you would appreciate seeing this winter wonderland family session from a couple of weeks ago! It was just before sunset and very cold, so I worked as fast as possible and did my best to keep the energy high. Snow sessions are shorter than my regular outdoor sessions (you don’t want little fingers and toes getting cold!), and I advise everyone to wear several layers, thick socks, warm boots, etc. and maybe have hot drinks to hand to keep everyone toasty. Snow photo session images are a brilliant addition to your family ..read more

Greetings! Although this is my first blog post of 2024, this session is actually from the autumn, but that’s OK, right? This beautiful outdoor family session was too sweet not to share! As soon as this family stepped out of the car to meet me, I knew we were going to have a great session! These beautiful sisters had such calm energy and were an absolute delight to photograph. The portrait session of dreams! Now is the time to book your portrait session in the Jolly diary, whether it’s just for you, a family session or an extended family session. All you need to do is get in touch via the Conta ..read more

Greetings! I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this beautiful tween and teen portrait session during the autumn! I love working with young people, so when the mom got in touch and said she wanted fun images of these four cousins, I was over the moon :) Would you believe though that on the way to the session, the heavens opened, and torrential rain fell right until I drove up to the house. There had been no mention of rain on the weather forecast, by the way! However, someone was watching over us as the rain stopped right in the nick of time ;) I always say the best light comes after the rain ..read more

Greetings! When the dad of this family got in touch to book a session, he said he really wanted Stockholm as a backdrop to the portraits. That’s how we ended up having a fun outdoor family session on a hill in a quaint part of Stockholm with the City Hall in the background on a fresh October morning! The family had a (quiet as a mouse) two-month-old baby, so we worked fast, had a lot of fun, and got some joyful and natural family images :) To book your portrait session (it can be family, couple, or just you), mail sandra@sandrajolly.com. Peace and love xoxo ..read more

Greetings! I’m playing catch-up with my blog after a very busy few months! It’s all good though, as I’ve been meeting and photographing some lovely families. One of which was this charming family from Iceland. We had an autumnal family portrait session at one of my favourite outdoor locations, which just happens to be in my ‘hood. There were very strong winds the day of our session, a biting cold wind, at that! I didn’t fight the wind though. I worked with it. Sometimes you just have to let Mother Nature do her thing and pace your shots, so that there isn’t hair constantly whipping across your ..read more

Greetings! I can’t believe we are almost at the end of October already! How the heck did that happen?! It’s been another busy month at Jolly HQ with family portrait sessions, plus event photography jobs. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing repeat clients (always a huge honour) as well as lovely new clients. Today I’d love to share this family autumn session in the woods south of Stockholm. It was my second time photographing this fun, positive family, and I even got to see their Jolly portraits from our last session proudly displayed in their home :) If you have been thinking about gifting ..read more

I know we are still in autumn (isn’t it beautiful out there?), but now is the time to book your winter snow photo session! How does this work? You mail me at sandra@sandrajolly.com, I send you a style guide with lots of examples of what to wear on a winter session, we wait for the snow to arrive, then lock in the date and time. Easy! Winter sessions are fast and fun and are surely a must for anyone living in a country where snow is a part of your life every year! I have one client who had a summer family session, and then the following year she decided she needed winter portraits, too. She now ..read more

Oops, I am way behind on the Jolly blog! September has been a busy ole’ month for me, but I’m here now and excited to share this family vacation portrait session :) This fun family was visiting Stockholm from Georgia, U.S.A., and decided to book a photo shoot during their time here. We met on a very windy evening near Gamla Stan and spent a fun hour together (you should know, all Jolly sessions are fun!). It’s a curious thing when a photographer meets a new family for the first time. You have a limited time to get to know them and bring out the best in them. And yet, with the right attitude an ..read more

Greetings! Whoa, I didn’t realise how long it had been since I last blogged. It’s been a while, right?! It has been summer though, so I’m afraid blogging slipped way down the priority list. That’s OK though. We’re all just doing our best here on planet Earth, right? ;) I photographed this happy-go-lucky family before the summer holidays and we had so much fun together. We walked around the park, chatted, and created images they will cherish forever (a huge framed family portrait will be going up on their wall). I walked away with a pep in my step, feeling very lucky I get to meet such great pe ..read more