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Themed set · All ages, seasonal availability

Festive & Seasonal

Diwali, Christmas, Pongal and New Year sets, built fresh each season and taken down afterwards. Available only in their window, which is genuinely short — these book out weeks ahead.

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Family in matching knitwear photographed for a festive session

What is in the set

Diwali: diyas, rangoli, marigold garlands and lantern strings
Christmas: a dressed tree, warm string lights and a knitted stocking set
Pongal: sugarcane, clay pot, kolam floor and harvest props
New Year: a monochrome and gold build with balloon installation
Practical warm lighting in every seasonal build, since the lights are part of the picture
Each set built fresh for the season and dismantled after it

What to wear

Diwali: silk and zari in jewel tones, traditional jewellery
Christmas: red, forest green, cream knitwear and tartan
Pongal: cotton and silk in mustard, white and maroon
Coordinated family dressing, planned on the styling call
Warm tones throughout — cool colours fight practical lighting
The shot list

What you will come away with

The frames we plan for on this set. Not a guarantee — children have opinions — but this is what we are working towards.

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The child lit primarily by the practical lights — diyas, fairy lights

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Full family frame, which is the point of a festive session

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Detail — small hands around a diya, feet on the rangoli

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Wide frame showing the whole seasonal build

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Candid frames during the set-up, which are often the best of the set

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Card-ready crops in portrait and square

From the studio

What we would tell you about this set

Book at least six weeks out. Every family in Chennai has the same idea in the same fortnight, and once the Diwali slots are gone they are gone until next year — we build the set once per season and it comes down afterwards. If you want cards printed, we need the session done a further two weeks earlier again.

FAQ

Festive & Seasonal — common questions

How far ahead do we need to book a festive session?+

At least six weeks, and eight if you want cards printed. We build each seasonal set once and take it down after the season, and every family in Chennai has the same idea in the same fortnight. Once Diwali slots are gone they are gone until next year.

Which festivals do you build sets for?+

Diwali, Christmas, Pongal and New Year. Each is built fresh for its season with its own props, lighting and palette rather than being a general set with different decorations attached.

Can the whole family be photographed?+

Yes, and that is usually the point of a festive session. Coordinated family dressing is planned on the styling call, and warm tones throughout — cool colours fight the practical lighting these sets are built around.

Want the Festive & Seasonal set?

Tell us your child's age and roughly when you are thinking. We will confirm what is achievable at that stage and hold a date — and if a different set would suit them better, we will say so.

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