HEIDELBERG CHRISTMAS MARKET FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

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Of all of the Christmas market mini session dates, this was the most chaotic. Thankfully we were able to get in and get these photos in before they closed the market. Due to the higher numbers of coronavirus infection at the time they began to close markets to prevent the spread. This market ended early and closed on December 4th so we were thankful we got these photos in. We were initially scheduled to come back and shoot again on December 5th so we were watching this market and their website closely. We were all super sad when they began to talk about closing markets and every session we got in we were thankful for. With the German government closing the Heidelberg Christmas market the day before our next day of sessions, we moved the mini session locations to do Bernkastel-Kues Christmas market mini sessions.

Without being able to go visit the market ahead of time we had to figure things out when we got there. With some traffic on the way I wasn’t able to get there early and arrived at the same time of the first session. I also got delayed at Globus with long lines and their covid rapid testing center. There was a lot of confusion about where to meet because they had split the market into 3 different sections. Once we figured that out there was the added stress of getting into the market areas. There were long lines to get into each separate market and to be inline there were a few things you needed.

KAISERSLAUTERN CHRISTMAS MARKET MINI SESSIONS

If you hadn’t already done so you needed to have a negative covid test. Without one you would need to go to their testing center to get tested, this also had a long line. At the time they were under 2G+ guidelines which meant you needed to be vaccinated or recovered with a negative test. For a couple families this day it restricted them from being able to go into the market areas. All this to say there were a lot of obstacles, everything was behind and there were multiple places to shoot. The first session I met outside the market and we wandered the streets capturing what we could without access. The second and third sessions were together but the location I sent them to meet at had two identically named locations – one was across the river.

So those two sessions began late and this cascaded down the rest of the day as well. One family showed up an hour or so late and I was already in a session. I had to find time later in the day to get them in. At the end of the day we got some really fun photos through the incredibly stressful environment. We apologized excessively throughout the day but made the best of it. There were so many factors outside of our control but that’s life and we’re grateful that these families came out. If you’re in the area and are looking to get a Heidelberg Christmas market family photography session contact us! Although we’re not in the area we may make plans to travel back and visit!