Capture session type
Required: session type (headshot / family / maternity / senior / branding / pet / other), preferred date window, location preference (studio / outdoor / client home / office).
Form template · Portrait / family photo session
Portrait sessions are story-driven — a family wants documentary-style, a CEO wants a clean editorial headshot, a maternity client wants flowy outdoor. The form captures vision before the discovery call.
Every template is free and fully editable in the drag-drop builder — swap fields, colors, and the button label before you publish.
No server, API route, or SDK — your Portrait Photographer Contact Form posts straight to one endpoint.
Every submission is emailed to you and saved to a searchable dashboard — spam filtered before it reaches you.
It's plain HTML you own — paste the Portrait Photographer Contact Form snippet, swap in your access key, and ship.
Copy and ship
HTML by default — the same field set also renders as React, Next.js, PHP, and cURL in your dashboard. Every variant posts to the same /api/submit endpoint. Replace YOUR_ACCESS_KEY with the key from your dashboard; that's the only edit.
<form action="https://splitforms.com/api/submit" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="access_key" value="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="New portrait booking">
<label for="name">Full name *</label>
<input id="name" type="text" name="name" placeholder="Sasha Vorona" required>
<label for="email">Email *</label>
<input id="email" type="email" name="email" placeholder="sasha@example.com" required>
<label for="phone">Phone</label>
<input id="phone" type="tel" name="phone" placeholder="+1 555 0142">
<label for="session_type">Session type *</label>
<select id="session_type" name="session_type" required>
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>Family</option>
<option>Newborn</option>
<option>Maternity</option>
<option>Engagement</option>
<option>Headshot / professional</option>
<option>Branding / commercial</option>
<option>Boudoir</option>
<option>Other</option>
</select>
<label for="people">How many people?</label>
<select id="people" name="people">
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
<option>5–8</option>
<option>8+</option>
</select>
<label for="preferred_date">Preferred date</label>
<input id="preferred_date" type="date" name="preferred_date">
<label for="location">Location preference</label>
<select id="location" name="location">
<option value="">Choose…</option>
<option>Studio</option>
<option>Outdoor / park</option>
<option>At our home</option>
<option>We're flexible</option>
</select>
<label for="notes">Anything else?</label>
<textarea id="notes" name="notes" placeholder="Vibe, occasion, special requests, kids' ages…"></textarea>
<!-- honeypot — bots fill every field -->
<input type="checkbox" name="botcheck" style="display:none" tabindex="-1" autocomplete="off">
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form><p class="splitforms-attribution" style="margin-top:12px;font-size:11px;color:#888;text-align:right">
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</p>How to add it
To add a Portrait Photographer Contact Form to your site you need three things: a free splitforms access key, the HTML snippet above, and your key pasted into it. No backend, database, or CAPTCHA library — the form posts to one URL and every submission lands in your inbox and dashboard.
Required: session type (headshot / family / maternity / senior / branding / pet / other), preferred date window, location preference (studio / outdoor / client home / office).
Optional file upload (Pro) — Pinterest screenshots, Instagram saves, mood-board PDFs. Reading vision before the call shortens the discovery from 45 minutes to 20.
Auto-respond with a Calendly / SavvyCal link for a 20-min discovery call plus a one-pager of session pricing. Filters mismatches before the call burns time.
What's included
Portrait photographers price per session ($300-1500), and the discovery call decides whether the client is a fit. Sessions split into headshots (fast, indoor, studio lighting), family / maternity (outdoor, lifestyle, often golden-hour), senior portraits (high-school graduation market, parent-paid), and branding (small-business owners, multiple looks, web-deliverable). Each is shot differently and priced differently. The form captures session type, location preference, deliverable format, and an optional inspiration upload (Pinterest / Instagram screenshots) so the photographer walks into the call with vision context. Inspiration upload (Pro) · webhooks into HoneyBook / Dubsado / Pixieset.

Where submissions go
Reply-to is wired to the visitor's email, so one tap on Reply answers them directly — while the built-in honeypot and spam classifier filter out bots before they reach you. Every submission is emailed to your inbox and can forward to a webhook or Slack the moment a visitor hits send.

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Questions
Make it optional but encouraged. About 60% of clients have no Pinterest board ready; forcing the upload kills conversion. The 40% who do upload give you huge call quality — you arrive aligned on aesthetic.
Yes — webhook the JSON. HoneyBook and Dubsado both accept inbound leads via Zapier. Pixieset's CRM accepts webhooks too. The lead lands as a project ready for the proposal and contract.
Add a 'corporate / multi-person' radio. Routes to a different auto-responder with bulk pricing (per-person discounts, half-day vs full-day rates, on-site vs studio) and a separate Calendly link for the corporate consult.
Senior portraits are paid by parents but the teen is the client. Capture both contact emails on the form (parent for billing, teen for session communication). Different copy goes to each in the auto-responder.
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