Family Lifestyle Sessions
A family session with me is a little different to some others!
I love capturing the raw emotions and natural interactions between families. For this reason I rarely pose families during my sessions, rather I like to make the families I shoot feel as relaxed and comfortable around me and my camera as I can. Don't worry though, I do have a few clever and simple prompts I use to get children to relax and laugh so I can capture all those real smiles and the pure joy on their little faces from laughing so hard.
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It is my aim to let you interact naturally as a family so I can capture all those little moments that make your family unique and special. During a session with me, you will spend a lot of the time just being yourselves and having a good time as a family, this is the best way for me to catch all those natural smiles and emotions!
I love all the little details of childhood and family interaction, the way their little hand grips yours, how their whole faces crease up when they laugh, those tiny little bare feet as the play in the sand, the baby curls they have yet to outgrow, the look of pure love on a Mum's face, how little they look in Daddy's arms and just the chaos of everyday life, so expect plenty of detail shots and raw emotions from your gallery of images.
I am not an everyone smile at the camera type of photographer!! (CHEESE is a banned word at a photography session with me!!) Don't worry though, we will make sure to get a few traditional family shots for the album in there too.
I love all the little details of childhood and family interaction, the way their little hand grips yours, how their whole faces crease up when they laugh, those tiny little bare feet as the play in the sand, the baby curls they have yet to outgrow, the look of pure love on a Mum's face, how little they look in Daddy's arms and just the chaos of everyday life, so expect plenty of detail shots and raw emotions from your gallery of images.
I am not an everyone smile at the camera type of photographer!! (CHEESE is a banned word at a photography session with me!!) Don't worry though, we will make sure to get a few traditional family shots for the album in there too.
What can you expect a session to be like?
I like to spend a little time at the beginning of each session getting to know the children and helping them feel at ease around the camera, then we will crack on with capturing all those natural moments of family life. If I feel the need I will use prompts to help capture special moments, but this is all done in a very relaxed and natural way.
I often find the best shots come nearer the end of a session as everyone has totally relaxed in front of the camera. Mum please don't stress if the children are playing up, I have two little terrors of my own so I know how kids can roll!!
We will keep the whole session very relaxed and just go with the flow and capture their true characters.
A lifestyle sessions usually lasts around 1-2 hours, this gives plenty time for everyone to relax but not too long that the children become fed up and bored!
I like to spend a little time at the beginning of each session getting to know the children and helping them feel at ease around the camera, then we will crack on with capturing all those natural moments of family life. If I feel the need I will use prompts to help capture special moments, but this is all done in a very relaxed and natural way.
I often find the best shots come nearer the end of a session as everyone has totally relaxed in front of the camera. Mum please don't stress if the children are playing up, I have two little terrors of my own so I know how kids can roll!!
We will keep the whole session very relaxed and just go with the flow and capture their true characters.
A lifestyle sessions usually lasts around 1-2 hours, this gives plenty time for everyone to relax but not too long that the children become fed up and bored!
Where can your session take place?
Your session can take place anywhere you like really!
The beach, a pretty park, the countryside, a beautiful forest walk, your very own home!
I have a number of beautiful locations I use regularly and am more than happy to offer these as suggestions, but if there is a particular place that is special to your family then i am happy to consider that too.
Who can come along to your session?
Whoever you would like really!! Bring the family dog along too if you want! My favourite sessions are with the whole family, Mums that includes you!! I know how awkward you can feel in front of the camera, I hate it too! But there will come a time when your children will cherish these photos with you in them, so please get involved and give your family and children special memories to cherish forever. I promise to try and help you all feel as relaxed as possible in front of the camera. |
What can you expect after the session?
I will work hard on getting your images all ready for you to view as quickly as I can. I carefully edit all the best images from your session and these will then be available through your very own private online gallery for you to view and choose from. Usually I would expect it to take around 2 weeks for your gallery to be ready to view and I will send you a link to your gallery as soon as it is all ready for you.
You can then choose which images you would like, 5 are included with your package and there are many options to upgrade to include more images or purchase a stunning piece of wall art to cherish forever.
I will work hard on getting your images all ready for you to view as quickly as I can. I carefully edit all the best images from your session and these will then be available through your very own private online gallery for you to view and choose from. Usually I would expect it to take around 2 weeks for your gallery to be ready to view and I will send you a link to your gallery as soon as it is all ready for you.
You can then choose which images you would like, 5 are included with your package and there are many options to upgrade to include more images or purchase a stunning piece of wall art to cherish forever.