Family Photography

 I love outdoor shoots, especially with children playing, exploring and running about – being exactly who they are – but I also love working with families in their own home.  There is an authenticity and ease that comes with capturing people in their own environment, so whether you prefer long strolls outside or snuggling up with books, we will be able to create images that feel special and real to you as a family. I do have a pop up studio with a backdrop and softbox that I can use for newborn shoots too, if people want a handful of ‘studio style’ photos.

Rather than posing you and your family, I will occasionally invite you to interact with each other in a meaningful, authentic way by using games, asking/answering questions about each other or anything that spontaneously feels right on the day. With family sessions I often find that very quickly the ‘photoshoot’ becomes a lot more than that, it’s a family spending quality time with each other and I’m there to bear witness to really beautiful moments.

I don’t force children to smile as it feels inauthentic, and if they’re feeling shy or under the weather I will give them space and capture the moments I see that are meaningful and real from afar, but usually there will be natural smiles at some point during the shoot. I want to create lasting, meaningful images of your child that you can look back on and remember them exactly as they are. So whether that means sitting and building lego or running around the garden or singing loudly and dancing or looking quietly into the camera in bemusement, that is who they are and that is what I want to capture. That’s what makes my job amazing.

There is a gallery with selection of images from my work with families and children below, if this is the style of photoshoot you want for your family session I’d love to hear from you.  pricing page.