It’s true that every family portrait photography session we do is different. It depends on you, your personalities, the location, the light, the colour, the season, the weather and other things too. But, there are certain things you can reliably expect from us, things you can count on us to do for you, and I thought this session was a perfect illustration of these things.
We will make it fun. We want you to look natural and happy in your photos, and we know you want that too. We will take the time to make sure you’re comfortable and enjoying the experience. We work hard and we run a tight ship, but we’re not particularly business-like on a shoot. We want it to feel like a celebration!
We will make your kids feel special. We love little people; we think they’re funny and adorable and we love their shameless self expression. We don’t mind if they’re boisterous, precocious or won’t do what they’re told. We also don’t mind if they’re shy and take a while to warm up. We’re good at cracking the ‘fake smile’ habit and we’re very experienced in capturing a beautiful expression that only lasts for a second. We want them to like us, and to enjoy the experience of being photographed because that means we can get the absolute best out of them. If they ask you on the way home when they can play with us again, we’ve done our job well.
We will capture everything you want captured. That means family group photos; classic, looking-at-the-camera shots, as well as playful, candid ones. It means photos of your kids together; both smiling nicely, and candid, action shots. There will be photos of the kids individually, both full length and close up, all showing lots of personality. We will even aim to capture things you didn’t know you wanted, like you and your partner together (because chances are, that hasn’t happened in long time), your kids being completely ridiculous, or engaging in a favourite activity (like these boys did during their session).
We will make sure you look good. We will have probably discussed clothing with you beforehand, but during the shoot we keep our eyes out and adjust you or your kids if we think we can make your images look better. It’s perfectly normal to look at yourself first when you’re viewing your photos, and to automatically dislike any photo where you’re not looking your best. We aim to minimise that feeling as much as possible! We think everyone looks their best when they’re happy, but a bit of extra care with angles and positioning can make all the difference, and we do just that.
Enjoy the photos…
