How to get Family Photos that feel like Home
FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY
How to get family photos that feel like home
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. What is it that makes a photo feel like home? Why do some images make us feel something and others we pass by? How do we get that for ourselves – for our own family, our own memories, our own life?
After many years of photographing families, this is what I’ve learned…
1) you have to be fully present. I mean that – you have to be there, in that moment, experiencing it for real.
2) you have to embrace play & silliness. This is what brings out those giggles and grins that make our heart explode. You can’t spend the whole session trying to contain their joy – it has to be let out.
3) you have to welcome imperfection. That’s all life is made of, really. Perfect is a myth.
4) you have to let them be their funny little selves. They’re figuring out who they are, and we are so lucky to be witness to it.
5) you have to leave space for the quiet moments
6) and the ones that feel slow
7) you really just have to lead with love. Isn’t that what these photos are for? To document love?
Everything else will follow. I promise
Book your family photos. Just pencil in a date for now. We can change it if needed, but don’t let it pass by. Don’t let them get bigger without documenting this stage of life. It goes too damn fast.
