Wirral Family Photography At Home Or In The Great Outdoors
Your baby isn’t a baby any longer. Instead they’re asking you endless questions, turning your sofa into a fort and dressing up as a different Disney character every day of the week!
Or is that just me?!
We are at the centre of our childrens’ world for such a brief time and we make every effort to give them a childhood full of magical memories, but how many of those memories are captured in frame-worthy photographs? How many photographs will our children have with their Mum to look back on when they’re older?
As a Mum myself I understand the temptation to shy away from the camera at times. My relaxed family portrait sessions are designed to help you feel confident enough to step into the frame and exist beautifully and proudly in your family’s story.
I’m just as passionate about photographing the connection between parent and child, as I am about capturing portraits of the child themselves.
My aim is always to capture sweet and honest interactions. I’ll document the quiet moments you spend reading a story together or whispering secrets, as well as the louder moments tickling or playing chase! I’ll then take your favourites and create beautiful fine art prints you love enough to hang in pride of place in your home.
If you’d like more of an insight into how I work then check out this article where I break down my approach to family photography.
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Family Portrait Sessions At Home
Many of my newborn and early years photography sessions take place at home, because that is where most of life happens during that season of life.
Your home is where all those fleeting every day moments occur. So many of our childrens’ firsts happen at home… their first smile, their first steps and their first words. We think we’ll remember all the happy details of those years and of course some will become memories, but inevitably many will be forgotten.
Photography has the power to take those everyday moments at home and freeze them in time.
As an outsider I notice the fleeting details in your family life that you likely take for granted and capturing those on film can take the mundane and turn it into something timeless and artful.
For a good example of everyday goodness in black and white, check out this ‘Day In The Life’ documentary family session captured exclusively on grainy Ilford 3200 film.
Family Portrait Sessions In The Great Outdoors
Most children love to be outside exploring the natural world around them and for me, photographing families at play together in nature is just lovely! There are so many beautiful natural environments to choose from when it comes to planning your outdoors family portraits, check it out this list of my top ten outdoor locations for family photography.
A family photography session is an opportunity to bank some beautiful memories at a location that means something to you and your family. It could be as simple as your local park or as extravagant as a favourite holiday destination!
As a film family photographer I lean into the inherently slower process of analogue photography, which encourages families to be in the moment.
There’s no rapid fire shutter clicking and no checking the back of the screen to see how the photos are looking. Instead I aim to capture natural family portraits that show the connection between you and your children in a location that roots the session in the time of year as well as the location.
It falls upon us as parents to document their childhood and collect photographs which will draw smiles and offer comfort in years to come.
As your photographer it’s my job to help you capture meaningful photographs they’ll hold in their hands when they’re all grown up.
It’s my job to capture photographs that become family treasures; transporting them back to a time and place where they felt completely safe, happy and loved.