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Your family. Your home. Your story.
Life is beautiful. Your story belongs to you, and every bit of that story is part of who you are. Being able to capture you being you is something that cannot be replaced. As a photographer, capturing the real moment’s and genuine interaction of your family makes my heart happy. When it’s all said and done, my goal is that you will love the story we tell together, your history, your story, your love and the images we capture together.
Delving into lifestyle photography is a dream of mine and I’m so happy you want to let me be part of your family for a day. Lifestyle photography is a style of photography which aims to capture and document real-life events, situations, or milestones in an artistic manner and the art of the everyday. These sessions are candid, entirely unique and take place with the natural light in your home or desire location (museum, playground, favorite picnic spot or ice cream parlor). This isn’t about having the perfect tidy home, or perfect backdrop. This really isn’t about me at all, it’s about you, your family and your love for each other.
Lifestyle photography is about celebrating connections among families, favorite hobbies and interests, individual personalities and the everyday elements that make our lives. These simple moments show the simple way we experience this life together. Lifestyle photography is not about ME at all, it’s about you, your family, your love for eachother. It’s about those snuggles before bed, those inside jokes you share with eachother, the special way you hold your child, the way you laugh together during seemingly innocent activities, or the ability for your children to light your face with the things they say and do. So what do you say, let’s celebrate this simple, chaotic, everyday life…
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Things to think about:
- what do you like to do as a family? bake cookies, make music, play board games, do the laundry, paint toenails, read books, play with pets, have a tea party, craft time, watch a movie in your pajama’s in mom and dad’s bed, build a fort? this is about YOU and capturing real moments that you share together. Think back to every moment you’ve thought: “time is going too fast, I want to remember all of THIS”.. what do you truly want to remember 20 years from now??? ……let’s do it!
- does it really matter what you look like? does it matter what your house looks like? not in the slightest. What matters is choosing some things you truly love to do together so you can really have a fun day. • this isn’t about ME, right? So I’m going to do my best to be a fly on the wall and observe. I want you to be aware of each other and not so aware of me. I want you to get lost in this moment and be who you are. Some families need a tad more direction and I can help, but truly, be you, love, laugh, embrace the moment… and let go.
- this is unscripted life, it’s raw, and while we will plan some activities, the best session will just be a documentary day in the life of YOU.
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What do I do now?
- Book your session HERE. Pay your $100 retainer and contact me to set up a time. Please keep in mind I book several months out most of the time, so if there is a specific date you want them or need your images by, let me know in advance. Keep in mind, we will need natural light from outside (in fact most or all indoor lights will be off) so we will likely be shooting during the day on a Saturday or Sunday in the winter.
- Then we PLAN!!! Before your session, I’ll send a brief questionnaire and prep guide on what to expect or how to prepare you and your family. I will plan to come for a quick planning tour of your home (or you can shoot me a quick video) so we can make a plan.
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