I want to give you memories you didn’t even know you need or wanted.

So what is it really like having your family photos taken at home? 

Family photography at home is as much about having being captured in your environment to help preserve these memories of their first homes, as it is about your children feeling at ease in their surroundings. Its them not wanting me to leave to go to my home because they are having too much fun. It’s so important to me to get them on board from the start.  For them to enjoy our family photoshoot at home as much as i do. I want to create a relaxed environment where they can be themselves. It’s just as important for me as taking the family photographs. If they aren’t themselves then we will not be able to capture you authentically, and br able to deliver you images that speak to your heart.

Our time together is not about forced, cheesy smiles. As much as capturing the smiles and laughter is important, family photography is about capturing real authentic emotion. It could be the way you brush your child’s hair or the way they grab your finger as they toddle.. It might be how they embrace you or how your hands embrace theirs, or the deep belly laughs they struggle to come up for air with. All of that is what I want to see and capture. Together, we’ll capture your memories. 

I like to think of this as me giving you time to “breathe them in” to feel their scent, how they feel when they lean against you, when you struggle to tell where you end and they start. To me, it’s so important to be able to capture that and give you these all-important memories. As you look back through these photos, you should be able to relive that moment over and over again.

One day they will have out grown our laps, but we know they won’t our grow our hearts. 

My photo may seem candid, but don’t be fooled. I’m not expecting you to know how to pose. It’s impossible for you to know how to pose, so I’ll be there to give you some direction based on the best light you have at home. It’s going to be loosely directed, I’ll help you get into flattering angles, and then I’ll help you relax into each other. That’s when the magic happens. 

You don’t just get a family photographer when you hire me. You’ll get a “stylist” to take care of all those wardrobe worries, a therapist to talk through the trials and tribulations of parenthood, a kids’ entertainer, a light magician, and last but not least, a wonderful happy photographer and expert photo editor.

As most of my clients book me months in advance, my calendar is often full. Planning ahead is a good idea.  It’s even more important that we get some dates in the diary months in advance if you have a specific date in mind

What happens before our at home family photography

session? 

 All of my in-home family photography sessions come with a tailored pre-session questionnaire so I can get to know you before we meet. You can also schedule a FaceTime/ Zoom or quick telephone call if that works for you. I’ll send you my curated style guides and links to my ‘shop my style’ Pinterest boards. Getting ready for your family photography session has never been easier.

The most important thing is to understand we’ll be working together throughout the whole process. My job is to make sure you’re all prepared, looking good, and most importantly relaxed so that we can tell your story the way you want it.