We all know how important wedding photography is. But can we take a moment to think about family photography and how important it is? Today I’m sharing why hiring a family photographer needs to be a priority in 2019. 

 

As a family photographer, it’s obvious to say that I love to document love, childhood and human emotion. I have a genuine passion in observing, exploring and recording the richness of living the present moment and the emotional bonds between families. And while I have explore many avenues of photography over the past two years as a photographer, there is no one I love to photograph more than children, babies, and families. 

Honesty

It comes down to many reasons – one of them being that children have this intensity that makes them so unique and special to this world. Their joy, their giggles, their tantrums, their curiosity, their making sense of this world we live in – photographing children in their natural state is immensely rewarding because of this: honesty.

 

Kids don’t care what they look like; they want to play. And if they are not playing, they’re exploring a leaf or a ladybug or some natural element. Or maybe they’re hungry. And even when they are hungry, they display their true feelings without a forced smile or a laugh that we so often see in commercial portraiture. Kids display such honesty, and photographing those honest (and so very human) moments is so rewarding for me as an artist. I am able to witness truth. 

 

 

I am able to give two great gifts to families and new parents – the gift of portraiture and the gift of a memorable experience.

 

Time passes so unremarkably fast, but photographs outlive us. And gifting families and their children, and their children after that, and the generations to follow, these precious heirlooms is priceless. The days are long, but the years are short, and while the long days seem to have little important to us at the present time, these portraits of our time – loving one another, connecting with our families – are with us forever.

 

And lastly as a portrait photographer focused primarily on creating a joyous and memorable experience for the moms, dads and children I serve, it is my biggest gift to have them not only walk away happily with an incredible session experience that they’ll remember forever, but that I’ve made a new friend in each and every single one of the people I photograph. That we’ll stay in touch through the years and share our life updates with one another. That I’ll photograph their children as they grow up after those first newborn weeks and learn to take their first steps, and learn to speak their first words and learn to ride their scooters. I’m passionate about people who invite me into their lives to document their story. That’s why I’m in this: to tell you unique story. Because your story is beyond worthy of being shared.