Why choose documentary family photography?
Three reasons why a documentary approach makes for family photos you will love.
1. The most treasured family pictures hold memories.
I had an epiphany one day watching my children scroll through pictures of themselves on our digital picture frame. The images they laughed over and talked about were of moments that really happened. Without fail, they skipped right past the beautiful photos where they were posed and I had worked so hard to get everything "perfect".
I realized that the photos they will treasure later in life are the photos that bring back memories. Not just of things they've done or places they've been but how it felt to be there.
2. Your family is wonderful and unique
. . . and maybe just a little bit weird at times. Documentary photos celebrate the things that make your family special. Your family is beyond compare, yet most family photos are done in a way that they invite comparison. Instead of being about what you wore, how the photographer posed you and how well your clothes matched, documentary images tell about YOU. Capture the real you - the quirks, the talents, the things that make you laugh, the things that drive you nuts, the little moments that are so fleeting but yet make up most of our days - the real YOU.
3. Documentary images are like a visual journal. They record details and moments without you having to write a word. They are like a love letter that says,
Dear Family,
This is our life . . .
. . . for better or worse. . .
. . . but always for real.
Love, Me.