Why Lifestyle Photography???

I've been asked this question pretty often. Lifestyle photography has my heart. If you have met me, my husband, my kids, or my dogs... then you are pretty aware of the fact that our life is kinda chaos... and it works for us. 

Lifestyle photography captures the now, the mess, the chaos, the real memories. It is real life. Now don't get me wrong, perfectly posed looks nice... but, it just isn't me. Thinking about getting my own kids to sit still and force a smile for a photo gives me an instant headache. 

Here is my thoughts on my session types...

Newborns

When I think about my own baby and how I wanted to look back on memories of his first days and weeks, I wanted to remember him in my arms, how tiny his little fingers and toes were, I wanted to remember his long lashes, his lack of hair, I wanted to be able to look at photos and remember the feelings I had when I held him or looked at his little cheeks or at his wiggly fingers. What did not pop into my head was wrapping up my little one in a swaddle and just photographing him by himself... again... that just is not me. Because it isn't me, I will never photograph it. My heart wouldn't be in it and that just wouldn't be right.

Families

My own family is crazy, silly, moving nonstop, and full of every facial expression you can think of. Again, I want to look back at photographs and remember those times. (Plus, if I'm being honest, I couldn't get my three kids to sit still if I had offered them all the cookies in the world.) I photograph my family daily. In 90% of my photos, no one is looking directly at the camera, because I love candids. The memories and uniqueness of each family is my favorite part of family photography. 

I do NOT pose my clients. I think I shock most people when I say that. Posing is just not my thing. I talk the entire session and things just happen. Posing doesn't have to be the only option for photos because life is perfect and beautiful in the every day. 

Lifestyle photography shows all of the beautiful moments... those every day, ordinary moments that we sometimes forget to appreciate. Life is perfect, no matter the moment.