Everyone can spot a forced smile a mile off

The muscles in your eyes are much more honest than those around your mouth – they just can’t fake it!  So the biggest thing that I have to overcome in my job is people (especially kids) who have been conditioned to stare at the camera and ‘say CHEESE’.

So, what can you expect when you book me to capture your family moments?

My style is on the documentary end of lifestyle photography (if you want to know the difference between these two, I have a new blog coming shortly)

It is all about capturing the natural organic connections between you and your family.

Clearly it’s not normal to have a photographer in your home, but my aim is to make you forget that I am there, as much as you can, and to create photographs which look like I wasn’t actually there – it’s just you and your family enjoying eachother’s company!

The best way to do this is to set up some activities or play, which I will simply observe and capture for you in an artful way. If you and your family have some special hobbies or things that you love to do together, this can create really great photo opportunities and memory captures.

I will also come armed with some suggestions for fun things to do which make great photos. If you try to forget that the camera is there, we will get more natural interactions and beautiful photographs.

There will also be some shots of the whole family, and for those I will give you some light prompting and direction, in order to get them looking natural and un-posed.  Of course, Granny will always expect one where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling – so there will be at least one of those too.