Family Photography Documentary Style
The Photography Session for Families that LOVE Family Time and treasure MEANING over perfection
Dressing up and finding a gorgeous place to take photographs is fun! But what about all those family moments in between? What about the backyard baseball moments with dad? Or hanging out in the garden with mom? Our family lives are rich with meaningful moments that I want to document for you to keep forever.
So EASY!
If you’re looking for photography that’s a little more chill and relaxed where you don’t really even have to dress up if you don’t want to. And you don’t have to leave the comofort of your own home then a documentary session is perfect! What’s even better is that you genuinely can go about your day and activities and at the end, you’re going to receive images that feel like real life art. Your family’s life is beautiful and filled with meaning that you’ll treausure!
3 Easy Steps for your session
1. Let’s create a special session together
We’ll brainstorm all the activities that your family loves doing together and make a plan. But really, this step can also be skipped and you can do what you feel iike doing in the moment.
2. Enjoy your family
Your family can truly hang out and enjoy each other, and I’ll be there buzzing around and taking photos.
3. You’ll receive the story of your family time together.
My documentary sessions include lots of images because they are telling a story for your family.
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory”
Documentary Photography FAQs
Are these family portraits?
No, they are more like family stories. In portraits, we find a pretty place, and you wear your best outfits and you focus on being happy together.
In contrast, we can find any place, you can wear whatever you want, and you can just be and feel whatever you want. It’s a story with ups, downs, and in betweens.
Is this the right fit for my family?
This is the right fit for you if you love family time together and enjoy this style photography. It’s full of authentic moments. It tends to be great for camera shy people and for very young children who may need time to warm up to new people and new places.
Documentary is not the best fit for families that prefer traditional, posed photography. My Playful Portrait Sessions are a better fit.
What kind of images can we expect?
You can expect a broad range of images that tell your family’s story which includes pictures of where you live, what your family likes doing together, your relationships, personalities, and even a few traditional portraits too if you’d like.
What do you do with these images?
Families like to make photo albums with them. And I highly encourage you to do so. I offer custom album design. There’s no requirement to show your images on my website. My default is privacy.
Example Documentary Photography Sessions
Backyard Fun!
You can create a session to highlight all the playful fun you have right in your backyard together! There are games to play, water fun in the summer, swinging, riding bikes and scooters, taking care of the garden, or maybe a backyard picnic.
Weekend Family Time
You can create a session at home to capture what a day is like in your family life right now. When you choose a full day you’re sure to get the a wonderful variety of emotion and moments from your family. We can shorten this to a morning, afternoon, or evening in your life instead of a full day.
Playground and Park Time
We can meet at a playground and capture you playing with your little one(s) exploring the playground. You can add on a picnic too if you like!
Family Day Trip or Vacation
I can come and capture your special family time together on an excursion.
Mom and Me Session
We can do a session focusing on your role as a mother and what that means to you. You’ll choose the activities that are special for you!
Dad and Me Session
We can have a session focusing on fatherhood and all the fun, playful moments for you as a father.
Sweet Siblings
Sibling love is special. I love capturing all the sweet moments, but even those struggles are worth capturing too. We can have a session just focusing on the sibling relationship.
Grandparent “Generations” Session
If you have family close by or coming in to visit then that’s a wonderful time to capture your little ones with their whole family.
Special Activity
There are many special activities that you could do together. I have a list of ideas to choose from.
Your Special Holiday Traditions
Family holidays and traditions are a wonderful time to capture together.
Family Gathering
Any family gathering is a great opportunity to document and remember.
Your Idea!
I’d love to create a custom session to document exactly what your family loves to do.
I’m here to chat about your family photography needs! Please don’t hesitate to reach out. There’s no hard sell here. If we aren’t a good fit then I’ll try to find someone who is.
You can reach me at 650-564-4195 or at deborah@deborahlordphoto.com.