Family Photography Documentary Style
The Photography Session for families that love FAMILY TIME and treasure MEANING FILLED pictures
Dressing up and finding a gorgeous place to take photographs is fun for that perfect family portrait!
But what about all those family moments in between the family portrait? The backyard baseball moments with dad? Caring for the garden with mom? Playing with the family pets? There are so many beautiful, special every day moments in your life that would be amazing to capture and keep forever.
A COMPLEMENT for your family portraits
I think of these sessions as a fun addition to your family portrait. These are the more laid-back and relaxed moments that just feel fun and genuine. But if you don’t do family portraits then I’m also happy to do a family portrait for you too.
It’s so EASY!
I think I’ve emphasized how relaxed and easy these sessions are, but they really are. And it needs to be said again. These sessions are amazing for any camera shy family members and those who truly just don’t like posing at all. These images you see on my page here are truly made without me asking families to do a single thing. They’re just being themselves.
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory”
Family Memory Sessions FAQs
Are these family portraits?
No, they are more like your family stories. In portraits, we find a pretty place, and you wear your best outfits and you focus on being happy together.
In memory sessions, we find a meaningful place that you love and feel comfortable in. You wear whatever you want, and you do whatever you want. It’s filled with happiness, but there’s room for a full range of emotions like a story.
Is this the right fit for my family?
Do you love just hanging out together? Do you dislike normal portraits and get really camera shy or maybe your kids do? This can be a great fit.
If you really want a beautiful location and curated outfits that coordinate with some guided posing then 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 story. It might include 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.
Let’s do this!
3 Easy Steps for your session
1. Brainstorm activity ideas or just show up
We can brainstorm all the activities that your family loves doing together and make a plan. Or I can just show up, and we can go with the flow. I have some ideas for session structure below too.
2. The Session
I show up and we get to know each other more. I then fade into the background more as you spend time as a family. It’s a 2 for 1 - family time and family photos.
3. Receive your Images
After our session, I’ll work on hand picking and editing the images that tell your family’s story. You’ll receive this set of images with nothing else to do on your part. You’ll receive a digital gallery of images to download. And you can choose to purchase an album at that time.
Memory Session Ideas
Backyard Play Time
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
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
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.
Any 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’s 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.