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Mama + Me~ Lifestyle Session

June 6, 2024 0 Family, Photography

A few weeks ago I got to do a really fun Mama + Me session.  We photographers call these lifestyle sessions. For those of you who don’t know what this means, a lifestyle session is a laid back photography experience, where I come in and take photos of you and your family doing a fun activity. There’s a lot less posing and a lot less “look here and smile”. I focus more on capturing genuine emotions and interactions that happen naturally. None of that making goofy noises from behind my camera because for the most part I want your family to be totally absorbed in the moment. 

If you have really little kids choosing a lifestyle session over a typical session is a great option. Choosing an activity that you love to do as a family is such a fun way to make a memory and to keep your littles happy. Not only will your kids “tolerate” this, it’s actually something that your kids will get really excited about! This option helps to keep the kids entertained, focused, smiling, happy and it provides a great way for me to capture the genuine interactions of your family. 

When it comes to doing a lifestyle session there’s so many options of fun things to do! Have a campfire and smores together, get giant ice cream cones  and eat them together, have a water balloon fight, eat watermelon, bake cookies together, or explore a park. There are really endless options and what makes it so special is that YOU choose what would be fun for your family! 

If your family is not a “smile at the camera and give each other big hugs”  kinda family, or if your kids are just too stir crazy for a typical photo session I really recommend talking to me about a lifestyle session. It’s a perfect way to capture YOUR family personality on camera and to have photos to hang on the wall forever! 

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The Biggers Family

January 9, 2024 0 Family, Photography

This is part two of me trying to be more consistent with blogging 😂 We shall see how long this last.

The Biggers Family came out to the farm for a fall session, they were the sweetest and most loving family I’ve worked with in a while. They were up for all of the fun and all of the prompts. They had so much fun with each other and that’s what makes me love their gallery so much.

It’s hard to emphasize enough how important it is that you come to your session ready to play games and have fun! The photos you will love the most are the ones of you and your kids laughing and playing with each other. If you come expecting to just pose and get it over with you’ll miss out on a fun memory and you make the whole time rushed and unexciting. Come prepared to make memories, to laugh, to enjoy the time you’ll spend together. Change your mindset from “Let’s get this over with” to “Let’s make this a super fun memory.” You’ll be surprised at how well this will make your session go and how much more you will love all of your images.

Thanks for tagging along!

~Emilia Joy