My style of photography includes both Classic and Candid photos. I see a benefit and need for both when photographing families. If you have no idea what I mean by that then keep reading! I am sharing what they are and why I include both in my sessions.
Let's start with Classic photos. When I say Classic photos I am referring to the photos where the whole family is smiling at the camera (as best as possible). Everyone is nicely posed and it is one of the photos that would be a great one to print and put on your wall. It would also be great to use for Christmas cards so everyone's face and smile is seen! Below are some of the Classic portraits I took of this sweet couple during their 25th Anniversary session.
When I say Candid photos I mean the ones where the kids are searching for shells on the beach, splashing in the water, running to mom and dad. The ones where everyone is in an all out tickle war, dad is telling jokes, toddlers playing peek a boo. When couples are running, skipping, and laughing. All of these images help to tell your family's story. Where you are in this season of your life, what it looks like right now in the midst of toddlerhood or teenagerhood or as empty nesters! I feel that these kinds of photos help bring back the memories of this season of your life when you look back on them years later. During this session it was so much fun to capture J and L's love and marriage they have built over the last 25 years. Capturing their love with classic and candid images helps tell their story and it is so beautiful!
The reason I include both kinds of images is because I know that most people want at least a handful of images where the whole family is looking at the camera and smiling. They are best for Christmas Cards and framing on the wall. I also include the candid images because those are often the messy, chaotic, beautiful, special moments that happen in between. They are what will remind you years down the road what that season of life was truly like. What their giggles looked like frozen in time when in a tickle war, the curiosity they had on the beach as a toddler, the absolute joy everyone had for life when hanging out with the most special people in their lives, the look a husband and wife exchange during a special moment. These images are the best for scrapbooks, photo albums and a fun gallery wall that will display all of the amazing moments of your family life.
I believe there is a time and place for both kinds of images and that is why I take both! I want you to be able to print beautiful classic photos to hang above your bed and create an album that displays just how wonderful and magical and a little chaotic life is in this season.
I hope to capture your family soon!
With love,
Morgan
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