Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Documentary Family Photographer

10. CLOTHES ARE OPTIONAL

Need I say more?

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9. IT COULDN’T BE ANY EASIER

There’s no rushing to get ready. No stressing over being somewhere on time. No worrying over whether everyone will cooperate and be in a good mood for your scant 15-minute time slot with the photographer. All you need to do is pick a day and be present with your loved ones. It doesn’t need to be jam-packed with fun, either. There is beauty, excitement, humor, and love that can be found lurking in even the most seemingly mundane parts of our everyday life. So don’t worry if you have to run some errands, take a nap, or do some chores; your documentary family photographer has HOURS to capture amazing pictures of your beautiful family.

Documentary family sessions are easy and stress free as there's no rushing around to prepare for a brief photo shoot... here a young dad brushes his daughter's hair at the kitchen table while she eats her morning yogurt.

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8. SO YOU (AND YOURS) CAN BE YOURSELF

What could be better or more comfortable? And being yourself makes for more interesting photos.

 

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7. BECAUSE EVEN NAPS ARE PHOTO WORTHY

They are one of life’s finest pleasures, why NOT indulge and have your family photographer document them?

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6. SO YOU CAN BE IN THE PICTURES

The role of family photographer is usually taken on exclusively by one parent, typically mom. As a result, she is seldom IN any of the  pictures. A very sad thing indeed.

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5. TO SHOW YOU ARE A TEAM

You don’t parent alone, what could be more special than getting the two of you in action?!?! (Or maybe you do parent alone; in that case, the photos will help illuminate your superhuman powers!!)

Day in the Life photo sessions provide a rare opportunity for parents to see themselves in action as a team. Here, a couple sitting side by side eating breakfast at the table, are both obviously annoyed with something their child has done as they are both giving them "the look".

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4. TO PRESERVE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL DETAILS

“Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.” ~ Ernest Hemmingway

Documentary family photography focuses not only on the big picture, but also on the small details. Here is a close up of a little girl's hands as she's painting them with brightly colored chalk paint. Shot from the top down, you can see where she was painting on the driveway before turning mischievous.

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3. LOOKING AT YOUR PHOTOS WILL MAKE YOU NOSTALGIC

There’s very little depth to posed portraits, but documentary family photos will make you FEEL something. I mean, do people look back and say, “Do you remember how much fun that was? I wish we all had our khaki bottoms and white tops on again at that beach. Now THAT was a blast! Just what we loved to do as a family at the beach.” Maybe they do, what do I know? I do know that pictures from a real day documentary session will have you running the gamut of emotions, from laughing to crying, especially as time marches on and everyone gets older.

Unlike posed portraits, documentary family portraits are full of emotion, feeling, and memories. Even though you don't know these two, can't you feel the love between them as we watch this intimate moment of a young boy gently placing a mardi gras type beaded necklace on his great grandmother while she lies on the couch?

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2. FOR YOUR KIDS

Yes, your kids! Most of us take a gazillion photos OF our kids, but the photos they will truly treasure when they are older will be the ones of YOU AND THEM… the photos that help them remember how much fun their childhood was and how very much they were loved. These are the photos they will share with their children.

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1. YOU’LL NEVER GET THESE DAYS BACK

Now I don’t know about you, but I can’t remember ANYTHING (even the stuff I want to remember). The pictures from a day in the life session are like a living legacy… your family’s history… your memory when it starts to fail. The pictures a documentary photographer makes are priceless. And like a fine wine, they become more valuable and precious with the passage of time.

Real day sessions leave you with a living legacy... a priceless treasure to pass down to you children and grandchildren. You will never get these days back. Hire a professional for both your everyday and your special days. Here, four siblings meet their newest brother for the very first time; the youngest and the oldest are poking and touching baby while mom supervises. The middle two children are farther back, just observing, perhaps a bit jealous.

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Have I convinced you to book? Do you have questions? Lingering fears? Need help finding a documentary family photographer in your area? Let’s talk! xo, Anna #youreverydayisworthit

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