If you want honest, the kind of photos that feel like your real life, the chaos, the closeness, the way your kids crash into you when they’re tired, I’m your girl.
Your house doesn’t need to look perfect. You don’t need to know what to do with your hands. Real life is welcome here, noise, mess, meltdowns, big love.
I’m here for all of it.
I take a documentary approach because the moments I remember from childhood weren’t staged. They were summers running under the sprinkler, sunburnt shoulders, climbing trees, riding my bike to the beach. Ordinary days that felt endless.
That’s what I photograph now.
Documentary work is letting life happen and catching it as it unfolds. No forcing kids to behave for the camera. No stiff posing. No trying to manufacture a moment. I’m watching for the real stuff, the way your child reaches for you, the chaos in the kitchen, the quiet cuddle on the couch, belly laughs, big feelings. The in-between moments you don’t think to photograph until they’re gone.
This style isn’t about perfect smiles or a tidy version of your life. It’s about connection, movement, and the honest rhythm of your family.
I’ll guide you when it helps, like where the light is best or how to bring everyone a little closer, but most of the session is space for you to be together. The goal is a gallery that feels like your life, not like a photoshoot.
Can we still get a few traditional smiling portraits?
Yes. If traditional portraits matter to you, I’m happy to set aside a small window for a few relaxed, gently guided images.
Nothing stiff. Nothing overly posed. More like a calm pause within the session. And if you naturally come together at any point, I’ll always catch it, because those moments are gold.
Still, it’s not the focus of my work.
Most of your gallery will be documentary, unposed, honest, and led by real life. A record of how your family moves, connects, and loves, not how you can arrange yourselves for a photo.
I don’t usually ask kids to smile on cue. The expressions that land hardest show up when they’re given space to play, move, and be themselves. Those smiles are usually shared with you, mid-game, mid-cuddle, mid-chaos.
If what you’re mainly after is a full session of traditional “everyone looking at the camera” portraits, my style won’t feel like the right fit, and that’s okay. I want you to choose what feels right for your family.
You won’t be left to figure it out on your own
If you’re worried you won’t know what to do, or that you’ll be left to carry the session, don’t be. I’ll guide you the whole way.
Before we shoot, I’ll send a detailed questionnaire so I can get to know your family, your home, and what matters most to you right now. We’ll also have a quick phone chat to talk through what you’re hoping for and plan something that feels easy and natural.
On the day, I’ll be right there, quietly observing and stepping in when it helps. If things feel awkward or slow, I’ll offer gentle prompts, like finding a spot with good light, helping everyone come a little closer, or letting things settle without rushing.
You don’t need to know what to do or worry about getting anything “right.” Your only job is to be with your people.
The most meaningful images happen when you’re present, not performing.
Tips for a Memorable Session
Focus on each other
Forget the camera as much as you can. Your kids don’t need to look at me, they need you. Talk to them. Sit close. Pick them up. Let them climb all over you. When your attention is on each other, everything softens, and the photos start to feel like real life.
I don’t usually ask kids to look at the camera. When they’re wrapped up with you, expressions show up on their own, a glance, a grin, that deep-in-play focus. That’s what I’m watching for. “Everyone looking at me” photos aren’t the goal.
Embrace the chaos
Kids are loud, fast, messy, unpredictable. That’s not something to fix, it’s the point. Let them run. Let them climb. Let things unravel a little. The strongest photos nearly always come from the in-between moments, when no one’s trying to hold it together and life is simply happening.
Do what you already do
No need to invent something special for the session. Do what you normally do.
Bake, read, wander outside, lie on the floor, walk to the beach, sit in the backyard. Familiar things create the strongest images because they belong to you. When you’re doing something natural, connection follows without effort.
