Umoya Family Photography
Why Lifestyle Photography and what is it?
Think about this: Would you rather have a fast-food chain hamburger or a hand-cut steak cooked exactly how you like it? That is cookie-cutter-posed vs Lifestyle Photography.
Many photographers choose to follow the familiar studio-style of creating sleeping-baby-in-a-basket images. I know a few too, and they are amazing at what they do – but that just isn’t ME. I have tried for so long to fit within a mould of what people think family photos should look like, but to be honest I’m never going to feel comfortable with it, and therefore neither are my clients.
Choose something different to where people are inserted into poses and settings that are identical to every other portrait hanging on every other family’s walls.
Choose Lifestyle Photography. Why? It's capturing genuine moments in-between the moments. It's creating beautiful, emotive images with a story behind each one.
My approach is more photojournalistic in nature - we all know how unpredictable children can be, and they may not happily oblige when asked to sit and smile.
I love to simply follow the family around capturing quirky candid moments whilst interacting with each other, which I find result in the best pictures.
Family shoots are fun, informal and relaxed. I come to you – either in the comfort of your own home, where little ones feel more at ease in their own surroundings, at a family outing or in your favourite setting.
Sessions last one to two hours, making sure no-one feels rushed. I like to arrive with plenty of time to spare so that I can get to know everyone beforehand, with the end-product reflecting natural moments frozen in time.
