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Our Tips For Taking Keepsake Family Photos

July 30, 2020/0 Comments/in PhotoShoot, ideas, Interesting /by Steven Duncan

Taking Keepsake Family Photos

Nowadays, almost everyone’s phone is equipped with a decent camera. People take photos of one another and of themselves at any old time of the day. Candid photos are nice to browse through every now and then. However, having proper family portraits taken by a professional are excellent keepsakes that you can look back on and pass on to your children and grandchildren.

Tips For Taking Keepsake Family Photos

If you want to capture milestones, take advantage of loved ones being in the same location, or you simply want to immortalize the present moment for future generations, here are few tips you can use to create beautiful family photos:

Hadley and her family

Dress using a similar theme

One way to elevate your family photos from the ordinary candid shots to encourage everyone to dress up a little more than usual. Decide on a color palette that you can all agree on. Be careful to choose muted, non-distracting colors that will flatter everyone’s skin tones. You don’t need to dress up in costumes or wacky attire, but rather give everyone some loose guidelines like wearing denim, or outfits in predominantly cream or light blue colors.

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Go natural

You and your family’s future generations will look back on your photos and will want to know all about you. Make it a point to look like yourselves, wearing your usual style of clothing and only a light layer of makeup. Avoid trying a new hairstyle in the week or a few days prior to your portrait session. You might end up with something you regret, and the way you look in that moment will be immortalized forever.

Little Family 🙂

Choose a photographer you are comfortable with

Professionals experienced in taking family photos will put you and your group at ease during your photography session. You may want to choose someone who has experience working with very small children, so they know how to get a good shot even with a fidgety baby in the group. The right kind of photographer will also be able to calm your nerves and elicit laughs and smiles from everyone in the group during the shoot. Be sure to have a chat with your photographer before you agree on services so you can see if they are the right fit for you.

Fussing family

Use levels

Make the photo visually interesting by providing a set-up that has two to three “levels’ all the participants can take turns shifting around on. Put a lower layer, with young children sitting on the floor or grass. Seated in the middle, you can have the head of the family, parents, or any grandparents holding infants. Finally, your top layer can consist of older children and adults standing around the rest of the family.

Duncan Family

Include those who can’t be there

If you have loved ones who can’t be physically present for the photo, there are still ways you can include them in the portrait.

For family members who have passed away, some people like to hold on to a framed photo of them, or even photoshop them in. Others wear a special dress, hat, or accessory that represents their family member. Even if they aren’t present to pose for the photo with you, there are still ways you can pay tribute to them and make them feel they are part of the memory.

Family together

If you are wondering when the best time for family photography is, the answer is: right now. Your children will grow up in a flash, your parents are advancing in age, and commitments may take you or your loved ones far and away from each other. Don’t worry about picking out fancy outfits or posing in front of a fanciful set. Find the right photographer and take your portraits now, so you can keep your memories for a lifetime.

Are you looking for family photography services in Adelaide? We’d be happy to help you capture your family’s special moments. Contact us to learn more and have a chat!

Family Portraits and How Important they can be

July 13, 2020/0 Comments/in Interesting /by Steven Duncan

Family Portraits and How Important they can be

Many people are easily overwhelmed by the thought of preserving their family history. You may not know where to start as you stare at the family photos piled up in your living room. You are not alone in this; preserving family photos and making them heirlooms can be a daunting process for anyone.

How would you feel if you look at your family portrait ten years from now with your grownup kids and see no picture? It’s hard to imagine, but that’s what happens when you don’t make the effort to record your family in that moment of time. That is the primary goal of family portraits – to transform images into heirlooms that can be treasured forever. We all want to treasure our family as it is right now, and create memories that will last for a lifetime.

Imagine looking at your family portrait, and all you see is a special place and time you once cherished in your life. You see the memories, the connection and emotions rushing back in like the waves of the ocean. You see the ones your heartbeat for staring back at you. Yes, that is the feeling an ideal family portrait helps you to nurture.

For those that have lost their loved ones, staring at a well-captured family portrait might prompt them to say, “Each time I look at these photos, I feel dad is still with me.” Or maybe it’s all about remembering how cute and little your children were back then.

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Family Portraits as Heirlooms

As a professional family portrait photographer, I have a keen interest in storytelling using images and words. Family portraits can become heirlooms when there is a secure connection between the family photo and the story behind it. Years to come, as you share these portraits with other family members, you subconsciously create more stories that deepen the connection and unite the family even more.

Family portraits connect us to those who were born before us. When we go through these photos, we are reminded of the things that matter. It makes us travel back in time and discover details that were long forgotten about our family history. As we hold these photos close to our hearts, we desire to pass them on to other generations. Thus, we are preserving our family history subconsciously out of love.

Heirloom photography is not an old-fashioned phenomenon. The timeless quality they possess radiates more meaning as time passes. You can use it to capture special moments in your family history, and show it to others. So when you look back to it, you can’t help but cherish how far you all have been together as one united family.

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A Family Photographer That Knows You

Are you searching for a family portrait photographer whose mission is to create memories? Then, search no more! I love heading out with a family and conducting fine art portrait sessions they will cherish. Moreover, I deliver studio portraits to families in their own homes, along with newborn and children photography if desired.

The physical products I can produce to showcase your family portraits in pride of place on your wall are second to none and are guaranteed on lasting for generations.

Because quality matters and most families will go the extra mile to get it, I strive to build a robust relationship with my clients before the actual photoshoot session begins. My job is not just to take photos but also to prepare the family in what to expect and how best to prepare for the best possible photographs.

Heirloom family portraits and photography is an investment that is worth every cent spent. I know your quest to preserve your family history is unending. You are not alone in this journey. Fortunately, I’f be happy to help out! Hire a professional family portrait photographer that will help you to preserve those precious moments forever.

Hadley’s First birthday shoot

July 9, 2020/1 Comment/in New Born, Photoshoot /by Steven Duncan

Hadley’s First birthday shoot

I got to meet up with little Hadley for her first birthday shoot after having shot her newborn photos a year ago! She’s all grown up and as cute as ever!

Even though the weather wasn’t fantastic early in the morning, Hadley and her Mum and Dad were still keen to head out to a small forrested area nearby my house for some family photos in amongst the beautiful greenery that’s about at this time of year.

I was keen on heading back here after bringing my own little one out for a walk this way to make use of the nifty reflective duck pond, the wonderfully thick gum trees and swatches of clover and thin grass that makes for a lovely backdrop for family shots like these!

It’s sometimes hard to get people out on days like this one to take photos as generally little knees get muddy and everyone gets home wet, but the fact is that this kind of weather really brings out some lively, and intimate colour tones which suit timeless family photogrpahy like this!

Now Baby Hadley and her Mum and Dad will have a proper heirloom of amazing photos of this special moment in time! 🙂