I am falling in love with lifestyle documentary photography more and more every day. I mean, all the fine art portraits, dressed up and posed, are cute and beautiful and an amazing art form. But with lifestyle documentary photography, we get to create art with the real, raw, unaffected moments of life. For me, these moments contain the most poignant memories, and I get such a thrill out of creating art from them.
I was thrilled for the opportunity to be invited into the home of this sweet family to document then-11-month-old baby Kassidy. She was getting ready to turn 1, and they had just found out she was going to be a big sister! I think that made this session just a bit more special, because if Kassidy’s mama is anything like me, she’s so excited to be welcoming a new baby into the family, but there’s this little part of us mamas that will just miss the one-on-one time we enjoyed with our first. It’s a season of life to be enjoyed for a bit, and then traded for something equally amazing.
And so we caught so many special moments to be remembered forever.
I was sad that Daddy couldn’t be here for this session, but such is the nature of military life. I’m so thankful for this beautiful family who is willing to sacrifice so much for the sake of our country. Thank you just isn’t enough.
One of my favorite parts of these lifestyle documentary family photography sessions is putting together a video slideshow at the end. It’s been fun to add a few video clips, as well, to capture the movement, fun, and personality just a little more accurately. These video slideshows can be purchased as an add-on to your portrait package, and are such a wonderful way to enjoy the memories created together!
If you’re looking for a lifestyle documentary photographer in Wilmington, NC, check out my Family Adventure Sessions! I’d love to chat with you about the memories you are wanting to preserve for your own family!