Orange Beach Family Photographer – What is Documentary and Lifestyle Photography?
As a family photographer whom most of my photography clients and subjects are kids and little humans, I learned to embrace the modern approach in photography through lifestyle and documentary photography. Lifestyle photography is a genre of photography that mainly aims to capture portraits of people in situations, real-life events, or milestones in an artistic manner.[1] The primary goal is to tell stories about people’s lives or to inspire people at different times (Wikipedia, 2023). Unlike staged portraits, as you Pensacola Beach and Orange Beach Family Photographer – documentary and lifestyle family photography aims to capture moments of laughter, and authentic interactions that naturally unfold during your beach getaway in the Emerald Coast area (Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key, and Orange Beach) where I served as a family photographer or in my minimalist studio environment located in the Perdido Key area.
Are you planning a beach getaway to Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key, or Orange Beach? If so, it is worth it to include in your beach vacation (either in Pensacola Beach or Orange Beach) to create a memorable beach experience through lifestyle photography. Imagine documenting the joy and connections of your family vacation through beautiful photos. I enjoy and love assisting families capture and preserve those memorable moments by providing professional photography services as your Pensacola Beach family photographer and Orange Beach Photographer.
Here’s why documentary and lifestyle family photography stands out.
- Capturing Genuine Moments Over Staged Scenes
- Enjoyable Experience for All
- Timeless Photos to Cherish
Capturing Genuine Moments Over Staged Scenes
Say goodbye to poses and artificial smiles. Lifestyle photography focuses on the essence of your present time during the photo session, because it’s all about you and your family’s present moment – your emotions, your joy , and your excitement! Documentary and lifestyle photography, certainty, is not about me, your photographer because my artistic goal is to capture the genuine emotions you shared with loved ones. I make sure to get the best quality photos I can get. As your family photographer, I encourage parents to relax and enjoy the photo session with your family and with your little ones. Just imagine candid snapshots of your kids gleefully building sandcastles, the sheer delight on everyone’s faces as you frolic in the waves together and those serene instances of connection as you witness the sky being painted with the beautiful coral color of sunrise or sunset.
Just imagine candid snapshots of your kids gleefully building sandcastles, the sheer delight on everyone’s faces as you frolic in the waves together and those serene instances of connection as you witness the sky being painted with the beautiful coral color of sunrise or sunset.
Enjoyable Experience For All
There’s no need to put on a show for the camera. Documentary and lifestyle photography thrives on encapsulating your family’s connection through interactions and genuine emotions. You will be too absorbed in basking under the sun, kids whisking the water and playing tag on the sand, and chasing herons and birds (Orange Beach and Perdido Key has lots of them) and forging memories that will live forever. Generally, working with kids as your family photographer gives me the opportunity to create a memorable connection with your little ones and get a chance to do what I am passionate about, to work with little children. As your Orange Beach Family Photographer, you might not notice me as I discreetly capture those moments because I will use prompts to create an enjoyable experience during our photo session and make it more entertaining with the little kids.
Timeless Photos to Cherish
Don’t get me wrong! I also have the goal to capture those perfect photos where everyone is looking and smiling at the camera. However, those spontaneous moments are the heart and soul of documenting your moments with a lifestyle photography approach. These captured images are the reminders that narrate the tale of your beach holiday and experience in a way that staged photos simply cannot.
Conclusion
Documentary and lifestyle photos summarize the essence of your time, your present experience and togetherness — a keepsake of your shared joy, affection, and special bond as a family.
Overall, there is no perfect approach to photography, however, for your Pensacola Beach Photo Session (or Orange Beach Family Session and Perdido Key Beach Session), ideally, documentary and lifestyle photography is a perfect way to capture your Emerald Coast beach escapade.
Are you excited to capture the enchantment of your beach retreat? Contact me today to book your Pensacola Beach family photography session. You can also book me as your Orange Beach family photographer or your Perdido Key Family Photographer. Mary Joy Photography served based on our clients needs, either a beach photo session or a studio portrait in our modern and minimalist studio session located in the Perdido Key area.
Reference:
Lifestyle photography. (2023, December 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_photography. retrieved date 04-10-2024.
