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What is lifestyle photography?
Lifestyle photography is about storytelling. It combines fine arts and documentary styles to capture authentic moments, relationships and sense of place.
Every individual or family has its own story—many of them, really. Each day, each activity, each dynamic between family members represents its own story. Where do you hang out as a family? Your yard, the park, the farmers market? How do you spend your time? Hiking, playing chess, baking cookies?
Unlike traditional portraiture, which often involves the photographer directing subjects to pose in particular ways and locations that may not feel natural or memorable, lifestyle photography strives to catalog moments or activities of significance to clients. That doesn't mean we can't take some classic portraits. But perhaps it means taking those portraits sitting on the crumbling brick wall you walk by every day on your way home. Or wading in the creek that runs through your backyard. Or relaxing on the back porch where you eat dinner each night.
Lifestyle photography documents honest moments and places them in context to tell a story. Everyone has a story. Let me tell yours.
Every individual or family has its own story—many of them, really. Each day, each activity, each dynamic between family members represents its own story. Where do you hang out as a family? Your yard, the park, the farmers market? How do you spend your time? Hiking, playing chess, baking cookies?
Unlike traditional portraiture, which often involves the photographer directing subjects to pose in particular ways and locations that may not feel natural or memorable, lifestyle photography strives to catalog moments or activities of significance to clients. That doesn't mean we can't take some classic portraits. But perhaps it means taking those portraits sitting on the crumbling brick wall you walk by every day on your way home. Or wading in the creek that runs through your backyard. Or relaxing on the back porch where you eat dinner each night.
Lifestyle photography documents honest moments and places them in context to tell a story. Everyone has a story. Let me tell yours.
All images © Calm Cradle Photo & Design