{"id":12394,"date":"2017-10-04T15:52:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T20:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/?p=12394"},"modified":"2018-01-01T18:30:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T23:30:41","slug":"new-this-year-family-traditions-documentary-photography-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danigirl.ca\/blog\/2017\/10\/04\/new-this-year-family-traditions-documentary-photography-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"New this year: Family Traditions documentary photography sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>here are so many great family traditions that we enjoy in the autumn and early winter: apple picking and pumpkin carving, forest hikes to enjoy the changing leaves and then raking up the leaves at home. And then as we inch forward to the holiday season, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cookie baking and present wrapping and tree decorating. Chances are you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got your phone out taking pictures of the kids during a lot of these activities, right? (I know because I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen them on Facebook!)<\/p>\n

Wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it be great, though, to have a professional photographer come in and take those photos for you? A documentary photo session, also known as a “day in the life” session, is the opposite of everybody standing in a row looking at the camera and saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153cheese.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d A documentary session is like having a friend with a camera in the room, taking care of documenting everything so you can have fun enjoying the activities. The photos you get will tell the perfectly imperfect story of your family at this moment in time. And when you hire me to take the photos, EVERYONE gets to be in the photos. There’s nobody hiding behind the lens except me – get the entire family in the photos. In fact, these sessions are great with extended families – bring the grandparents and get them in the photos, too!<\/p>\n

\"Documentary<\/p>\n

The idea behind the family tradition sessions is perfectly summed up by one of my favourite literary characters, Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables: <\/p>\n

\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been documenting my family at play for years, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the sort of photography that makes my heart sing. Since this is a relatively new offering for me, for the rest of 2017 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m offering an introductory special: the Family Traditions package.<\/p>\n

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\"Documentary<\/p>\n

With the Family Traditions package, you invite me to a location of your choosing for up to two hours. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have a family activity planned, or maybe two, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be your personal “mamarazzi”, taking photos of your family at play. Within a couple of weeks, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll receive a set of fully culled and customed edited set of at least <\/em>25 – 40 high resolution photographs that document your day. If you like, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll even squeeze in just one or two \u00e2\u20ac\u0153everybody say cheese and look at the camera\u00e2\u20ac\u009d photos, because we know grandma loves those ones.<\/p>\n

Intrigued? Here are some ideas I thought would make for a fun photo session:<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Apple picking
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Family picnic
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Visiting the pumpkin farm and\/or carving the pumpkins
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Raking the leaves
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Doing holiday baking (maybe with the grandparents?)
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Decorating cookies
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Making ornaments or decorations or cards
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Visiting the Christmas tree farm
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Decorating the tree
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Wrapping gifts
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Writing letters to Santa (with hot chocolate, of course)
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Making latkas and lighting the menorah
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Building a snowman or skating on an outdoor rink<\/p>\n

Or maybe you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to have a photographer come and capture Sunday breakfast at your place? <\/p>\n

\"candid<\/a><\/p>\n

There are so many possibilities! How about bath time, or Saturday morning at the library, or sledding at the park? Everyone has favourite activities and traditions – and now you can preserve those memories in a customizable photo session tailored specifically to your family’s personality.<\/p>\n

\"Documentary<\/p>\n

You might be wondering what the difference is between a documentary family photo session and a traditional photo session. The documentary style is a completely different approach. Rather than posing for the camera, you ignore the camera and let me capture the activities and interactions. Four key differences between documentary and posed photo sessions are:<\/p>\n

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  1. It’s less stressful. You’ll have an activity (or two) to keep busy so you won’t feel so self-conscious and awkward in front of the camera.<\/li>\n
  2. It’s more natural – you don’t have the photographer dictating “sit here, touch this, move your arm here,” etc.<\/li>\n
  3. It’s more authentic – you get to see everyone’s personality, instead of trying to force everyone to “behave” and pose nicely for the camera.<\/li>\n
  4. It tells a story. In fact, it tells YOUR story, and far better than any “smile and pose for the camera” session could.<\/li>\n

    \"Documentary<\/p>\n

    You can see that my kids don’t exactly dress up for our annual decorating the tree photos, but I love that this shows them how they really are, how they look on an average Saturday, in all their casual, jammie-bottomed comfortable glory.<\/p>\n

    \"Documentary<\/p>\n

    Sessions booked for the rest of 2017 will benefit from an introductory price of just $325<\/strong>. That’s a considerable savings over my usual portrait package prices with more digital files included. <\/p>\n

    There will be a limited number of these sessions available between now and the end of December, so if you’d like to know more or book your session, please get in touch<\/a> soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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