If you're always the one behind the camera I bet you find it hard to picture yourself in front of the camera don't you...?
The family you're about to meet at The Brookes' who live over in Wetherby. And Hannah just happens to be a family photographer too!
Honest and Real Family Photography Session
Lets forget the pressure I felt being booked by another photographer to capture her family life (wasn't nerve-wracking AT ALL. Honest) but how it must feel for someone who is so used to taking pictures of others!
She now has to worry about being the other side of someone else's lens!
We've all been there, right?
Whether you're used to camera's or not, as Mum's we all have the same worries about about photoshoots it seems.
Will I look okay in front of the camera?
Will my husband avoid pulling his silly camera face?
Will my kids be on their best or worst behaviour?
Will the photographer be able to get any nice shots of our crazy family...?
Will I lose my s**t in front of a stranger when everyone's acting up... (that's one I thought about previously haha)?
Keep scrolling down to see the best bits from their family photography session in a slideshow...
Documentary Family Photography Capturing Real Family Life
For us Mum's we always find ourselves documenting family life behind the camera.
We seem to be more aware of those amazing moments and ready to capture them.
Those natural unprompted moments that for some reason or another Dad's rarely see (and very rarely take photos of without a nudge!).
I know our walls seem to be covered in photos of my husband and Paisley but there's only 1 'unprompted' one of myself and my daughter (if you discount the ones where I've hired a professional photographer to come and capture a wedding/christening/family day out).
One!
So armed with all these feelings of never being in front of the camera I'm always conscious of capturing those real family moments with the parents in the frame.
Make time to be in front of the camera in your very own relaxed family photo shoot!
Not only to ensure that you finally have some lovely images of you all enjoying some rare family time but also so you get to see what someone else sees.
See how much your little people adore you (even when you feel they're being extra challenging that day or they're being extra moody just in time for the shoot).
See how rewarding being a parent really is.
Looking back and remembering those funny things they did back then (like Thomas here and his snake that was actually a 'dinosaur tail'game).
Having a small moment of your lives documented to enjoy looking back on for years to come.
And, something for them to love looking back on as they grow up too. There's something pretty special about looking back at your own childhood isn't there? And imagine how extra special it could be for them if you're in those photographs too...
Here's The Brookes very own family session photography slideshow
Do you love the idea of being able to be 'in the moment' and trusting someone else to capture those real family moments?
Because I can assure you that all those worries you have will be long forgotten having me hang out with you to capture moments like these.
So, what's stopping you? If you'd still like to take a look around I'd highly recommend my 'Family Portfolio' page to see more of my work.
Or maybe you'd like to find out more and get your hands on a copy of my brochure?
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I'm a documentary family photographer and videographer based in Lancashire but as you can see, it's quite nice travelling around the UK capturing 'real life' for other families so if you're not Lancashire based don't let that put you off!
