Lifestyle sessions are the hottest trend in photography right now, rather than corporate headshots and I have been wanting to do one with my family for so long! There is something about the raw & emotional feel of them that just gives me all the feels any time I see one, even when it’s not my family! So when I was approached to do one I immediately knew I was going to go for it. To be honest I was a little hesitant at first simply because I have always felt like everyone else’s family looked so perfect, their houses were perfect, their kids were dressed perfect and I just felt like my family wouldn’t compare and that was just silly…you know why?
My family is perfect, they are perfect because they are MY family. Our house is perfect, because it’s OUR home and it’s full of love. No it isn’t decorated perfectly. Yes we have stains on our carpet from juice, but we know we can always count on the reliable professionals such as carpet cleaning columbia sc. Even though there are toys everywhere but it was perfectly chaotic & all of these pictures will truly be a treasure for a lifetime!
The Castleberry Family Lifestyle from Lauren Clark on Vimeo.
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1. Your Children Will Love It
It’s one of the only photo shoots where they don’t have to stand still with a fake smile plastered on their face while they stare at someone with a camera who probably isn’t even interacting with them! #boring for kids, even though we all take them for special occasions but these lifestyle sessions are the furtherest thing from that!!
2. It Will Be The Most Genuine Photo Shoot Ever
These smiles are just priceless & I love that it was simple moments in our day that made the smile this genuine!
3. It Will Capture Moments Of Chaos That You Wont Ever Want To Forget
There are some tears being shed in these pictures that turned in to sweet pictures, there were sibling rivalries that turned into sour faces but they are all captured so beautifully that they are all pricesless!
4. It Allows Your Family To Truly Be Themselves
Yes, my kids climb on the table (No judging)! Yes we spend a lot of time in dress up clothes! Yes Greleigh does gymnastics on everything! Yes, Matt throws our kids around like rag dolls! Yes, Huxx chews on his crib! Yes, we send our big kids in to Huxx’s crib to play with him in the mornings so we can get a few more minutes of laying in bed! Yes we have dance parties with Google almost everyday but that’s just us & I love it!
I can not say enough great things about Lauren from Lauren Clark Photography and how she interacted with my family. She was so fun & got the best smiles and giggles out of my kids. What made this session so special is how tailored it was to our family & things we find so special! Things that might seem small & when you look at them you might not know why that is so special to us but there was a story behind each little segment! Don’t get me wrong we had some meltdowns and tears because we couldn’t do the silly string fight immediately but hey, that’s life right?! This is by far my most prized photo session to date! We also got the most gorgeous lifestyle photo book that is literally the most amazing quality book I’ve ever seen!
Y’all head over to Lauren’s website, Instagram and Facebook to show her some love and tell her I sent you! Her talents run so deep & her passion for photography shines in all of her images!
Oh my goodness these are the cutest pictures. We will have to do this sometime- those smiles are precious! Great pics and awesome memories 🙂
I really love these styles of pictures, everyone can be so much more relaxed! Especially the kids, if they can play or be funny without sitting down and smiling for a still picture. The one of them jumping on the bed is SUPER cute!
Totally agree – I’m a big fan of capturing those more candid moments and natural expressions (which is hard to do with kids!). We have a session coming up next week on the beach & I can’t wait!!
These are my favorite types of pictures! We did a shoot a few months ago and my kids ended up dancing on the island! It was too funny and love that we have pictures of those moments! Adorable family!! XO
These are absolutely beautiful!! and oh my gosh you will treasure that video forever!
These photos are wonderful! Love these true-to-life photo sessions, too.
XO
Lee Anne
http://www.lifebylee.com
I love lifestyle sessions! They are so genuine and they really capture your kids in their element!
These pictures are just priceless! Totally the moments you want to remember together. You have a beautiful family!
I love this photography trend right now – for similar reasons I’m so grateful for social media in pushing me to capture the day to day moments I might otherwise forget.
Love these pictures of you guys!
Looks like you guys had so much fun at the session. I really need to do this too with the girls
As a photographer, I think your post has inspired me to add lifestyle shoots to my repertoire.