Natural Child & Family Portraits. They have my heart!

A quick catch up with some of my sweetest child & family pictures (in my opinion!).

I was going through the archives to promote some of my packages & had to choose some pictures to go on my Google business promotions. I was also going through my Google drive to update & refresh my website.

Here are a selection from the "archives".

I love candid child, family & baby pictures. Those moments you can't prepare for. When a face beams at you between the branches of a leafy tree. When a feather is caught in her hair....when a face appears through water...These are unstaged, spontaneous. Moments in time.

The best moments...

Even with a little direction from me on your family session, I will always be looking for genuine expression & gesture. Those things can't be staged.

I would love to tell the story of your family. The ordinary moments above all. Those that you look back on, time & again. That's because the ordinary moments are so potent.

Why? They are often the ones that tug on the heart strings the most, because they form part of the everyday, regular fabric of our lives as parents.

The way out child's hand fit snugly into ours. The way their hair curls. A special bond with a favorite pet.

Your child. Just, the way they are.

As a parent myself, I know that when you see a picture of your child, I want you to have that moment of recognition when your heart sings.

As time passes, and our children grow up, sometimes we forget the little things. But I want you to look at a picture and remember & smile.

When I do your family session at a place you love - outside or in your own home - I want to make sure there are group shots, you interacting as a family - and also portraits of your children on their own.

Child environmental portraits are what I love most.

An environmental portrait means paying attention to the background of a picture so that it tells the story of your child. When we look at a picture of a child, our eye travels right around the frame taking in all the details.

Where does this child belong in the frame? How does the background help to tell a story about the child? The emotion of the picture.

I love to use black & white for child & family portraits, but it really depends on the light. Black & white is best for dramatic light with high contrast. It often works well in low light conditions. When the light is soft, diffused, color might be best. I love color that is natural. Increasing the vibrance is usually better then cranking up the saturation!

My Dublin family photo shoots are natural. Whether it is outdoor or in the comfort of your own home, I go with the flow of whatever is unfolding naturally in front of me.

With babies & toddlers, nothing can be planned. The best photo shoots happen by themselves

Contact me for your winter & Christmas family sessions. And sessions all year round.

Natural child & family photographer Dublin. Natural at home newborn sessions.

Grab a cup of tea and have a look around my website pages & take in my look & feel. contact me to ask anything about my family & lifestyle packages. Or to book a session.

For more natural family portraits. Including natural baby & newborn photography, check out my Fly On The Wall page. It is all about unscripted documentary family photography in Dublin here:

https://www.carahodgephotographer.com/post/natural-child-family-portraits

Have a wonderful week, Cara xxx