what is lifestyle photography?

Lifestyle is a modern style of photography that combines the best of two distinctly different traditions.  Lifestyle blends the candid nature of photojournalism with the preparedness of studio portraiture. We achieve ‘a day in the life’ look with editorial quality.

A primary goal of this art of subtlety is to tell a story about people in their environment in a natural, energetic, authentic way. The images may resemble snapshots, but everything from the lighting to location and styling details is deliberately thought out to support a certain mood. There is arranging involved but not over-staging. If something looks too perfect, it does not come off as real.

Another emphasis of lifestyle photography is to capture natural reactions of and interaction between its subjects. After all, that energy is at the heart of what we want to remember about our life, relationships, and events at any given time.

customization included

Sessions are designed to meet your needs, so the details of each one are personalized.

For example, a session with a family or younger children would likely include many lifestyle images in a setting where their delights can be captured doing what they love to do together.

A senior portrait session should also take place where delights can be captured, but the focus is certainly on beautiful modern portraiture.

 

personalized portrait sessions

• Initially, we discuss your needs that I can fill. This can be for anything that is special to you and deserves really lovely documentation. Your wishes become my plans to create your vision.

• It is extremely helpful for both of us to discuss how you would like to ultimately enjoy your artwork. If, for example, you would like to hang a large wall portrait in your family room, the colours and style of that room would be taken into consideration early on. A coffee table album would call for more lifestyle shots.

• The session fee is paid, and we reserve your date and time.

• We work with you to style the vibe, colours, clothing, location, and any other related details important to realize the developed creative vision.

• We also share concrete ways to help you relax in front of the lens and achieve naturally beautiful portraits.

• The session day is great, especially because you are feeling confident and happy in your easygoing report with us. You have up to 2 hours of shooting time with us at you’re mutually agreed upon location(s).

• Within 2 weeks of your session, an in-person ordering meeting is scheduled to take place in your home to select and fine-tune the customized details of your fine art pieces.

• During mutually-chosen 2 days before the ordering meeting, a secure private online gallery of your best hand-edited images is shared so you can familiarize yourself with your favourite images.

• The in-person nature of this meeting is extremely useful to use an amazing software program that permits you to arrange (and rearrange!) proportionate wall portraits and galleries in your home. The power of design control this affords you is impossible to overstate. Plus, it’s fun to remove the guesswork from decision-making!

• Upon your selections, a deposit of half or more is paid.

• Depending upon the design requirements of the products you select, they will be ready for personal delivery or pick-up between 2-6 weeks after placing your order.

• Finally, you enjoy your artwork and the gorgeous memories of a special time in life…forever happy that you invested.