Home is Where the Heart Is
When photographing families I love to start in the home. People are always worried about their homes, is it tidy enough, big enough, fancy enough or finished enough, but trust me your home is perfect just as it is. Documentary family photography is all about where you are now in this moment in time as a family. Alex and Phil were in the middle of renovating their new home in Hadfield, Derbyshire when they had their family shoot, with doors still to go on, walls to be plastered and painted and only Finn’s room finished, but Finn was just approaching his first birthday, taking his first steps, it was a very exciting and special time for them as a family and deserved to be captured in all it’s glory.
Hadfield Family Photographer
After exploring Finn’s awesome new climbing wall, having some adventures with his pirate ship and reading a story or two we headed outside to the local park in Hadfield to soak up some nature, have a bit on an explore and get some lovely outdoor photographs of Alex, Phil and Finn as a family. It was also a great opportunity for baby Finn to show off his spectacular new walking skills. I was very impressed! After some walking around like an absolute pro we kicked about Hadfield park together with some time to play on the swings, get thrown on the air and even smack his own Dad in the face a few times before bedtime it was a very eventful shoot and an absolute pleasure to photograph Finn as he approached his first birthday.
