Why should I hire a Family Photographer? | Brooklyn Family Photographer and filmmaker
/If this is a question you’re asking yourself, let me show you why you should!
Firstly, let me tell you that you don’t need a special occasion for taking your family’s photographs. EVER. Your everyday family life IS special! Document it. Cherish it. Print it.
But if you need more convincing here it comes:
The occasion to have all members at the same time on photographs.
Mostly, family photos will have one family member missing: the one behind the camera. A family session is the occasion to have all family members on the photographs, and being able to have beautiful memories together and capturing the different relationships among each other.
Your children will grow fast, even faster than you think, and soon they will be off to College, getting married or even moving overseas. The occasions to have all family members at the same time on photographs might become more rare with time.
Being overseas myself for the past fifteen years (France being home), I know how much I cherish photographs with my family. Unfortunately, I don't have as many as I wish; and a lot of precious moments are missing (I have no photo of my mum and me as a baby). This is why I believe it is so important to book your family session.
Timeless portraits for the next generation.
Your family session will provide you with beautiful and timeless portraits that your children will in turn treasure for years. Albums they will be able to share with their children one day, all snuggled up on the sofa going through pages of memories and beautiful images showing where they have been and the bond connecting you all. A family session is not only for you but also (and even maybe mainly) for the next generations, long after you’re gone (because even if we don’t want to think about that it will happen, eventually).
Booking a professional family photographer is a beautiful way to create your family’s legacy.
Now, if you followed my work lately, you’ll know that last year I fell in love with a new platform for telling my family and yours’ stories. Family Films. I love what photographs bring, and how holding an old photograph feels. No question about that…. But now add to it movement, sound, little voices and laughter… You’ve got something so magical and so meaningful! It’s like being able to revisit your memories in action and with sound! You don’t believe me? Look at this family’s film + photos session and let me know how you feel about having something similar done for your family!
“In her family films, Helene captures what photography can't: a moment, an atmosphere, the small details of what constitutes your family home. Helene spent a couple of hours with us and managed to make everyone, especially the little ones, feel relaxed and forget about the camera. The result is encapsulated in a 3-minute film of pure spontaneity and love and relates perfectly what a typical day in our lives looks like in our family home. Thank you Helene for everything!” - Juliette
Your family. Your story.
You can also read more on the reasons why I believe if it is important for your family to book a professional photographer in this article I wrote a couple of years ago on the subject: click here.
If you are interested in booking your family session, make sure to inquire below for more details.