Say it with me, right here and right now - this is the year of professional family photos!
Whether it’s something your family prioritizes year after year or something you’ve never tried before, there’s nothing quite like having beautiful, polished pictures of your family! Sure, iPhones (okay, and Androids) can take some pretty amazing photos these days, but it’s not the same as having gorgeous images that are artfully and playfully captured. Plus, you can actually be in the photos alongside your beautiful family!
If you’ve been toying with the idea of booking a session for family pictures but aren’t completely sold, I’m happy to help convince you! Here are some of the top reasons I recommend frequent professional family photos.
Update Your Family Artwork With Professional Family Photos
It’s absolutely reasonable to want to decorate your home and office with photos of the faces you love the most, but sometimes, casual iPhone pics from a night on the town or a trip to the playground aren’t quite right for blowing up and hanging on the wall. Professional photographers capture images with an artistic eye, using light, framing, and, yes, some editing to provide pictures worthy of being displayed as artwork throughout your home. Whether it’s a single shot or a series of photos from your family session, professional photos make a proud statement in your home while establishing a safe space for your family.
One of the best reasons to have pictures taken annually is that you’ll be able to consistently rotate the artwork in your home! Replace last year’s photos with this year’s for a fresh aesthetic that keeps your decor feeling updated and relevant. Or simply add this year’s prints to a gallery wall to watch your family grow and change right before your eyes!
Lastly, while we all enjoy having pictures of loved ones around the house, be honest - how often do you take the time to actually print out photos from your phone? (Guilty of this myself if I’m being honest!) Or even worse, how many times have you scrolled endlessly to find a picture only to find that it has disappeared into the cloud somewhere, never to be seen again? As a professional photographer, I offer many convenient ways to order high-quality prints and products directly from your online album! Plus all of my collections include a print credit so that this step is part of your experience with me, ensuring you’ll walk away with something tangible from our sessions together.
Capture the Changes in Your Family
It’s amazing how quickly time flies when you’re a parent. Sure, the days may be long, but you can blink, and a week, a month, and a year have rushed past. As we treasure the little moments that make our hearts flutter, it’s easy to tell yourself you’ll capture them or focus on them later. But before you know it, the moments are gone, and there’s a new exciting phase to embrace. Consistent family photos help you capture these amazing moments in time. Allowing you to pause and relive them again and again. Even if the initial moment rushed past in the blink of an eye.
Your kids are growing and changing every day - physically, emotionally, and socially. While as parents, we encourage growth and love watching our babies turn into unique, independent humans, there is something so special about being able to look back on a time gone by. Just remember, once a moment or phase passes, it’s gone forever. So don’t put off your family
sessions until it’s too late!!
Create a Tradition Of Professional Family Photos
Every family has its own unique traditions that everyone looks forward to year after year.
Whether it’s an annual fall trip to a pumpkin patch or a weekend beach getaway with
grandparents, our traditions matter! Having professional family photos taken can be a beautiful
tradition for your family, too. I know some family members may roll their eyes at the idea of a
photo session (I’m looking at you, dads.) But if you have the right photographer (hint: like me!), it can actually be an experience that everyone looks forward to! Whether it’s an autumn shoot in preparation for family holiday cards or a springtime park foray, we can work together to create a tradition you and your kiddos will love.
You Never Know When it Will Be Your Last Chance For Professional Family Photos
I apologize for sounding a bit dark but it’s true and it’s something that needs to be talked about. If the pandemic of 2020 taught us anything, it’s that the world is unpredictable and life is short. We've all lost people who have left gaping holes in our hearts. Photos are an incredible way to look back and remember the ones we’ve lost, allowing them to live on in our memories without relying on memory alone. You never want to look back and think, “I wish we’d taken more pictures.” Professional family photos are your opportunity to capture important moments with loved ones so you never have to look back and wish you’d had more photos taken.
YOU Get to be In the Photos!
As mom, it is easy to be preoccupied with making sure we capture our little ones in pictures. We're always documenting every milestone, moment, and memory that we can. And while we do it in order to look back at these photos to relive the beautiful phases in our babies’ lives, it’s just as important that they have pictures of us to remember, too! Our kiddos want to see their parents in pictures just like we want to see their beautiful faces. Professional pictures allow you to step in front of the lens from time-to-time and leave something for your children to enjoy even after you're gone.
I saw a meme recently from a mom’s point of view that if you opened the camera roll on her phone, it would depict the most involved single dad story ever. I know I’m always the one taking the photos of my husband and daughter and like a lot of husbands I know, mine is terrible at remembering to capture those same moments of me with our daughter. And I know some of you can probably relate but even when I tell my husband to take a photo of me and my girl, he’s just not that good at it! (How does he always only capture my weirdest faces?! And somehow always sneaks in a photo of my behind. *sigh* Husbands, amiright?)
But I’ve got good news! You don’t have to only rely on your husband to capture those special mommy and me moments. By hiring a professional photographer for family photos, you’re guaranteed to get beautiful photos of special moments shared with your kiddos that have you looking your best!
Eliminate the Stress of Taking Your Own Photo
There’s a reason professional photographers are, well, professionals. We don’t just point and
shoot a generic camera set on auto and call it a day. We’re artists who know how to create ideal shots based on light, positioning, composition and plenty of other technical elements that our eyes are trained to see. Not to mention our specialized equipment, which surpasses the hobbyist cameras everyone and their mom gets for Christmas and birthdays.
You have enough on your plate as a parent that, understandably, learning professional photography may not make it onto your list of priorities. If you find yourself continuously trying to capture the perfect picture of your family and falling short, cut yourself some slack! Instead, hire a professional (hi, me again!) to help you get the beautiful, polished photos you and your family deserve. We hire professionals all the time to take care of the things we aren’t able to do ourselves and professional photography is just one more area where the peace of mind of knowing your family photos are in a professional’s hands is well worth the cost of a photo shoot.
Reach Out Today to Chat About Your Dream Professional Family Photos in Chattanooga!
Feeling inspired to schedule your next session for professional family photos? Good!! I’ve got you! I’ll make sure we capture authentic, beautiful moments between your family that you will treasure for years to come. I promise you’ll love them so much, you just may want to make it an annual tradition!
Have I convinced you to try professional family photos yet?
I think these photos from a recent family session at Chester Frost Park speak for themselves but if you want to see more, check out some of my favorites from their gallery below!
Hi, I'm Christian!
(Michelle is my middle name) and I am a Chattanooga photographer who will make getting beautiful photos of your family fun and easy! My style is vibrant and natural with a focus on fun so no one gets bored! You'll love your photos so much that you'll want to share them with everyone you know!
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