Family Portrait Photographer Manchester

Family Portrait Photographer Manchester

One of my favourite parts of being a family photographer is that I see my clients grow and change throughout the years. I have one particular family who live in America that keep coming back to me for their family portrait session year after year.

Our relationship started around 9 years ago when I took a couples’ engagement photographs at Manchester United’s ground. He was a massive United football fan and was so excited for them to celebrate their love for one another at the stadium where his beloved football team played.

Stephanie is American and they both moved back to the States to get married and begin their life growing a family. We stayed in touch and then a few years later Stephanie called me to say they were coming back to the Uk for a summer holiday and would love to have some a family portrait taken by a photographer they already knew and trusted.

And so began our relationship of meeting every couple of years to have their family portrait taken by me. We usually meet early morning at Bramhall Park in Stockport which is one of my favourite places to take family portraits near Stockport and Manchester. There are so many places to get the kids running about and having a good time.

For me photographing family portraits on location, especially somewhere that involves nature is so much better than being in a studio. Children are not designed to sit still and having them be wild and free and run outside in the woods or do somersaults in an open field means you are getting to get the most natural photos of your children possible.

All kids love being outside, running, jumping and climbing and my favourite way to photograph them is to let them be kids and do exactly what they want to do. I spent a long part of my career photographing children in studios and have come to the realisation that letting them be wild is the best way to get the best photographs of them.

I live right next to Lyme Park, this is my other favourite location for photographing families. There are fields of flowers, forests, hills, a lake and water. Everything you could possible need to ensure you get the family portraits that capture your children and your family’s personality. The best thing about photographing families on location in parks and outside is that you can also bring your furry friends.

I think bringing pets to your family portrait session is such a great idea. They are essentially a part of your family and deserve to be able to join in on the fun with you all. I would also always say just wear what you are comfortable in. Don’t worry too much about the weather – that’s one thing we can’t control.

What we can control is our mood and having fun is the number one priority on a family photo shoot. So whether you have a new born baby or grumpy teenagers we can bring everyone together near Manchester or Stockport and make sure you have some wonderful photos of your family that you can keep and cherish forever.

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