Family Photography in Fircrest

Our recent shoot with the Frazier family in Fircrest was an excellent example of blending portraits and lifestyle photojournalism in a single 1-hour session.

Never heard of lifestyle photojournalism? It's a relatively new approach to "people photography" in which we creatively document our clients doing everyday things that they enjoy. When this photojournalistic approach is blended with relaxed posed portraits taken in familiar, favorite locations, the result is a wonderful collection of images that are far more interesting and meaningful than those taken in an impersonal photo studio.

We met Jerry, Valerie, Caitlin, and Jerry Jr. at their house and started in the living room with some full-family portraits, which would have been a great icebreaker had there been any ice to break — these four were so easy and fun to work with right from the start!


We got some fun shots of the Jerrys in junior's boys-only room, including a few of the two poring over one nice baseball card collection ...

... and of the parents hanging out in their bedroom.

Then we moved to the front yard for several different people combos. It may seem overkill to hire two photographers for a portrait shoot, but one of the greatest benefits is that while one photographer has our clients' attention, the other one can get candids that are sometimes better than the portraits themselves!

When we finished up at the house, we leashed up their two cocker spaniels and headed down the hill to a nearby park, where we took primarily photojournalistic shots of the family at play.

We had a great time and it seemed like the Fraziers did, too! We captured a lot of great photos that will be especially valuable to Jerry, who is now deployed in Iraq, and to his family who is surely missing him. Hopefully these photos will help to at least partially fill that hole as they count down the days to their next reunion.