Family Portrait Photographer | Dorset

- Alternative Family Photography -

THE UNREHEARSED STORIES OF YOUR DAILY FAMILY LIFE

'DAY IN THE LIFE'  DOCUMENTARY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

No staging or direction, just candid moments, beautifully photographed

Documentary family photography captures and preserves the unrehearsed story of your daily family life - natural and spontaneous.

You and your family, just being yourselves, with none of the awkwardness of 'traditional' family photography.

Your family's spirit and personalities found in the things you do together and in the everyday moments you share.

 
 
Alternative family portrait photography in Poole
Alternative Family Portrait Photographer Session at home on the sofa in Dorset
Family photo session at home on the sofa in Dorset
Family Portrait Photographer Dorset boy running
Family walking through woods in Autumn during Family Portrait Photography Session in Dorset
Grannny & Kids on the sofa - Documentary Family Photography Session in Poole
Alternative family portrait photography in Bournemouth Mother breastfeeding at home in Dorset
Alternative portrait photography in Hampshire - mother and son
Boy on swing from below in during Family Portrait Photography shoot in Hampshire
Father and daughter at the piano at Family Portrait Photography shoot in Dorset
Mother and toddler on sofa as she comforts his scratched knee during family portrait photography session in Dorset

Meaningful Family Photography (or ‘About You’)

Here's the thing. When your family photographs are passed down through the generations shouldn't they be about more than just what your family looked like? Wouldn't you rather you're able to show your children, and your children's children what your lives were like? Who they were? What made them laugh, what made them cry? How they played, how they fought, how they smiled? The funny little things they did? And shouldn't you be in the photographs too?

 

Candid, authentic family moments

 A different kind of family photography that allows your everyday moments to evolve by themselves: Split second instances that can be so fleeting, seemingly insignificant or even mundane. But when you slow them down to a single frame they become so much more.

Family in hot tob with bunting and fairy lights at night during documentary family photo session
 
 

Alternative family portrait photography - for people who don't like having their photo taken!

Capturing relationships, emotions, and interactions.

This is unrehearsed, spontaneous family photography - genuine, honest photographs that capture the tears and the tantrums as well as the hugs, the smiles, the chaos and the joy - the reality of your beautiful family life.

 

Family Portrait Photography

- for people who hate posing!

 
 

"You captured something that we will treasure forever and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts Will. It’s not only your amazing photography that makes you so great, your take on life is refreshing, heart-warming and beautiful."

Sonja & Andy

 
Mother kissing baby's head during Family Portrait Photography session in Poole, Dorset

Some Recent Family Sessions

 
boy in mid jump about to land on his brothers sticking up foot on a trampolene during family portrait photography session

My Approach:

A documentary family photo session is a little different from what people might commonly associate with family photography (i.e. the family together, smartly dressed, in a studio environment or perhaps a park or beach - a selection of passive group and individual portraits, posed for the camera.

This is for the kids who just want to be themselves 100% of the time and can’t sit still!

Documentary sessions are based in the activities of daily family life. They are un-posed, unrehearsed and completely without any direction from me. They are of, and about, you and your family, doing what you love to do - together.

To find out more about how these family photo sessions work, click on the button below

Family FAQ's -

 Clients Say:

Reviews
Agi + Filip - Family Portraits Review

“Not only are you an incredible photographer, you’re an amazing person too. I’m blown away by our family photos. The pictures perfectly reflect the emotions and beauty of the day, as well as all the fun, laughs and smiles. You are truly an artist! Thank You!”

AGI & FILIP

Sonja + Andy - Family Portraits

“Will is an amazing photographer and it was such a brilliant experience having him visit us and do a documentary family life shoot on our farm. He captured some heart-warming moments that we will treasure forever. His write-up about his experience on the farm brought a tear to my eye. What lovely words they were - and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts Will.

It’s not only your amazing photography that makes you so great, it’s your attention to detail and your take on life is refreshing, heart-warming and beautiful.

Thank you for capturing such a brilliant portrayal of life on the farm.

Love from The Blackburns. X”

SONJA & ANDY

COLETTE - FAMILY PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

“Will captured many beautiful moments of our family on a woodland walk. I am delighted we did it. We were a bit unsure how it would feel being photographed but Will was friendly and considerate and put us at ease, and took lovely pictures! Will was also amazingly flexible with us when trying to get a date booked in and also went over and above to get the images to us so that we’d have them in time for gifts. Thank you Will :)”

COLETTE

 
 

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The what, why, where and how of my Documentary Family Photo Sessions are this way…

 
 

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