Ana Gomes @ana__gomes in collaboration with Awaken Dreamers Boutique
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Family Photoshoot at Gardens By The Bay
In-home style family photoshoot
Family Photoshoot @Sentosa
What is Lifestyle Photography?
Lifestyle photography is all about natural light—no studio setup. It’s about capturing real and candid moments without the studio/light staging.
I believe my work lies somewhere in between documentary photography on one hand, and classic portraiture on the other. As a documentary photographer, I’ll have a “fly on the wall” approach, catching life as it is without trying to interfere with what is going on. I won’t pose/direct my clients too much—I want them to act as naturally as possible, and interact with each other as they always do.
Like in classic portraiture, on the other hand, I try to control a few things, such as light (I choose where I shoot to get the best light possible), location (I might move items or furniture to get a better shooting environment) and composition (attention to all objects into the frame and try to position the camera around them harmonically).
That’s the purpose of lifestyle photography: capture genuine emotion yet in an artistic manner.
A Lifestyle Family Photoshoot
Family Photoshoot @ Gardens By The Bay
Family photoshoot at home
With all this craziness happening in 2020, sometimes a photoshoot at home might be a great option! Most of us, foreigners, won’t be able to travel back home for Holidays and having some nice memories to share with families abroad can bring them closer to us!
Family Photoshoot @ Gardens By The Bay
Family Photos in Greenwhich Village, New York
Photographing kids takes patience—lots of it and love. At the age of 2, they are impatient. They just want to explore the world around them, to run, to touch, to experience, to feel, to be free. They don’t allow boredom. And they grow up so fast—each moment of their childhood is priceless.
Being part of these moments is priceless. That’s the most valuable gift of being a photographer. Usually my sessions with family and kids take a bit longer—around 2 hours. But I let them feel free—to be themselves. I don’t pose, I don’t aim for the perfect background, the perfect posture, the perfect smile. I aim for the moment; for capturing the essence of each one of them. The singularity of each photo, each hug, each smile, each spontaneous moment—that’s priceless.
Specially in these days, we are continuously seeking perfection—the best make up, the straight hair, the best pose to slim the face, hips, tricks to hide singularities—we are constantly loosing the chance to be ourselves. For me, the role of photography is not capturing perfection, but the moment that is perfect on their heart.
