Family Photography And Studio Lumen

Why Are We Adding Family Photography

At Studio Lumen we have not always done family photography, outside of the formal family portraits at weddings, like the one you see above.  But that is all changing!

As morbid as it may seem it was at a funeral that I (JM) realized how important family photos are, and determined the kind of family photos that I want to take. What I saw there was photos of my mother, when she was around 8 years old, with her parents, siblings, and family pet.  They were all well-dressed, perfectly lit and posed, in front of a nice but not distracting backdrop (I think it was taken on-location at their home, in front of their fireplace).  I can picture it in my mind right now!

I was so enthralled at seeing my mother, now in her 70s, as a little girl, and my grandparents at more or less my age!  The formal nature of the photo meant that everyone looked fully detailed, and I could pore over their outfits and how they looked. It really is a family heirloom! This experience made me re-evaluate my view on offering family photos in general. 

What are we offering

We have decided to offer 3 kinds of family photos:

1. On-location and in-studio formal family heirloom portraits,
2. Fun outdoor family photo sessions (even better if you're in NW Calgary!)
3. Documentary style everyday life-at-home photography

We hope that through these we can better serve our customers.  Here are a couple examples from my own family photos, taken by our talented shooter Jeff. We started with a candid session at our home, and then went over to the studio for some formal family photos.  This worked so well, because by the time we got there, Jeff was part of the family!  My kids loved his polkadot shirt, they still talk about it.