Lifestyle Photography

There are many different types of photography; portraiture, macro, photojournalism, lifestyle, and so many more! We generally classify our style as "Lifestyle," though, I think we mix in some portraiture and photojournalism too depending on the scenario. Maybe we're Photolifeaiture Photographers? Let's break it down for you. And yes, we totally use Wikipedia as our source.

Lifestyle Photography

"...a style of photography which aims to portray real-life situations in a controlled setting." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_photography)

This is what we do with our family, maternity, senior, etc sessions. These sessions take place in natural settings (parks, playgrounds, fields, downtown, beach, inside of your home, etc). Natural lighting is used in nearly all situations (with some exceptions).

Lifestyle photography is unique. In this image, a family is at the park, having a great time. It's amazing for capturing real expressions. Even if a different family was photographed in this same location, it would be a different experience and provide new images.

Portrait Photography

"...a photography of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_photography)

We are portraiture photographers because we capture the emotions of our subjects.

Garrett in bluebonnets.

Don't you just love that smile on his face? We are always taking portraits of families, kids, babies, couples, all kinds of people. This particular image captures Garrett's emotions well.

Photojournalism

"...a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story." (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalism)

Photojournalism is most used for us when we shoot events and weddings.

Rachel and Matt

In our weddings, we don't stage and pose photos, we simply photograph behind the scenes the entire time. We tell a love story.

Do you see how these photography styles all overlap? To make it simple, we just say Lifestyle because it's the broadest term. And, in our opinion, it can incorporate portraiture and photojournalism. So, there you have it. Lifestyle photography is what we do and what we love.