FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY REFRAMED
Challenging the conventional family Photograph
Your family photography should be an enlightening and intimate perspective into your wild and remarkable lives
An alternative to the conventional family portrait.
Honest, gritty, unexpected photographs that
celebrate your weird, wild and wonderful world.
Pictures that are uniquely yours…
These are the days you will want to revisit over and over….
Life the way only you guys do it, your adventures , your chaos .. your energy your connection. …. compelling photographs , free from posed , predictable , and boring.
Families are complex,
multi-layered and quite remarkable…
your photos should be too
“ Niki has an incredible eye and a true talent for turning everyday family life into powerful emotional moments.
Everything from her composition, and camera angles to her use of black and white imagery, is truly unique and contributes to a photographic style that goes well beyond typical portraiture”
— Lawrence Janowski, MD
Photographing the big things and the tiny moments that hold compelling and profound stories...beyond what you see…of all that is family all that is human, vulnerability, complexity, grit, love, connection and exhaustion, tantrums and love, intimacy and fire, tender and wild you will get all of this because it is all-important.
Forget everything you know about traditional family portraiture.
This is real. This is how you do family, how they do family.
THIS IS FAMILY.
A Note to the Unconvinced
Your kids will act up. Your partner will protest. You’re worried you will look ratty and tattered. Your life will be too busy. And it’s a big investment.
But it’s an investment into so much more. It’s an honest and remarkabke view into the reality of your disorganised chaos,your messy hair ,the honest taste of burnt toast, the unintended the irreplaceable. It’s daily life.
It’s personal documentary of the things you may not know you never want to forget.
It’s pictures that scream ‘this is who we are and what we do.’ That buck preconceptions and notions of prestige and protocol. The investment is for posterity.It’s how you want these days to be remembered.
It’s the version of this very moment. It’s a statement about the glorious imperfections of today. It’s not Photoshop or filters. It’s not the enticed smiles and bright flashes of fake light in the mall. It’s not the stiff connection and awkward posed portraits.
It’s art that you want on your walls and in your bookshelf . Art that will remind you everyday of who and what is most important to you.
“The idea of a family portrait photoshoot sounds torturous but with Niki, it’s not like that at all. “
She's a total pro with kids and has this awesome ability to interact in a way that allows the whole family to relax.She captures amazing images of kids doing their thing, completely oblivious to the presence of a lens.
— Matt Murphy (Dad)
INVESTMENT
FULL-DAY SESSION
5000
12-14 hours …Absolutely the best way to capture everyday life and all-day adventures.
I have photographed camping trips, boat trips, international travel, beach and mountain trips, as well as brilliant day long and into the night backyard adventures. Possibilities are endless.
Documenting your adventures, and the tiny but mighty in-between moments that lie beneath, (and I promise the small bits are the most remarkable)...with a full day we have the luxury of time to let it all unfold in an un-pressured and organic way.
half a DAY SESSION
3500
5 hours …Allows time for me to mingle into either the morning or afternoon routines at home as well as time for a smaller adventure out and about or in your back yard
1 HOUR SESSION
1500
Document a wee snippet of your family life. A documentary approach. While I don’t get quite the opportunities I do with longer sessions I can still make unique pictures of you all enjoying a wee adventure out and about or at home.
FAQ’S
HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION IS RIGHT FOR US ?
I suggest having a look at the family portfolio, as well as case studies in the journal can give you a good feel for the pictures I make and how families experience the session. Testimonials through the site will also give you an idea of how others have found the experience.
If you would like to know a little more about my approach to a family session and my approach to taking photos. I Would love to answer any questions you might have via email or even better through a chat over the phone or zoom.
WHAT IF MY HUSBAND/ KIDS ARE NOT KEEN ON THE IDEA OF A PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION?
I get it … Can’t say I’m too keen on the idea of extended photography sessions or having a camera in my face all day … but it’s not what happens … there will be no enticed joy, telling you where to look … it’s about hanging out with you for the day … there will be no uncomfortable poses, or cheesy games or prompts to get you to smile or perform in any way. If there are tantrums, sulks, or any moments at all .. we have plenty of time for them to come back to themselves again … I will document you all doing what it is that you do.
