Family Photographer Cornwall

If you’re looking for natural, real photographs of your family – the ones that show the real personality, the real character of your loved ones – then you’ve come to the right place! I’m Alan – nice to meet you! – and I’m a documentary family photographer in Cornwall. There are no white studio backgrounds, no forced smiles, no babies in baskets – what you get from me is natural, unbridled coverage of you and your family.

Of course, we can still get a few group shots of you all looking at the camera (if you want that), but the other 99% of my coverage is just about you all being yourselves, and me capturing it. Want to let loose with the bucket and spades on one of Cornwall’s many beaches? Great, I can be there to capture all the ‘gosh-this-is-freezing’ dips in the sea, the sand getting everywhere, and ice-creams-melting-before-they’re-finished moments. Shoot at home or your airbnb? Super, I’ll capture your kickarounds in the garden, the board game ‘bad loser’ moments, and everything in between!

At Home

Your home (or airbnb if you’re down here on holiday) can be a perfect place for a shoot; your family can just do whatever they usually do, and I’ll capture it (preferably no hose-pipe soakings, though, please…!)

Out and About

Cornwall is blessed with so many beaches, picturesque villages, cliffs and walks; from St Ives to Padstow, Penzance to Truro, wherever you fancy going, I’ll be there to capture you all in the Cornish *sun (*sun not actually guaranteed…)

What is Documentary Family Photography?

Simply put, it’s all about capturing real moments; real life.

When you look back at photos of your family in ten years’ time, do you want to see the fake ‘look at the camera faces’; the instagram-filtered selfies? Or do you want to see real moments – real, laugh-out-loud, I can’t believe Dad just fell in the stream captures; real emotional hugs as nan embraces her grandchildren; real gazes of love between mum and son.

Those real moments are the moments that matter – and that’s exactly what my approach as a documentary family photographer Cornwall is all about – not posing you, not asking you to all look at the camera, but instead capturing everything as it happens. You are totally free to just be yourselves – have fun, forget about the camera – and the result is a series of images that show the real you; the real relationships; your real family.

Family Shoot

  • 1 hour shoot at home or out and about
  • Location up to 20 miles from Truro included (extra travel costs if further)
  • Private online gallery to purchase images*

£149 weekday / £189 weekend

Day in the Life

  • 10 hours to capture everything, from breakfast to bedtime stories!
  • Location up to 40 miles from Truro included (extra travel costs if further)
  • Private online gallery to purchase images*

£999 weekday / £1399 weekend

*Session prices cover my shooting and editing time only – digital-files, prints and albums can then be purchased separately via a private online gallery, with packages beginning from an additional £195.

documentary family photography in Cornwall

Interested in booking a session? Super! I’d really love to capture all those special moments and relationships – just get in touch via the contact form.

Alternatively, you can give me a call on 07594 847422 – and you can also keep up to date with me on Instagram and Facebook.

And by the way, sessions are totally nothing to worry about; they’re super relaxed – you can all just be yourselves (indeed, that’s what I want you to be!) – and I’m a super-chilled person to have around.

I’m also a Dad myself, so hopefully you’re not averse to a Dad joke or five…(you can also find out more about me over here).

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