London family photoshoot | Brockley | Slice Of Life family photography session

I love meeting new people and, as a family photographer, I am lucky that I get to do that all the time. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing a "Slice of Life" photoshoot in Brockley, South East London. I had no idea what to expect as beforehand I had only spoken to Anna over the phone to go through the outline of the shoot. As soon as I arrived at their place though, I knew it was going to be a fun and relaxed family shoot.

We started off upstairs in the play room to get the kids (but also the parents!) used to my camera. I mainly work with a Nikon 35mm when I'm shooting in family homes. There's often very little space (we are in London after all!) and I find that a 35mm lens allows me to capture my subjects relative to their environment. It really helps you to tell the family's story and gives the pictures that true "documentary feeling". This means I'm often quite close to my subjects so it's extremely important to make the family feel comfortable around you and the camera before you start shooting.

The kids were gorgeous and loved every minute of their photoshoot - especially the little girl, Leela. We had a lot of fun dancing to "Frozen" and she absolutely rocked that princess dress. Niko, the little boy, was super chilled and it was lovely to spend some time with this amazing (and extremely relaxed!) family. It honestly didn't feel like work and that's a great feeling!