Stories are forever
Read this section below to understand our approach to storytelling photography.
This is the reason why we don’t normally offer ‘mini’ sessions
+ the reason why we don’t ask you to choose your images from a gallery.
They say that stories are integral to human culture and storytelling is timeless. Visual storytelling is done by narrating a story through a series of photographs. We don’t want to shoot what it looks like, we want to shoot what it feels like. We will capture your family love story with our unique storytelling photography approach - we will try not to pose you too much, rather we will focus on the emotion and connection between you and your loved ones.
Every single photograph we capture during your session has meaning, purpose and a story to tell.
Our packages include all edited images that relate to your story - we simply cannot ask you to choose just 20 of the ‘best’ images, and the reason for this is that ALL of the images are actually the ‘best ones’... purely for the fact that each and every image makes up YOUR STORY.
We want you to receive your gallery and fall in love.
We want tears (happy tears of course) the moment you see the happiness, the joy and the love shared amongst your beautiful family.
We want to show you that there is so much magic already, in the in-between moments you experience together every single day.
Food for thought -
You wouldn’t buy a novel and then only choose to read chapters 1, 3 and 5 would you?
So how can I ask you to choose only a selection of photographs from a storytelling session?
A storytelling session of YOUR FAMILY. The one thing that means the entire world to you!
The truth is, I actually can’t.
If your child picks a flower to give to you, we need to focus on that - a photo of them handing you the flower, a close up of the flower and how they held it in their tiny little hand, the smile on their face as they give you a gift of nature, from their heart.
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On the flip side…
What if I did offer smaller packages where you had to select a certain number of images because you initially felt as though you only needed ‘15 or so images’.
But then you receive the viewing gallery and you fall all in love with them all but haven’t budgeted to purchase more? That’s not the feeling I want to instil when you receive your gallery. That’s not my ‘marketing tactic’ to suck you in on a low session price, and then charge a huge amount to purchase more photos because you can’t decide which ones you love most (because I would hope that you love them ALL, not just 15!!).
Marketing tricks aren’t my thing.
I would rather you budget and start saving now so that you get the full experience with us here at Lemon Poppy.
Because that’s what makes our sessions together so beautiful.
Cut out items that you can go without for the moment and instead, save and invest in your family photographs. A year passes by way too quickly and our babies grow too fast. Don’t look back in years to come and say “I wish I had more memories and photos to share”.
And it’s not just the financial cost I am talking about either, it’s your time, it’s your effort.
This is all takes time away from our busy lives and I say, if you are going to do it, do it right.
Find a photographer you connect with.
Find a photographer that cares about you and your family - that wants to know what warms your heart with your littlest babes.
Whether you choose Lemon Poppy or not, just please…
make it happen
♡
recent Testimonials
“You know when people say ‘you fall in love all over again when you see your other half with your children’?
Well it’s true no doubt but that’s 1 million times over how I felt when I saw pictures of my partner together with our daughter at our newborn session and again at our most recent family session nearly 6 months later. And it’s all because of the wonderful woman behind LemonPoppy. Ash is kind, warm and most importantly amazing at what she does. I cant thank her enough for capturing the special moments that we will forever treasure and I cant wait for her to continue capturing our milestones as a family” - Tayla
“Seeing my photos for the first time made me cry. I am so grateful to be able to have such beautiful images of my and my kids. I knew they would be good but they exceeded all expectations. Ash was so friendly and made the kids feel so comfortable. She knew exactly what she was doing and helped prompt when needed. I would recommend her to anyone wanting photos done. These photos will forever hold a special place in our home and my heart. Thank you so much” - Rhianon
“Ash was present with us from start to finish (and continues to be as she edits our lovely photos!)! She helped with location and outfit planning and even fit us in for a re-schedule after we had to cancel our first shoot! During our actual shoot, Ash was covered from head to toe in sand, bouncing around, running from here to there (mostly after our toddler!) just to get the perfect shot! She exudes excitement and energy from the word go! We had so much FUN at our shoot! And I haven't even mentioned how beautiful our pictures are yet!!! Thank you so much for capturing these special moments for our little family!” - Rachel