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It\u2019s always a bit nerve-wrecking when you arrive at a venue to meet the family you\u2019re photographing, and you discover that the session is a surprise for one of the family members! In this case the dad had thoughtfully booked the session as a birthday present for his wife, and she had no idea what was happening until she met me! I needn\u2019t have worried though, as she was overjoyed at the idea of having a family photoshoot. As I hear so often, she\u2019d wanted to have one for a while, but just hadn\u2019t got around to booking one. And as for me – being a Chiswick House family photographer for an afternoon turned out to be the best fun!<\/p>\n

The family were brilliant \u2013 there were three lovely children with their parents. Plus one grandma, an aunt and an uncle. And the venue they chose was one of my favourites \u2013 Chiswick House and Gardens. All in all, it was perfect, and I couldn\u2019t wait to get going capturing some natural family portraits.<\/p>\n

The joys of being a Chiswick House family photographer!<\/h2>\n

Chiswick House provides so many wonderful backdrops, so I\u2019m always spoilt for choice when I photograph families there. For this session I picked some of my favourites backgrounds and in each location photographed different combinations of this extended family. This way they would have a huge variety of images to choose from after the shoot.\u00a0The family were great to photograph \u2013 such fun, and the session was full of chat and laughter. The children were brilliant – running around, jumping up and down and cuddling.<\/p>\n

One of my favourite images from this London family photography session is the one where they are doing funny walks along a pathway lined with beautiful purple flowers. Such a joyous image. I\u2019m also really pleased with the large group portraits of everyone together. I really wanted these to look spontaneous, rather than forced and posed. I love how they are engaging with each other and you can see the close relationships between family members.\u00a0This really was a wonderful London family photoshoot, and I\u2019m so glad the surprise was a happy one!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to surprise a loved one with a London family photography session, please do get in touch. And to see more of my natural family portraits have a look at my website here London Family Photographer<\/a><\/p>\n

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