Lifestyle Photography

Lifestyle photography has greatly increased in popularity, and has some qualities of a photojournalistic style, giving photographs a more spontaneous, spirited, and unadulterated look and feeling. True photojournalists often act as a fly on the wall, observing and capturing what is happening before their lens for the purpose of telling the news. They don’t interfere with their subjects in any way.

Photographs are not set up, there is no wardrobe change or fixing of hair — the photo opportunity presents itself, and the moment is captured. Lifestyle photography is seldom romantic or timeless; it can be considered contemporary because it is fresh and of the moment.

Lifestyle photography borrows elements of true photojournalism with a few key differences. You might plan wardrobe and location, which is obviously not photojournalistic; however, once the setting is established and the subjects are in place, lifestyle photography requires you to get out of the way and let kids be kids. Forget posing or fixing hair as you go, just let them run and be ready with the camera.