At an Aberdeen family photo shoot, a small girl in pink grins straight at the camera while her mum and dad lean in to kiss her cheeks. The background is blue sky.
Photos and Fun for Slightly Feral Families
Aberdeen Family Photography: A blonde mum in a floral top and dark leggings shrieks and laughs as her two sons, dressed in blue, throw a rock into a pool of water at the beach and it splashes up all around her.
​​​​​​​Does your family have too much energy for static shots?
Reckon your kid is too shy to smile? Or perhaps you think that YOU are?
Then my Aberdeen family photo shoots are for you.
Largely child-led (even when the kids are legal adults), a session with me involves running free, playing games and great big showers of love. 
I encourage you to embrace the chaos. I believe trees are for climbing, waves are for jumping and children are for twirling (and parents are for dancing with, too). ​​​​​​​
Focus on being silly and joyful and smitten with each other, safe in the knowledge that I am there, camera in hand, ready to capture every bit of fun.
A small girl on Aberdeen Beach is backlit by the sun, with sun flare bouncing off the water around her. Her hair blows in the wind as she turns her head towards the camera.
Black and white close up of mother and daughter's hands doing a pinky promise during their Aberdeen family photo shoot.
I accept a very limited number of family photo sessions per year
The majority of my family sessions are held on Sundays and school days (perfect for those of you with really little kids). Saturdays may be available off season; keep an eye on my social media for holiday availability.
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A red haired mum in a leather jacket holds her baby, who is looking at the camera, and young son, who she is kissing. The background is entirely blue sky. A gorgeous day for this family photo shoot on Aberdeen beach.
Two parents (one female, one non-binary) and two kids (one male, one female) cuddle up close and laugh at their Aberdeen family photo shoot.
That's great, but what does a photo shoot cost?
A sunny day for an Aberdeen family photo shoot, as a four year girl in a blue dress and tights with strawberries on the knees, climbs across the rocks. She is backlit by the sun.
Aberdeen Family Photo Sessions
Family Photo Sessions cost £250 for up to one hour. 
For sessions booked more than one calendar month in advance, this is broken into a 25% deposit to secure your date with the remainder payable nearer the time.
Here's what you get for your money:
- High quality digital images to download, share and print  
- Sixty minutes of fun and games with the people who matter to you most
- Happy memories, with the pictures to help keep them fresh
This price is for up to six people, with a teeny charge per person beyond that.
This price INCLUDES your finished digital images, delivered via a secure online gallery; there is no additional charge to receive your photos and no limit on how many you can have.​​​​​​​
Yes? Yes! Send me a message now!
A young brunette girl in a green jumper leaps across the terrapin bridge in Aberdeen's Duthie Park Winter Gardens during her family photo shoot. The image is overlaid with the text "The Beauty in how Your Family REALLY Behaves".
FAQs About Family Photo Sessions
I'm Worried My Children Won't Listen to Instructions
I promise you: they don't need to.
Almost all parents tell me they're worried their child(ren) will either be very shy or run absolutely wild and, honestly, neither of these things is a problem. I start most photo sessions by playing and chatting and giving everyone time to get used to me and to my camera, and it's only when the kids are at ease that I start taking lots of pictures.
Because my sessions are child-led and all about your genuine personalities, a shy child snuggling into a parent's shoulder or a wild child splashing in the sea can only be a good thing!
A lot of the people I work with are ASN, and there is space on your questionnaire for you to tell me about anything which it would be helpful for me to avoid or include.
How Many Pictures Will We Receive?
For an hour session, an absolute minimum of thirty (but I've never delivered so few). The more you play, the more pictures will come out of it.
Will You Do Group Shots/Pose Us for Our Pictures?
I will make sure I get some photos of you all together. These are usually big group hugs, sometimes family games, and sometimes you having a quiet moment, resting on a bench together. Depending on your particular family, there may also be smaller groups and individuals - I work with the people in front of me and how they interact.
My main guidance is: the more you naturally interact with each other, the better. But, particularly near the start when people are still feeling camera shy, I will give you as many prompts as you need to put you all at ease and get relaxed and happy images.
Can We Bring Adult Children / Grandparents to Our Photo Session?
Of course! Your family is your family! Whoever is important is included.
The standard price is for up to six people, but you can add on as many as you like for an additional £30 per head (babies under one go free).
Are You Inclusive?
I'm certainly trying to be! If you don't yet see yourselves represented on my website, please know that it's not because I don't want you there - it's simply that, either, I haven't had the opportunity to take those photos, or the families I have worked with have chosen to keep their pictures private. All families are welcome here, regardless of its shape, size, skin colour, access needs and so on.
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A little girl sits surrounded by daisies, under the trees, on a sunny day, at an Aberdeen family photo shoot.
A review of "fantastic" Aberdeen family photographer, Sarah from Windswept Stories, is overlaid over a "stunning and beautiful" black and white photo of a young boy running into his mother's outstretched arms.
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A family of four - two adults (one a woman with blue hair) and two teenagers - smile straight into the camera lens at their Aberdeen family photo shoot. The background is entirely blue sky.
Hey! Want to check out some real family photo shoots before you book? no problem
Ten Years and Two Kids Later: An Anniversary Family photo Shoot in Old Aberdeen
what a Family Photo Shoot looks like when the Kids Are All Grown Up
A Springtime Photo Shoot with Grandparents and Grandchildren
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A family of four hold hands and laugh as they raise their arms in the air, during an Aberdeen Beach photo shoot.
A mother with black and green hair and facial piercings, looks down at her baby daughter, curled up sleeping under her chin, during an Aberdeen newborn photo shoot.
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