Spokane Documentary Photographer

Documentary Sessions | $650

A true-to-life, up to 2-hour session where I step into your world and document it as it naturally unfolds. No posing. Just your family doing something you love, whether that’s a slow day at the lake, a pizza night followed by ice cream, or making pancakes at grandmas like you do every saturday morning.

This kind of session might be for you if

• You're a parent who realizes just how fast time is going and you don't want to forget a single thing.
• Your kids don’t sit still (and you don’t want them to)
• There are little things your family does all the time that you already know are going to become staple memories of their childhood.
• You want to be in the memories, instead of always being the one behind the camera

Looking for a little more direction and those classic everyone-looking-at-the-camera photos? My Family Session might be a better fit.

What documentary sessions can look like

It might look like baking cookies in Grandma’s kitchen, playing games while the next batch is in the oven. Or a slow summer evening at the lake, paddle boards, sandy feet, and s’mores by the fire as the sun goes down.

Sometimes it’s as simple as a pizza and ice cream date at your favorite local spot, or Saturday morning pancakes and cartoons in pajamas.

Other times it’s the everyday rhythms, watering the garden, chalk on the driveway, bikes in the cul-de-sac, or winding down with bedtime routines, bathtime giggles, and rocking your baby in the nursery.

Up to 2 hours together gives your family time to settle in, forget I’m there, and just be.

You’ll receive a curated gallery of hand-edited, high-resolution images that tell the full story of how it felt to be there.

Before your session

Once you reach out, we’ll choose a date, time, and location that feels natural to your life, usually your home or somewhere meaningful to your family.

After that, I’ll send over your agreement along with a short questionnaire so I can get a feel for your family, what you love doing together, and what matters most in this season.

There’s no need to plan anything elaborate (unless you want to). The beauty of documentary sessions is in the everyday, slow mornings, snack time, playing in the backyard. It’s already enough.

During your session

Before your session, we’ll have already talked through what you want to document and picked a few things your family naturally loves doing together. So when I arrive, there’s no wondering what to do next, we already have a loose plan. :)

Maybe the sprinkler is running in the backyard, there’s watermelon on the picnic table, and the kids eventually make their way to the sandbox. We’ll move through those things naturally, without stopping to pose or look at the camera. The activities give us somewhere to start, but whatever happens within them is entirely your family.

I’ll still talk with you, laugh with you, and get to know everyone along the way. But instead of directing the moments, I’m paying attention to them, the watermelon juice running down little arms, bare feet in the grass, the way your kids play together, and all the little interactions you might not even notice while you’re in them.

After your session

Within two weeks, you’ll receive a full curated gallery of hand-edited, high-resolution images that tell your story.

From there, you can download your images, share them with family, and start thinking about how you want to enjoy them, whether that’s prints, albums, or simply having them to look back on for years to come.