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Why our children need to see us living a complete life | Galway Family Photography

Why our children need to see us living a complete life | Galway Family Photography

by Siobhan Coyne | Jun 14, 2022 | FAMILY, LIFE

If it excites you and scares you at the same time, it probably means you should do it! For the past 5 months, I have been participating in a high level photography Mastermind with Elena S. Blair Photographer, the family photographer I most admire and aspire...
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You deserve to be seen. You deserve to be underst You deserve to be seen. You deserve to be understood. And you deserve family photos that reflect these. ⁠ ⁠ So often, in the role of motherhood it can feel invisible. The work at home is can feel invisible; organising a household, schedules, appointments, lunches, housework, dinners etc. But yet your work is the backbone of your family. ⁠ ⁠ And then, at the end of a day, you may find yourself scrolling through your phone looking at photos of your children, of your partner and the children, of special moments that you want to remember. And where are you? Behind the camera! So that invisible feeling returns. And that little note-to-self arises,"I must get some family photos taken soon". ⁠ ⁠ You are so proud of your family that you want to show them off, to celebrate all you have been through together. But where do you start? ⁠ ⁠ You start with a photographer who will understand you. Someone whose sole purpose is to help you not only feel seen, but be seen. You are the reason I do what I do. It is my purpose to show you how beautiful you are and how beautiful your real life is through my photography. I want that for you so much because, as a mother, it is my greatest desire too. ⁠ ⁠ So, let's pause the rush of modern life for a day and document your life that's worth telling. ⁠ ⁠ Head over to my website and join my mailing list for VIP access to my availability and limited edition sessions. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ *Scroll to the end to see the little man going straight for the water. Sessions at the beach usually end up this way (but thankfully they don't start this way!) ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #familyphotographer #lifestylephotography #familyphotoshoot #galwayfamilyphotographer #outdoorfamilyphotos #familyphotosatthebeach #whattowearforfamilyphotos #thephotographersnotebook #thehonestlens
Do you want to know what I have noticed at family Do you want to know what I have noticed at family sessions…? Undivided attention from parents really does something to a child’s happiness and overall mood. I see it all the time. The lives of parents are so busy that it’s impossible to go each day without distractions. Between our phones, work, household chores, cooking meals, it all consumes our time and attention. During a family photoshoot, at home or outdoors, something magical happens. Connection! Undivided, uninterrupted connection. A complete time out from everything else you have going on. Instead, eye contact, play, hugs and kisses. And children really get a boost from their parents being so present with them. And it shows on their faces and in your photos. Usually families want that connection to last all day. They may go for some food or ice cream or continue the play time at home. But I know leaving a family the connection is at an all time high and it makes me so happy to be able to give families such a comfortable space to connect and just be. . #galwayfamilyphotographer #thehonestlens #galwayphotographer #inhomephotography #blackandwhitephoto #thisdetailedlife #let_there_be_delight #lifestylephotographer #naturalfamilyphotography
This was a big week for so many of you. Gone wit This was a big week for so many of you. Gone with the toddler, in with the school goer. How did that happen?! “Don’t worry, you’ll grow into it” as your tiny person suddenly looks like a little bigger in the school uniform that urges grow into me. You replayed the last five years in your mind this week. Their birth, first words, first steps, the magical and chaotic toddler years. They have gained so much confidence and independence but on this day, your baby starts school. They reach for you again, they need you a little differently now. You’ve shaped their tomorrows, taken huge steps each day to send them out into the world. A toddler yesterday, today so grown. Homework, new friends, new routines. All change. This season you’re in right now of motherhood, again brings firsts and lasts. And an enormity of emotions. All of them are valid and real. For you and them. We have one more year. One I will cherish and soak in like never before. I’m all too aware of the big leap that’s to come. But for now, I will relish in the way he says “mummy”, that he lets me pick him up and that I’m still able to. #familyphotography #familyphotographer #familyphotoshoot #lifestylephotography #candidchildhood #thehonestlens #thephotographersnotebook #galwayphotographer #firstdayofschool
You deserve to have family photographs that are tr You deserve to have family photographs that are true to you. That capture you all exactly as you are. I know that photography might feel awkward to you (or certain members of your family - we won’t name him!) but it doesn’t have to be. In fact it shouldn’t be, with the right photographer. People rarely feel awkward around me. Or if they do, it’s gone in minutes. This applies in my life not just my photography. On a shoot, it’s not that I start telling you what to do straight away or have a rule book to follow. It’s just me! My personality and my vibe is relaxed, it’s playful, it’s moving beyond the pleasantries and getting to know you and letting you see me. That’s the thing, vulnerability has to be met with vulnerability. I can’t expect you to show up, let your guard down instantly, be connected with your family in minutes and really relax if I don’t go first. We all want to be seen, heard and understood. Well Mama, I most certainly see you. I see you wearing all the hats, juggling it all, leaving little for yourself. I hear your desires of longing for real photographs with you family because they mirror mine. I understand all you have going on to even get to the point of booking a shoot. Time is never on your side. You are always up against time. Finding the time to plan and organise it all which is only outweighed by the passing of time you won’t get back. Let me help you. It doesn’t have to be so hard to get some beautiful family photos on your walls. It doesn’t have to be stressful, a waste of time and money and an awkward, uncomfortable process. There is another way. That way is my lifestyle family photography sessions. #galwayfamilyphotographer #lifestylefamilyphotography #inhomefamilysession #thehonestlens #thehonestcapture #lookslikefilm #thefamilynarrative #shooteditchatrepeat #femalephotographersnetwork #irishphotographer #galwayphotographer #photographergalway
You spent a lifetime and nine months preparing for You spent a lifetime and nine months preparing for their arrival. Your little person who has only heard your heart beating from the inside, is now outside your body. ⁠ Your world is now in your arms, you are their home. You have always been their home. You are all they need. ⁠ ⁠ You are different now. You didn't think you would be but you are. You are reborn. Through the overwhelm, the smiles and the tears, you are calmer. ⁠ ⁠ You feel vulnerable and strong, fierce yet serene, exhausted but euphoric, wise but also scared. Life's greatest paradox is motherhood. ⁠ ⁠ You have never been more beautiful. I see you. I've got you! ⁠ I long to show you how beautiful motherhood is on you through my photography. Your phone photos and those selfies are not the same as the way I see you and will capture you. ⁠ ⁠ I care very deeply that family photos, particularly images with you in them are taken. These seasons do not last. Time does not wait. Nothing stays the same. But a photograph does, long after it is recorded. The people in it may change and grow but the photograph will remain and forever stay the same. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #familyphotographergalway #familyphotographygalway #galwaynewbornphotographer #newbornsession #bestnewbornphotographer #newbornshoot #lifestylenewbornsession #inhomenewbornphotography #whynothome #motherhood #siobhancoynephotography #newbornphotography #theeverymom #femalephotographersnetwork #irishphotographer
I love you. May you always reach for me. ⁠ ⁠ I love you. May you always reach for me. ⁠ ⁠ I remember the early days and weeks of motherhood. There were days I felt like I hadn't achieved much. ⁠ I didn't get dressed ⁠ I didn't clean up. ⁠ I didn't get back to messages. ⁠ But I did achieve everything. Or everything that matters! ⁠ ⁠ If I close my eyes I can still remember my little boy nestled in my arms, his little hand clutched to my chest, always reaching for me. Our breastfeeding journey together was a connected and deeply gratifying one. Oh boy do I wish now I had somebody take that photo. What I wouldn't give for that now. ⁠ ⁠ I stayed present throughout those moments, knowing soon they would be the "last time". With each new season of motherhood comes so many firsts, but the emotion of so many lasts. ⁠ ⁠ I still lie beside him each night until he drifts off to sleep. He reaches for my face and my hands and the comfort sends him to sleep. And then, in those moments listening to him breathing, my heart feeling so content, I drift off too. Again, this season won't last forever so I breathe it in, in an effort to etch it on my heart and mind forever. ⁠ ⁠ I know the way he will need me and reach for me will change as he grows, but I pray he never stops reaching for me. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠@chloeramirezphoto - Day 3 IG challenge ⁠ #breastfeedingweek #motherhoodrising #momlife #motherhoodunplugged #breastfeeding #worldbreastfeedingweek #nationalbreastfeedingweek #chloeramirezigchallenge #galwayphotographer #galwayfamilyphotographer #thebloomforum #thesincerestoryteller #thebabyyears #hellostoryteller #cameramama #clickpro #simplymothers #motherhoodmoments

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