1/2 Day-in-the-life | Days with little boys & horses | Family photography in Harpenden
When Sarah initially contacted me about having a documentary family session she told me that her father was a photojournalist. Immediately I felt excited, she had been brought up surrounded by meaningful photography. I knew that she intrinsically understood the value...
Why I fell in love with Documentary Family Photography
I haven't always worked in the documentary family photography genre, I used to be a family lifestyle photographer. You know the kind of photo where everything is picture perfect. Everyone dressed in pretty outfits, on their best behaviour, in stunning locations and...
Life in 2021 | Photography Exhibition celebrating real life
I'm honoured and delighted to have had an image selected for the 'Life in 2021' juried photography exhibition. The collection showcases images by documentary family photographers from around the world, visually depicting true stories from 2021. Collectively it is...
International Exhibitions Showcasing Documentary Family Photography
We all know how strange the last 12 months have been. The photography industry has certainly been hard hit by lockdowns. But I always like to try and find a silver lining. With my work diary being quieter than normal, I was given the gift of time. For the first time I...
Lotties in Lockdown | Documenting quarantine without leaving the house
What do you do when you’re a family documentary photographer in lockdown with no families to photograph? You start a collaboration with your 9 year old daughter to make photos of her Lottie doll family instead! ... and so the Lotties in Lockdown photo series was born....
1/2 Day-in-the-life | A lazy Sunday afternoon | Gerrards Cross family photographer
This family completely embraced the idea of a half day-in-the-life, documenting a normal Sunday afternoon, just hanging out together in the warm late summer sunshine. Activities unfurled organically from hide and seek to sword fighting, tennis, ninja moves and general...
Adventure session | Long summer days | London family photographer
With 2 active boys this family wanted to have their session outside in the park, that's where they spend most of their weekends and they wanted this time documented before the stage passes. They blew bubbles, played football, tickled, sang songs, raced and jumped ......
1/2 Day-in-the-life | Celebrating the everyday | Surrey family documentary photographer
When fellow photographer, Katie Lister, came across my work she thought I was a documentary photographer and wanted to book me for a new baby session at home, but I was still working in studio for newborn work. She was convinced that my style would naturally convert...
Adventure session | A splash of colour | Hertfordshire family photographer
These girls would brighten up anyone's day! I loved observing their relationship, the plotting whispers, funny faces, cat walking, singing and acrobatics ... and to see the little sister trying so hard to be just like her big sisters made my heart melt ... I almost...
CONTACT
+44 (0)7968 701934
hello@emmacollinsphotography.co.uk
LOCATIONS
I photograph in homes and on location across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and the South East, including St Albans, Harpenden, Cambridge, Wheathampstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, Rickmansworth, Bishop’s Stortford, Hitchin, Letchworth.
I also regularly travel to photoshoots in Central London and North London, including Hampstead, St John’s Wood, Primrose Hill, Muswell Hill, Marylebone, Kensington, Clapham, Chiswick. I have photographed families all over the UK and around the world, including Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Singapore, please enquire for travel expenses.
