When you book TWO family photo sessions! | Familjefotograf Stockholm

Sometimes you really want to get your entire family together for a portrait session, but they live in different parts of the country and can’t all get together for a specific date. What do you do then? You book TWO family photo sessions that’s what!

That’s exactly what the sweet mother/grandmother of this family did. She’d seen my work at an exhibition, loved it, and started plotting to get the entire family together for photographs. Logistically, it proved difficult to gather everyone for one day, but this woman was not deterred! We soon worked out dates and times and had one family session at the end of autumn and the other at the start of winter! I’m happy to report she now has lots of beautiful Jolly photographs to fill her home, and need not feel so far from her family :).

If you appreciate how important family portraits are, feel free to get in touch via the Contact page above or mail me at sandra@sandrajolly.com. I hope to have availability from mid-February. Don’t be a stranger ;)

Peace and love xoxo

Fun Autumn Family Session | Stockholm Family Photographer

When it comes to photographing people, I notice there is a pattern in the kind of people I like to have in front of my camera. They have a certain openness, are unguarded, smile and laugh easily, don’t take life too seriously, have positive energy, and bonus points if they laugh at my bad jokes! ;)

If you were to have a family photo session, what would you look for in your photographer? You would want someone who would make it a fun experience, right? I mean, we’re not pulling teeth here! We are creating family legacies! As I often say, photos are rarely significant at the moment they are created. It is the passage of time that makes them priceless. In 20 years’ time, this family will look back at these images and wonder at how much everything has changed!

Feel free to get in touch via the contact page above, or mail me at sandra@sandrajolly.com, to start planning YOUR Jolly portrait session.

Peace and love xoxo

High energy fun family photo session | Stockholmfotograf

I cannot believe I’m only getting around to sharing this amazing family session now! To be fair though, this autumn season has been insanely busy here at Jolly HQ. I’ve been doing 7-day weeks and locking myself in my office for hours on end in an effort to stay on top of my work. Let the record show, I am not complaining about being busy, I’m just filling you in on what’s been happening lately ;)

Do you know that before a family photo session, I provide my clients with as much information as possible to prepare them for our shoot? I believe that the more prepared my clients are, the more successful the session will be. I provide them with lots of tips and inspiration on what to wear, how to choose locations, how a shoot will flow, how mom and dad can make the session better (it’s not all down to me, you know!), etc. Preparation is key!

From the minute I met this family at our location, they were bursting with positive energy! These three gorgeous girls made my job so easy - always ready to turn on the charm for the camera! And just look at how high energy and joyful their images are :).

Although autumn is fully booked, and nearly over, might I add, I can offer some winter sessions for those of you who are interested. All you need to do is go to the Contact page above or mail me at sandra@sandrajolly.com. I look forward to hearing from you!

Peace and love xoxo :)

Relaxed outdoor family photo session | Familjefotograf Stockholm

Have you thought about having a family photo session, but you’re worried about how your kids may behave? You’re probably not alone ;)

Jolly photo sessions are well known for being relaxed and easy-going. I don’t line everyone up and demand that they smile at the camera! We start off by chatting, maybe walking a bit, and getting to know each other. With very young families, it is really lovely to capture more candid, interactive family moments, or what us photographer like to call, ‘the in-between moments.’ Pictures of parents kissing their children, walking hand in hand or just cuddling, are usually the moments that make up young family session. In Jolly sessions, not everyone needs to be looking at the camera and not everyone needs to have a big grin on their face. It’s all about keeping things relaxed, natural, and emotive :).

If this approach to photography appeals to you, be it for your own photo session, a family session, or even an extended family photo session, feel free to mail me at sandra@sandrajolly.com, or go to the Contact page above and we can chat. I have a limited amount of sessions between now and November.

Peace and love xoxo