Family Photography Durham
Updated: Jun 20, 2025
Family photography Durham shoot. A family photoshoot doesn’t need to mean studio lights and stiff poses. Sometimes the most beautiful images come from the simplest activities - just like this family beach session on a late sunny afternoon in May.
I spent an hour with this lovely family doing something they do regularly love to do (well as much as the north east weather allows!) - hanging out on a picnic blanket by the sea. The beach was the perfect place to let 3 year old Jules, explore and be himself and let 1 year old Esme crawl round in the sand, find her feet and paddle in the sea. Jules provided the finale shots doing his usual strip everything off for a naked sea paddle hehe. Not one awkward pose or pretend to have fun pose - just lots of laughter, bare feet and salty air.
There a magic in photographing families this way, where kids lead the pace and the grownups can follow and relax in the moment. You get images that capture more than what your family looks like, they will also help to remind you what this time in your life felt like. For this family these images will be so very precious to mum and dad, then Jules and Esme when they are grown up and then their children and on it will go.
If you’re thinking about some family photography in Durham, consider doing something you already love to do, a beach walk, picnic in the park or pottering around at home - these everyday moments are the ones you’ll treasure most. And the best part? Your don’t have to do anything special. Just be yourselves.
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Mother and baby daughter on a picnic blanket on beach | little baby thrown in air outside mother holding baby in air sitting on picnic blanket on beach baby sitting on blanket on beach with mother mother cuddling baby babys legs standing in front of mother on a beach baby girl standing holding mothers hands on a beach mother and baby playing on a blanket on a beach mother and baby eating with man and boy in background on a beach mother holding arms out to baby on beach black and white image of dad and son on a beach baby sitting on mothers knee on a blanket on a beach little boys blonde curly hair on a beach dad walking behind toddler son on a beach toddler in patterned jacket sitting on a beach shadow of a man and boy on a beach dad throwing little boy in air outside dad on beach with little boy on shoulders little baby girl in dress on a picnic blanket little baby eating a banana on beach on a picnic blanket mother and daughter sitting on a blanket on a beach mother and daughter sitting on a blanket on a beach mother and daughter sitting on a blanket on a beach Dad and baby on beach with mother and son in background mother holding baby girl in air outside mother holding baby on beach with son parents holding baby on beach with son looking on little boy with blonde hair in patterned jacket on beach dad throwing little boy in air with mother looking on baby's legs against mothers dress parents holding small chilrens hands on beach mother and little boy jumping on sand mother holding little boys hands on beach dad holding daughter in air outside mother and baby silhoettes against sky mother holding baby girl on beach with dad in background mother holding daughter in air outside baby lying on mothers knee with milk bottle on beach baby lying on mothers knee with milk bottle on beach mother and baby paddling in sea mother and baby paddling in sea parents and 2 little children paddling in sea mother holding baby paddling in sea mother holding baby paddling in sea little boy in patterened jacket paddling in sea dad and son paddling in sea dad carrying little boy in sea dad and son paddling in sea babys hand covered in sand on mothers shoulder mother holding baby on the beach mother holding baby on the beach family paddling in sea family paddling in sea
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