The Storykeeping Sessions.
Keeping: observing, reserving, preserving for the future
Storykeeping is at the heart of every session we capture. We live in such a fast paced world, we rarely get chance to rest in our moments and honour our journey.
The Storykeeping Sessions are here to document your story, whether that’s with a lover for an engagement photoshoot, your children, a pregnancy photo shoot, or celebrating your own body and self in this stage of life.
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Why 'Storykeeping'?
We created the Storykeeping Sessions because we believe in the importance and significance of each stage of your life, and we know the power that photography has to beautifully, authentically, and artfully preserve your memories.
Sharing your story, your journey, with an artist and giving them permission and space to capture you in all of your authenticity is such a vulnerable and liberating act.
The Storykeeping Sessions are experiences in and of themselves, designed to ground you in the present moment, focus on where you’re at and what is so special about these days, and embrace this life stage with all of its mess and beauty.The images that come out of these sessions are the ones you’ll show future generations, they’re the ones you’ll return to and look over time and time again, they’re the ones that will really feel like you.
Whether you choose a family photography or film session, an engagement session or there is another milestone in your life you want to celebrate and preserve, we are here to capture it authentically.
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Who are the Storykeeping Sessions for?
In a word, everyone. We created the Storykeeping Sessions with the intention of capturing a snapshot of your life. We work together to make them specific and personal to you, your relationship, your family, your truest self. These sessions are for anyone who reads this and feels drawn to it, feels as though what we’re saying here resonates with something within you. Our lives are ever-changing, and we truly believe in the significance and importance of each stage, and the power of imagery to bring back those feelings and moments.
Come to us with your story, invite us into your world, and allow us to capture it for you to treasure always.
Perhaps you’re navigating the fog of postpartum, with an ever changing body, new lines and shapes seemingly appearing each day. Maybe you’ve fallen in love with your soulmate. Maybe you have decided to love yourself unconditionally, in every way, stage, shape, size. Maybe your children aren’t babies anymore, maybe you can see them growing by the day. Maybe you’ve healed after heartbreak, maybe you’ve reached your 30th wedding anniversary. Maybe you’re walking through the menopause and you’re just trying to recognise yourself… We’re here for all of it. Each and every stage, each and every journey, is worthy of being artfully documented. Your life is significant and you deserve to have these memories treasured.
The Experience.
GETTING IN TOUCH
The first point of contact will be the form that you fill out at the bottom of this page. It’s really important that you fill out each section in as much detail as you can, so that we can begin to visualise your story and suggest the appropriate session structure for you. We will also decide whether Tamar or Matt is the best fit to capture your session as we both have aspects of life that we connect with most deeply.
PLANNING YOUR SESSION
We’ll chat via email, and then if you’d like a video call we will have a video call too. We will talk about your story and your vision and ideas for the session and Tamar / Matt will make suggestions on location and styling and structure based off of the information about you that you choose to share with us. We’ll get to know each other before the session a bit so that we feel comfortable spending time together and being ourselves when we come to the photoshoot.
THE SESSION ITSELF
The session planning will have gotten us to the point where you will know what to expect from our time together. When we meet, we’ll have a chat to begin with and then we’ll gently guide you through the motions of the session. We’re quiet encouragers, and our priority is always you feeling comfortable and safe throughout. For sessions involving children, it’s always child-led, unposed, gently directed and the heart of all sessions is authenticity.
Structure & Investment
The Sessions range from 1-4 hours, depending on you, your story, and the way you’d like to be captured. We will work together to decide on the best timeframe for you.
In general, we have two session packages, one offers you between 1-2 hours of shooting, and the other 2-4 hours of shooting.
Pricing is based on the amount of time we spend with you, as well as the location of your session. This is also something we can have a discussion about and we will do my best to work within your budget.
Starting at £550
Let’s work together
If you’re interested in booking a Storykeeping Session with us, Scotland-based photographers and videographers, please fill out this form and we’ll be in touch in the coming days to chat with you!
Wednesdays and Thursdays are admin days (when our toddler is at Forest School!) So we’ll likely reply on one of those days.
