Change the way you see yourself through photography with Laura Benn of Gooseberry Studios
How often are you in the photos with your kids?
How do you feel about having your photo taken?
Are there moments from the past that you wish you had captured but didn’t?
In this episode of the Wild + Well podcast, I am talking to photographer Laura Benn about how we can use photography to change our perspective, appreciate the messy moments of motherhood, and have more fun with our kids.
After this chat, I booked a family photography session with Laura. I wanted to capture more of their childhood and be in the photos with my kids too.
I have a sneaking suspicion that you will also be booking some family photos or asking your partner to take more pictures of you playing with your kids after listening to this episode.
Laura is a full-time commercial photographer, brand strategist and writer who founded Gooseberry Studios in 2013 to help entrepreneurs find their confidence on camera, build beloved brands and establish their own creative everyday way of work and life. Gooseberry's photoshoots and brand strategies have supported clients in landing features in international press, producing books, gracing the TEDx stage, launching retail and digital products and winning awards. When Laura's not busy with her clients, she's focused on her art career — producing limited-edition fine art prints, inspired goods and writing about creativity, entrepreneurship and living imaginatively.
“Don’t take the photos because you are afraid of forgetting. Take the photos because you want to remember.”
Laura and I chat about:
- How photography can change how we see ourselves and our relationship with our kids
- Why photography is a self-growth tool if you let it be
- What to do with photos of yourself that you don’t like
- Why picture perfect isn’t what we want when we look back at the photos in the future
- How we as moms can be in more photos with our kids and not always behind the camera
- Tips to wrangle energetic kiddos during a photoshoot that make the kids want to do it again
- Ways that parents can capture their kids better when taking photos from their phones
- Why standing naked in front of your mirror can help you the next time you book a professional photoshoot
Episode Links:
- Say hi to Laura on Instagram
- Check out her photography and branding services at LauraLBenn.com
- Check out her prints at Gooseberry Prints
- Read The Gooseberry Review
- Come say hello to me over on Instagram
- Grab a copy of my book, The Motherhood Reset
- Check out other my other podcast episodes & articles
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