Documentary Funeral Photography
Friends and family usually gather together for a funeral and is usually viewed as a celebration of one’s life.
I’ve now designed a new service to offer a visual story of your loved ones final day on Earth.
Horse drawn funeral carriage
Who wants to remember a funeral?
When it’s your dear loved one’s final day on Earth, why wouldn’t you want to remember it? All thoughts about them passing will be sad but if you can flip your emotions to one of happiness and celebration for knowing them, you’ll be able to appreciate the coming togetherness and the warm feelings of love and solidarity.
The love that’s left behind to continue growing is as important. The big groups of friends and family that never get opportunities to be together like they do at a funeral or a wedding.
What does funeral photography look like?
It’s very similar to wedding photography except there’s more tears and sadness but also with the glimmer of a smile and some laughter at the good days gone by. When I make photographs at a funeral, my camera is silent, I’m silent and I stand back without being intrusive. The photographs I get are always quite thought provoking and powerful with emotion and I tend to mix the styles between colour and black and white, depending on the level of emotion and style of picture. I create documentary style photography, so there’s no posing or standing around looking at the camera.
I make the work telling real stories of how the funeral went.
What’s the point of funeral photography?
Family and friends might travel great distances to say their final goodbyes. The deceased could have a very large group of friends and be very popular. Perhaps the deceased was a vibrant human being and their final day is going to be one heck of a party! Whatever the reason, it’s your choice on whether you’d like to hire me to document the final day for your loved one.
Summary:
Funeral photography is a taboo subject that many have just never considered as an option. It wasn’t until I was approached by a loving Mother that wanted to record her Son’s final day that I ever thought about doing it. At first I felt a bit strange but my style actually really suits a funeral because I make natural candid photographs and tell stories with my camera, so it’s become a natural transition. I managed to create a wonderful collection of photographs for the Mother and family, so I’m happy to now be offering my skills as a funeral photographer.
If you’d like to make an enquiry for funeral photography, then please visit my website.