Mother and son enjoying a day together-London family session

This new post is way overdue, but first of all:
Welcome back to my London Photography Blog, where I post some of my favourite shoots!

As you all know, I am a London family documentary photographer.
However, if you have ever wondered what that actually means, you can check out this one of my previous posts for an explanation.
(You may even find that this is exactly the type of photography you have always been looking for!)

Today’s session is a very good example of a 4-hour documentary session in the centre of London. We took the time to play around the Victoria Tower Gardens near the Parliament building, we ate some ice-cream, walked past the Household Calvary Museum to check out Her Majesty’s gorgeous mounted horse guards, walked along the South Bank, ate a delicious lunch at Wagamama, played with huge bubbles on the Queen’s Walk and even had time to go down on the sandy bank of the Thames, where we ran around, played hide and seek and skipped stones. We ended all the fun with a big hot chocolate at Cafe Nero, because all good days end with a hot chocolate. It was crazy windy and a bit cold, but it didn’t matter. We still had fun!

I have to admit that even though I enjoy doing these kind of sessions, it is always a little nerve-racking when my subject is another photographer. Nevertheless, it was a very rewarding session. It was so great to see how close ‘A’ and her son are, and to witness their connection and their love for each other. By the way, this mum, on top of working full time as a photographer, running her own marketing courses and speaking at conferences also manages to somehow home educate her son, too! How awesome is she?!

Dear ‘A’, I tip my hat to you. 🙂

If these are the kind of memories of your family that you have always wanted, then book a session soon. I would love to be the one to help you remember your family the way it is today.

a photograph of London's Parliament building on a cloudy London day

a black and white image of a little boy posing during a family session in Victoria Tower Gardens, near London's Parliament building.

boy eating ice cream in the gardens near London's parliament building

a black and white image of a mother giving her boy a hug. he is eating ice cream while she leans in and hugs him tight in front of London's parliament building

mom and son having fun in central London during a family shoot

mom and son sitting on a bench in central London. Mom hold the boy really tight while the boy holds onto her. they both have their eyes closed which highlights the strong connection they have.

a black and white photograph taken in front of the the household cavalry museum London. the photograph is taken through the horse's reins and it has the mom and son laughing together in the background

mom and son imitating the pose of one of Queen's Guards in the courts of the the household cavalry museum during a documentary family photo shoot in London

a black and white collection of two photographs with a mom and her son. in one image the mom is kissing her son on the top of his head while waiting to cross at a central London zebra crossing. in the second image the mom is tickling him behind his ears while he is laughing.

boy holding tight onto his mom's arm while walking in Central London, on golden jubilee bridge, during a family session

boy on Queen's walk, watching a massive soap bubble float over the Thames

boy trying to pop a soap bubble with his nose. the picture is taken on the Queen's walk, near London Eye, during a family session.

a black and white image of a boy running to try and catch soap bubbles on Queen's Walk, near London Eye.

boy climbing on stone walls during a Central London family session

mom and son enjoying a good laugh while having their lunch at the Wagamama restaurant near London Eye.

a black and white photograph of mom and son sitting down to have a meal at wagamama's restaurant in Central London. Mom holds her face in her palms while the boy is drinking his soup instead of using his utensils to eat it.

a black and white photograph of mom and son sitting down to have a meal at wagamama's restaurant in Central London. Mom is holding her head and laughing at her boy's decision to drink his soup instead of using his utensils to eat it. the soup bowl is covering the boy's face.

mom pushing her son on one of the art instalments near London Eye. The photograph is taken during a family photo session on a windy summer day in London, by Ralu Chase - a London family photographer

mom and son touching noses near southbank center in London. The photo is black and white and it's taken by Ralu Chase - a London documentary family photographer

boy climbing over rocks on southbank London

a black and white photograph of a mom and son playing hide and seek on the Thame's banks, under a small bridge

little boy counting to 10 while playing hide and seek with his mom. the boy is in the foreground, while the mom is far in the background, poking her head out from her hiding place while waiting for him to finish his counting. the photograph is taken in Central London during a family session

mom and son sitting on the ruins of a small board walk on the south bank of the Thame's river. the photograph is taken by Ralu Chase - a London family photographer

a collection of two photographs: one is a sand drawing of a mom and her son holding hands and the other one is a photo of the mom and son sitting on the metal stairs leading down to the south bank of the Thame's river. The little boy has his head on his mother's lap and the mom is laughing.

boy hiding under the south bank of the thame's during a London family session

mom resting her head on her son's lap in looking for a small break. the photo is taken Ralu Chase during a documentary family session in London

a detail shot of mom and son holding hands.

mom holding her boy's head on her lap. the little boy is lying down on one of the art installations near London Eye.

a black and white photo a mom kissing her son and holding him tight. the boy is looking straight at the camera during a London family photo session.

boy licking the foam of the edge of his cafe nero hot chocolate during a London documentary family session. the photograph is taken by Ralu Chase - a London documentary family photographer

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