• Welcome to The Lifestyle Gallery

    We're lifestyle photographers based in Southport, the beautiful coastal town in the north west - and we also have a base in London.

    We blend creative portraiture with photojournalism and we specialise in taking contemporary, relaxed, vibrant and honest family portraits of people having fun. We usually work on location and in the client's home or garden, using natural light and making the most of locations that are important to you.

    It's simple, it's spontaneous and it's stylish.

    Our style is influenced by the pictures you see in glossy magazines, catalogues and adverts; our ‘location’ photoshoot, the Lifestyle Experience, is fast and fun – rather like a fashion shoot – and enjoyed by all the family. We'll use a great outdoor location, which could be one of your favourite places such as a stunning natural beauty spot such as woodland or the beach, or somewhere funky and urban.

    We'll give you a great experience and leave you with images that are timeless, wonderfully dramatic and, ultimately, emotionally meaningful – images that can be shared and passed down from generation to generation.

    Please get in touch if you would like to discuss or book a lifestyle photoshoot for you, your children or the whole family.

    Best wishes,
    Brian & Johannah

Nick & Lorraine’s wedding

Children’s lifestyle portraits

We take terrific photographs of children – from babies to teenagers. Our lifestyle shoots are incredibly relaxed and because we shoot with natural light, there’s no masses of equipment or big bright flashes to intimidate the little ones.Our philosophy works every time: if they’re having fun, they’ll look great in the pictures.

From the beach to the barn, the garden to the garage, the cottage to the cornfield, we’ll find a great location that ensures the children will enjoy themselves and consequently look their best.

From our bases in Southport and London, we work across the whole of the North West and South East regions – and all points in between.

Children’s portraits are available in luxury frames, canvases, the latest acrylics, handmade Italian albums and stunning coffee table books. If you’re looking for some great portraits of your children – or for the whole family – call Johannah or Brian on 07850 086802 or email brian@thelifestylegallery.co.uk.

Please click on the picture of Alex below to launch a short slideshow with some examples of our children’s portraits . . .

Couldn’t resist this . . .

. . . after all, what lifestyle photographer wouldn’t have a photo of his own son on his website?

As you can see, we prefer to steer our clients away from stuffy studio settings and shoot our portraits on location. We always aim to photograph people looking natural and relaxed – which is hard to achieve it a hot studio with flash lights popping away from all directions.

Lifestyle shoots cost from £95 and are great fun. If your looking for a terrific family photographer in Southport or London, please call Brian or Johannah on 07850 086802 or email brian@thelifestylegallery.co.uk to book your session.

Lifestyle portrait on the beach

Lifestyle shoot of the month (well done girls!)

These shots are typical of one of our location lifestyle portrait shoots. The girls (sisters) were photographed both in the home and on nearby farmland. For this sort of shoot, we always try to create a happy and totally relaxed environment for the children to have fun – and be children. There are no instructions, no directions and no orders to smile or say ‘cheese’; they are simply photographed enjoying themselves.

So, if you’re looking for a great family photographer in Southport, look no further! Give Brian or Johannah a ring now on 07850 086802 for a chat about what you’re looking for.

Spring is in the air for location portraits

It’s the time of year when people start to think about blue skies, daffodils, green shoots, etc – and it’s a great time for a location shoot on the beach or the sand dunes. In the pictures below, Alex was running around with the dog on the beach near the Freshfield Nature Reserve – one of our favourite locations.

These location photo shoots normally take around two hours and can be a great way for the family to spend a Sunday morning. The shoot itself costs from just £95 (depending on where you are) and there’s no obligation to buy anything – no pressure and certainly no hard sell (we like to think think our pictures sell themselves). The location can be anywhere – it doesn’t have to be a beach – as long as it’s somewhere you enjoy.

If you would like to book a location shoot in your area, call Brian now on 07850 086802 or fill in the form on the ‘Contact us’ page and we’ll be in touch.

Best wishes,

Brian & Johannah

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