A child laughing during a water-balloon game as water splashes around her.

Documentary Family · Destin + 30A

This is your life. It’s worth remembering.

The little routines and the everyday chaos turn out to be what you miss most.

Life as it happens

You don’t need a special occasion.

Breakfast at the kitchen counter, bare feet on the porch, the game everyone wants to play again: documentary family photography makes room for the life you’re already living, at home or together on vacation.

There’s no performance to keep up and no perfect house required.

“We had Elie do a vacation documentary session with our large extended family. … I am glad we did the longer shoot time.”

Morgan · Google review

A woman blowing soap bubbles as a child reaches toward them.

A smiling woman holding a toddler outdoors.

Two ways to tell your story

Give the everyday a little more time.

4 Hour Family · $1,250

Four hours to settle in and follow a piece of your family’s day, whether that’s an unhurried morning, a favorite outing, or an afternoon at home.

Day in the Life · $2,000

A wider look at your family’s day, from the morning routine to whatever adventure comes next. We’ll plan the coverage around your schedule.

Both are all-inclusive, with your full gallery included. Tell me about your family and the kind of day you’d like to remember, and we’ll plan the coverage together.

Check Your Dates

The story is already here

Small moments add up to your whole world.

Black-and-white photograph of a family serving steaming pasta around the dinner table.

Two children rinsing off at outdoor beach showers beside palm trees.

Close-up of a child eating ice cream with colorful sprinkles.

A young child in a yellow sweater sitting on a bed beside a window.

A child wearing swimming goggles and a pink flotation vest underwater.

A woman holding a baby and kissing a young child's foot beside a bed.

A brown dog standing in a backyard with a person in the background.

A child peeking over a shirt that reads Trouble Maker.

Black-and-white photograph of two people embracing beneath an outdoor shower.

Black-and-white photograph of a smiling family gathered around a table.

A woman laughing as a child hugs her outdoors, with another child beside them.

Tell me about your people.

What do you love doing together? Which routines feel most like your family right now?

Plan an ordinary kind of day.

Choose the time and setting that make sense for your family. There’s no need to manufacture an occasion.

Go on being yourselves.

I’ll be right there in it with you, paying attention to the gestures and relationships that tell your story.

A few things you might be wondering.

Can we do this on vacation?

Yes. Time at the rental house, a favorite outing, or the rhythm of a day together can all be part of your family’s story. This also allows for more natural moments across a larger group than a sunset session.

How is this different from a sunset session?

A sunset session is one hour on the beach, with a few family portraits and plenty of play in between. Documentary coverage follows more of your real day, with the emphasis on what naturally happens. We’ll often fold a sunset session into the last hour of a documentary shoot, but that’s completely up to you.

Someday, this will be the good old days.

Let’s preserve a little of what life feels like right now.

Check Your Dates

Have questions? Shoot me an email: elie@eliebreauxphotography.com