Lifestyle Family Photography with Emily Lucarz

Capture Life-Inspired Portrait Photography

Lifestyle Family Photography
  • 31 video lessons
  • 6 hours and 47 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
  • Capture authentic lifestyle family images
  • Plan for a successful lifestyle session
  • Create genuine interactions even with the littlest family members—and pets
  • Edit for beautiful skin tones and stunning portraits
  • Build a successful lifestyle photography business
ABOUT EMILY’S CLASS:

If you're looking for a portrait photography class to master studio lighting and perfect posing—this isn't the class for you. Ditch the stiff, boring portraits and create genuine smiles and real family moments in Lifestyle Family Photography with Emily Lucarz. Learn how to create memorable images of real family moments.

From planning the shoot to post-processing in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, dive into the world of lifestyle photography. Learn how to tour a home while looking for light sources, then use window light for bright, beautiful images. Gain techniques to create genuine smiles from kids. Determine the gear you need, from great portrait lenses to cameras.

Whether you simply want to take better photos of your own kids or you want to build a career in lifestyle photography, this class provides the foundation. Learn lifestyle portrait photography alongside one of the Midwest's most in-demand family photographers, the engaging and fun Emily Lucarz.

For photographers turning a passion for family photography into a business, gain valuable insight into creating portrait packages, setting prices, and displaying your work. Learn how to build your portfolio and how to manage a photography business.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:
  • Budding photographers ready to turn a passion into a profession
  • Parents that want to capture better images of the everyday moments
  • Professional photographers ready to do more with lifestyle images
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Like many family photographers, Emily got started after her first son was born. Now nearly a decade later, Emily is one of the top family photographers in the Midwest—booking often nearly a year in advance. She's known for the way she works with young kids and families to create genuine interactions, along with capturing fun perspectives. Emily's charisma and easy-going teaching style has allowed her to lead workshops across the U.S. Learn from Emily right where you're at in one of CreativeLive's top-rated lifestyle classes.

Course Instructor

Emily Lucarz

Emily Lucarz

Emily Lucarz is a newborn and family photographer located in St. Louis Missouri.

Lifestyle Family Photography with Emily Lucarz is rated 4.8 stars by 52 students

  • Nina B. Mar 6, 2020

    I looooved the course and Emily is so great with the clients it is hard not to love her. She offers great customer service and this is what I miss in many photographers nowadays, it makes all the difference!

  • Nikki S. Dec 3, 2018

    Such a jam packed session on family lifestyle photography. I want to watch it over again! Emily is very good at explaining what you need to do during these sessions to keep the family interacting and get unique shots that the family will love. I also appreciated that there was a lot of information for photographers just starting out (i.e, me!).

  • H. Sep 19, 2017

    I love this course. I have to watch it again and again. I finished my degree in fine art photography last year and this course gave me more than last two semesters. :-)

  • U. Aug 13, 2017

    I was so engrossed by this course that I basically I saw the whole thing all in one sitting. Emily is so knowledgeable and thorough and what was not covered was done so through questions from others. I enjoyed it immensely and she made it seem so natural and gave me the confidence to know that I am pretty much able to take on lifestyle photography. Loved it and you will too if you are into this type of photography.

  • Bhavna V. Aug 13, 2017

    Emily, I'm learning a great deal watching your class on Creative Live. And, I'm now following you on Facebook too. The best thing about your class is the connection I'm able to make with you. You're so down to earth and personable. And obviously a great photographer!

  • Sheri Z. Nov 24, 2016

    I was blessed to catch this during an "on air now", and watched every second. WOW, the inspiration. Emily's heart shows through in this class. She's warm, fun, and knows how to engage her clients. She's also obviously a smart business woman and knows how to hustle! WELL worth your time/money to watch.

  • Avraham N. Nov 24, 2016

    Amazing class on Lifestyle Family photography on Creative Live! I love your down-to-earth advice and thorough discussion of so many important elements that are so important not only for lifestyle but many types of photography

  • Rachel C. Nov 24, 2016

    I LOVED this class. Emily really speaks to those of us that want to remain professional but can't help but have heart. She made me see that it's okay to relate to your customers more personally (something I love to do but most books teach us to be cold and business-like), it seems to make her business thrive and I hope I can follow in her footsteps! The information given in the class is truly priceless, be prepared to take lots of notes!

  • Amber A. Nov 23, 2016

    Emily is so relatable and puts things in perspective that lifestyle is the best! I watched this class, rewatched it and can't wait to own it for myself (it's on my wishlist). I purchased her prep guide available in her shop and can't wait to use it!

  • Lisa P. Oct 22, 2016

    This may very well be the most comprehensive, easy-to-utilize, business-changing-for-the-better session I have ever watched. I am a newbie, so I need lots of mentoring. Even I could use every part of what she teaches I can easily see how experienced photographers would learn new things, too. Worth every penny!!!!! Thank you, Emily!

  • Robin S. Oct 6, 2016

    I was just hoping on here to post how much I loved this class. I used to be a portrait photographer, veered away for a bit to focus on more conceptual art photography but i still am interested in lifestyle photography. Emily is very inspiring, her bubbly personality was a joy to watch how she interacts with families especially the kids. Her work is phenomenal! (in response to one of the bad reviews, about her cutting off children shooting on a live workshop while tethered and teaching can easily explain this away as you can tell from her portfolio that she always has compositionly beautiful images) This class has renewed and inspired my love of lifestyle and i have been shooting so much since the class! Definitely used her tips and tricks to improve my pictures! highly recommend this class!

  • M. Oct 2, 2016

    Emily did an amazing job of covering so much content! It was awesome getting to watch how she works her magic on a shoot. She had so many great tips! Loved learning about how she runs her business from start to finish too.

  • O. Sep 29, 2016

    How easily Emily was able to relate great lessons (that I have begun to apply) to her real world experience (so that I would know how to properly apply them) was awesome!

  • O. Sep 29, 2016

    This class singlehandedly changed my photography business. Emily is an amazing photographer and maybe even a better teacher! I would wholeheartedly recommend her course to any current or aspiring professional photographer.

  • Bari B. Sep 29, 2016

    This will be my second class from CL and I'm so excited to have it and be able to reference it in the future. I've recently reached a point where I'm busier than ever so Emily's demonstration of how Iris works for her business was really eye opening. That may be a game changer for me in mine. Additionally, one of the other things I loved was how Emily talked about starting small and building up with the energy during a session to get those amazing interactive shots between the kids. I'd never thought about it that way but it makes sense to do it intentionally like that. We don't often get to see another photographer at work so this was really helpful and I know I learned so many things that I'll take with me for my business.

  • LOri H. Sep 29, 2016

    I loved watching this class. Emily packed so much useful info into each segment! Watching her in action was a game changer for me! I was able to go to my next session & apply some of her techniques to achieve the interaction between children and parents! Watching Emily renewed my love for lifestyle photography! Love love loved the class❤️

  • D. Sep 15, 2016

    I absolutely loved this course! So worth every penny! It was just what I needed to light my fire and get organized with my photography business. It's so hard to know where to begin when turning a hobby into a business, but Emily gave so many great tips! I love the story telling aspect of photography and Emily showed how to do just that through life inspired sessions. I can't wait to do more of them with all of my new knowledge! Thank you!

  • K. Sep 12, 2016

    I would totally recommend this to another photographer! I watched it live but ended up purchasing it because I wanted to make sure I could come back and get all the details. I've been doing Lifestyle Family Photography for a few years and this will help me get better organized for my session, communicating with my clients, and thinking through the light/rooms/images/ with my clients in their home. I just had a session this past Saturday and I know that I was better prepared because of Emily's class. Now off to create my client questionnaires!! Thanks Emily!

  • Linda S. Sep 12, 2016

    Loved this course. Emily hit all the buttons. She really knows her stuff and shares it all with great knowledge and with a kind heart. You can tell she really cares about people. She's not just a business woman. I really appreciate. Someone mentioned that she shoots a great deal. Well, of course, if you are a documentary/lifestyle shooter, you need to shoot lots and lots of shots to capture those moments and in between moments.

  • Tara Jade D. Sep 3, 2016

    Emily was a great in-site into the world of lifestyle family photography. I think she had great direction & has opened my eyes to what can help my business.

  • P. Sep 2, 2016

    This class is amazing!!! Learned a lot with Emely. Can`t wait to put everything in prectice!

  • Patricia B. Sep 1, 2016

    This class was fantastic! Emily is an excellent photographer and showed us how to capture a great lifestyle family session! Such great content and I will be re-watching this one.

  • Rachel T. Sep 1, 2016

    Great course! I love being able to see how Emily interacts with the families in their homes. I also like being able to see how she culls the images- that's always the hardest part for me!

  • Bernadette . Aug 31, 2016

    Watching Emily on CL - I rarely comment, but wanted to pop in and say what a great class it is! Full of helpful information and good content. One of the first classes that moves at a perfect pace, keeping things interesting & engaging. I tend to lose interest quickly when classes drag, but she really does such a fantastic job, which is refreshing. Makes watching the class really enjoyable! Thank you!

  • Sydney Pearce U. Aug 31, 2016

    Emily reignited my passion for lifestyle photography and gave me the tools that I needed to give my business a creative and profitable boost. Seeing how effortlessly she interacted with families and the efficiency of her workflow was inspiring. I'm excited to shake things up and make some positive changes in my business that I know will lead to success. Thank you Emily and thank you Creativelive for this fun and informative class!

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