Not to be confused with photojournalism or portrait photography, lifestyle photography features individuals and families with the intention to capture real-life events or milestones in an artistic way. The best type of lifestyle photography is a planned version of candid (“plandid,” if you will). You want to capture the art of the everyday in someone’s life, but you still want it to be visually appealing.  I ask the families of this type of photo session not to look directly into the camera but rather look just to the right or left.  I find as a photographer this gives the best results and make for happy customers