A Pressure-Free Way to Document Childhood

The Best Pictures are the Ones You Actually Take

How to Take Better Everyday Pictures of Your Kids

Most moms take thousands of photos of their children.

But very few of those photos feel like the ones they’ll want to keep.

The Everyday Childhood Photo Project was created as a gentle way to slow down, notice more, and photograph childhood as it actually unfolds — not just during milestones or special occasions.

This is not about perfect photos.
It’s about meaningful ones.

Professional pictures are great (and clearly, I encourage you to book professional images), but documenting your daily life is meaningful and something that I cannot do for you. I can help you do it better though.

No pressure. No sales. Just knowledge.

What the Everyday Childhood Photo Project Is

The Everyday Childhood Photo Project is a year-long collection of simple photo prompts designed for moms and dads.

Each prompt:

works for children of all ages
can be done with just your phone
takes only a few minutes
focuses on one small photography idea at a time

You don’t need to participate every week.
You don’t need to start on a specific date.
And you don’t need cooperation from your kids.

This project is meant to support your life — not compete with it.

How the Prompts Are Organized

Rather than being organized by month or season, the prompts are grouped by photography concepts. This makes the project flexible and easy to return to at any time.

Each concept has its own category page, with short weekly posts exploring individual prompts in more detail.

Current prompt categories include:

Photo Prompts: Light
A collection of prompts focused on noticing and using natural light in everyday spaces.

Additional categories — such as composition, storytelling, and connection — will be added over time.

You can explore one category at a time or move between them as it suits your life.

How to Use This Project

There is no right way to do this.

Some weeks you may take one photo.
Some weeks you may not take any.
Both count.

You might:

read a prompt and come back to it later
repeat a prompt multiple times
begin noticing light without taking a photo at all

The practice is in the noticing.

Why Learning to Photograph Everyday Childhood Matters

The photos we take most often shape the memories we keep.

By learning to see light, moments, and connection more clearly, you begin creating images that feel calmer, more intentional, and more emotionally grounded — even when they’re taken quickly on a phone.

These everyday photos often become the ones families treasure most.

If you’re not sure where to start, begin with Photo Prompts: Light.

Light is the foundation of every photograph, and learning to notice it often changes everything else that follows.

You can start today.
Or next week.
Or return when life feels quieter.

The project will be here.

About the Photographer Behind the Project

I’m Anne, the photographer behind Brown Bunny Photography.

For years, I’ve helped families preserve childhood through heirloom artwork designed to live in their homes. I also believe the everyday photos parents take themselves — the quiet, ordinary ones — matter deeply.

This project is my way of sharing what I know about light, timing, and storytelling in a way that feels accessible, gentle, and pressure-free.

Because memory-keeping should feel supportive, not intimidating.

LEARN MORE

Weekly Photo Prompts

Start anywhere. New prompts are added weekly.

Light Weekly Photo Prompts