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10 Tips for Creating Great Family Portraits

A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt

Family portraits are a lot of fun – and they can be highly rewarding, too! However, it’s often tough to get started. After all, how do you pose an entire group of people? How do you interact with them? How do you get great photos?

Thanks to my background in classic-style studio portraiture, plus 25 years of experience photographing portraits and weddings, I have a few tips up my sleeve to share with you.

In fact, with a little planning, doing a family portrait will be fun for both you and the family you’re photographing. Here are 10 tips to help you have a successful and enjoyable photo session.

1. Use a tripod whenever possible

I already know what you’re thinking:

A tripod cramps your style. It’s too heavy and cumbersome, whereas your style is more free-flowing.

That all may be true, and in some cases (like when photographing kids running or doing more documentary-style photography), it may be better to shoot handheld.

However, just consider another side of the coin.

Most people are nervous when being photographed. Yes, nervous! Some are downright scared, and some would even go so far as to say that they hate having their photo taken.

So it is part of your job to help your subjects feel more comfortable and relaxed. That can be hard to do when you’re also nervous, especially if you’re new to portraits. But there’s a big advantage of putting that camera on a tripod. Two, actually.

A tripod automatically forces you to slow down. That’s a good thing! You can check your settings, review the composition, and preview the exposure to make sure you’ve got everything right. It’s easy to get carried away once you put the camera up to your eye, only to later realize you had the wrong white balance, your ISO was 6400, or you accidentally shot tiny JPEGs instead of standard RAW files. A tripod will help you slow down to avoid an “Oops!” moment.
A tripod allows you to get your eye away from the camera so you can actually make eye contact with your subjects. Your subjects are very real people, and they feel even more uncomfortable staring straight into your lens than they do looking at you. You can gesture to get the kids’ attention and you can make faces. But you’ll get way better expressions by interacting with your subjects than you’ll get while looking through the viewfinder. Try it!

2. Shoot in Manual mode

Assuming that you’re setting up your family portrait photoshoot in advance, you have control over all the elements.

Meaning that, once you get set up, the exposure should not need to change.

Unfortunately, if you set your camera to Aperture or Shutter Priority mode, depending on the metering mode selected, the camera could choose a slightly different exposure for each frame. You do not want that! Consistency is very important.

Inconsistent exposures create more work in post-processing, as you have to even out all the photos. Plus, they can cause a slight color shift, increase noise (if some of the shots are underexposed), and result in other undesirable things.

To keep your exposures consistent throughout the whole shoot, use Manual mode. Just remember that each time you change the pose, location, etc., you need to check the exposure again. I just fire off a quick test shot, review the histogram, adjust if necessary, and continue.

3. Lock the focus

Just as you do not want the exposure to change from frame to frame, neither do you want the focus to be adjusted. Assuming you’re using a tripod, you will not be moving. And if you’ve posed your group in a relatively static position, they should not be moving, either. Not much, anyway. Here, we are only concerned with moving closer to the camera, or further away from the camera.

So set your camera up to do one of the following: use focus lock, use back button focus, or use manual focus. With any of those options, the focus will not change from shot to shot.

If you use the shutter button to focus and someone moves a little bit so that the focus dot hits the background, you’ll have another “Oops!” moment. If you aren’t sure how to focus using one of the methods I recommended above, consult your camera manual.

Bonus tip:

Here’s an easy way to focus manually with pinpoint accuracy:

Turn on Live View so you can see the image on your screen. Hit your Zoom button (it may have a magnifying glass or a “+” sign on it) once or twice. The image on the rear LCD will zoom in so you can see what is in focus, which allows for more precise manual focusing. Press the Zoom button again to return to normal view and turn off Live View.

4. Stagger the heads

What you want to avoid here is a boring straight line, straight row, or straight column of heads. Diagonal lines are more dynamic and add interest to an image, so try to do that with the people in your portrait group.

Imagine there is a line drawn from each face to the next. Try and position your subjects so that no head is directly on top of, or beside (on the same level), another. Make diagonal lines, not flagpoles.

Use props to seat some people or bring some small folding stools. Have some people sit down or stand up on something. Use objects in the environment to pose your subjects, or if you have nothing available, just arrange them so the heights are staggered.

5. If it bends, bend it

This is a general rule for photographing people, and it’s a good one. People tend to stand stiff and rigid when you position them, so you need to get them to bend a few body parts to look more natural. Nobody naturally stands stiff as a board.

Here are a few starter poses:

Get your subject to shift their weight to one foot and stick out one hip away from the camera.
Get your subject to put a hand in a pocket. I usually recommend they put their thumb out, otherwise they have a tendency to shove their hand to the bottom of the pocket, which looks unnatural.
Get your subject to hook a finger on their belt or through a belt loop.
If your subject is sitting, have them lean forward a bit and put weight on one hip.
If your subject is standing against something, have them cross one foot over the other, toe down.
Have sitting (males) put one knee up, foot flat on the ground (but make sure they rotate so you aren’t looking straight at their crotch).

You get the idea. The best way to get someone to do any of this is to do it yourself and have them mirror you. Face them, do the pose you want them to do, and have them mimic it exactly.

An example of bending body parts. The girls did a much better job here than the guys, but even the arms bent at the elbow helps. Some people are stiff, and they may present a challenge. Just do your best.

6. Let kids be kids

I’ve found that often parents will tell their kids, “You need to be good and smile” before a photo session. For many kids, this puts too much pressure on them to perform. I usually prepare parents by getting them to tell their kids this instead:

We’re going to the park to take some photos. It will be a lot of fun.

That’s it! Set no expectations other than fun. Then you, as the photographer, should prepare yourself. Bring along props, and get Mom to bring one of the kids’ favorite toys or books. I usually have a hand puppet and bubbles in my camera bag along with my gear. If the kids don’t want to sit and smile, don’t force them. Let them run around and be kids for a while and shoot that. Play with them; make it fun. A few minutes later, they may cooperate and sit for a bit.

When I’m photographing kids, I make a total idiot of myself. I make funny noises, I sing songs (I’m really bad, but they don’t care), I make fish faces, and I play peek-a-boo behind the camera. I run back and forth to the camera with my hand puppet. I lie on the ground. I stick my butt out. Kids are the ones that have life the right way around; it’s us adults that ruin it. Let them be kids, and let them have fun. Then be ready to capture the fun when it happens!

This was a game of peek-a-boo around the tree. Look at those genuine smiles! You can’t force those.

7. Pose people to flatter them

Here’s the bottom line:

If Mom thinks she looks fat, then she isn’t going to like the photos, no matter how great the lighting and expressions (see the next tips). So you’ve got to get the posing right.

Be aware of people’s perceived “flaws” and work with them. Here are some quick tips:

If someone has a bigger bottom half, don’t pose them walking away from the camera using a wide-angle lens.
For double chins, take a slightly higher camera angle (above the subject’s eye level). Making them look up stretches their neck and minimizes the chin/neck area.
A bump on a nose will show up when they face one way and not the other (usually). So study their face to find out which way to shoot them.
When you have a couple with a huge height difference, get the taller partner to stand with their feet further apart. That will make them slightly shorter, closing the gap a bit.
For really heavy people (or those overly self-conscious of their weight), use the lying down in the grass pose and pile the kids on top (as shown in the image below). It works great every time, because it hides tummies, stretches out chins, and makes the kids closer in size (it just shows faces!).

The lying in the grass, pile on top pose. It’s great for families with small children. This family didn’t need the pose to correct anything; it’s just fun having the kids jump on top and squish Mom and Dad.

8. Lighting is king; get some in their eyes

Light can make or break any photograph, and portraits are no different. The biggest thing you want to make sure you do for portraits is to get light into your subjects’ eyes. There are many ways to do that, and it’s a huge topic, but here are a few things you can do to start off with good light:

Choose the time of day to do the portraits very carefully. Generally, late evening – about an hour before dusk – is the best time for portraits. Why? Because the sun is lower in the sky, and you don’t get the harsh overhead light you do at midday. Light is more directional, and it’s usually a bit diffuse if there’s haze on the horizon.
If you can’t shoot at dusk, find some shade. Get the family out of the sun, but make sure you don’t get a lit-up background. Bright areas in the background will draw attention away from the subjects. Look for areas in the shade of large buildings or under large trees.
Avoid shooting on an overcast day simply because the lighting is even and less harsh than bright sunlight. While it is true the light is softer and less harsh, the direction isn’t great. Overcast days give you direct overhead lighting and dark eyes, especially for anyone with deep eye sockets.
Add some light using a reflector or a flash if need be. Again, this is a complex subject, but learn to tell when you need more light on your subjects’ faces. Here’s a quick tip: If you cannot see a catchlight (the light source reflected in your subject’s eyes), then there isn’t enough light on their face!

Just as important as getting some light in the eyes is having it come from a good direction. We’ve established that overhead isn’t good direction, and neither is light straight from the camera. So turning on your built-in pop-up flash isn’t going to give you good light. Neither is mounting an off-camera flash above your camera. Light direct from the camera flattens the subject, and that is not what you want.

Instead, you want the light to come slightly from the side; 30-45 degrees from camera is a good starting point. To learn more about this, read my article on the 6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know.

This was done just before sunset. The sun is coming over the kids’ shoulders on the left (from behind). I used a flash bounced into an umbrella off to the left to add light to their faces. Without the flash, they’d be in shadow.

9. Expression is everything

Lighting is king, but getting the right expression is everything! You can totally screw up the lighting and the pose, but if you get your subjects laughing or making the perfect face, the photo will be a big hit!

So how do you do this?

Being a photographer means that you sometimes have to be a comedian or a clown. Knowing the right thing to say or do to make people smile is mostly experience.

Sometimes you’ll get tough adults, too. The dad in the photo above by the brick wall pretty much has the same expression all the time. I’ve known this family and photographed them for 13 years; they’re my friends. So I know I can bug the dad a little bit or get out the ducky to have some fun at his expense.

If there are small children or babies involved, make sure to get their attention. It even helps to have an assistant; tell them to bring Grandma along or a friend to help out.

What always happens is you get the kids all looking and smiling, but what are the parents doing? Looking at the kids! I always tell the parents, “No matter what, keep looking at me as I make a total fool of myself. Do not look at your child!”

The baby is laughing, while everyone else followed instructions and looked at me. Success!

10. Have a little fun with it

The last tip is to not take yourself so seriously. Create a few really whacky shots at the end of the session (or even in the middle of the session if the energy seems to be fading).

Tell your subjects to do a group squish and really get them to squish. Often, they will start laughing, and as they pull apart, you can grab the shot.

Do a pile-on down in the grass. Ask your subjects to jump in the air or make goofy faces (you make one, too!). It breaks the tension and lightens up the mood.

I was making a similar face! My off-camera flash stopped working, so this shot used on-camera flash (not my first choice!). But we were all tired and I thought this would be fun, so we just went for it. Notice how Dad has a new expression!

Bonus tip

Get the family to think about what they are going to wear ahead of time.

Some people disagree with my point of view on this, which is totally fine. But if you want to read more about it, see my article called “Clothing for Portraits – How to Tell Your Subjects What to Wear.”

Tips for family portraits: conclusion

Capturing stunning family portraits isn’t hard – especially if you remember these ten tips.

Just don’t be afraid to make a fool of yourself, and everything will turn out great.

So get out there, photograph some families, and have fun!

12 Family Photoshoot Tips for Better Photos

A family photoshoot is a big responsibility for a photographer. And it can lead to stressful situations. But when you know certain tricks, taking family portraits becomes fun and enjoyable. They are a great opportunity to take photos that convey lots of love and joy!

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12 Family Photoshoot Tips for Better Photos

Here are 12 tips to help you start family portrait photography successfully.

1. Plan Activities and Actions to Make Posing Easier

If your clients enjoy themselves, you are more likely to take inspiring family photos. You might find a family experienced in photoshoots who like posing in front of the camera. But it is not common.

Posing is not natural for most people. Some family members (if not everyone) might feel a bit uncomfortable. This discomfort appears in photos and makes them look fake. So instead of directing a pose, plan a session with activities for them to do or actions to perform.

Ask them to walk, run, dance, or play. Have them lean on a wall or hide behind a tree and peek out from the sides. You could ask them to hug each other, make shapes with their bodies, play games, etc.

Take candid photos while the family is having fun. Your images will look beautiful. And they will also remind them of the great time they spent together.

2. Position Families in the Right Light to Avoid Unwanted Shadows

Avoid having the family face the sun or strong light sources. Many still believe that taking photos with the sun at the back of the subject is not right.

You might think that the sun in front of people posing offers more light. But the results can be extremely unflattering. Ugly shadows appear under their eyebrows, nose, and neck.

Direct sunlight is also not ideal. That’s because it’s “hard light” rather than “soft light.” It makes the skin look older and less smooth as it enhances small flaws. Plus, the family will be annoyed by the light shining in their eyes. They will either close their eyes or squint.

To avoid all this, have them turn around. Or, to avoid direct sunlight, shoot family portraits in soft lighting conditions.

You can get great images if you choose a time of the day that is not too close to midday. Capture the family during a nice sunset and see how much it softens the light. Or have the photoshoot in a shadier environment or on a cloudy day.

Use Light Metering to Ensure the Best Family Portrait Exposure

If you choose a shady spot, pay attention to exposure settings. Take into account the backlight entering your sensor.

If you are shooting in semi-automatic mode, there is a trick to meter the image. Use Matrix Metering with Nikon Cameras or Evaluative Metering with Canon cameras. Then overexpose by +0.3.

For manual shooting, you can meter the light using the spot meter on the family. In both cases, the family will be well exposed and the background overexposed.

The most important thing here is the family. So a slightly washed-out background is a fair price to pay for family members to look their best.

3. Communicate and Engage With the Family for an Enjoyable Session

Most families don’t pose for professional photos often. They are not used to it and might feel a bit awkward. You want natural-looking family photos. So take special care to make the family feel comfortable with you. Besides the technical aspects of photography, this is very important.

I play and talk with the kids as much as I can. With the adults, I start a conversation about random subjects. I try to discuss something they like. And we go from there. I ask couples questions like how couples met each other. And I encourage them to tell their story.

This is a great step towards building rapport. Ask family members personal but discreet questions. I avoid potentially stressful subjects such as politics or work. I prefer talking about travel, holidays, or hobbies.

I also clarify that if they don’t like a pose or feel strange doing something, they don’t have to do it. All they need to do is say the word. And we’ll do something else. Knowing they are in control and won’t be forced to pose builds trust and makes them more comfortable.

Establishing a good relationship is important because you are a stranger to them. And they need to show personal moments and share intimate feelings with you for the best photos.

4. Pay Attention to the Surroundings for a Safe Photoshoot

Before pressing the camera’s shutter release, you must take care of many things. You must consider composition and camera settings for the right exposure. And you should check that your models are feeling fine. It’s easy to forget that you must be aware of your location.

For example, if you are at the beach, you don’t want them to get their shoes wet by a surprise wave. Or you can’t tell them to move back without first checking if they will collide with something. Always pay attention to the environment. It gets natural the more you do it.

5. Tell the Family How to Pose to Get the Look You Want

There’s always a chance that family members interpret your posing directions differently. If this happens, the situation can turn into a mess. Each person may do different things.

To avoid this, give simple instructions. And try to make them as precise and clear as you can. Show them how to stand, where to stand, and so on. You can even demonstrate poses yourself first if you can.

For example, I always show my clients how to lean against the wall by doing it myself first. If you need to add instructions, use short sentences.

Avoid saying “to the right” or “to the left.” Your clients won’t know if you are talking about your right or their right. Reference objects or landmarks around them instead. Say, “Turn towards the tree,” or “Look at the sea.”

6. Create Timeless Images With Simple, Classic Editing Styles

Family photos are meant to last for a long time. They are the images we want to keep and look at years later and show to the grandkids.

For that reason, I recommend avoiding trendy editing styles and effects. These will probably look weird or unappealing 20 years down the line. The aim is to create timeless images. So stick to classic editing styles and simplicity.

This doesn’t mean you can’t add personal touches. But before finishing editing, ask yourself if you will like this photo 20 years from now. If the answer is yes—perfect! If not, try to simplify the editing.

7. Be Prepared to Make Changes and Open Minded About the Results

“Going with the flow” is especially true if you work with kids in a family photoshoot. You might have a list of photos to take that, in your head, work really well.

But maybe the family doesn’t like them much. Or perhaps the kids feel like doing something else. If that’s the case, you must adjust to the situation.

It is always better to take a beautiful unplanned photo showing a happy family… rather than a forced one where you can see they’re uncomfortable.

8. Use Burst Mode to Capture the Best Moments

Every photographer knows that terrible feeling… when you take a group photo, only to later realize there’s something wrong with it. Someone had their eyes closed. Or a person wasn’t ready for the picture to be taken.

So with family photography, don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Take several photos at once. It increases the chance that everyone is coordinated and looks their best.

You can set the camera to shoot in burst mode to take a sequence of images. Think of it like a sporting event! And adjust the shutter speed to avoid unwanted blur due to movement. Around 1/250 s is a good starting point for this type of photography.

9. Use the Environment to Add a Little Extra to Your Photos

It is not unusual to feel weird posing in front of a camera in the middle of a park or a street. When it comes to outdoor family photos, you can use objects to help them overcome any awkwardness.

Tell them to lean on a tree or a wall, sit on a bench, or even on the floor. (First, make sure it’s safe and clean enough.) Keep an eye out for any natural frames. They add a bit more to the composition of the image.

Location scouting that involves the family is a great idea. You can choose a location together that they like based on their memories.

It can be where the couple got engaged, where they first met, or where their children took their first steps. Your family portraits will be more joyful if they feel connected to the place.

10. Avoid Narrow Apertures to Avoid Unfocused Family Members

Portraits have a special vibe when you get your models sharp and the background blurry. You can create this effect by setting a narrow aperture value (a small f-stop number). Using an aperture of around f/2.8 gives you a beautiful blur.

But there’s a risk to it. If your models move, they might be partially or completely out of focus. This is also true for specific body parts of the same person. If your model looks to the side, one eye could be in focus while the other is blurry.

If you want the whole family to appear sharp in the photo, you may need to increase the aperture number. Choose a value around f/8. You might not get the strong background blur you want, but everybody in the family will come out sharp.

11. Offer Outfit Advice to Bring Harmony to Family Pictures

One of the most common questions before the photo sessions is, “What should we wear?” Clothing should look coordinated to convey a feeling of togetherness.

This doesn’t mean family members have to dress in identical clothes. It means wearing the same style of clothes. They can wear casual or elegant clothes with similar colors or shades.

I always recommend that they wear natural shades and avoid bright colors that stand out. A person wearing the latter will get all the attention in the photo. That’s not ideal unless this is what they want.

The same can happen with big illustrations or fonts on T-shirts. They can be quite eye-catching. Unless it adds to the photo, avoid them.

12. Meet at a Convenient Time for the Kids to Avoid Hard Times With Them

This might complicate the organization process. But respecting the natural rhythm of kids makes it worth it. Tired, sleepy, or hungry kids are difficult to handle. Having them cooperate or make them look happy for a photo is almost impossible.

I usually try to combine a good time for the kids and a time frame with beautiful light. This means I sometimes arrange the photo sessions early in the morning. The kids are awake and have had breakfast. And I can use the morning’s golden hour.

But each family is different. And their schedules will be different. So I adjust the photo session for each situation.

Conclusion

With a family photoshoot, you must show your best technical and social skills. You must do several things. Adjust the camera settings to get a good exposure. Learn how to use backlight and natural light. Adjust the depth of field to get the desired effects, and so on.

You also need to have the right equipment for family photography. But above all, you need to make the family feel comfortable to show their love for each other!

If you keep all these points in mind, your photos will become wonderful memories for the family. Kids grow us so fast. So besides being fun, your family portraits will freeze a little part of their life they can reflect on!

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Some are beaten, cheated, drunk, use drugs, don't work. .. But they just don't take pictures with you. Are you sure this is a problem? Be happy, cherish that he is near.

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Yes, demonstration.
1) Your husband doesn't love you. He got married to make it happen, he doesn't want to advertise this event. Photos with his "beloved" wife and a forced smile irritate him.
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I have the same problem. My husband does not like to be photographed with me, he does not take pictures of me either. And when he takes pictures, he will spoil the whole mood, because he does it crookedly, if you ask me to take another photo, he freaks out.
It upsets me sometimes too.
With the advent of the child, he began to imprint it. But to take a picture of me with him - what are you. But he and his son are full of pictures.
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For 5 years of marriage there was such a hypothesis. All because of complexes. He's not as handsome as he was when he was a student. He can look at the pictures as evidence he doesn't like it.

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And I really want a beautiful photo shoot on the street, or in the studio. I like beautiful New Year's photo shoots in the studio. And he doesn't want any.
The last pictures we had were two years ago from the wedding. And just recently, a couple more in the fall in the park, and then my parents took a picture of us on the phone.
I think it's useless to say anything to him.

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“I lived alone for many years, the relationship lasted no longer than a year. And I had a lot of time to think about what an ideal relationship should look like. The current novel has been going on for the fifth year, and I begin to see my mistakes. One of my main problems is jealousy. It is difficult to accept that I continue to be jealous even in happy relationships in which I am comfortable.

I'm 41 now and I spend a lot of time on social media wondering why my current boyfriend and I don't post beautiful pictures together like everyone else I know. For example, last weekend we spent out of town in a spa hotel with a private jacuzzi the size of a pool and interesting leisure activities. But there is no evidence of this, and my life looks on the Internet as if I am alone.

My life on the Internet looks like I'm lonely

Our joint pictures for all the years can be counted on the fingers of one hand. My partner agrees to get into the lens only out of great necessity or after much persuasion. He is against being tagged in a photo, and I respect his love of privacy. But it seems to me that we are missing something important for relationships by not documenting life together.

Three of the five photographs were taken at his parents' house by a photographer friend, and one was for a newspaper article. And I think he only agreed to pose because it was my birthday. I put the fifth one on the bookshelf, it's not my favorite, but at least we look happy on it.

Of course, I understand that these claims are of little importance, because in general it is very cool to meet this man. Yes, sometimes we swear, but together we laugh at jokes that only the two of us understand. I often feel that he knows me better than I do myself. In addition, he is the first person with whom I moved in, and we have already moved four times in three years.

So the relationship is fine, but all these cute pictures together look like proof of our feelings to the rest of the world. They seem to exclaim: “Look at us, we are so beautiful and love each other so much!” Of course, in such pictures people look a little better than usual, but the photos inspire confidence that this is all true.
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