4 Tips for Excellent Family Photos

The best way to treasure and relive happy moments with your family is by photographing all the family members in a photo session. You will treasure these precious moments for years to come through the family photos. Besides, you will find it easy to introduce your family members who are either abroad or away from home to visiting relatives and friends by using the family photos.

So how do you go about planning your family photo sessions? There are many ways in which you can plan and organize family photo sessions. To begin with, you can hire a professional family photo studio. Alternatively, you can get a hold of a professional camera and start clicking away. Either way, you need to be aware of some guidelines to create some amazing family snaps that are frame-worthy.

Get Family Members To Draw Close To Each Other:

First of all, get the family members to draw close together because families that stand close together emit warmth and affection that is visible in a photo. So, get all the family members to huddle up in front of a camera. In spite of the varying physical features and characteristics of individual members, the photo creates the desired effect of a cozy family when they stand close to each other. On the other hand, if members of a family stand apart, maintaining a distance, the resulting image will exude distance and an uneasy relationship among members.

Coordinate Clothing:

You should discuss with your family members about color co-ordination for their clothing prior to the shoot. This will help viewers of the photo to focus attention on the individual family members in a photo. Further, you can choose clothes of different colors, but the colors should complement each other.

In addition, families should avoid clothes with bright colors, prints and logos because this type of clothing distracts attention from the members of the family who are the subject of the family shoot. 

Look Out For Blinking:

In a family photo shoot, the number of people is more. So, it becomes challenging for the photographer to check for blinking. However, if you want a perfect shot, you need to keep a look out for any of the family members’ blinking their eyes. This is very important for a family photo, as families maintain their family photos for decades. Moreover, nobody wants to find they blinking in a family photo, as the photo is preserved and viewed over a period of several years. 

Try Your Hand at Comedy:

If you want a photograph that reflects the genuine happy faces of the different family members, try to crack some jokes. Another way to break the ice and make all family members feel comfortable is by asking them to try a different task like jumping or running. Further, one-liners that instantly connect with people will come in handy here. Finally, you can talk about a unique aspect about the family to bring genuine smiles on their faces.

By following these simple guidelines, you can get a memorable family photograph which you and your family can treasure for several years to come. 

By Saneesh Sukumaran