Tuesday 10 December 2013

Best Posing Ideas For Family Portraits

When you go to a professional studio to get a family portrait done, the photographer asks you to pose in a particular way to get good shots of your family. Wouldn’t you like to save on the extra expense of going to a professional photo studio by taking family portraits at home? Here are some helpful tips to help you do exactly this.


A family portrait should capture the essence of togetherness and exude warmth of the family members. In order to achieve this, you need to have a perspective of the big picture and make some slight changes to the positions of your family members. This will improve the quality of the photo and give a professional look to the portrait. You can benefit from some of the best posing ideas for family portraits; some of which are outlined below.

Stand At An Angle: 

First of all, when your family members pose in front of a camera, ensure that they are standing at an angle to the camera. This change in position will make the photo more interesting and appealing to the viewer, rather than the conventional style of family members standing at right angles to the camera.  
On one hand, when people face a camera head on, the resultant photo does not produce a flattering image of the family members. On the other hand, when they pose at angles, all the people in the photograph tend to look slimmer.

Conceal The Hands:

When many members of a family are standing together, their hands can prove to be a visual distraction from the actual faces of the family members. Moreover, many family members translate to having more number of hands in the photograph.
Often, people do not know what to do with their hands. Should they fold them, let them stick to the side of their bodies or put them in their pockets. One way to deal with this issue is to conceal the hands from view. To this end, you can ask some people to fold their hands, place them on their laps or tuck the hands in their pockets.

Vary The Postures:

Yet another way of making a family portrait interesting is by varying the postures of family members. To achieve this, you can request the elders in the family to sit down and allow kids and adults to stand for the photo session.
You should ensure that the photo has a good balance of all subjects. Therefore, the photo should depict youthfulness of children, wisdom of elderly people and maturity of adults within the same family portrait.
Don't Say Cheese:

Majority of people feel uncomfortable posing in front of a camera. Moreover, you tend to aggravate the situation by telling them to get ready for a shot, giving rise to stiff postures and unnatural expressions. In particular, the word “cheese” automatically triggers artificial smiles and expressions in family members during a photo session. This results in some average looking family portraits.

What you can do to avoid this is to initiate a conversation on a neutral topic and keep everyone engaged in your conversation. At this stage, you can take photos randomly, so that the family members are unaware of what you’re doing and you can end up with a great photograph with natural expressions.

These posing ideas for family portraits will help you hold family photo sessions at home with ease, without the need to hire a professional photographer. However, if you are unsure of your abilities, do not hesitate to contact a good professional studio that specializes in family portraits.


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