What makes for a great family portrait? Are there tips to remember when posing and positioning the crew? Sure, there are. But, before any of the posing comes into play, one of the first things I do with a family is sit down with them and remind everyone to express their affection to one another during their session.
In every pose there ought to be genuine physical contact between all the members of the family. They should lean into each other, put their arms around each other, and touch each other. They should appear relaxed and unposed.
One way I like to pose a family is to focus on the siblings while keeping the parents an unspoken element within the frame. In the last image below, you will see that I included just the arms and upper torso of the mom and dad using them to frame the two sisters. This says "parents" and "family" without showing the whole picture. This is just one way to be creative in your posing. Even when being creative, it is most important to keep it real and affectionate.
My session on Saturday was a prime example of a successful family session. Just look at how cozy these four are with one another. You can tell just by looking at them how much they love and care for each other.
Of course it doesn't hurt that this family is so gorgeous either! As a photographer, when a family pulls up to a session looking like this, you just know it's going to be a GREAT day!
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