With plenty of summer events to enjoy, lots of families are getting together after spending months apart due to the pandemic. In addition to the good food and conversation, family events are a great occasion to take some pictures! If you’re looking to get great family photos at your next event, we at GiftWorksPlus have a few photography tips for you to try out.
Taking Your Photos to the Next Level
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Lighting: Outdoor lighting is great but in the middle of the day it can come out a little harsh. See if you can find a nice shaded area or take your photos earlier in the morning. Better yet, wait until evening when the sun is a little lower in the sky!
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Opt for Smaller Groups: We tend to fixate on getting one big group shot, making sure everyone is included. However, smaller groups allow the photographer to get a little closer and really capture everyone’s faces, smiles, and interactions. Try mixing up the groups so everyone gets pictures with different family members! Or have one shot with all the grandkids and grandparents, one with kids and their parents, or one of all the girls together and then all the boys.
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Recreate an Old Photo: We’ve all seen how cool it is to recreate family photos from when kids were very little to now when they’re all grown up. See if you can recreate a photo from an old summer event from when you were a kid. Get your siblings to find similar outfits to what they wore in the old photo and do your best to pose in the same way. It will make for a nice trip down memory lane!
- Coordinate Outfits: It’s important for everyone to be comfortable, but if you’re wanting to get a good family photo, be sure to let everyone know! We’ve all had situations where we’ve had a photo taken and we wish we hadn’t worn that bright orange t-shirt. Let everyone know you’d like to get a picture. Consider coming up with a theme for outfits. You could have everyone wear blue jeans and a white shirt, or simply wear neutral colors so no one sticks out from the group.
Display Your Family Photos
Of course, once you have your perfect family photo you will definitely want a nice photo frame to display it! Check out our family-themed photo frames on the GiftWorksPlus website. We have hundreds of family frames that will be perfect for your photos. Check out our brother and sister picture frames, as well as our grandparents frames today!