Outdoor family portraits
Outdoor family portraits provide a look and feeling that can't be achieved in a studio setting. If your family is looking for professional outdoor family portraits, know what you want before the photographer clicks the camera. Generally, family portraits cost hundreds of dollars, so you want to be happy with the result. If you are satisfied with your portraits, you will enjoy looking at them for years.
Find the Photographer
Look for a photographer who has experience in photographing subjects in outdoor settings. If you have children, be sure your photographer has experience working with children. The photographer should not try to force your children into complying with set poses or they will not be happy, and that unhappiness will show in the portraits. Look for a photographer who is comfortable catching a portrait of you and your children making funny faces at one another while peeping around trees, having a tickle attack in a field of daisies or catching a catnap on a park bench. Don't forget about family pets, if they like the outdoors.
Find the Setting
Your photographer may have some ideas on settings, but ultimately this decision should be up to you. If your yard is a beautiful place, it may be the ideal spots because you and your family will be at ease there. Otherwise, think of places you frequent that are appealing to the eye. Ask your children about some of their favorite places; the photos of your children will be better if they are happy and having fun. Perhaps there is a favorite spiral slide at a nearby park or a pond with ducks to feed. Maybe there is a park where you can take your infant and sprawl out on a handmade quilt.
Know the Process
Let the process unfold naturally, without set ideas on how your portraits should take place. The best family photographs are spontaneous. Keep an open mind and be receptive to suggestions from your photographer and your children. While you might think that an artful shot on the swing set would be perfect, your family might decide to pile on one another football style, in front of azalea bushes. Things such as this create a whimsical family portrait that will bring smiles and laughter for generations to come.
Review the Photos
Meet with your photographer to look at the portraits taken during your outdoor photo shoot. If your photographer was good, she probably caught many candid shots, and you may find that your favorite is one you didn't even know she was taking. Select your favorites. Get input from other family members, if you like. The results will be outdoor family portraits you will be proud to share for years to come.
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