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Our Tips For Taking Keepsake Family Photos

July 30, 2020/in PhotoShoot, ideas, Interesting

Taking Keepsake Family Photos

Nowadays, almost everyone’s phone is equipped with a decent camera. People take photos of one another and of themselves at any old time of the day. Candid photos are nice to browse through every now and then. However, having proper family portraits taken by a professional are excellent keepsakes that you can look back on and pass on to your children and grandchildren.

Tips For Taking Keepsake Family Photos

If you want to capture milestones, take advantage of loved ones being in the same location, or you simply want to immortalize the present moment for future generations, here are few tips you can use to create beautiful family photos:

Hadley and her family

Dress using a similar theme

One way to elevate your family photos from the ordinary candid shots to encourage everyone to dress up a little more than usual. Decide on a color palette that you can all agree on. Be careful to choose muted, non-distracting colors that will flatter everyone’s skin tones. You don’t need to dress up in costumes or wacky attire, but rather give everyone some loose guidelines like wearing denim, or outfits in predominantly cream or light blue colors.

Family photographer Adelaide

Go natural

You and your family’s future generations will look back on your photos and will want to know all about you. Make it a point to look like yourselves, wearing your usual style of clothing and only a light layer of makeup. Avoid trying a new hairstyle in the week or a few days prior to your portrait session. You might end up with something you regret, and the way you look in that moment will be immortalized forever.

Little Family 🙂

Choose a photographer you are comfortable with

Professionals experienced in taking family photos will put you and your group at ease during your photography session. You may want to choose someone who has experience working with very small children, so they know how to get a good shot even with a fidgety baby in the group. The right kind of photographer will also be able to calm your nerves and elicit laughs and smiles from everyone in the group during the shoot. Be sure to have a chat with your photographer before you agree on services so you can see if they are the right fit for you.

Fussing family

Use levels

Make the photo visually interesting by providing a set-up that has two to three “levels’ all the participants can take turns shifting around on. Put a lower layer, with young children sitting on the floor or grass. Seated in the middle, you can have the head of the family, parents, or any grandparents holding infants. Finally, your top layer can consist of older children and adults standing around the rest of the family.

Duncan Family

Include those who can’t be there

If you have loved ones who can’t be physically present for the photo, there are still ways you can include them in the portrait.

For family members who have passed away, some people like to hold on to a framed photo of them, or even photoshop them in. Others wear a special dress, hat, or accessory that represents their family member. Even if they aren’t present to pose for the photo with you, there are still ways you can pay tribute to them and make them feel they are part of the memory.

Family together

If you are wondering when the best time for family photography is, the answer is: right now. Your children will grow up in a flash, your parents are advancing in age, and commitments may take you or your loved ones far and away from each other. Don’t worry about picking out fancy outfits or posing in front of a fanciful set. Find the right photographer and take your portraits now, so you can keep your memories for a lifetime.

Are you looking for family photography services in Adelaide? We’d be happy to help you capture your family’s special moments. Contact us to learn more and have a chat!

Adelaide Parklands Family Photoshoot

June 28, 2022/in PhotoShoot, Family, Photoshoot

Mum with sons family portrait in front of puddle

Adelaide Parklands Family Photoshoot

I head out to the delightful Veale Gardens on south terrace recently to meet this loving mother and her two sons who had asked me to conduct a simple little Adelaide parklands family phtoshoot with them!

We began in the small carpark behind the Pavillion Restaurant, which alowed us to start with the gum trees and have a more Australiana backdrop to their first photos. As the weather hadn’t been fantastic lately, there was plenty of puddles to use, while the greens were lovely and lush throughout.

We then head over the hill, walking along the man-made river that courses throughout the Veale Gardens and using some of the vantage points I know have worked throguhout my many years of using this same area for portraits while covering weddings.

The aim of this Adelaide Parklands family photoshoot was to simply capture some nice family photos for Mum to put up on the wall, in particular some individual portraits of her boys, while also having a bit of fun together, and I think our little walk about the park ceratinly achieved that!

Family photo on driveway of veale Gardens

Family photo between gum trees in Veale Gardens

Family photo leaning next to tree

Individual portrait of young man near tree

Portrait of lady leaning on tree

Fun family photo of Mum leaning on tree with sons hiding behind

Full length portrait of man near tree

Portrait of two men standing in Veale Gardens

Adelaide Parklands slice of life portrait

Mum with sons family portrait in front of puddle

Family portrait in the Adelaide Parklands

Brothers leaning on a tree together

Mum sitting with brothers during their Adelaide Parklands photoshoot

Adelaide Parklands Family Photo

Adelaide Parklands Family Photography

Walking through trees together

Mother standing with sons in foliage

Brothers piggyback ride

Brothers piggyback ride during family photoshoot

Simple Somerton Park Family Photoshoot

June 22, 2022/in Family, PhotoShoot, Photoshoot

Family photo under beach trees

Somerton Park Family Photoshoot

I was recently asked to head out for a quick little Somerton Park Family Photoshoot to commemorate the 90th birthday of a family member. It seemed that everyone present had all grown up in the area, but had all moved on with their lives interstaate, so it was lovely to see and hear that most had travelled back to Adelaide for this momentous occasion!

The original plan was to head out to the beach from the bed and breakfast that the family had organised on the Somerton park foreshore, but it was soon realised that getting down there and back up again might be a bit tricky for the older members of the group, so we head to John Miller Reserve to make use of the grassy area there.

I was told that what the family wanted was some very simple shots of each of the gathered groups of the family, nothing too fancy – just wanted some family photos to mark the occasion.

So after spending a little time in the park, I realised that there wasnt much in the way of nice backdrops there other than a few spindley little trees, a chainlink fence and the surrounding roads and houses, so we went for a short walk to a road that was lined with some pretty beach trees that provided some shade and a nicer backdrop. It was here that we had a few other members of the group literally jump off their plane and meet us here.

After using both the middle of the road for big group shots, and then nearby a tree on the footpath for couples and individual portraits, we left the birthday girl at the top of the Somerton Park beach cliff and head down to the beach to finish up.

The beach’s tide was very high so there was some neat sand bars made within the water which we made use of by climbing over one of the sand bag brides that were put there to fight erosion. On the sand bar we took a few more couple photos and small groups, with a little more fun thrown in – at one point I asked the couple to push each ver – and boy did she lean into the push! 🙂

It was a delightful little family celebration that I was glad to be a part of! Happy birthday to the young birthday girl, and I hope you enjoy the family photos from your Somerton Park Family Photoshoot!

Somerton Park Family Photoshoot

Hugging couple in Somerton Park

Smiling couple on the grass at a park

Smiling couple on the grass at a park in Somerton Park

Three men on the grass

Portrait of birthday girl

Family photo under beach trees

Family photo on the roads of Somerton Beach

Hugs under the somerton beach trees

Laughing couple photo

Family photo under the beach trees

Smiling couple near a tree

Two chaps leaning on a tree

Somerton Beach family photoshoot

Somerton Beach family photo

Walking along somerton beach

Spinning on the beach

Running about on Somerton Beach

Holding one another on Somerton Beach

Kiss on a sand bar on Somerton beach

Family photo on the beach sand bar

Sitting on bench in Somerton park

Riverland Bushland Family Photoshoot near Renmark

June 2, 2022/in PhotoShoot, Family

Family Photoshoot near Renmark

With all the happenings of the modern world the idea of heading to such wide open spaces and experiencing complete silence while surrounded by nature can seem quite impossible to some. It’s a big reason why I love heading up the Murray river on a houseboat – as although you’re never really too far away from civilisation, the act of saling yourself down the middle of the river makes you feel as though you’re the only people within miles – particularly during the winter!

Last week I got back from one such family holiday where my family and I sailed up past Renmark, into Victoria and New South Wales and back again. While doing so I made sure to make a bit of a family photoshoot near Renmark, where I made the best of the camping nature that you get on a houseboat making fires, and also the stunning natural beauty on display along the sides of the river.

Heading out to the Riverland for photography is very much like visiting a different country! the creative juices get flowing being surrounded by such different scenery and allows everyone to be relaxed while being in front of a camera as everyone is having a great time! The changes in weather – particularly in the winter really makes for some stunning changes in scenery too! One morning we woke up to a thick pea soup fog which I quickly ran off the boat to meander through the bush – really reminded me of Hans Heysen’s paintings.

Family around fire

Litte girl roasting marshmallows

Litte girl roasting marshmallows on fire

Family with bonfire

Couple near bonfire

Little girl leaning on tree

Little girl with foot on stump

Dad and daughter in bush

Family photo on log

Little girl in ruin

Mum and daughter

Little girl in tree hollow

Little girl in fire light

Family photo on log in bush

Man standing in fog under gum tree

Man standing in creepy fog

Wilfred Taylor Reserve Photoshoot – Deng Family

May 21, 2022/in Family, PhotoShoot

I was asked to head out for a Wilfred Taylor Reserve photoshoot in Morphett Vale to capture a bit of family joy with the Deng Family! In the beginning we were a little concerned about the weather, in fact they contacted me only 15 minutes prior asking if we should postpone their shoot due to the rain – however it wasn’t raining at the reserve so we went ahead with it – and the weather tuned out just perfect for a Family Photoshoot!

The Deng family took advantage of my flexible photoshoot packages to have photos done of not only their family, but also combinations of their children, grnadparents, and even some couple shots to round it all out! Certainly saves a bit of time and money combining all these smaller shoots into one fun-filled family photoshoot that involves everyone!