Family Photo Ideas

So, we have gathered 100 super fun and creative family photo ideas that might just be the right fit for your next family pictures. We hope that these family photography ideas may catch your eye. 

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Classical family photo poses ideas

Surely to prepare a rich set of unique family photo ideas is a great challenge. For this most photographers and families, who have ordered a photo session, just stay limited with common family photo ideas in studio and outdoors. Nearly 90% of Americans use them and that has led to one stereotype concerning family photos sessions. 

Just scroll through them and decide are they enough for you?

We are together

By LJHolloway Photography 

The most typical example out of all possible one. Here only great forest location and blurred background add professional feeling. 

Smile to the camera

By Avenue photography

Again nothing except bright sun rays do not have anything in common with unique family photo ideas. 

On the bridge

There are many variations of seating outdoor family photography ideas on a bridge. Still, all of them cannot be named as fresh.

On the grass

By Jessica LK Photography

That is most common and the simplest sample out from family picture ideas with baby. 

Stay positive and natural

Together on a bench

By Rachel Meagan

On a soft bed

By Sweet Bliss photography

That is the most widespread variant of classical family photo ideas in studio with newborns. Nothing complicated, just lying and smiling into the camera. 

Surrounded by golden leaves

By Melanie Maxine

Monochrome classic

By LJHolloway

Family photo ideas in studio

An intimate moment

By Simply B Photos

It’s possible to create an atmosphere of intimacy even in the studio. Simply take a picture of a father reading bedtime stories to a child. This will help you capture sincere emotions.

All together

Evening gossips

By Kweilz

This is the most fashionable look among all family photo ideas in studio. Dress up the baby girl and mom in matching outfits for cuter result.

Close poses

By Stevenson Photo

People who say that posed photos are boring obviously don’t know how to do it right. Even posed images can be exciting if your models feel comfortable.

Heart-shaped hands

By Beco G. Photography 

To create an image full of love – tell all the family members to make hearts with their hands.

Share hobbies 

By Kweilz

If you are a fan of funny family photos, try recreating this idea. It doesn’t necessarily have to be yoga – ask the parents about their hobbies and try use that information during a photo session to make it more personal. 

Metal bar stools

By Allison Tyler Jones

Bar stools are an excellent prop for studio photography. Incorporate them into the photo if you are working with a large family.

Father`s sons

By Kweilz

Dress the father and the son(s) into matching outfits and pose them similarly. This will result in an endearing shot.

Mother`s daughter

 

by Kweilz. 

You can do it with ladies too. Matching outfits are necessary too. Tell them to sit in line and fix each other’s hair.

Kiss attack!

By Jwlphotography

Tell the girls to “attack” their dad with kisses to get this cute shot. This is a great idea for family photo poses for 3.

Epic Christmas

By Ho Hum Cards

Show the family’s fun side by recreating this picture. Your clients should have a good physical form. Try several times before shooting. You can also take this photo at your clients’ house. For more Christmas posing ideas inspiration, check out the following video:

 

Outdoor family photo ideas

Get a room, mom and dad! 

By Ohsosweetstudios

Tell the parents to kiss while holding their kids and capture their sincere reactions.

Coming soon

By HANNA MAC 

Tell the future parents to bring an ultrasound picture to a photo session. This is a really sweet way to announce about pregnancy.

Adventure time!

Always consult the parents before taking such pictures and even if they do agree – mind the safety of children.

Use shadows 

All you need to recreate this creative idea is a sunny day and kids holding their hands. You can also suggest parents joining them. 

Green background

At the end of the day, go home together

Tell your family to walk away from the camera while holding hands. For dramatic effect take the photo during sunset.

Take a moment to look back

By Foto Prewedding

Make the parents facing away from the camera and the little kid facing towards the camera. Don’t forget that Black&White effect can transform any photo into a work of art.

Don`t be afraid to get dirty

Elise Meader Photography

Don't be hesitant to get dirty during your photo shoot. Play on the grass and have fun!

Dance

By Krissy Millar Photography

Have the ladies wear dresses and dance in circles with flower crowns on like hippie.

Bed and where is the breakfast? 

This combination of coziness and soft colors creates a magical atmosphere.

Let it show

By Rebekah Westover Photography

Let it Snow! Picturing your family framed by soft downy flakes in a mountainous outdoor vista is a perfect Christmas photo idea. Let them all be on different heights, not stand straight. 

Stable background

By Momma's Gonna Snap

An old stable can create a beautiful backdrop for your family pictures.

Spring meadow

By Kimberly Kinder Photography

There’s no better place for a photo session than spring meadow. Tell the family to bunch up to emphasize the closeness of the family. Use matte and soft color effect for better images. 

Summer paradise

By Lafortune Photography

What are the best colors to wear for family pictures on the beach?  White, for sure. Take a picture of the family posing near the ocean to capture them at their happiest. Mind the wind to avoid stray hair. 

With beach balls

Use beach balls as props for your photos and tell everybody to throw them up in the air. Always pay attention to color schemes for family photos. Notice how the beach balls complement their bright clothes on the photo above.

Baseball family

 

By Kamikay

These ideas are perfect, if the family is sporty. You can also improvise and choose other sports that characterize your family best.

Motion photos

Is the family you are taking pictures of is obsessed with riding bikes? Definitely incorporate it into the photo session.

Our family portrait

What if you are capturing a family of photographers? Bring cameras into the shot! Most of us treat them like family members, so why not show that in pictures.

Take a look at this family’s vlog about the original outside photo session they had:

 

Fun family photo ideas and poses

I am fed up

By Kweilz

Only real emotions. Show an honest side of parenting that is usually hidden. But keep it funny as well. 

 

Group hug

By Allison Tyler Jones

This is a simple yet cute pose for a photo. You can even include the pets into a hug!

Save the world together

By Emily Garrison Photography

Superhero family picture poses will never go out of style! 

Sharing the secrets

Take a lifestyle shot of kids sharing their deepest secrets to each other.

Movie theme

This is another one of unique family photo ideas. Choose a film that all the family members love and pose them as movie heroes. However, this idea requires lots of preparation and many expenses on costumes and props. Create this unique family portrait with the help of photo montage. Any client will be impressed with this idea and this photo will hang on the wall in the family’s living room.

Upside down

If you are looking for fun family photo ideas, this is the one for you. 

Never leave your kids alone!

By Justin Van Leeuwen

If you want more inspiration for fun family photo poses ideas, here’s another picture for you. Mind, that you shouldn’t try to repeat this in real life. Simply combine the pictures in Photoshop. It’s an original idea, that needs background removal 

No place to hide

Tell the parents to kiss and take a picture of kids sneaking up on them.

Sibling love

By Elise Meader Photography

This pose is one of the cutest family picture ideas with baby. Let the older siblings hold a little baby.

By K Dimoff Photography

Let the kids be themselves and capture their genuine emotions

Look at the world from the perspective of your little kid

By Pinkle Toes Photography

Try these unique family pictures ideas to impress your clients. You can also show the parents how the world looks from the kids’ perspective.

Pillow fight

By Kristen Duke

You can try this indoors as well as outdoors to look more extraordinary. Tell the family to get into a pillow fight and capture candid spontaneous shots.

Include the pets

By Portergraph

Why not include the family pet into a shot? Tell the couple to kiss in the background and put their pet in focus.

Do the math

By Hanna Mac

This is another creative way to announce pregnancy. You can adapt this idea to whatever number of family members you will take pictures of.

Naughty kids

By Hongkiat

Recreate this silly pose, but make sure the children are not hurt.

Family flashback

Recreating old photos makes for unique family photo shoot ideas. Such flashbacks look really sweet and endearing.

Jump!

 

By Beach Chic Photography

Not all pictures should be serious! If the family is willing to goof around ask them to jump.

Family ladder

This pose is rather simple, but still looks nice and shows connection between family members!

I’ll give you my heart

By Kweilz

This is a great idea for congratulating a mom on the St. Valentine’s Day.

Want Sushi?

By Kweilz

Line up the family and get your assistants to hold up sushi rolls. Make it look like they are the clothes. It’s a difficult pose idea, but the result is well-worth it.

Facial profile 

Pose the entire family in profile to create this impressive shot.

Pay tribute to your favorite rock-n’-roll band

By Simplicity Photography

Recreate the famous “Abbey Road” cover for artistic family photos. For safety reasons, don’t choose busy crossings.

Pink flamingo

By Kweilz

Tell the girls to lay in line and do this “Flamingo” pose. Use plastic flamingo as a prop. You can also add clothes with flamingo prints to the mix for a more impressive photo.

Pretty mermaids

By Kweilz

Transform the ladies into mermaids! Don’t forget to use sea shells as a prop for a more authentic picture.

Celebrate holidays together! 

By Kweilz

For this goofy pose, sit the entire family in line and ask them to raise their hands. The hands with the eggs can be later added in Photoshop.

Living marionettes

By Kweilz

This one is perfect for family photo ideas in studio. Dress up you family members like puppets to create this cool shot. Black and white outfit will only brighten this photograph.  

  

DIY family photo shoot ideas

 Teepee

Create this easy DIY backdrop for the photo session. You can also incorporate fairy lights.

In line

 

By Kweilz

If you wonder how to take family photos at home, use this excellent idea with chairs as props.

Use flowers!

By Kweilz

Christmas lights

By Wendy Vonsosen Photography

This is a fun idea for DIY family Christmas photos. Just wrap the whole family in fairy lights, instead of the tree. Or use big light balls.

Looking for a fir-tree

By Alissa Saylor Photography

If it’s holiday season, capture the family looking for a perfect Christmas tree.

Parents` masterpiece

By Dear Ellison Photography

Tell the parents to hold a picture frame and pose the kids inside of it to get this awesome result. 

Inception

By Ilyas Guertili

This is an imaginative way of taking family portraits. However, it’s not the best option for a large family, as you won’t be able to discern anybody.

Paint fight

By Kristen Duke

What an excellent idea for a DIY outdoor photo shoot! This will engage everyone into the shot and the family is sure to have the best time of their lives.

My big heart

By Kweilz

Even a blanket in the shape of heart can turn into a simple, yet elegant DIY prop.

Get creative!

By Hideaki Hamada

So, now you have more than ideas to experiment with. The last advice. Do not blindly follow all these tips. Use them just as basement and try to concoct your own masterpiece. 

 

Family portrait clothing ideas

It’s a common mistake that everybody should wear matching outfits for family pictures.

Of course, they look great, but they are not a necessity. 

Pick a style

By Hongkiat

Ask what style every member prefers and find coordinating outfits for family pictures.

Favorite movie

By Liz Bianca Photography

This is one of the best family portrait clothing ideas. Simply pick a film that family likes and dedicate the photo shoot to the character from it.

Grab attention with bright clothing

By Lindsay Wright Photography

Bright clothes is always a good idea, especially if you coordinate the colors.

Hope, that these family photo shoot ideas you found very helpful. But you guys, let me know what you think about these ideas, poses, outfits, and how you shoot families. Do you prefer like portrait photography where it’s enclosed environments, not too many distractions or do you prefer outside and doing natural light and using the Sun. 

Where to use family photography

Such a great amount of job as selecting right family portrait clothing ideas, suitable location and so on cannot be done for the aim of photos ending up trapped somewhere deep inside of our computers or social media. 

The most common way to share family photo is hanging them at home. It brings such undeniable pluses. Children, looking at smiling happy images will have a sense of being needed and secured. So, the most common way out here is making a WALL GALLERY. 

You may also consider creating a PHOTO ALBUM. Those, who like scrapbooking will admire it definitely. You may create one album or have different that will be devoted to a certain occasion. You can create such albums online as that is faster than scrapbooking, you can create multiple copies and have less clutter at home. 

You can use such photo as a creative GIFT. Choose the suitable variant from a photo puzzle, photo mugs or printing on case, pillows, coasters, etc. Besides, a key chain is the most popular variant. 

And the most traditional variant is making a HOLIDAY CARD. Some people like creating them on their own, some prefer doing that with the help of professional services. If terms of second choice, you can order such cards online and have door-to-door delivery. 

Hope, that these family photo shoot ideas you found very helpful. Guys, let me know what you think about these ideas, poses, outfits, and how you shoot families. Do you prefer portrait photography where it’s enclosed environments, not too many distractions or do you prefer shooting outside and doing natural light. Be classical or creative – what is your choice?