Let’s face it, this is the best gift ever. I can’t imagine loving anything more than our family portraits. When I look back on the year I love having that time in our life frozen in time. I thought it would be fun to share some ideas on how to put your shot list together.
I met Myra at this incredible floral workshop, with Françoise Weeks and Annette Gomez. Myra was such a fun creative spirit to be around. I was thrilled when she reached out and let me know that all of her family would be in town and that they wanted a family portrait session. I love their tan, beige, black, blue, and sage green palette. It was fun how they intruduced lots of patterns and textures. Everything came together so well.

I like to try to get the group shot first while the babies are fresh and so that we can have a couple tries at it in case one of the kiddos needs some time to warm up.


Now let’s add to your shotlist. Let’s make sure we get a couple of images of just the two of them.

Pet’s are welcome. Favorite videos and songs too. This is one of the funniest behind the scenes shots.


Let’s add a few images of the OG family. It’s certainly a nice gift and fun to compare them to younger shots.


A cute candid with grandma while we were getting set up. It’s nice to get some imageswith each family and break it down into smaller groups too.











We all need individual images as well. So consider some nice portraits.




At some point we will have made it through out checklist and it’s nice to add a couple more. Be spontaneous check out different locations. Some families will be ready for a break and some will still want to play. I think that’s just fine.












We’ve always have time for running and playing and some bonus shots. We can help your create your shotlist too! I hope these images inspire you to capture your own family memories.
Just to recap group shot, each couple, family, siblings, maybe some individual, maybe a shot with your grandma or aunt. It’s all up to you.
All the best,
Suzanne
ps if you want to check out the floral workshop here you go.