The family is in town: Family portrait anatomy by Shewanders photography

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.

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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.

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


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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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