Thanks to the website http://www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com/, you can get a good laugh as well as some really good ideas of what NOT to do when planning your family portrait.
We've all seen the formal family photos with backgrounds that remind you of the highly anticipated second grade class photo. Which traditionally leads into the topic of matching outfits.
Even if you don't like math, these equations should be doable:
matching=bad
complementary, color-coordinated=good
Ok, with that hot-button issue out of the way, let's start thinking about locations. As always, nothing is off-limits (it's pre-assumed that we're bringing the level of taste and style to the photo that the AwkwardFamilyPhotos are painfully lacking).
A good place to start, as obvious as it may be, your home. Your home is your family's sanctuary, as well as the place best-suited to magnify your unique family dynamics. You have the option to play up everyone's familial "role", whether it be through exaggerated outfits, gestures, or facial expressions. Every member makes up the heart of the home, therefore, your family portrait can be a (noninvasive) CT Heart Scan.
Don't forget the furry members!
Another source of inspiration, Saturdays. What is the one activity that every member of your family willingly jumps out of bed to do on a Saturday morning?
If the whole family likes going to ball games? Let's take your photo on the field!
Are you a family who delights in the great outdoors? Go to your favorite "secret spot" (everyone has one!) and capture the magic of what that special place means to you.
If your family rejoices in volunteering and giving back to the community? Talk to your photographer about incorporating your work and how to take the portrait from a rigid sitting to a work of art filled with emotional meaning for all of you.
And if none of these ideas have got your creative brain juices flowing, think bigger.
Think of that one day every year that your family counts down to the other 364 days. Whether it be a holiday, birthday, special family event (mud football, texas golf, ice hockey....any sort of tournament you might put on), opening day of baseball season, the first tailgate, the first snowfall, the county fair, Memorial Day barbecue.....
In the end, your family portrait should convey more than your faces; when asked the question, "What does it mean to be a [Your last name here]?" you should be able to point to that photo for all the answers anyone may need.
We've all seen the formal family photos with backgrounds that remind you of the highly anticipated second grade class photo. Which traditionally leads into the topic of matching outfits.
Even if you don't like math, these equations should be doable:
matching=bad
complementary, color-coordinated=good
Ok, with that hot-button issue out of the way, let's start thinking about locations. As always, nothing is off-limits (it's pre-assumed that we're bringing the level of taste and style to the photo that the AwkwardFamilyPhotos are painfully lacking).
A good place to start, as obvious as it may be, your home. Your home is your family's sanctuary, as well as the place best-suited to magnify your unique family dynamics. You have the option to play up everyone's familial "role", whether it be through exaggerated outfits, gestures, or facial expressions. Every member makes up the heart of the home, therefore, your family portrait can be a (noninvasive) CT Heart Scan.
Don't forget the furry members!
Another source of inspiration, Saturdays. What is the one activity that every member of your family willingly jumps out of bed to do on a Saturday morning?
If the whole family likes going to ball games? Let's take your photo on the field!
Are you a family who delights in the great outdoors? Go to your favorite "secret spot" (everyone has one!) and capture the magic of what that special place means to you.
If your family rejoices in volunteering and giving back to the community? Talk to your photographer about incorporating your work and how to take the portrait from a rigid sitting to a work of art filled with emotional meaning for all of you.
And if none of these ideas have got your creative brain juices flowing, think bigger.
Think of that one day every year that your family counts down to the other 364 days. Whether it be a holiday, birthday, special family event (mud football, texas golf, ice hockey....any sort of tournament you might put on), opening day of baseball season, the first tailgate, the first snowfall, the county fair, Memorial Day barbecue.....
In the end, your family portrait should convey more than your faces; when asked the question, "What does it mean to be a [Your last name here]?" you should be able to point to that photo for all the answers anyone may need.
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