Big family pictures group shots

These 10 posing ideas are for group portraits. Basic family portrait poses shared by a professional photographer.

Photographing large groups of people or doing photo-shoots with big families can be challenging. You have to make sure that your camera settings are right on point AND the group is ready as well. These tips will help you get the perfect shot each time.

Outdoor extended family pictures - large family - grandparents, parents, siblings, cousins

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Enlow Family | St. Louis Family Photography

I used to dread extended family sessions. It seemed so overwhelming, so many different groupings and the boring posed, smiling and looking at the camera photos. So I didn’t offer them. And then I did one one day for a friend and my whole view shifted. All I could see in that session was the love for the parents that all the kids and grandkids had. The bonds between siblings and cousins. The emotion and love and laughter. And I realized that I could still be creative and have a lifestyle…