Family Photo Ideas

We all know the problem - wanting to shoot a great family photo, but running low on ideas on how to make it great, unique or interesting.

You want to capture the essence of your family, your best features - or your weirdest quirks, but you just can't seem to come up with anything that haven't been done before a million times.

But you know what? - it doesn't have to be a unique, one-of-a-kind never-done-before shot, it just have to be different from a normal family photo.

Here's a list to pick and choose from, a list to mix and match, a list to be inspired from.

Family photo ideas

Formal

This is the "standard" family photo with everybody dressed up in their finest shrouds.

Costume Party anybody?

Dress up in reindeer antlers for Christmas, pumpkin heads for halloween and your finest Irish green outfit for Saint Patrick's Day

Location, Location, Location

Not every family portrait has to be shot inside your own home - change it up and venture outside.

Not in front of the fireplace...again

Every family photo doesn't have to be shot in the same place every year. Shoot in front of the fireplace, on the stairs, on the front porch, in the pool room

Playtime

Not every picture for your family album needs to be a "static" one - playing on the floor with your children or pets is also part of what your family is about.