Hugs are family photos 101. Most families will immediately grab each other with the classic...
Prompts tagged with documentary: photo ideas for documentary style photoshoots, ideas for documenting everyday life, and photo prompts for documentary photography.
Newborn baby details: photo ideas for baby sessions
The fine details of baby’s appearance are so important for a newborn shoot because they not only...
Go adventuring: toddler photo ideas for a family shoot
When photographing toddlers, I find that parents are often worried that their child will misbehave...
Celebrate the couple at your next pregnancy photoshoot
At a pregnancy photoshoot, the baby bump is always going to feature heavily. But don’t let it...
Intimate ideas for wedding photos to show romance and love
Capturing romantic moments is wedding photography 101. Most couples are as loved-up as they’re...
Walking together: easy ways to add movement to family photos
Movement is great to loosen tension and add dynamism. Simply walking together as a group makes for...
Let them play: capturing photos of kids being kids
Capture kids easily at your next in-home photo session with this prompt: it’s a great low pressure...
Bridal preparation photo ideas for capturing the bride before the wedding
Before the wedding begins, there are a heap of opportunities for photos that better illustrate the...
Use hands to show love and connection between family members
Touch is one of my favorite ways to capture the affection and love between family members. This...
Maternity photo prompts to give parents a moment of reflection
Becoming a family, or adding to your family, is an emotional time for parents-to-be. This prompt...
Capture restless kids with these easy photo props
Photo prompts for active kids are easy with a few props in hand. A bubble machine is one of my...
Capture invisible moments to give your clients something new
With Christmas just around the corner (already!) it’s a perfect time to add fresh ideas to your...
Ice breakers to help people relax at a family photoshoot
Helping your clients relax into the process is a first step in any prompted photoshoot, and this...
Help teens and tweens relax by photographing what they love to do
It’s a fact: some young people love being in front of the camera, and others don’t. If you’ve got...
Embrace the chaos in your family shoots with small kids
Ever been to a photoshoot where the kids are just going nuts? Where the parents are freaking out,...
Essential photos for your lifestyle newborn photoshoot
The newborn days at home are a magical mix of exhaustion and incredible love, as a new family...
Toddler tactics for getting great photos of young kids
Capturing photos—good photos—of toddlers is challenging. They move fast, they don’t follow...
Direct your photographs like movie scenes
This is an underlying skill that you can use as a foundation to working with prompts. It’s a good...
Shoot in the dark (and don’t use a flash)
Low key photography is hugely popular and successful at the moment (a lot of competitions are...
Intimate photo prompts for genuine emotion between couples
This week’s prompt is designed to give couples a quiet moment of reflection during a shoot, and to...
Essential photo opportunities for the wedding ceremony
The ceremony is the most meaningful part of the wedding day. After all, that’s why your couple is...
Capture the details of family resemblances in multi-generational portraits
There’s something so special about getting all the family together for a multi-generational photo...
Newborn photography safety: protecting the tiny ones
If you’ve haven’t been around newborns much, your first photoshoots with a brand new human might...
Capturing the emotion of becoming parents
Whether it’s your first baby or your fifth, there’s nothing like the emotion of welcoming a new...
Take a tip from the stage in your next photoshoot
Stage left, stage right, break a leg. Stage actors have their own lexicon, and they’re very good...
Using flash in your photography, on and off-camera
We’re continuing our adventures in flash this week, perhaps a little reversedly (that’s a word,...
Use your senses so you don’t miss the moment
This technique was inspired by a story a photographer I met in passing years ago shared with me....
Photo prompts for photographing family events and milestones
Birthday party photography, wedding anniversary celebrations, and Christmas photos all have one...
Document family life with a photojournalistic photoshoot
The magic of photojournalistic family photography comes from the realness of the moments you...
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