Families come in all shapes and sizes. Big, small, blended, Adult children, grand children, babies, toddlers and teens. I love photographing them all. I love the dynamic each family has. This family shoot was in Port Moody, it was a beautiful fall day. To prepare this family for their shoot, I suggested picking a time towards the end of the day so the sun wasn’t too high in the sky ( so everyone isn’t squinting) but a time that toddlers/babies aren’t at their witching hour. We found this beautiful spot that offer beautiful colours in the leaves and a beautiful bridge that made it very BC. I suggest to families of all sizes, when picking a wardrobe, coordinate but do not match. Usually put one person in a print and pull colours from that print. This family did an amazing job at coordinating outfits.

Extended family photoshoots we have time to do a big group shot, individual shots, each family together, grandparents with the grandchildren and the cousins all together. The session is about a hour and gives us tons of time to get a variety of photos. This is a yearly tradition for this family and I love seeing them year after year and seeing the changes, this year they added two grand-daughters! I hope you enjoyed these tips for a extended family session.