I took photographs of my friends Todd and Laurie’s blended family a few days ago and referred to a written list of some of the poses and ideas I wanted to try, that I had taken with me. It was a lot of fun. For this one, I laid on the ground with my legs between Laurie’s legs and had all eleven of them look down at me. You need to have your flash on for this one. It would be even better if there were fewer people.
This was my first “official” family photo shoot and I learned a few things. We decided to meet at Nisbet Park in Loveland. This was the first time in a long while that all of them were together, so it was difficult to get or keep their attention while I was directing them on the poses. I am rather soft-spoken, so I’ll need to learn to raise my voice. I know background matters, but I was trying to keep them engaged and moving from pose to pose, so I didn’t notice this pole near the son.
I’ve seen this pose in graduation shots where they stand behind a tree and peek out. This wasn’t on my list, but one of the girls mentioned it…and I think it turned out cute.
The little one is so cute!
For this photograph, I told them to “strike a pose”.
Originally, I was going to have them all touch fingers in the star shape, but it was difficult to see the little girl, so I had the idea to make her be part of the star.
This was the first pose we did…
And this was the last one. I probably took two or three shots of each pose, and we were finished in under an hour.
Which one or two are your favorite?
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Wow you really know how to take photo’s I am glad I found your blog. ♥
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Ahh…thank you very much! 🙂
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I like the first pose and the star pose best, nice work Sherry
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Thanks very much!
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Very nice photography and love the casual nature plus the fun they are having!
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Thanks very much!
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I like the one with the grandma & grandpa sitting in the front of the others the best. But, they all look wonderful!
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Thanks very much for the input…it’s nice to receive different perspectives.
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They’re all wonderful. I think my favorite is the one where they’re looking from behind the trees . . . and the last one. Great job.
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Great poses Sherry! I love the one of them peeking out from behind trees and the second to last with the grandparents in the front!
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Thanks so much!
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I think the last two are the ones the family would be most likely to use as a keepsake — but I personally really love the one of them all holding hands. Sweet family!!
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Thanks Betty…I think Laurie’s favorite is the last one.
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They are all great photos! You have quickly mastered your new cam I see, such wonderful family photos. !!!!!!
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Thank you John…how sweet!
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I like the photo you took from the ground looking up at them. Original, creative and fun!
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Thanks!
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“Strike a pose,” and the 1st one you shot.
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Thanks Bill!
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What a beautiful family!!
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Thanks!
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Maybe you should do it again part time, you are so very talented!
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I’d love to do this as a job. I’m hoping to work towards that. Thanks!
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Good you will succeed!
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The one behind the trees works really well.
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That one is cute…thanks!
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Lovely family photos.
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Thanks!
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Great photos Sherry! My favorites are the “strike a pose” shot and also the last shot – the one at the railing.
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Thanks Dave…I think Laurie likes the last one the best.
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I like the lying down one, and I like the girls peeking out from behind the trees. They’re all great though. They’ll be much more memorable than the class photo type, although you’ve done a nice job with those traditional ones too.
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Thanks Anneli.
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Great job! They are all very nice but I love the first and third the best for some reason. 🙂
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There’s another one I didn’t post that is similar to the third one, but they are just holding hands at equal distance from each other…and standing still. My husband likes that one the best.
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Great job, Sherry.
It has been awhile since I did this for a living and I am pretty impressed with your results. A large group like this is difficult and you made it look easy. They all look like they are having a great time throughout which is what makes the shots so engaging. Don’t sweat the small stuff like the pole that is easily removed. My favourite is the first one with you lying down and them looking down at you. I also like the one with them walking hand in hand. They are all really good and you have given them some great choices to work with but those two would be my favourites.
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Thanks Michelle. You’re right…it is a little difficult with a large group. The kids pretty much ignored me until I said things a two or three times. I guess they were just excited to see each other. It’s helpful to know which ones are someone’s favorites. Thanks.
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This is great, I myself have photos like these and will be posting them tomorrow noon. I hope you can give me some feedback on them.
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Thanks…sure I’d love to see them!
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Great!!
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