The 9 Things I Bring To Every Family Photoshoot as a Family Photographer
What do families photographers need to bring to family sessions besides just their camera gear if they want to ensure that every session is successful? In the YouTube video below, I show you 9 things that I bring with me to my family sessions that help to create a fun and relaxed environment, help me get amazing photos, and help me make sure every member of the family is having fun
But first: make sure to download my free posing guide for family photographers! I give you my favorite prompts and poses for family sessions AND give you variations for each one. You could take this guide with you to your next family session and photograph the entire session with just these poses and the variations and walk away with a STUNNING full gallery of fun, authentic, and natural family photos. Download it HERE!
The 9 things I bring with me to every family session:
This little monkey is a shutter buddy that I put on my camera to help kids know where to look! Instead of just saying hey look at this big black camera. I can say look at my friendly smiling monkey!
I love being able to provide a client closet for mamas for all of my sessions! It’s something extra that can really help with providing an incredible client experience.
I’m always prepared with lots of bow options for baby girls - just in case the parents forget or one gets lost along the way.
In addition to my client closet for moms, I also provide outfits for babies from newborn to 6 month olds.
5. Blanket for sitting on and playing London bridge
I like to bring a white blanket. I use this for sitting photos and laying down photos in addition to playing London Bridge, the Parachute game, and letting the parents swing their kids in it!
These work super well for when kids need a break , but I can still get great photos while they read!
For those times when I really need some extra help getting kids to smile!
This is for filming myself behind the scenes for social media content!
This is so helpful for getting individual photos if there is a baby under 6 months.
Did any of these items surprise you? Are there any that you’re going to try using at your next family session? Let me know in the comments!
Don’t forget to download my free posing guide for family photographers!
