{"id":747,"date":"2014-12-15T09:36:13","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T07:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.printwild.co.za\/blog\/?p=747"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:57:33","slug":"take-great-holiday-family-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.printwild.co.za\/news\/take-great-holiday-family-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Great Holiday Family Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.printwild.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Blog_holidayFamily1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.printwild.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Blog_holidayFamily1.jpg\" alt=\"Blog_holidayFamily\" width=\"778\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.printwild.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Blog_holidayFamily1.jpg 778w, https:\/\/www.printwild.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Blog_holidayFamily1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.printwild.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Blog_holidayFamily1-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Holidays are the perfect time to photograph your family and take some holiday family photos; here are a few tips on how to get a great shot:<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 Tips for Taking Happy Family Photos this Holiday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Don\u2019t say cheese! <strong>Try taking some candid shots<\/strong>, these are often the best.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take a lot of family photos on holiday<\/strong>, when you photograph a group it\u2019s difficult to get everyone looking good in the same picture so you\u2019ll need a few to choose from.<\/li>\n<li>Be ready to take advantage of opportunities, <strong>have your camera handy<\/strong> for that split-second moment when your baby opens their gift.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid hard shadows<\/strong>, try not shoot outdoors between 11am and 3pm or put\u00a0the sun behind them and use a pop-up flash\u00a0as fill in light for their faces.<\/li>\n<li>Turn your flash off indoors if possible, reducing those hard flashed-out subjects. <strong>Use natural light<\/strong> where you can e.g. standing your subject next to a window.<\/li>\n<li>Choose an <strong>uncluttered clean background<\/strong>; don\u2019t let the background be the focus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wear simple clothing<\/strong>, avoid clashing colours and make sure everyone is comfortable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have fun<\/strong> so the kids remember the holiday family photo shoot as a positive experience.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It\u2019s not about the perfect shot;<strong> it\u2019s about having a great time together and documenting that<\/strong>. Recording fun times together is the focus and that\u2019ll show through in your photos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy spending time with your loved ones this festive season<\/strong>, we look forward to seeing our studio filled with happy holiday family photos in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holidays are the perfect time to photograph your family and take some holiday family photos; here are a few tips on how to get a great shot: 8 Tips for Taking Happy Family Photos this Holiday: Don\u2019t say cheese! Try taking some candid shots, these are often the best. 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