Outdoor Family Portraits In Palo Alto

Outdoor Family Portraits In Palo Alto | Elizabeth Gamble Garden

One of my favorite places for outdoor family portraits in Palo Alto is the Elizabeth Gamble Garden. Here are some of the extended family portraits of Ashley and her family. As well as some tips on scheduling family portraits with your extended family.

Tell Everyone To Arrive 10-15 Minutes Early

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One of the first tips I would give to families planning an extended family portrait session is to plan on arriving early! You will know your family better than I will – so if there are family members who are notoriously late you can tell them the session starts sooner than it actually does 🙂 I typically like to start off with a big group shot of everyone – but if people are running behind we can start with smaller groups… arriving on time or early eliminates the stress of worrying about people making it on time. And we want to have a fun and stress-free session 🙂

Coordinate Outfits As Best As Possible

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Just getting everyone to the same location, at the same time can be a task! Anything more than this can be considered “icing on the cake.” But if you are able to coordinate outfits for the session, this is a great game plan! There are several ways to do this. Some examples are, jeans and a specific colored shirt; ladies wearing one color and guys wearing another color. You can also keep things interesting by incorporating a theme like sports jerseys 🙂

Make Sure To Brainstorm All of The Important Groupings Ahead of Time

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Since there will be a bunch of people included in the session, brainstorming the different groupings can be helpful. For most situations, I will come up with all of these combinations on my own – but it is also a good idea to plan these ahead of time. Since everyone is together, we want to make sure that no groupings are missed. Before the end of the session, I will double check that all of the combinations have been captured.

Keep Things Lighthearted And Fun!

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One of the things I like to do the most is to keep things lighthearted and fun! This may involve me asking the group a funny question. Or getting you to say something funny or sweet about one of your family members. In my experience, this makes people more comfortable than the whole “1-2-3 CHEESE,” approach 🙂

If you are interested in scheduling family portraits, I would love to hear from you. The best way to reach me is through a quick email ([email protected]) or through the contact form on my website. Thanks!