When family visit from overseas, it can be the perfect opportunity to get photos with the extended family all together. It’s a joyous and rare occasion but the memories will be treasured from all sides for generations. Perhaps the grandparents are around, or all the kids are back together for a brief moment. If that sounds like a great idea but you’re worried about the details, here are my top tips for an excellent family photo shoot with extended family visiting from overseas (or anywhere!)

If you have kids that you’re worried won’t be thrilled with the idea of a family photoshoot, this one is for you. Family photos document all different ages and stages of your family story, but at each point, there may be people in the family that don’t run at the idea with open arms. I want to encourage you that I’ve seen it before, and I always get the feedback after the photoshoot that it was “actually fun”.