1/02/2012

The Different Aspects Of Family Portrait Photography

By Edward White


When it comes to family portrait photography, a more formal pose is often necessitated. This is to capture oneness, an attribute that is necessary in making a family intact. Professional portrait photographers use various elements - both technical and non-technical - to depict what it takes to be a family.

In the technical aspect, the composition plays a major role in the final appearance of the portrait. This photography element pertains to how the necessary "ingredients" are used and put together to capture a compelling photograph, or in this case to photograph the family's distinguishing personality. On the not so technical aspect of portrait photography, great composition can be obtained by requesting the family members to use coordinated color tones for their clothing. There are photography studios - especially those that photograph a group in their formal clothing - already have formal attires that their clients can use.

Although executive attires are considered classic for formal family portrait, there are other ways to achieve a formal look without wearing coat and tie or corporate dresses. Thus, formal portrait can also be attained by requesting the family to wear clothes that depict their culture or religion, or anything that distinguishes them as a family.

For instance, a Muslim family can choose clothes that would make them easily recognizable. Islam requires women to wear modest clothes such as long shorts and skirts and lose robes that cover the arms and the legs. Again, it's important to put emphasis on the family's color of clothing. Their chosen color(s) should be well-coordinated.

Another crucial pointer in photographing a family portrait is to highlight the individual personality of the members of the family. To do this, it is essential that photographers are sensitive as to how each of the members of the family feel about their clothing and overall appearance. If this is not achieved, the great composition the photographer has imagined for the family will go to waste. A perfect family portrait is only as good as each individual in the picture.




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