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I love this happy family photo from one of my 2020 London family photography sessions. It\u2019s such a joyful, natural portrait of this lovely family, capturing\u00a0a fun moment together.<\/p>\n

Planning a London family photography session<\/h2>\n

When I photograph families, I always try to check out the location before the shoot. This gives me a chance to\u00a0work out a route that will work best for the time we have together. I like to include several different backgrounds in the family photographs, to provide good variety to the images. And I want to make sure that with each different backdrop the family will be in the best possible light. This obviously depends on the time of day, the time of year and the weather. So I take all this into account when I plan the photoshoot.<\/p>\n

Creating a happy family photo<\/h2>\n

All this planning means that when I meet up with the family on the day of their session, I don\u2019t have to think about where we\u2019re going to go. Instead I can concentrate on how to get the best reactions from the family members, and making\u00a0the session as enjoyable as possible. As you can imagine with very little children my carefully made plans don\u2019t always work out! But that\u2019s fine \u2013 I\u2019m happy to go with the flow and this can actually\u00a0create really wonderful spontaneous photos. But when the children are young adults, as in the image below, it means I can\u00a0follow my original ideas. This then\u00a0frees me up to encourage the family to just relax and enjoy spending some quality time together. And it helps me to create\u00a0happy family photos!<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t wait to get back to photographing wonderful families again, hopefully in the Spring. If you\u2019re interested in having a relaxed family photoshoot at a London location of your choice, more details of how I work can be found here London Family Photographer<\/a><\/p>\n

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