Family photo shoot HELP

[chelseablue]

Hey was looking for some advice

My mum wants a shot of my 3 nephews and herself

have white background, decent size of space and studio light

the problem is - i have no idea of how to get a decent composition.

do i use chairs? stand up or sit down?

have no idea

thanks

 

[Big Mike]

Welcome to the forum.

A basic rule in posing groups, is to work with triangles. Have the group form a triangle, any three elements of the composition should form nice triangles as well. Another way of putting that, is to avoid putting them into a straight line. So don't pose them so that one person's head/face is directly above or below someone else.

A big key to a successful image will be clothing choice & coordination. Since you have a white backdrop, it would probably look best if you had them all dress in brighter clothing, rather than darker.

 

[sierramister]

It's also a good idea to steam that white backdrop (if applicable). Wrinkled sheets make for bad backdrops.

 

[gsgary]

You say you have studio light, but for a white background you need minimum of 3 lights to get a nice white background

 

[chelseablue]

thanks for the help, points noted