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Posing is an essential skill for any Family Photographer. In this video Elena S Blair shares five family poses that always work and breaks them down step by step.

I wanted to share with you a common “lie” I hear about Lifestyle Photography. Hang with me? One thing I see all the time on social media, and from well known or talented Lifestyle Photographers at that, is they say things like “I just adore in between moments.” Or, “I am obsessed with capturing candid […]

I wanted to share with you something that I think is so very important.  Let’s face it. Being a mother is hard and often under appreciated. When a session is booked with me 99.9% of the time it’s the mom who booked the shoot. She is usually the one who does most of the arranging […]

I asked my IG community where they most needed help during family sessions and one thing I heard over and over again is “how do you work with cranky dads?” Or “How do you get the dads to relax during the session?”  Well my friends, I got you covered. I can honestly say that I […]

Are you sick of families who have been trained to look right smack at your lens with the cheesiest grin you have ever seen? Me too.  But here is the thing… my clients rarely do that anymore and I am going to share with you my secret. It’s because I have educated them BEFORE they ever […]

With the gaining popularity of “lifestyle” and “documentary” family photography the word “pose” has gained a bad rap.  One of the things I see photographers posting on social media all the time is “I just love the in-between moments.” Or “I swoon over candid moments.”  You guys! Let me let you in on a little […]