Briscoe Extended Family: Shorncliffe

Carmen contacted me looking for someone to take their family photos when all the family came together.  As it turns out her sister had flown in from London and Carmen and her family were travelling from Sydney. 

The whole extended family were only in one place for a short while so we only had the morning before Christmas to shoot.  Being a typical Queensland Christmas we all met up in the early morning at the pier and headed down the beach a little further where we had the park to ourselves.

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Merchant Family: Shorncliffe Pier

Boys will be boys - like herding cats but you can't beat candid and natural moments

You don't have to apologise for your children not following instructions or sitting still and posing perfectly for the camera - that just isn't going to happen.  Just embrace it, run with it, see what they do and be quick to capture.

I spent the morning with these boys, all cousins from three families and it was chaos but it was great; They couldn't sit still no matter how hard everyone tried.  But sometimes that makes for fun photos, candid memories of kids being kids - playing, exploring, completely oblivious to the camera.  

I have young children myself so I know what it's like; don't be embarrassed, don't apologise, don't worry - I've got this.   

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