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Family Session + Posing Guide
Everything you need to plan your family portrait session, plus 78 poses for beaches, harbors, fields, and town commons across the South Shore. Fill out the form and your download appears right away.
Written by Chris McCarthy, photographing South Shore families since 2014.
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Part One · Plan Your Session
- ✓Choose your session: Four family sessions, from a quick mini to a full collection, and what every session includes.
- ✓When to schedule: The best seasons and time of day, how far ahead to book, and what happens if the weather turns.
- ✓Where we shoot: Eight South Shore favorites, from Duxbury Beach and World’s End to your own front porch.
- ✓Tips for parents: Naps, snacks, no forced smiles: simple prep that keeps kids happy and the photos real.
- ✓What to wear + bring: Coordinating as a family, four outfit palettes, and a session-day checklist.
Part Two · 78 Poses
One pose per page, with what it is good for and two tips to make it work.
- Classic Groupings16
- Walking + Movement16
- Seated15
- Playful16
- Close + Cuddly15
Pose illustrations are AI-generated reference images created to show each pose clearly. They are not photographs of South Shore Photography clients.