This year we did the family photo up on the walkway to the beach. This was easier for my parents to navigate than on the beach.

Here is the basic setup for this photo.

Now I also took a family photo with my drone this year. The wind blew so much that we didn’t get one shot, with everyone looking great. We did get many pictures without the drone.

Now getting a moment with little children takes a village. They were done after a couple of shots, but we needed them for different groupings.

“Patience grasshopper”

– Kung Fu

I believe that recording real moments is what we cherish years later. Of course, I am thinking about how we can get a better photo with everyone looking their best. I suggested the oldest cousin sit in front of one of the younger ones to make them feel special. IT WORKED!!!

I then took my lights onto the beach for those who wanted photos on the beach.

Again I had some help from the rest of the family. They held the lights so the wind didn’t blow or damage them.

By the way, I shot the photos on a tripod in case I needed to combine multiple photos to get the best expressions.

This last photo combines a couple of photos to get the best expressions.