Consultant: Teri Bloom, photographer
• For the most flattering pictures, shoot from slightly above the subjects.
• Use soft lighting and a telephoto lens if you have one. It tends to flatten unflattering features.
• Get close. It's a family photo, after all, not a photo of the family room.
• Take lots of frames. The more people in the shot, the more likely one of them is going to blink. On average, one out of every five shots is usable.
• No props.
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