family portraits

Relatives captured together

Family portraits are formal photographs or paintings depicting members of a family together, typically posed and dressed for the occasion.

The term usually implies a professional or semi-professional image meant to be displayed or preserved: We get family portraits taken every Christmas.

The phrase can also describe the genre itself: She specializes in family portraits.

Opposites
formality and staging

family portraitscandid photography

Unposed, natural image-making

action shots · street photography · documentary photography · photojournalism · surveillance footage

subject matter

family portraitslandscape photography

Capturing outdoor scenery images

still life · nature photography · architectural photography · self-portraits · abstract art

social grouping depicted

family portraitsmugshots

Police identification photographs

crowd scenes · celebrity portraits

Family

family, portraits

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G