Extended Family Photography UK — Portraits for the Full Family, Gathered Together
Extended family photography captures the broader family unit — aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, in-laws — at the family gatherings that happen rarely enough to require intentional documentation. These occasions — Christmas, a significant birthday, a wedding anniversary, a family reunion — are among the few times the extended family is in the same place, and a professional photography session ensures the occasion is properly recorded in a way that smartphone snapshots simply cannot achieve.
Yana Skakun Photography specialises in large and extended family portrait sessions that manage groups of 8 to 25 people with precision and warmth. Sessions are planned in advance with a clear group photography schedule — full group, nuclear family sub-groups, grandparent combinations, adult siblings together — so that the session is efficient and the resulting gallery is comprehensive.
Location Options
Extended family sessions work best with varied locations — a family home and garden that can accommodate the full group while providing different backgrounds for sub-group shots, or a parkland or woodland location with enough variety for a 90-minute session. Yana recommends specific locations based on group size, the ages of the youngest children and the desired aesthetic, and scouts each location in advance for optimal positioning.
The Investment in Family History
Extended family photographs taken at key moments in the family’s story — the year a grandparent turned 80, the summer all the grandchildren were under ten, the last Christmas before the family scattered — become entirely irreplaceable over time. The investment in a professional session produces images that will be displayed, shared and treasured across generations. Available across Cambridge, London and East Anglia.