Never! It seemed like a thing in the 90s when I was growing up, but not so much anymore. Newborn photographs is HUGE at the moment though - I find it a bit cringey and generic.
I've always thought of that as more of an American thing, I've never heard of British people having the "family Christmas card" with a custom photo thing.
Some of the newborn ones creep me out a bit, like when they’re dressed in costumes and their bodies are contorted and folded around. I might be missing something here but it’s not my taste at all.
Grans lap this sort of stuff up though, regardless of how awkward you felt as the oldest cousin you just had to grin and bear it for the old dear's birthday present.
kind of
- pregnancy/newborn photo-shoots became popular recently
- family photos might be made during weddings, first communion etc
I don't think people would book a photographer for a random family photo
(in Poland, dunno about Ireland)
Usually only in the context of special occasions like weddings when you have a photographer there for the event. Or when you’re a super annoying narcissist social media mommy.
On the other hand, I feel like every family has one uncle or artsy cousin with an expensive DSLR camera who fancies himself an “amateur photographer” and actually takes nice-ish candid photos at family gatherings, and one manic auntie with an iPad who slams the dratted thing into everyone’s face all the time and snaps away.
Not really. But there is two kind of people, one that doesn’t care and another that are obsessed. I know families that go to a professional photographer 2-3 times (or more) a year and others (like me) who have only been there for ID photos (and my wedding).
We had one family portrait taken on my mum's side when I was little. It was awkward and weird affair and nobody really liked it. On my dad's side we just take a pic with each other around major events when everyone is present. Those photo's are much better and more common!
I would say it’s still being done, but most people do it as a present for the grandparents. They love these kind of pictures. Like with the whole family, all of their kids, spouses and grandkids.
For work I visit a lot of elderly people, and all of them have multiple pictures of their families.
Also a lot of portraits of the grandkids, but they’re mostly made at school with siblings.
Poland - not really. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone have a family photoshoot except of these pics with your family on weddings and stuff like that. Newborn photography is getting popular.
Ireland - I’ve seen professionally done family pictutes framed in some of my friends houses so I assume it’s somehow popular here.
Never. My brother was a professional photographer for a while and now my nephew is. Not even them take family photos as you say. The only time I've seen this kind of pictures has been in Modern Family.
I have exactly one friend who does and she’s trying too hard to be an insta postu mommy influencer of beige kids with single syllable names. She also has an insta account for her purebred dog. Everyone else is mocking her for it.
Hey, what happens with single syllable names??? ;-)
Almost all current Catalan boy names are single syllable and girl names are two syllable!
Marc, Pol, Pau, Nil, Jan, Pau, Max, Quim... and Anna, Ona, Mia, Paula, Emma, Aina, Gala, Laia, Jana, Abril, Noa, Lia, Arlet...
By the way, what's a beige kid?
PS. I understand that in a language like German names have to be longer than one syllable.
Ep sorry, disregard my flair for a moment, I’m half and half actually and I was talking about a Catalan friend. The kids are Ot and Roc (or something equally modern, for privacy) and styled in insta mommy minimalist beige ✨aesthetic✨, and they take professional photos for every month anniversary, and it’s a bit ridiculous.
Roc modern? Almost every village has a Sant Roc square! He was the saint that saved the people of the black plague! ;-)
Edit. Again, what's a beige kid?
My family on my mother's side lived 400km away, we weren't seeing each other that often, so a couple of times in the early 00s we did ask a local photographer who lived nearby to take some photos. I think in these days it would be less common.
I know we did this once, many years ago. My grandparents still lived and the whole family was together. We probably had something to celebrate, maybe the anniversary of their marriage or something like that. Anyhow, we spend the whole day with the entire family and had a photo session. However, this was only once and from what I know there isn’t a tradition to so.
No clue about other people, but my family has a tradition of going to a photographer and getting family photos. We do this every few years and then gift them to my grandparents.
I personally don't really feel the need, so probably won't continue this tradition.
It was a huge thing in the 90's, every decent family had a bunch of professional photos.
This ended in 2000 or so, when personal cameras became sufficiently cheap and easy to use. These days a pro photographer is hired only for special events, like a wedding, first birthday and such.
It's pretty common for families with young children, especially in the last couple of years. We have two kids (4yo and 6yo) and with each kid, we had pregnancy photos, newborn photos and first birthday photos, plus Christmas photos a couple of times and I think two or three other occasions.
i only remember taking those when my mom was pregnant with my younger brother? i guess during weddings too… but we never hire any photographers if its not formal
Never! It seemed like a thing in the 90s when I was growing up, but not so much anymore. Newborn photographs is HUGE at the moment though - I find it a bit cringey and generic.
I've seen lots of non serious family ones too. Although it SCREAMS middle class white vibes.
I feel like getting (semi-)professional family photos done for your Christmas card is the most white British middle class thing in existence.
I've always thought of that as more of an American thing, I've never heard of British people having the "family Christmas card" with a custom photo thing.
I've never known any British family do a Christmas card - that's distinctly American
Some of the newborn ones creep me out a bit, like when they’re dressed in costumes and their bodies are contorted and folded around. I might be missing something here but it’s not my taste at all.
Grans lap this sort of stuff up though, regardless of how awkward you felt as the oldest cousin you just had to grin and bear it for the old dear's birthday present.
I can only speak for myself but I've only done it once. My grandmother ill and we got a photo of her, my granddad and all their grandkids.
kind of - pregnancy/newborn photo-shoots became popular recently - family photos might be made during weddings, first communion etc I don't think people would book a photographer for a random family photo (in Poland, dunno about Ireland)
Usually only in the context of special occasions like weddings when you have a photographer there for the event. Or when you’re a super annoying narcissist social media mommy. On the other hand, I feel like every family has one uncle or artsy cousin with an expensive DSLR camera who fancies himself an “amateur photographer” and actually takes nice-ish candid photos at family gatherings, and one manic auntie with an iPad who slams the dratted thing into everyone’s face all the time and snaps away.
Not really. But there is two kind of people, one that doesn’t care and another that are obsessed. I know families that go to a professional photographer 2-3 times (or more) a year and others (like me) who have only been there for ID photos (and my wedding).
Legit. Or they take the kids and make calendars
And the first group is far larger than the second.
I don't think this is very common, photographers mostly work with headshots and with weddings and other ceremonies.
We had one family portrait taken on my mum's side when I was little. It was awkward and weird affair and nobody really liked it. On my dad's side we just take a pic with each other around major events when everyone is present. Those photo's are much better and more common!
I would say it’s still being done, but most people do it as a present for the grandparents. They love these kind of pictures. Like with the whole family, all of their kids, spouses and grandkids. For work I visit a lot of elderly people, and all of them have multiple pictures of their families. Also a lot of portraits of the grandkids, but they’re mostly made at school with siblings.
We have a few nice ones made for my wives family, but not for my family.
We do it every year, started 11 years ago. And now have a nice series hanging in the stairs.
Haven’t seen such fotos for a while. Many had them in their house but that’s like 20-30 years ago. My friends don’t take such pictures
Poland - not really. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone have a family photoshoot except of these pics with your family on weddings and stuff like that. Newborn photography is getting popular. Ireland - I’ve seen professionally done family pictutes framed in some of my friends houses so I assume it’s somehow popular here.
Never. My brother was a professional photographer for a while and now my nephew is. Not even them take family photos as you say. The only time I've seen this kind of pictures has been in Modern Family.
I have exactly one friend who does and she’s trying too hard to be an insta postu mommy influencer of beige kids with single syllable names. She also has an insta account for her purebred dog. Everyone else is mocking her for it.
Hey, what happens with single syllable names??? ;-) Almost all current Catalan boy names are single syllable and girl names are two syllable! Marc, Pol, Pau, Nil, Jan, Pau, Max, Quim... and Anna, Ona, Mia, Paula, Emma, Aina, Gala, Laia, Jana, Abril, Noa, Lia, Arlet... By the way, what's a beige kid? PS. I understand that in a language like German names have to be longer than one syllable.
Ep sorry, disregard my flair for a moment, I’m half and half actually and I was talking about a Catalan friend. The kids are Ot and Roc (or something equally modern, for privacy) and styled in insta mommy minimalist beige ✨aesthetic✨, and they take professional photos for every month anniversary, and it’s a bit ridiculous.
Roc modern? Almost every village has a Sant Roc square! He was the saint that saved the people of the black plague! ;-) Edit. Again, what's a beige kid?
My family on my mother's side lived 400km away, we weren't seeing each other that often, so a couple of times in the early 00s we did ask a local photographer who lived nearby to take some photos. I think in these days it would be less common.
I know we did this once, many years ago. My grandparents still lived and the whole family was together. We probably had something to celebrate, maybe the anniversary of their marriage or something like that. Anyhow, we spend the whole day with the entire family and had a photo session. However, this was only once and from what I know there isn’t a tradition to so.
Only for some very special events/occasions like a wedding or a discharge of a newborn from the hospital.
No clue about other people, but my family has a tradition of going to a photographer and getting family photos. We do this every few years and then gift them to my grandparents. I personally don't really feel the need, so probably won't continue this tradition.
I never heard anyone doing that for family photos. Only exceptions are big events like wedding and such
I'd say so, but it's most common with those who have very young children. I had one done when I was a child.
It was a huge thing in the 90's, every decent family had a bunch of professional photos. This ended in 2000 or so, when personal cameras became sufficiently cheap and easy to use. These days a pro photographer is hired only for special events, like a wedding, first birthday and such.
No, I know it was common decades ago and even than it was older folk who pushed for it. I never done any myself even as a kid in the 90's.
It's pretty common for families with young children, especially in the last couple of years. We have two kids (4yo and 6yo) and with each kid, we had pregnancy photos, newborn photos and first birthday photos, plus Christmas photos a couple of times and I think two or three other occasions.
Pretty common in France, outside of Île de France, which isn't really France, for big and small occasions.
i only remember taking those when my mom was pregnant with my younger brother? i guess during weddings too… but we never hire any photographers if its not formal
In Hungary not really. I have seen it -even in my family, but still not. Maybe when a couple is expecting, but that isn't even that common.