Family Group Posing with Vicki Taufer

Family Group Posing
  • 33 video lessons
  • 4 hours and 55 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Taking a great portrait of one person can be a challenge, but how do you capture an entire family looking their most authentic selves? Well-known family and children photographer Vicki Taufer will show you how to focus on the relationships and keep your clients relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera.

Vicki will show you:

  • What props and gear you should have on hand to bring out the best in your group posing
  • How to shoot with natural light as well as in the studio, and what lighting you’ll need to highlight all group sizes
  • How to make your clients feel comfortable before the shoot to get authentic images
  • The most efficient workflow to make your post-processing work for you

Whether it’s a group of children with pets or the extended family with grandparents and cousins, Vicki will give you the confidence to tackle any situation and provide your client with images that they’ll want to purchase and hang on their walls for years to come.

Course Instructor

Vicki Taufer

Vicki Taufer

Vicki has been an artist her whole life and a professional photographer for 12 of those years. Her business, V Gallery, focuses on offering a boutique experience to her children, family, and pet portrait clients.
  • thao N. Dec 24, 2023

    good

  • Jessica G. Dec 22, 2023

    Awesome stuff! A realistic look at photographing families with wiggly kids! She has skills and her photography is beautiful!

  • Lee B. Mar 16, 2022

    Awesome class, really informative, and loved how you handled all the chaos. Great sales and promotional advice from your hubby too. Fantastic, well rounded :)

  • Marla G. Nov 23, 2020

    It was true to life and yes, a bit chaotic. But I enjoyed it, it shows the work that often does go into a session with all the multitasking. I got some great ideas for poses, and learned some new way to interact with younger children. Thank you for a honest session and not a perfect planned one.

  • Dominika C. Nov 12, 2020

    I do agree that some aspects of this class was pure chaos but that's mainly because there was no assistant to help Vicky who seems to be a master of multitasking. I don't think that her style or techniques are easy to implement because it does require certain type of personality - just like she said - that's her and people come to her because of who she is. I still learned loads, especially how to effectively use furniture. Thanks a lot for this course, Vicky! :)

  • Keeta W. Jan 9, 2019

    Highly recommended. I gained practical skills and inspiration. Definitely worthwhile for professional family photographers.

  • David J. May 11, 2018

    Just to be clear - this is families with ** smaller children ** You do get to see Vicki interact with a live family and with pets. I was just hoping to cover adult & older children as well.

  • CANCEL R. Feb 12, 2018

    All I have to say is - Vicki you are a saint. To handle four kids, dog and their parents too, not to mention a class of students watching...AND YOU'RE TAKING PHOTOS, GOOD ONES!! All I know is, I could not handle that as you have even though I was a teacher for 25 years (K-12, all of them) - and wonderful people like you are far and few between. May you stay healthy and happy and continue interacting with kids and parents - you really have a talent! (I had to turn the sound off on the vid because it was driving me crazy,, with kids, dog, etc etc!)

  • Suzie . Feb 7, 2018

    Excellent hands on instruction. Jam packed with information.

  • Pieter O. Jan 26, 2018

    Love to see photographers in action – we learn so much from their interaction with their subjects.

  • Elizabeth B. Dec 23, 2017

    I absolutely loved the course!!! The teacher was extremely engaging, so much so, I lost track of time... I learned more from this course than any other I have subscribed to. Both Vicki and her husband are positive and passionate in their delivery. They also have developed a level of expertise and a passion to share their knowledge honestly. It wasn't about ego, but rather, a genuine helpful attitude, which was so refreshing!

  • Jenn M. Nov 10, 2017

    Vicki Täufer is such an amazing instructor! The energy she brought to this class was incredible and inspiring. Group posing is something that I really struggle with, and fear. It was insane watching her light, direct, and roll with the punches during this class to efficiently capture portraits that flatter and brighten her subjects. I learned so, SO much today that I cannot wait to try out on a model call. Learning about the strategies that she and her husband/business partner use in their post-production and sales process was so much icing on the cake! The content in this class is going to make me so much money! Thank you Vicki & Jed!

  • April H. Nov 10, 2017

    Fantastic posing class, loved watching Vicki in action. There are so many little things she said to the families she was photographing that really made all of the difference. Jed's product template creation and backend streamlining segment was great too!

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