10/27/2026
Need a way to keep your “big kids” engaged during a family photo session? Steal this idea from one of my favorite long-time families!
Before the session, they hype the kids up by making a bingo-style board of things they think I’ll say. Then throughout the session, everyone works on getting me to say the words. Every time I do, the whole family cracks up at their inside joke (and I get some great images out of it). When someone gets bingo? Family dance party time!
At our session this fall, I said two of their “runner-up” words almost immediately: “futball” and “butt cheeks.” (Yes, I say lots of weird things at photo sessions to get genuine smiles from your kids, and I stand by my methods.)
So make your own bingo board for your family session and see what kind of unhinged things you can get your photographer to say along the way. If it’s me, you’ll probably end up dancing before we’re done!