Tips For Taking The Best Family Photos While Road Tripping In Your Motorhome

Tips For Taking The Best Family Photos While Road Tripping In Your Motorhome


Embracing the motorhome life is not for everyone - but those who do it love it more than any other way of travel! Moving around the country in such a huge vehicle, whether alone or with your family, can be an adjustment as many aspects of the way you live change as well as the way you explore cities and spots take on a more involved route. Most people also like to take pictures of their journey as such a way of travel offers several unique photography opportunities that can help create memorable experiences shared between the travellers. 

No matter what kind of a road trip you plan on taking, family pictures are something that no vacation is complete without. After all, travelling and taking pictures are two activities that go hand in hand! Whether you want to frame ad hang these beautiful memories in your home or print unique Christmas cards to send to family and friends, here are some easy-to-use tips for taking the best family photos while road tripping in your motorhome.

Pick some pre-decided poses

Taking a group picture, especially with kids can be super tough. With them constantly moving, you need to make the most of the time you have and consequently composing the frame altogether can be almost impossible to do in just a few tries. This is why you must think of a couple of pre-decided poses with your toddlers and kids that are easy and quick to recreate anywhere.

Utilise roadside stopovers 

Moving around in the motorhome means stopping at some pretty unique locations for breaks. Make sure you incorporate these roadside stopovers into your pictures as they can really help tell your vacation story and make great transition photos for your albums as well as add reference. 

Make memories inside as well

A big part of travelling around in a motorhome is spending time inside the vehicle as well. It literally turns into your ‘home’ for your travel duration and thus taking pictures inside of the most mundane things can create a lot of memorable pictures for your album. Take pictures of how you’ve set up the space, capture your kids in their natural element while waking up or eating food or even simply playing. Even pictures of you driving around can help encapsulate the experience and emotions you felt.

Carry the required gear

Most importantly, carry the required gear to make sure you can make the whole family fit in one frame. Apart from the camera, think of photography accessories such as tripods, handheld sticks, mounts, and more so no one is missed in the pictures and you can take them from however far or near!

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