By Tata Rossi 10 days ago, Portrait Photography
Want to laugh at bad family photos? Family photoshoots are always unexpected, as it’s really hard to coordinate and pose several people of different generations. I’ve researched family photography that didn’t go as planned and compiled the funniest moments. Whether it’s ridiculous outfits, awkward poses, bad editing, weird ideas, or props - you are sure to find something to laugh at.
Each family member in a photo had a different pose in mind. This is what happens when you don’t look up family portrait poses before a photoshoot.
I can’t help but feel uncomfortable when looking at the parents’ poses.
This picture is one of the biggest Photoshop fails I’ve ever seen. It’s hard to imagine this was done by a seasoned photographer. He must have missed the skin retouching class.
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The parents wanted to realize сute beach photo ideas, but something went wrong, and they sent their kids flying.
As a result, this photo became a popular meme on the Internet, with people submitting their own edits to give the photo more context.
This is one of the ridiculous photoshopped Instagram Photos. For their portrait with a dog, this family tried to stage the hilarious alien abduction scenario.
This single mom decided to approach the family picture with humor and asked the photographer to place Eddie Murphy instead of the kids’ dad.
Mom and dad saw their daughter pick her nose while taking a formal portrait and decided to mimic her as a joke.
Not everyone likes their pictures taken and wants to be featured in family portraits, but there’s always a funny solution. Here, the parents allowed their kid to wear a mask to convince him to pose for a portrait.
Due to her competitive nature, this girl refused to stop playing a board game to go pee. When it was time to take a photo for their Christmas card, the mom noticed her pants but was so fed up with the daughter’s behavior that decided to take a photo as it was, without getting her to change them. The result is a hilarious Christmas card for relatives and friends.
The little girl then proceeded to take photos with her dad too. Her facial expression is the best here.
The main dish on this family’s dinner looks a little bit undercooked. This is also an excellent idea for Thanksgiving photography.
While the idea of dressing in rainbow colors is cute, this family overdid it with face paintand awkward pose. Besides, this shoot theme and outfits would suit children photo ideas better.
It seems like the seal really wanted to be included in their family.
Being a parent you need to have eyes in the back of your head. Seeing the dad completely oblivious to what’s going on behind him makes this photo even funnier.
In this picture poor grandma had no clue what’s going on right next to her.
This dad couldn’t decide what he loves more: fishing or his baby, so he took a picture with both. If there were photography contests for the most awkward family photos with dad, this one would definitely win.
Some families decide to bring a little reality to those deceptively ideal portrayals of domestic family life. This father thought it was a perfect opportunity to show what’s really going on behind the scenes.
We all blink in photos from time to time, but these people took it to a completely different level and managed to blink all at the same time.
This family clearly didn’t research any family photo outfits ideas and decided to show up to a shot in matching pink pajamas.
The photographer managed to capture the split-second before the baby ripped off the mom’s pearl necklace.
Turns out double exposure photography can add a level of creativity and awkwardness to family shots. The original photo is funny as it is, but the huge dad’s face in the background makes it even more hilarious.
They also managed to include all of their pets into the shot, even a little fish. This is truly the best work in the history of photo retouching.
You can tell that mom was the only one excited about the Winnie the Pooh costumes. Apparently, she planned this shoot long before the kid was even born.
Not sure what photographer directed them to sit on a tree branch while posing for a family album, but the result is absolutely ridiculous.
Aside from a questionable outfit choice this family also chose a very weird pose to display their love.
Portrait photographers sometimes advise families to wear matching outfits, but this is not a great example of a good outfit idea. While the baby onesie is super cute, the adult ones raise eyebrows.
Combining family and newborn photography may result in awkward family photos, as sometimes kids can make you aware of their needs at the most inopportune times. The dog’s face explains it all.
This hilarious before and after is a great example of what shooting with babies is like.
This dad’s fascination with guns is alarming, considering this is a photoshoot with a child. The photoshopped sunset background and a helicopter make the shot even more ridiculous.
This dad is a master of creative Halloween photography ideas, and decided to dress as his wife. The confusion on the kid's face makes this picture even better.
The parents wanted their kids to be excited about the photoshoot, but went overboard with the costumes. The face paint especially makes them look really creepy.
I have no idea what was going on through this dad’s head when he put the baby in his pants, but it’s safe to say that he isn’t good at babysitting.
When dads are left alone with the kids, bad family photos are bound to be taken. I love how dad isn’t even trying to help out his son.
I wouldn’t say this is one of my favorite Mother’s Day photo ideas. The mom and her daughter are perfect together, but the son looks like the odd one out. His expression tells me he didn’t want to be involved at all.
This family tried to bring their Easter photography ideas to life, but this resulted in disturbing family photos. Due to the rules of COVID-19 photography, the Easter Bunny had to maintain a needed social distance, which made the photos look terrifying.
This photo sums up every relationship between siblings ever and perfectly conveys their rivalry.
This is another picture where you can clearly see the reason why the baby is crying.
Kids don’t seem like they are too thrilled to finally meet Santa. The evil gaze makes this picture just perfect.
Santa seems straight out of a nightmare movie. This shot is a great example of disturbing family photos.
The Apocalypse can wait, let’s take a picture first.
The car wheel looks clearly out of place in this bad family photo. This couple definitely needs to research some creative maternity photo ideas next time.
The couple in this disturbing family photo looks like serial killers who committed atrocious crimes together.
When looking for cheap photography props make sure that they fit the theme of the shoot. Otherwise, you’ll end up with awkward family photos with a parrot and a gun knife.
Yet another maternity photoshoot that makes no sense. The body art with a dolphin, the fur rug, and unnecessary nudity. The woman needs to check out creative maternity photography poses, as this one looks inappropriate.
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