Hints & Tips on doing Group Photoshot

• Tell the group that the session will go more smoothly, quickly, and get better results with their co-operation.
• Get the whole group to look in the same direction by giving them a point to look at. The maker's name of your camera is a good one.
• Make the session as light-hearted as you can without resorting to telling long and rambling stories.
• Informal groups often look good when shout from about thirty degrees above their eye-line, so consider bringing a step-ladder.
• Everybody blinks. The larger the group, the more certain it is that somebody will have their eyes closed as the shutter opens. Tell your group this and use it as a reason to take a large number of pictures.
• The "noise" associated with digital cameras at high ISO settings will show up really badly in large group photographs, so try to shoot at you camera's best quality settings.
• It is always tempting to shoot large groups with wide-angle lenses. Be aware that the distortion associated with even the best quality lenses do strange things in the corner of the frame, so try to get a bit further back than you would think necessary.
• Try to end with a few "fun" frames so that the session ends on a high note.

Source : Michael Freeman - Mastering Digital Photography Book


Examples of group photo